Former NBA player Corie Blount was charged with felony drug possession after authorities saw him pick up a package they knew contained marijuana, then found more marijuana at his home, the Butler County sheriff said Friday.

Deputies watched as the U.S. Postal Service delivered a package containing 11 pounds of marijuana to a Liberty Township address northwest of Cincinnati on Thursday.

When the 39-year-old Blount picked up the package, agents followed him to his home and served search warrants on the home and the address where the package was delivered, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said.

At Blount's home, deputies found a second 11-pound package of marijuana, and another package containing about 7 pounds of marijuana, Jones said.

Blount was charged with felony drug possession and was released on $10,090 bond. If convicted of the charge, Blount faces one to five years in prison.

Deputies confiscated a total of 29 pounds of marijuana, a 1996 Mercedes Benz, a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, a 2000 Chevrolet Sububan, three guns and $29,500 in cash, Jones said.

Blount was the starting center on University of Cincinnati teams that reached the Final Four in 1992 and final eight in 1993, and went on to an 11-year career in the NBA. He was a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1993, and also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

Blount was a volunteer coach this season at Cincinnati State and earned a degree this year in criminal justice.

His phone number is unlisted, and court officials couldn't say whether he has an attorney.

His last name alone makes this story ten times more hilarious.

I'd say Corie Blount has a chronic problem.

HAMILTON, Ohio -- Former NBA player and University of Cincinnati star Corie Blount was sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday in a plea arrangement resulting from drug charges.

Blount, 40, had pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court last month to two felony counts of marijuana possession after prosecutors dropped two trafficking charges.

Blount was arrested Dec. 4 after sheriff's deputies intercepted 11 pounds of marijuana sent to him at a relative's house. Investigators said they found another 18 pounds in a subsequent search of his home.

Although Judge Craig Hedric did not sentence Blount to the maximum 10 years in prison, he rejected Blount's claim that the marijuana was intended for personal use and to share with friends.

"Cheech and Chong would have had a hard time smoking that much," Hedric told Blount.

Hedric fined Blount $10,000 and ordered him to surrender two vehicles and $34,000 in cash seized in the bust.

Blount was a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1993. In an 11-year NBA career, he also played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

Deputies confiscated a total of 29 pounds of marijuana, a 1996 Mercedes Benz, a 2004 Cadillac Escalade, a 2000 Chevrolet Sububan, three guns and $29,500 in cash, Jones said.

Wow, a simple pot bust and they had to loot the guy too? Why did they feel the need to take all his damn cars?

Because its big goverment! They can argue that his shit was bought with drug money. I think it is BS

Wow, a simple pot bust and they had to loot the guy too? Why did they feel the need to take all his damn cars?

Simple pot bust?

Arresting someone with a quarter ounze in a baggie, that's a simple pot bust.

He had nearly 2,000 baggies. That's $100K in net sales.

I can buy a pound or 2 for personal use but it's hard for me to buy 11 pounds were for personal use. Maybe some of you smokers know better.

I can buy a pound or 2 for personal use but it's hard for me to buy 11 pounds were for personal use. Maybe some of you smokers know better.

I know a guy that smoked 11 lbs yesterday

Simple pot bust?

Arresting someone with a quarter ounze in a baggie, that's a simple pot bust.

He had nearly 2,000 baggies. That's $100K in net sales.

I can buy a pound or 2 for personal use but it's hard for me to buy 11 pounds were for personal use. Maybe some of you smokers know better.