Antonio Blakeney
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No. 9 – Chicago Bulls | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
New York City, New York | October 4, 1996
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Oak Ridge (Orlando, Florida) |
College | LSU (2015–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–present | Chicago Bulls |
2017–2018 | →Windy City Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.
High school career
Blakeney was a 2015 McDonald’s All-American[1] and Florida’s Mr. Basketball.[2] He finished the 2014-15 season averaging 29 points, 6.9 rebounds as well as 2.7 assists for Oak Ridge High School in Orlando, Florida.
Blakeney was rated as a 5 star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, and 247 Sports. Rivals had him as the #13 overall recruit, while ESPN had him at #15 and 247 at #16. Both ESPN and 247 ranked him as the #3 SG in the nation. [3] [4] [5]
College career
Blakeney initially gave a verbal commitment to the University of Louisville, but then Blakeney changed his mind about 10 days later and decommitted. Blakeney ended up committing to Louisiana State University. At Louisiana State University he was featured in 34 games as a freshman, playing alongside Ben Simmons. Behind Simmons and Keith Hornsby, Blakeney was LSU’s third-leading scorer in 2015-16, averaging 12.6 points a contest,[6] hitting a team-best 52 three-point shots on the season.
The 2016–17 season saw him emerge as LSU’s leading scorer, pouring in 17.2 points per contest, while corralling 4.8 rebounds a game and handing out 1.7 assists per outing. Blakeney took home an All-SEC Second Team selection that year.[7] In April 2017, he announced to forgo the remaining two years of his eligibility and declared for the 2017 NBA draft.[8]
Professional career
Chicago Bulls (2017–present)
After going undrafted, Blakeney joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[9] Based on his performance there, Blakeney was signed to a two-way contract by the Bulls. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Bulls and their G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.[10] He made his professional debut with Chicago on October 19 against the Toronto Raptors. On November 21, 2017, Blakeney scored 15 points in 18 minutes off the bench in a 113-105 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.[11] He won the NBA G League Rookie of the Year Award for his time with the Windy City Bulls.[12] On July 19, 2018, Blakeney was signed to an NBA contract by the Bulls.[13]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Chicago | 19 | 0 | 16.5 | .371 | .288 | .769 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 7.9 |
Career | 19 | 0 | 16.5 | .371 | .288 | .769 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 7.9 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | LSU | 33 | 24 | 30.8 | .425 | .335 | .748 | 3.5 | .9 | .7 | .2 | 12.6 |
2016–17 | LSU | 31 | 30 | 32.9 | .458 | .358 | .724 | 4.8 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 17.2 |
Career | 64 | 54 | 31.8 | .444 | .347 | .736 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 14.8 |
References
- ↑ Kaberon, Eli. "Simmons, Blakeney lead East to victory at McDonald's All-American game". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ↑ "LSU-bound Antonio Blakeney named Florida Mr. Basketball ahead of Ben Simmons". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ↑ "Antonio Blakeney Basketball Recruit". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Basketball Recruiting - Antonio Blakeney". ESPN. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Antonio Blakeney, Oak Ridge, Shooting Guard". 247 Sports. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "Antonio Blakeney Has The Potential To Be A Star For LSU - TU". www.todaysu.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ↑ "LSU's Antonio Blakeney named second-team All-SEC". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ↑ "Blakeney, LSU's top scorer, entering NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ↑ "2017-18 NBA Undrafted Free Agent List: Summer League rosters". CSN Mid-Atlantic. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ↑ "BULLS SIGN BLAKENEY TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". Chicago Bulls. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Antonio Blakeney". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ↑ "Windy City's Antonio Blakeney Named 2017-18 NBA G League Rookie of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. April 5, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-sign-antonio-blakeney