Jaron Blossomgame

Jaron Blossomgame
Blossomgame with Clemson in 2016
Free agent
Position Forward
Personal information
Born (1993-09-16) September 16, 1993
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Chattahoochee
(Johns Creek, Georgia)
College Clemson (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017–2018 Austin Spurs
Career highlights and awards

Jaron Blossomgame (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. Blossomgame played college basketball for Clemson University and was selected in the second round of the 2017 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

High school career

Blossomgame attended Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia. He played high school basketball with the Cougars under head coach Kacey Martin. After his junior season, he earned first-team all-region and second-team all-state 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 qualified for the Sweet 16 round of the state tournament.[1] He joined the Georgia Stars of the Amateur Athletic Union (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.[2] After the injury, he expected to wear a cast for the following six to eight weeks.[3]

College career

Blossomgame chose Clemson over VCU, Wichita State, Tennessee Tech and Gardner-Webb. He elected to redshirt the 2012–13 season due to the broken leg suffered in AAU.[4]

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-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He was also named the conference's Most Improved Player for the season.[5] Following the season, Blossomgame declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft, and was invited to the NBA Draft Combine.[6] Ultimately, he chose to return to Clemson for his senior season.[7]

Blossomgame was named to the preseason All-ACC team and was named a preseason All-American by several publications.[8] Blossomgame averaged 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds and led the Tigers to the 2017 National Invitation Tournament, earning third-team All-ACC honors.[9] He was also a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, earning second-team senior All-American honors.[10] After his last year at Clemson ended, Blossomgame was invited to his second straight NBA Draft Combine event, becoming one of the first players to ever get invited to the event multiple times in different years.

Professional career

Austin Spurs (2017–2018)

Blossomgame was drafted with the 59th pick in the 2017 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.[11] Blossomgame was later included in the 2017 NBA Summer League roster.[12] In November 2017, Blossomgame joined the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.[13] In April 2018, he helped Austin win the 2017–18 G League championship.[14] He was subsequently named in the All-NBA G League Third Team.[15]

On September 24, 2018, Blossomgame was included in the training camp roster for the San Antonio Spurs[16], but was later waived by the Spurs on October 8 after appearing in three preseason games.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaron Blossomgame". ClemsonTigers.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Walton, Carroll Rogers (December 12, 2015). "Blossomgame leading way for Clemson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Update on Blossomgame's broken leg". TigerNet. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (November 15, 2012). "Clemson freshman forward Jaron Blossomgame announces decision to redshirt". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame named first team All-ACC". The State. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Hope, Dan (May 20, 2016). "Jaron Blossomgame's stock rising after NBA Draft Combine". The State. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame withdraws from NBA draft". ESPN.com. May 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Blossomgame Preseason All-ACC". clemsontigers.com. October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  9. ↑ Raynor, Grace (March 5, 2017). "Clemson forward Jaron Blossomgame named to third-team All-ACC". The Post and Courier. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Villanova's Josh Hart Wins 2016-17 Senior CLASS Award for Men's Basketball". seniorclassaward.com. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "SPURS SELECT DERRICK WHITE AND JARON BLOSSOMGAME IN 2017 NBA DRAFT". NBA.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2017 UTAH SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Opening Night Roster". Twitter.com. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  14. ↑ Austin Spurs Win 2018 NBA G League Championship
  15. ↑ MVP Lorenzo Brown Headlines 2017-18 All-NBA G League First Team
  16. ↑ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2018-19 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ "SPURS WAIVE JARON BLOSSOMGAME". NBA.com. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
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