Isaiah Blackmon

Isaiah Blackmon is an American college basketball player for Saint Francis Red Flash of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

Isaiah Blackmon
No. 11 – Saint Francis Red Flash
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNortheast Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSaint Francis (PA) (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Blackmon grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended West Charlotte High School. He averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior. Despite drawing some interest from Old Dominion, he was not offered a scholarship. Blackmon committed to play college basketball at Saint Francis University, his only Division I offer.[1]

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.[2] As a sophomore, he became the team's starting shooting guard and was named third team All-Northeast Conference 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.[3] He returned to the starting lineup as a redshirt junior and averaged 12.2 points per game.[4] 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.[1] As a redshirt senior, Blackmon was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year.[5][6] 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.[7]

References
  1. Giger, Cory (February 19, 2020). "SFU's Blackmon finally gets his due". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  2. Mastovich, Mike (October 19, 2016). "Red Flash men and women set to open season". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  3. "Injured Flash star Blackmon could miss season". Altoona Mirror. November 22, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  4. Steinberg, Russell (October 25, 2017). "Northeast Conference Social Media Day: Transfers ravaged the NEC, but new names are ready to emerge". MidMajorMadness.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  5. "St. Francis senior Blackmon named NEC player of the year". The Tribune-Democrat. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  6. Terpstra, Peter (March 3, 2020). "SFU's Blackmon named NEC player of the year". WeAreCentralPA.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  7. Cannuscio, Aram (March 25, 2020). "Isaiah Blackmon speaks on his professional basketball future". Basketball Society Online. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
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