Antonio Blakeney

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Antonio Blakeney
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Blakeney in 2015
No. 2–Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1996-10-04) October 4, 1996 (age 28)
Watertown, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school Oak Ridge (Orlando, Florida)
College LSU (2015–2017)
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Chicago Bulls
2017–2018→Windy City Bulls
2019–2020 Jiangsu Dragons
2021 Canton Charge
2022 Al-Ahli
2022 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022–2023 Jiangsu Dragons
2023–2024 Nanjing Monkey Kings
2024–present Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards
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Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroCup. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

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High school career

Born in Watertown, New York, [1] Blakeney was a 2015 McDonald's All-American [2] and Florida's Mr. Basketball. [3]

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. [4] [5] [6]

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, [7] 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. [8] In April 2017, he announced to forgo the remaining two years of his eligibility and declared for the 2017 NBA draft. [9]

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2017–2019)

After going undrafted, Blakeney joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2017 NBA Summer League. [10] 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. [11]

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. [12] He won the NBA G League Rookie of the Year Award for his time with the Windy City Bulls, with whom he averaged 32.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game, while shooting 86.2% from the free throw line3. [13]

On July 19, 2018, Blakeney was signed to an NBA contract by the Bulls. [14]

In the season opener on October 18, 2018, Blakeney scored 15 points off the bench in a 127–108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. [15] In a 107–105 loss to the Indiana Pacers on November 2, 2018, Blakeney scored a career-high 22 points off the bench. [16]

On September 9, 2019, Blakeney was released by the Bulls. [17]

Jiangsu Dragons (2019–2020)

In the 2019–2020 season, Blakeney played in China with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He averaged 34.8 points (4th in the league), 8.0 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, while shooting 50.0% from the field.

Canton Charge (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, Blakeney signed with the Canton Charge of the G League. [18] He averaged 15.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. In early 2021, Blakeney was arrested for armed robbery and bonded out of jail. [19]

Al Ahli Club of Manama (2022)

On Jan, 2022, Blakeney signed with the Al-Ahli of the Bahraini Premier League. On Jan 28, 2022, he scored game-high 32 points in the 1st round against Al-Najma.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022)

On March 17, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [20] He played four games for the team, in which he averaged 24.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 49.3% from the field. [21]

Jiangsu Dragons (2022–2023)

In the 2022–23 season, Blakeney played in China with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was the scoring leader of the league after averaging 32.1 points per game, and had 7.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, as he shot 82.8% from the free throw line. [22]

Nanjing Monkey Kings (2023–2024)

Blakeney joined the Nanjing Monkey Kings for the 2023–24 CBA season. On December 29, 2023, he scored 50 points in a 124–99 win over Shanxi Loongs, his fourth 50-point CBA game. [23] He averaged 30.5 points (2nd in the league), 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting 49.7% from the field, 41.2% from three-point range, and 85.4% from the free throw line. [21]

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2024–present)

On October 21, 2024, Blakeney signed with the Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and EuroCup. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Chicago 19016.5.371.288.7691.71.1.4.17.9
2018–19 Chicago 57314.5.419.396.6581.9.7.2.27.3
Career76315.0.406.357.6961.8.8.3.17.5

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 LSU 332430.8.425.335.7483.5.9.7.212.6
2016–17 LSU 313032.9.458.358.7244.81.7.7.117.2
Career645431.8.444.347.7364.11.3.7.114.8

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