#0 BYRON MULLENS

POSITION: Centre

HEIGHT: 7-0 (2.13 m)

WEIGHT: 288 lbs (131 kg)

BIRTHDATE: February 14, 1989 (Columbus, OH)

HIGH SCHOOL: Canal Winchester (Canal Winchester, OH)

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE: Ohio State '08 (Columbus, OH)

INSTAGRAM: @mullensmafia

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in April 2024

YEARS PRO: 15

2024 STATISTICS

G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
10 18.2 7.7 .472 .275 .833 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 0.4 1.7

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

 

Has averaged 11.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.8 blocks and 23.5 minutes through over 400 professional games in the NBA, G League, Turkey, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Europe and Taiwan.


2023-24: Averaged 18.1 points, 10.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 29.9 minutes in 14 games with the New Taipei Kings of the P. League+ (PLG) in Taiwan … Tallied 31 points and 14 rebounds in a win Nov. 19 vs. Taoyuan Pauian Pilots … Scored 25 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in a win against the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Dec. 9.


2022-23: Averaged 20.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.4 blocks and 33.8 minutes in 39 games with the New Taipei Kings of the PLG in Taiwan … Led the league in rebounds … Recorded a double-double in the first game of the PLG Finals with 11 points and a game-high 20 rebounds June 3 against the Braves … Scored 28 points in game four of the finals … Named to All-PLG Team. 


2021-22: Averaged 20.1 points, 13.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.7 blocks and 31.7 minutes in seven games with the New Taipei Kings ... Scored 26 points to go along with a game-high 18 rebounds May 28 vs. Formosa Taishin Dreamers.


2020-21: Recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two blocks in a single game with the London Lions of the British Basketball League.


2019-20: Averaged 13.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 21.9 minutes in 41 games with the Suwon KT SonicBoom of the Korean Basketball League … Tallied 27 points and 15 rebounds Nov. 21 vs. Wonju Dongbu Promy … Scored 26 points and added 15 rebounds Dec. 1 vs. Seoul SK … Scored 29 points and pulled down a career-best 28 rebounds Jan. 8 vs. Korea Gas Corporation. 


2018-19: Averaged 20.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.3 blocks and 33.6 minutes in 18 games with the Levanga Hokkaido of the B League in Japan … Led the team in points, rebounds and blocks … Set a career high with 38 points in a double-double effort March 27 against the Kawasaki Brave Thunders … Topped that total with a 39-point, 10 rebound outburst April 20 vs. Alvark Tokyo.


2018-19: Averaged 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.5 blocks and 19.8 minutes in six games with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. Recorded a double-double in a win over the Greensboro Swarm with 12 points and 10 rebounds Nov. 16. 

 

2017-18: Averaged 12.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 22.5 minutes in 13 games with Naft Abadan of the Iranian Basketball Super League … Recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and five steals Nov. 22 vs. Azad University Tehran.


2017-18: Averaged 19.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 30.2 minutes in 11 games with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League … Scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 10 rebounds March 13 against the Canton Charge … Recorded a huge double-double in a win over the Long Island Nets with 27 points and 15 rebounds March 16.

 

2015-16: Averaged 9.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 20.2 minutes in nine games with Torku Konyaspor of the Turkish Basketball League … Scored 19 points including three three-pointers March 14 vs. Darussafaka. 

 

2015-16: Averaged 9.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 25.7 minutes in 27 games with the Sioux Falls Sky Force of the NBA G League … Recorded nine double-doubles including a 15 point, 16 rebound performance in a win over the Westchester Knicks Jan. 29 … Recorded a 19 point, 13 rebound double-double against the Oklahoma City Blue (then Tulsa 66ers).

 

2014-15: Averaged 13.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 23.4 minutes in 11 games with the Sioux Falls Sky Force of the NBA G League … Scored in double figures eight times in 11 games, including a double-double March 14 vs. Canton … Scored a season-high 29 points on 7-14 from three Feb. 27 vs. Iowa. 


2013-14: Signed a two-year deal with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in the summer of 2013 … Traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in February … Averaged 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds while shooting over 52 per cent from inside the arc in 45 games with Los Angeles and Philadelphia … Scored in double figures seven times … Scored a season-high 15 points in three different games.


