Jermaine Blackburn (born February 8, 1983) is an American former basketball player. He is best known for recording the
Continental Basketball Association's first-ever
quadruple-double
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term ...
. On December 20, 2008, Blackburn was playing for the
East Kentucky Miners against the
West Virginia Wild. He compiled 22
points, 10
rebounds, 14
assists and 10
steals.
Remarkably, he followed this performance with a
triple-double
In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term ...
in his very next game, recording 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists against the same West Virginia team.
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College
Blackburn, a native of St. Louis, Missouri
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, played junior college basketball for two seasons after graduating from Hazelwood Central High School
Hazelwood Central High School is located at 15875 New Halls Ferry Road in unincorporated area, unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, adjacent to the current northeast boundary of Florissant, Missouri, Florissant. T ...
.Missouri State University-West Plains
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before transferring to the Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Boise State University, located in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the Moun ...
of the Western Athletic Conference
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Due to mos ...
, an NCAA
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Division I school.[ In his first season at Boise State, he helped the Broncos reach the Sweet 16 of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament.][ As a #8 seed in the ]WAC men's basketball tournament
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, Boise State reached the championship game before losing to #2 UTEP
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, 91–78.
Professional
Since 2005, Blackburn has played in various professional and semi-professional basketball leagues. His most notable former team is the West Sydney Razorbacks who played in the NBL.[ and Yakama Sun Kings (for whom he was a CBA All-Star in 2008),][ the American Basketball Association for the Southeast Texas Mavericks, the Snohomish County Explosion in the ]International Basketball League
The International Basketball League (IBL) was a semi-professional men's basketball league featuring teams from the West Coast of the United States. In 2010 the Albany Legends became the first team in the Northeastern United States to join. The I ...
as well as the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede
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.[
For the inaugural 2011–12 ]National Basketball League of Canada
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season, Blackburn split the season between the Quebec Kebs and the Saint John Mill Rats
The Saint John Riptide were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick, that had home games at Harbour Station. They were a member of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) in the Atlantic Division ( ...
. For 2012–13, Blackburn played for the London Lightning. He returned to the Mill Rats before the start of the 2013-14 NBL Canada season.
Personal
Blackburn married Jodi Bell on August 10, 2013. He has one daughter, Janess, from a previous marriage.
References
External links
Profile
at Eurobasket.com
Profile
at andthefoul.net
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1983 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from St. Louis
Boise State Broncos men's basketball players
Idaho Stampede players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
London Lightning players
Laval Kebs players
Saint John Mill Rats players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
West Sydney Razorbacks players
Yakama Sun Kings players