Antonio Davon Blakeney (born October 4, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[1] He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.
Blakeney in 2015 | |
No. 2 – Nanjing Monkey Kings | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | CBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Watertown, 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 | |
2017–2019 | 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–present | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career
editBorn 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
editBlakeney 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
editChicago Bulls (2017–2019)
editAfter 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)
editFor 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)
editOn 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.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2022)
editOn March 17, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[21]
Jiangsu Dragons (2022–2023)
editIn 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 32.7 points per game.[22]
Nanjing Monkey Kings (2023–present)
editBlakeney 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]
Career statistics
editGP | 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
editRegular season
editYear | 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 |
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
editYear | 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
edit- ^ "Charge Announce 2021 Roster". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Class of 2015 prospect – Antonio Blakeney". rivals.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ Kaberon, Eli. "Simmons, Blakeney lead East to victory at McDonald's All-American game". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "LSU-bound Antonio Blakeney named Florida Mr. Basketball ahead of Ben Simmons". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Blakeney Basketball Recruit". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Basketball Recruiting – Antonio Blakeney". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Blakeney, Oak Ridge, Shooting Guard". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Blakeney Has The Potential To Be A Star For LSU – TU". www.todaysu.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "LSU's Antonio Blakeney named second-team All-SEC". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "Blakeney, LSU's top scorer, entering NBA draft". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
- ^ "2017–18 NBA Undrafted Free Agent List: Summer League rosters". CSN Mid-Atlantic. June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ "BULLS SIGN BLAKENEY TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". Chicago Bulls. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "Antonio Blakeney". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Windy City's Antonio Blakeney Named 2017–18 NBA G League Rookie of the Year". OurSportsCentral.com. April 5, 2018. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "Bulls Sign Antonio Blakeney". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Simmons triple-double leads 76ers past Bulls 127–108". ESPN.com. October 18, 2018. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Oladipo leads balanced Pacers past Bulls 107–105". ESPN.com. November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Bulls waive Blakeney". NBA.com. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Charge Announce 2021 Roster". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Writer, JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff. "Former LSU basketball player Antonio Blakeney arrested on armed robbery in Florida: report". The Advocate. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Antonio Blakeney signed with Hapoel Beer Sheva". Eurobasket. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ CBA 2022-23 Season
- ^ "Blakeney's 50 gifts Nanjing easy win over Shanxi in CBA-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
External links
edit- Antonio Blakeney at NBA
- Antonio Blakeney at Eurobasket.com
- Antonio Blakeney at RealGM
- Antonio Blakeney at Proballers
- Antonio Blakeney – Basketball-Reference.com NBA player profile