Chris Blakemore (born 17 May 1974) is an Australian former professional basketball player. Blakemore was born in Adelaide and raised in

Whyalla, South Australia Whyalla was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta i ...

. He attended the

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and played for the program's South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) team from 1991 to 1992. Blakemore began his professional career with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL) and was named the

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in 1993. Blakemore was selected for the NBL Most Improved Player Award in 1994. His performance dropped during the 1995 NBL season and culminated with an incident where Blakemore elbowed Perth Wildcats player

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during a game, resulting in his suspension through the playoffs. Blakemore was subsequently released by the Adelaide 36ers and he signed with the Canberra Cannons. He was hampered by a knee injury during the 1996 season and only appeared in three games totalling five minutes. In 1998, Blakemore signed with the Brisbane Bullets for what would be his final season in the NBL. In 2001–02, Blakemore played in the Australian Basketball Association (ABA) for the Albury Wodonga Bandits.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blakemore, Chris 1974 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players Australian Institute of Sport basketball players Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from South Australia Brisbane Bullets players Canberra Cannons players Forwards (basketball) People from Whyalla Sportsmen from South Australia