Mario Little
Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | December 29, 1987
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | George Washington (Chicago, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Dnipro-Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk |
2012–2015 | Tulsa 66ers / Oklahoma City Blue |
2015 | Manresa |
2015–2016 | Anyang KGC |
2016 | TNT KaTropa |
2016 | Changwon LG Sakers |
2016 | Seoul SK Knights |
2016–2017 | Changwon LG Sakers |
2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
2017 | Guaros de Lara |
2017–2018 | VL Pesaro |
2018 | Guaros de Lara |
2018–2019 | Zadar |
2019–2020 | Ifaistos Limnou |
2020–2021 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2021–2022 | Levski Sofia |
2023 | Al-Rayyan |
2023 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mario Deantwan Little (born December 29, 1987)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto. He played college basketball for Chipola College and Kansas before beginning his professional career in Ukraine. After three years in the NBA Development League, Little began an overseas career that spanned Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and South America.
High school career
[edit]Little attended George Washington High School in Chicago, Illinois, where as a senior in 2005–06, he averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks per game.[2]
College career
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mario_Little_guarding_Melvin_Ejim.jpg/170px-Mario_Little_guarding_Melvin_Ejim.jpg)
Little played his first two college seasons at Chipola College, where he was named Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman, before being named both Player of the Year in the Panhandle Conference and an NJCAA All-American as a sophomore.[2]
In 2008, Little joined the Kansas Jayhawks.[3] However, his first season as a Jayhawk resulted in him playing just 23 games due to injury.[2][4] Little decided to redshirt the 2009–10 season in order to give his surgically repaired lower left leg time to heal.[5] As a senior in 2010–11, Little served suspension between December 16 and January 12 after he was arrested on charges of battery, criminal damage and criminal trespassing following a pre-dawn fight with his girlfriend and others.[6][7] In 32 games as a senior, he averaged 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game.[2][4]
Professional career
[edit]Little's professional career began in December 2011 with Ukrainian team Dnipro-Azot Dniprodzerzhynsk.[8] In 20 games for Dnipro, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
For the 2012–13 season, Little joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.[9] He saw limited action during the 2012–13 season, an experience he described as humbling.[10] He returned to Tulsa for the 2013–14 season and was one of the top scorers on the team.[10] After a Summer League stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Little returned to the Tulsa 66ers for the 2014–15 season, with the franchise now known as the Oklahoma City Blue.[11] However, his third season was cut short after being released in January 2015.[12]
In March 2015, Little had a four-game stint in Spain with Bàsquet Manresa, before an injury saw him be replaced in the line-up by D. J. Seeley.[13][14]
For the 2015–16 season, Little played in South Korea for Anyang KGC. He remained in the area during the off-season, as he had a four-game stint with Filipino team TNT KaTropa during the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.[15][16] He then returned to Korea for the 2016–17 season, beginning with Changwon LG Sakers, then having a seven-game stint with Seoul SK Knights in December, and then returning to LG Sakers for the rest of the season.
In March 2017, Little moved to Israel and joined Maccabi Ashdod.[17]
In September 2017, Little played for Venezuelan team Guaros de Lara in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup,[18][19] a game Guaros de Lara lost 76–71 to Iberostar Tenerife.
For the 2017–18 season, Little played in Italy for VL Pesaro,[20] but he only managed eight games after missing a large chuck of the season with an injury.[21]
Between March and July 2018, Little played for Guaros de Lara in the Liga Americas and the LPB.[22]
On August 3, 2018, Little signed with Croatian team KK Zadar.[23]
On August 15, 2019, Little signed with Ifaistos Limnou of the Greek Basket League.[24] He left the team in January 2020 after averaging 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 14 games.[25]
On October 11, 2020, Little signed with Aris Thessaloniki.[25]
For the 2021–22 season, Little joined Levski Sofia of the Bulgarian National Basketball League (NBL).[26]
In January 2023, Little joined Al-Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League.[27] Two months later, he joined Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.[28]
NBA D-League career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Tulsa 66ers | 15 | 1 | 12.4 | .375 | .167 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .9 | .4 | .3 | 3.9 |
2013–14 | Tulsa 66ers | 50 | 47 | 36.2 | .417 | .366 | .849 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 18.8 |
2014–15 | Oklahoma City Blue | 22 | 19 | 31.8 | .410 | .375 | .846 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .9 | .2 | 13.4 |
Career | 87 | 67 | 31.0 | .413 | .356 | .852 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 14.9 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Tulsa 66ers | 3 | 1 | 21.5 | .500 | .286 | .333 | 2.0 | .7 | .7 | .0 | 7.0 |
Career | 3 | 1 | 21.5 | .500 | .286 | .333 | 2.0 | .7 | .7 | .0 | 7.0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Mario Little, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Mario Little - 2010-11 Men's Basketball". kuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ Kansas Men’s Basketball Inks Philadelphia’s Morris Twins and Chicago’s Mario Little on First Day of Fall Signing Period
- ^ a b "Mario Little College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ Mario Little making strides in red-shirt campaign
- ^ Kansas guard Mario Little suspended
- ^ Mario Little Game-by-Game Stats – 2010–11
- ^ DniproAzot release Rinalds Sirsnins, invite Mario Little
- ^ "Meet the 66ers - Mario Little". NBA.com. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Mario Little shows big improvement for Tulsa 66ers
- ^ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014.
- ^ Blue Acquires Rodney Williams
- ^ Manresa adds Mario Little
- ^ Manresa agreed to terms with DJ Seeley
- ^ Badua, Snow (June 26, 2016). "TNT's Mario Little, Marcus Simmons of Phoenix complete 12-import cast for PBA Governors Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ Dy, Richard (August 12, 2016). "Mychal Lemar Ammons replaces Mario Little as TNT braces for tough stretch". FoxSportsAsia.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ מכבי אשדוד: מריו ליטל חתם עד תום העונה, יחליף את פרסטון נואלס. walla.co.il (in Hebrew). March 29, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Guaros sign Mario Little, ex Maccabi Ashdod, for FIBA Intercontinental Cup
- ^ Guaros de Lara recibe a Mario Little para la Copa Intercontinental (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mario Little signs with Vuelle Pesaro". Sportando.com. September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ Vl Pesaro, ancora vacante il posto in rosa lasciato da Mario Little: a Capo d'Orlando nessun rinforzo (in Italian)
- ^ Mario Little Returns to Guaros de Lara
- ^ "Mario Little signs with KK Zadar". sportando.basketball. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Στον Ήφαιστο Λήμνου ο Λιτλ". ifaistoslimnoubc.gr (in Greek). August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Mammides, Chris (October 11, 2020). "Aris ink Mario Little". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "Mario Little". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Al Rayyan signs Mario Little, ex Levski". Eurobasket. January 8, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "SPB 2023 - Mario Little (ex Al Rayyan) is a second USA added to the roster of Trotamundos". latinbasket. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Mario Little at realgm.com
- Mario Little at nbagleague.com
- Mario Little at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Mario Little at legabasket.it (in Italian)
- Mario Little at kuathletics.com
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
- American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American men's basketball players
- Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters players
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Bàsquet Manresa players
- BC Dnipro-Azot players
- BC Levski Sofia players
- Chipola Indians men's basketball players
- Guaros de Lara players
- Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- KK Zadar players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Liga ACB players
- Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
- Oklahoma City Blue players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- TNT Tropang Giga players
- Tulsa 66ers players
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Trotamundos B.B.C. players