Antonio Blakeney

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Antonio Blakeney
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No. 4 – Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1996-10-04) October 4, 1996 (age 28)
Watertown, New York
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
2017–2019 Chicago Bulls
2017–2018 →Windy City Bulls
2019–2020 Jiangsu Dragons
2021 Cleveland Charge
2022 Al-Ahli
2022–present Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Career highlights and awards

Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1] He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

High school career

Born in Watertown, New York,[2] Blakeney was a 2015 McDonald's All-American[3] and Florida's Mr. Basketball.[4]

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.[5][6][7]

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,[8] 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.[9] In April 2017, he announced to forgo the remaining two years of his eligibility and declared for the 2017 NBA draft.[10]

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2017–2019)

After going undrafted, Blakeney joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] He won the NBA G League Rookie of the Year Award for his time with the Windy City Bulls.[14]

On July 19, 2018, Blakeney was signed to an NBA contract by the Bulls.[15]

In the season opener on October 18, 2018, Blakeney scored 15 points off the bench in a 127–108 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[16] In a 107–105 loss to the Indiana Pacers on November 2, 2018, Blakeney scored a career-high 22 points off the bench.[17]

On September 9, 2019, Blakeney was released by the Bulls.[18]

Canton Charge (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, Blakeney signed with the Canton Charge of the G League.[19] In early 2021, Blakeney was arrested for armed robbery and bonded out of jail.[20]

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 Pts in the 1st round against Al-Najma. On Feb 8, 2022 he scored 26 Pts in the 3rd round against Al-Hala. On March 22, 2022, it was revealed on instagram : @bs_action (Bahrain basketball media) that Blakeney wasn't getting paid his salaries, and that he wanted to clear the rumors that he didn't play due to injury. He left the team soon after.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022–present)

On March 17, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[21]

Career statistics

Legend
  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
2017–18 Chicago 19 0 16.5 .371 .288 .769 1.7 1.1 .4 .1 7.9
2018–19 Chicago 57 3 14.5 .419 .396 .658 1.9 .7 .2 .2 7.3
Career 76 3 15.0 .406 .357 .696 1.8 .8 .3 .1 7.5

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

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External links

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