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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Alfonso Plummer

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Fajardo, Puerto Rico
  • High School Colegio La Luz Juncos
  • Prev School Utah
  • Instagram alfonsoplummer9
  • Twitter AlfonsoPlummer9

Biography

Plummer's UI Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2021-22

  • Played in all 33 games, starting 29
  • Second on Illini and 14th in Big Ten in scoring, averaging 14.6 points
  • Led Big Ten and ranked 28th nationally in 3-pointers, averaging 3.0 makes
  • Total of 98 made threes ranks third on Illini all-time single-season list
  • Second in B1G and 25th in NCAA in 3-point percentage at 40.8% (98-240)
  • Made 5+ threes in nine games, most in a season in Illini history
  • 15 points in NCAA Tournament first-round win over Chattanooga (March 18)
  • 15 points in Senior Night win over Iowa (March 6)
  • 26 points with six threes in win at Michigan (Feb. 27)
  • Tied school record with eight 3-pointers vs. No. 22 Ohio State (Feb. 24), scoring 26 points
  • 19 points with five triples in win over Northwestern (Feb. 13)
  • 14 points with four threes at No. 3 Purdue (Feb. 8)
  • 14 points in win at Indiana (Feb. 5)
  • Team-high 18 points with five treys and four rebounds at Maryland (Jan. 21)
  • Game-high 24 points with six threes vs. Purdue (Jan. 17)
  • 22 points on 8-12 FG with three assists vs. Missouri (Dec. 22)
  • 19 first-half points with five threes vs. Saint Francis PA (Dec. 18)
  • Scored 20+ for the sixth-straight game – the longest streak of his career and longest by an Illini since Brian Cook in 2002-03 – with 25 points (six treys) vs. No. 11 Arizona (Dec. 11)
  • 21 points in win at Iowa (Dec. 6)
  • 24 points in win over Rutgers (Dec. 3)
  • 21 points in Big Ten/ACC Challenge win over Notre Dame (Nov. 29)
  • Set his Illini career-high with 30 points vs. UTRGV (Nov. 26), making six 3-pointers and 8-8 FT
  • 21 points in win over Kansas State (Nov. 23), draining 7-of-9 threes
  • Returned to college for “super senior” season via the COVID-19 additional year of competition opportunity

2020-21 Senior at Utah

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Started 17 of 25 games and ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.6 points along with 2.2 rebounds
  • Scored in double figures 18 times, with four outings of 20-plus points
  • Made 64 three-pointers on the season, leading the Pac-12 with an average of 2.6 threes per game
  • Shot 38.3 percent from 3-point range (64-167) and 82.4% from the foul line (28-34)
  • Scored a season-high 23 points at Colorado on 8-of-13 shooting with four treys (1/30/21)
  • Made season-high six 3-pointers vs. Washington in Pac-12 Tournament First Round (3/10/21)

2019-20 Junior at Utah

  • Fourth on the team in scoring at 8.4 ppg
  • Shot 42% from 3-point land, making 50-of-119 attempts
  • Scored career-high 35 points vs. Oregon State in Pac-12 Tournament First Round (3/11/20)
  • Made 11 threes during his career night against the Beavers, with the 11 triples setting Utah and Pac-12 Conference single-game records and ranking as the most in the NCAA on the season
  • Earned first career start vs. Colorado (3/7/21), scoring 21 points with five 3-pointers

Junior College

  • Played two years at Arizona Western College
  • Averaged 18.6 points and 3.5 rebounds as a sophomore, earning NJCAA Div. I honorable mention All-America honors
  • Helped lead the Matadors to a 25-9 record, regional championship, and trip to the 2020 NJCAA National Tournament
  • Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) first-team All-Conference and Regional MVP
  • Ranked fourth in the NJCAA with 126 made threes while shooting 43.8% from behind the arc
  • Scored career-high 36 points vs. Yuba College (11/2/18)
  • Led Arizona Western in scoring as a freshman, averaging 14.9 points while shooting 51.4% from the field and 45.8% from 3-point range with 103 made threes
  • ACCAC second-team All-Conference and Region I, Division I first-team
  • Season-high 34 points vs. South Mountain Community College (1/27/18)

High School

  • Attended Colegio La Luz Juncos
  • As a senior, led his school to the 2016 McDonald’s ENDI Tournament championship and was named MVP

Personal

  • Born Sept. 4, 1997
  • Pursuing a master’s degree in recreation, sport and tourism
  • Earned bachelor’s degree in international study/parks, recreation and tourism from Utah in 2021
  • Parents are Amara Ivette Torres Rosa and Renan Horacio Plummer Camarena
  • Father played professional basketball in Panama and was on the national team
  • Youngest of five children has two brothers and two sisters
  • Favorite players are Stephen Curry and James Harden
  • Favorite musical artists are Bad Bunny, Myke Towers, Anuel AA and Drake
  • Favorite meal is pork chops, plantains, rice and beans
  • Lists his father as most influencing his career, “He taught me everything I know about basketball and has been my role model in life.”
  • Chose Illinois because, “It’s a great school with a support system in place to make be a better player and a better person. I want to help the team win, and playing in the Big Ten will help make me a 2-way player and a better guard.”

Statistics

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