James Blackmon Jr.
Free Agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | April 25, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Indiana(2014–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017:undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2018 | Wisconsin Herd |
2018–2019 | VL Pesaro |
2019–2020 | Aquila Basket Trento |
2020–2021 | Beşiktaş |
2021–2022 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
James Blackmon Jr.(born April 25, 1995) is an Americanbasketballplayer who last played forPınar Karşıyakaof theBasketbol Süper Ligi(BSL). He playedcollege basketballfor theIndiana Hoosiers.
High school career
[edit]Blackmon played three years atBishop Luers High Schooland his senior year atMarion High School.In his senior season, he averaged 33.4 points and 4.2 three-pointers (47%),[1]and broke his father's school record by scoring 54 points in a game. He ranks #9 on Indiana's all-time scoring list.[2]He was ranked the 20th best player in the class byESPNand was recruited heavily byIndiana,Michigan,Kentucky,Kansas,andMichigan State.[3]He originally committed to Indiana before his freshman season, but reopened his recruitment before his senior season.[4]His final verbal commitment to Indiana was televised live onESPNU.[5]He scored 13 points in theMcDonald's All-American Gameand won the three-point contest.[6]He also scored 23 in theJordan Brand Classic.[7]He finished third inIndiana Mr. Basketballvoting, behindTrey LylesandTrevon Bluiett.[8]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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James Blackmon Jr. G |
Marion, IN | Marion HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 31, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings:Scout:32Rivals:22247Sports:12ESPN:20 | ||||||
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College career
[edit]Freshman year
[edit]During Indiana's five-game preseason Canada trip, Blackmon led the team in scoring with 18.8 points, despite focusing mainly on his defense. As a freshman, he earned the starting spot in the backcourt alongsideYogi Ferrell.[9]He averaged 15.7 points per game, the sixth best average for any freshman in the country. He ranked second on the team in both scoring and rebounding (5.3). Blackmon was a prolific three-point shooter, breakingEric Gordon's Indiana freshman record with 77 three-point field goals made. He earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten,a unanimous spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice.[10]
Sophomore year
[edit]Blackmon Jr. had a strong first two months, setting career-highs in field goal percentage (.480) and three-point field goal percentage (.463), until a right knee injury ended his season. Blackmon underwent surgery in January 2016,[11]his second knee surgery in a span of just six months – he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his other knee before the season.[12]He finished his sophomore campaign averaging 15.8 points in just thirteen total games. Indiana went 15–3 in the Big Ten season in his absence, winning an outright league title in the process.
Junior year
[edit]On November 14, 2016, Blackmon Jr. was named National Player of the Week byNBCSports.comand Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.[13][14]He averaged 17.3 points per game on a team that went 19–16. After the end of his junior year, he decided to enter the2017 NBA draft.[15]
College statistics
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Indiana | 33 | 33 | 30.0 | .420 | .387 | .806 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .1 | 15.7 |
2015–16 | Indiana | 13 | 12 | 24.5 | .480 | .463 | .852 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .4 | 15.8 |
2016–17 | Indiana | 30 | 30 | 30.5 | .477 | .423 | .837 | 4.8 | 1.9 | .7 | .0 | 17.0 |
Career | 76 | 75 | 29.3 | .452 | .415 | .824 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .1 | 16.3 |
Source:[16]
Professional career
[edit]Blackmon signed as anundrafted free agentwith thePhiladelphia 76erson June 23, 2017. After some successful performances with the team during the2017 NBA Summer League,he signed a training camp contract with them on August 30 that same year. He was waived in the preseason on October 14, 2017.[17]
On January 26, 2018, Blackmon was traded by theDelaware 87ersto theWisconsin Herdin exchange forShannon BrownandCameron Oliver.[18]
He signed withVL Pesaroof theLega Basket Serie Aon August 6, 2018.[19]
On July 19, 2019, he has signed withAquila Basket Trentoof the ItalianLega Basket Serie A(LBA).[20]
On October 23, 2020, short after the beginning of theseason,he signed a one-year contract withBeşiktaşin theTurkish LeagueandBasketball Champions League.[21]
On July 8, 2021, he has signed withPınar Karşıyakaof theTurkish Super League(BSL).[22]
Family
[edit]Blackmon's father,James Blackmon Sr.,was drafted into the NBA after an outstanding career at Kentucky.[citation needed].He now coaches at Marion. His father is ofAfrican-Americandescent, while his mother Sailaja is ofIndianTelugu peopledescent. Blackmon has two brothers: Vijay, who was a walk-on for theIndiana Hoosiers men's basketballbasketball team, and now is a member of the Lindenwood University men's basketball team, and Jalen, who plays for Stetson University.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^"James Blackmon's High School Basketball Stats".
- ^"IHSAA Boys Basketball Scoring Records".
- ^"James Blackmon, Jr. – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles – ESPN".
- ^"Freshman Focus: James Blackmon Jr".18 June 2014.
- ^"Indiana lands No. 4 SG James Blackmon".ESPN.com.2013-11-04.[dead link]
- ^Helfgot, Mike (2014-03-31)."Alexander on Kansas: 'I wouldn't mind staying two years'".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved2014-08-13.
- ^http://jordanbrandclassic.com/images/stories/docs/2014/2014nationalboxscore.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^"Blackmon an Indiana All-Star".
- ^"Indiana's James Blackmon Jr. Stakes claim for starting spot alongside Yogi Ferrell".
- ^"View 2015 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Teams & individual honors".9 March 2015.
- ^"IU's James Blackmon Jr. To miss rest of season with knee injury".
- ^"Indiana guard James Blackmon Jr. Undergoes knee surgery".
- ^IUHoosiers – Blackmon Jr.
- ^Blackmon player of the week
- ^Norlander, Matt (May 7, 2017)."2017 NBA Draft: James Blackmon Jr. won't return to Indiana, staying in draft".CBS Sports.RetrievedJune 1,2020.
- ^"James Blackmon Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-05-05.Retrieved2015-05-04.
- ^"Sixers Waive Three Players".NBA.com.October 14, 2017.RetrievedOctober 14,2017.
- ^"Delaware 87ers acquire two-time NBA champ Shannon Brown and Cameron Oliver".NBA.com.January 28, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon January 26, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^"James Blackmon jr signs with VL Pesaro".Sportando.Archived fromthe originalon August 6, 2018.RetrievedAugust 6,2018.
- ^"James Blackmon Jr. signs with Trento".Sportando.July 19, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 26,2019.
- ^"James Blackmon at Beşiktaş"(in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. 23 October 2020.
- ^"Pinar Karsiyaka tabs James Blackmon jr".Sportando.July 8, 2021.RetrievedJuly 8,2021.
External links
[edit]- 1995 births
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- American sportspeople of Indian descent
- Aquila Basket Trento players
- Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Beşiktaş men's basketball players
- Delaware 87ers players
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- Karşıyaka basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Marion, Indiana
- Shooting guards
- Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
- Wisconsin Herd players
- 21st-century American sportsmen