2012-13: Averaged 10.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.6 blocks and 26.9 minutes in 53 games with the Charlotte Bobcats … Scored in double figures 30 times, including a season-high 27 points in a win Nov. 24 vs. Washington … Recorded eight double-doubles, including a 25 point, 18 rebound performance Feb. 11 vs. Boston … Scored 25 points off the bench in a win March 20 against the Toronto Raptors.

 

2011-12: Traded to the Charlotte Bobcats ahead of the 2011 season … Averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 blocks and 22.5 minutes in 65 games with the Bobcats … Scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 14 rebounds April 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks … Recorded six double-doubles, including a 20-point, 14-rebound performance April 4 against the Toronto Raptors.

 

2010-11: Averaged 14.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.4 blocks and 27.7 minutes in 14 games with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA G-League. Scored career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 from the field March 25 against the Texas Legends. 


2010-11: Averaged 1.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.2 blocks and 6.5 minutes in 13 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder … Played a career-high 29 minutes, scoring 10 points and grabbing five rebounds April 13 against the Milwaukee Bucks.


2009-10: Averaged 15.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.9 blocks and 31.5 minutes in 27 games with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA G League … Scored 15 or more points in 14 games … Scored a season-high 26 points to go along with six rebounds March 19 vs. Idaho … Recorded eight double-doubles, including a monster 15-point, 17-rebound performance Nov. 28 against the Utah Stars.


2009-10: Selected 24th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, who traded the draft rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the rights to Rodrigue Beaubois and a future second-round pick … Averaged 1.1 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.2 steals and 4.2 minutes in 13 games in his first NBA season with the Thunder … Saw his first NBA action in a Jan. 9 win against the Indiana Pacers, tallying four points and three rebounds in seven minutes.



UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER

 

2008-09: Averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 20.3 minutes over 33 games for the Ohio State University Buckeyes … Played in all 33 games as a true freshman … Scored a season-high 19 points on 8-11 shooting in a win over UNC Asheville Dec. 22 … Recorded first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds Feb. 18 vs. Northwestern … Led the Big 10 conference in two-point field goal efficiency with a 64.2 per cent mark … Named to the Big 10 All-Freshman Team …. Named Big 10 Sixth Man of the Year. 



PERSONAL


Named a
USA Today All-American and Ohio’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a high school senior … Received high praise from scouts coming out of Canal Winchester High School, including a number one overall national ranking from Rivals.com … Ranked number three by Scout.com behind Brandon Jennings (Oak Hill Academy) and former Clippers Summer League player Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict Prep) … Scored 62 points in a single game as a high school senior at the 2009 Flyin’ to the Hoop Tournament in Ohio … Selected to both the McDonald’s All-American game and Jordan Brand Classic that year.


Worked with a friend to teach basketball clinics for youth in detention centers during high school … Returned to Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio to play pickup games with inmates after his first season with the Thunder in 2009.


Holds British nationality through his mother, who is from Middlesex … Planned to represent Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, however, his eligibility was never determined after he was forced to pull out of the games with a toe injury.

