Heroes land Alfonso Plummer, ex Arecibo

Alfonso Plummer

Shandong Heroes (CBA) signed 29-year-old Puerto Rican international guard Alfonso Plummer (college: Illinois) for the upcoming season. He most recently played for Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rican BSN league, where he averaged 16.8ppg, 1.8rpg, and 4.2apg in 13 games. Plummer also played for KK Bosna BH Telecom Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, winning the league title and cup. He contributed to his team's success in the FIBA Europe Cup, reaching the quarterfinals. Plummer briefly played for Manresa in the Spanish Liga Endesa. He has been a regular member of the Puerto Rican Senior National Team since 2022.
Plummer is a very experienced player, having played professionally in six different countries on three different continents thanks to pro basketball. He has experience in European, Latin American, and North American leagues, having played in Bosnia, France (Paris Basket), Germany (ratiopharm Ulm), Spain, and the NBA G League (Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico).
Among many awards he received, he won the Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican BSN Most Improved Player of the Year award and the Latinbasket.com All-Puerto Rican League Domestic Player of the Year award in 2024.
He graduated from the University of Illinois in 2022, and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball. Plummer played for other colleges such as the University of Utah and Arizona Western College.