Isaiah Michael Blackmon (born March 8, 1996) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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(BSL). He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Blackmon grew up in

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and attended

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. He averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior. Despite drawing some interest from

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, he was not offered a scholarship. Blackmon committed to play

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, his only Division I offer.

College career

Blackmon served as a key reserve and occasional starter as a true freshman, averaging 9.7 points per game before missing the final eight games of the season due to a knee injury. As a sophomore, he became the team's starting shooting guard and was named third team All-

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after averaging 13.7 points per game. Blackmon suffered another knee injury three games into his junior year and was forced to use a medical redshirt. He was averaging 14.3 points per game in three games. He returned to the starting lineup as a redshirt junior and averaged 12.2 points per game. On February 18, 2020, Blackmon scored a career-high 30 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals in a win over Robert Morris. As a redshirt senior, Blackmon was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year. Blackmon averaged 18.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.7 steals on 45% shooting from the field and 41% shooting from three-point range.

Professional career

On July 3, 2020, Blackmon signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 19 , , 4 , , 22.6 , , .538 , , .400 , , .711 , , 3.4 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 31 , , 21 , , 27.3 , , .478 , , .500 , , .735 , , 4.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 13.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 3 , , 3 , , 28.0 , , .432 , , .300 , , .727 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 32 , , 19 , , 29.0 , , .406 , , .380 , , .726 , , 4.8 , , .9 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Saint Francis , 30 , , 30 , , 34.1 , , .449 , , .412 , , .832 , , 5.3 , , 1.5 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , 18.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 115 , , 77 , , 28.8 , , .454 , , .420 , , .762 , , 4.5 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 14.0

References

External links

Saint Francis Red Flash bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackmon, Isaiah 1996 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina Beşiktaş men's basketball players Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards 21st-century African-American sportspeople