CAREER STATISTICS

PROFESSIONAL TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 New Taipei 14 418 254 68-123 25-83 43-61 35 115 150 20 23 14 14 24
2022-23 New Taipei 39 1,318 798 143-254 81-229 107-153 135 440 575 93 62 54 26 86
2021-22 New Taipei 7 222 141 23-31 13-47 14-26 17 77 94 20 13 19 5 21
2020-21 London 1 27 10 3-7 0-0 3-4 2 6 8 1 4 2 1 1
2019-20 Suwon KT Sonicboom 41 898 564 190-341 35-111 79-111 104 273 377 48 58 33 24 69
2018-19 Levanga Hokkaido 18 605 374 121-218 25-95 57-93 29 153 182 35 35 41 10 40
2018-19 Lakeland 6 119 57 10-28 10-26 7-10 4 26 30 7 9 9 2 11
2017-18 Naft Abadan 13 292 157 38-79 19-54 24-29 15 53 68 17 37 8 15 14
2017-18 Lakeland 11 332 216 51-110 23-56 25-35 22 100 122 31 28 18 10 23
2015-16 Torku Konyaspor 9 182 88 16-42 16-39 8-11 2 18 20 10 16 1 3 7
2015-16 Sioux Falls 27 694 247 57-128 35-114 28-43 44 159 203 39 47 10 16 50
2014-15 Sioux Falls 11 257 147 32-65 20-57 23-33 9 57 66 9 20 7 6 17
2013-14 Los Angeles/Philadelphia 45 414 189 40-76 33-89 10-20 24 68 92 14 64 11 15 27
2012-13 Charlotte 53 1,428 564 151-355 66-208 64-99 71 266 337 81 110 32 34 74
2011-12 Charlotte 65 1,465 606 239-540 12-51 92-112 96 231 327 57 137 52 21 74
2010-11 Tulsa 14 388 209 85-158 1-4 36-49 35 60 95 14 40 20 10 29
2010-11 Oklahoma City 13 85 25 9-28 0-0 7-14 6 18 24 0 11 3 2 8
2009-10 Tulsa 27 851 409 146-325 15-35 72-104 57 145 202 27 76 25 17 77
2009-10 Oklahoma City 13 54 14 45492 0-0 0-0 3 7 10 1 13 0 2 4
Totals 427 10,049 5,069 1,507-2,930 454-1,381 742-1,068 710 2,272 2,982 524 803 359 233 656

PROFESSIONAL AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 New Taipei 14 29.9 18.1 .553 .301 .705 2.5 8.2 10.7 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.7
2022-23 New Taipei 39 33.8 20.5 .563 .354 .699 3.5 11.3 14.7 2.4 1.6 1.4 0.7 2.2
2021-22 New Taipei 7 31.7 20.1 .742 .277 .538 2.4 11 13.4 2.9 1.9 2.7 0.7 3.0
2020-21 London 1 27.0 10.0 .429 .000 .750 2.0 6.0 8.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
2019-20 Suwon KT Sonicboom 41 21.9 13.8 .557 .315 .712 2.5 6.7 9.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.7
2018-19 Levanga Hokkaido 18 33.6 20.8 .555 .263 .613 1.6 8.5 10.1 1.9 1.9 2.3 0.6 2.2
2018-19 Lakeland 6 19.8 9.5 .357 .385 .700 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 0.3 1.8
2017-18 Naft Abadan 13 22.5 12.1 .481 .352 .828 1.2 4.1 5.2 1.3 2.8 0.6 1.2 1.1
2017-18 Lakeland 11 30.2 19.6 .464 .411 .714 2.0 9.1 11.1 2.8 2.5 1.6 0.9 2.1
2015-16 Torku Konyaspor 9 20.2 9.8 .381 .410 .727 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.1 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.8
2015-16 Sioux Falls 27 25.7 9.1 .445 .307 .651 1.6 5.9 7.5 1.4 1.7 0.4 0.6 1.9
2014-15 Sioux Falls 11 23.4 13.4 .492 .351 .697 0.8 5.2 6.0 0.8 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.5
2013-14 Los Angeles/Philadelphia 45 9.2 4.2 .526 .371 .500 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.6
2012-13 Charlotte 53 26.9 10.6 .425 .317 .646 1.3 5.0 6.4 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.4
2011-12 Charlotte 65 22.5 9.3 .443 .235 .821 1.5 3.6 5.0 0.9 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.1
2010-11 Tulsa 14 27.7 14.9 .538 .250 .735 2.5 4.3 6.8 1.0 2.9 1.4 0.7 2.1
2010-11 Oklahoma City 13 6.5 1.9 .321 .000 .500 0.5 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.6
2009-10 Tulsa 27 31.5 15.1 .449 .429 .692 2.1 5.4 7.5 1.0 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.9
2009-10 Oklahoma City 13 4.2 1.1 .368 .000 .000 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Totals 427 23.5 11.9 .514 .329 .695 1.7 5.3 7.0 1.2 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.5

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2008-09 Ohio State 33 671 292 120-187 0-1 52-93 55 99 154 9 68 37 16 51
Total 33 671 292 120-187 0-1 52-93 55 99 154 9 68 37 16 51

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2008-09 Ohio State 33 20.3 8.8 .642 .000 .559 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.3 2.1 1.1 0.5 1.5
Total 33 20.3 8.8 .642 .000 .559 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.3 2.1 1.1 0.5 1.5
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