Jaron Samuel Blossomgame (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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and the Euroleague. Blossomgame played college basketball for

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and was selected in the second round of the

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by the

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High school career

Blossomgame attended

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. He played high school basketball for the Cougars under Head Coach Kacey Martin and Assistants Mason Singletary and Lorenzo Withright. After his junior season, he earned first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors after averaging 24 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. As a senior, Blossomgame helped Chattahoochee end the season with a 25–5 record, as his team advanced all the way to the elite 8 before losing to Southwest Dekalb. He joined the Georgia Stars of the

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(AAU) in 2011 and led his team with 15.7 points per game. However, that year, Blossomgame broke his leg while trying to dunk with his trainer. His bone protruded from his left leg at the time. After the injury, he expected to wear a

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for the following six to eight weeks.

College career

Blossomgame chose Clemson over VCU,

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and Gardner-Webb. He elected to

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the 2012–13 season due to the broken leg suffered in AAU. After two seasons of steadily-improving production, Blossomgame enjoyed a breakout junior season in 2015–16. Blossomgame averaged 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and became the 13th Clemson player to be named first-team All-

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(ACC). He was also named the conference's Most Improved Player for the season. Following the season, Blossomgame declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft, and was invited to the

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. Ultimately, he chose to return to Clemson for his senior season. Blossomgame was named to the preseason All-ACC team and was named a preseason All-American by several publications. Blossomgame averaged 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds and led the Tigers to the

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, earning third-team All-ACC honors. He was also a finalist for the

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, earning second-team senior All-American honors. After his last year at Clemson ended, Blossomgame was invited to his second straight

event, becoming one of the first players to ever get invited to the event multiple times in different years.

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2017–2018)

Blossomgame was drafted with the 59th pick in the

by the

. Blossomgame was later included in the

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roster. In November 2017, Blossomgame joined the

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of the

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. In April 2018, he helped Austin win the 2017–18 G League championship. He was subsequently named in the All-NBA G League Third Team. On September 24, 2018, Blossomgame was included in the training camp roster for the

, but was later waived by the Spurs on October 8 after appearing in three preseason games. On October 22, 2018, Blossomgame was included in the training camp roster of the

, and on October 31, Blossomgame was included in Austin's opening night roster.

Cleveland Cavaliers/Canton Charge (2018–2019)

On November 19, 2018,

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announced that they had acquired Blossomgame from

in exchange for the returning right of John Holland. After ten games in the G League (in which he averaged 20.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game), Blossomgame was signed by the

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to a

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with the Charge. On December 5, 2018, Blossomgame made his debut in NBA, coming off the bench in a 105–129 loss to the

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with a rebound. Five days later on December 10, 2018, Blossomgame had his first double-double, coming off the bench in a 92–108 loss to the

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with eleven points, ten rebounds, two assists and a block. On June 23, 2019, Blossomgame become an unrestricted free agent.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2019–2020)

On September 27, 2019, Blossomgame signed a training camp contract with the

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. Blossomgame was released by the

on October 18. On October 24, the

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acquired Blossomgame’s rights in exchange for

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. Blossomgame was later included in the training camp roster of the

Windy City Bulls (2020)

On February 1, 2020, the

announced that they had traded Blossomgame to the

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with the returning rights to Jonathan Gibson and Kyle Davis in a three-team trade in acquiring

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from the

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, who received a 1st round draft pick of 2020 NBA G League Draft and the returning right to Charles Cooke from the Bulls.

Ironi Nahariya (2020–2021)

On August 13, 2020, the

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announced that they had signed Blossomgame.

ratiopharm Ulm (2021–2022)

On July 21, 2021, Blossomgame signed with

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in Germany.

AS Monaco Basket (2022–present)

On July 19, 2022, he has signed with

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of the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Basketball-Bundesliga

Regular season

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References

External links

Clemson Tigers bio
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