Age, Biography and Wiki
James Blackmon Jr. was born on 25 April, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, is an American basketball player. Discover James Blackmon Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 28 years old?
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Taurus |
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25 April, 1995 |
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25 April |
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Chicago, Illinois |
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United States
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James Blackmon Jr. Height, Weight & Measurements
At 28 years old, James Blackmon Jr. height not available right now. We will update James Blackmon Jr.'s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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James Blackmon Jr. Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is James Blackmon Jr. worth at the age of 28 years old? James Blackmon Jr.’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated James Blackmon Jr.'s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
James Blackmon Jr. (born April 25, 1995) is an American basketball player who last played for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Blackmon played three years at Bishop Luers High School and his senior year at Marion High School.
In his senior season, he averaged 33.4 points and 4.2 three-pointers (47%), and broke his father's school record by scoring 54 points in a game.
He ranks #9 on Indiana's all-time scoring list.
He was ranked the 20th best player in the class by ESPN and was recruited heavily by Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas, and Michigan State.
He originally committed to Indiana before his freshman season, but reopened his recruitment before his senior season.
His final verbal commitment to Indiana was televised live on ESPNU.
He scored 13 points in the McDonald's All-American Game and won the three-point contest.
He also scored 23 in the Jordan Brand Classic.
During Indiana's five-game preseason Canada trip, Blackmon led the team in scoring with 18.8 points, despite focusing mainly on his defense.
As a freshman, he earned the starting spot in the backcourt alongside Yogi Ferrell.
He averaged 15.7 points per game, the sixth best average for any freshman in the country.
He ranked second on the team in both scoring and rebounding (5.3).
Blackmon was a prolific three-point shooter, breaking Eric Gordon's Indiana freshman record with 77 three-point field goals made.
He earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten, a unanimous spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice.
Blackmon Jr. had a strong first two months, setting career-highs in field goal percentage (.480) and three-point field goal percentage (.463), until a right knee injury ended his season.
Blackmon underwent surgery in January 2016, his second knee surgery in a span of just six months – he had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his other knee before the season.
He finished his sophomore campaign averaging 15.8 points in just thirteen total games.
Indiana went 15–3 in the Big Ten season in his absence, winning an outright league title in the process.
On November 14, 2016, Blackmon Jr. was named National Player of the Week by NBCSports.com and Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.
He averaged 17.3 points per game on a team that went 19–16.
After the end of his junior year, he decided to enter the 2017 NBA draft.
Blackmon signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers on June 23, 2017.
After some successful performances with the team during the 2017 NBA Summer League, he signed a training camp contract with them on August 30 that same year.
He was waived in the preseason on October 14, 2017.
He signed with VL Pesaro of the Lega Basket Serie A on August 6, 2018.
On July 19, 2019, he has signed with Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
On October 23, 2020, short after the beginning of the season, he signed a one year contract with Beşiktaş in the Turkish League and Basketball Champions League.
On July 8, 2021, he has signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Super League (BSL).
Blackmon's father, James Blackmon Sr.., was drafted into the NBA after an outstanding career at Kentucky.
. He now coaches at Marion.
His father is of African-American descent, while his mother Sailaja is of Indian descent.
Blackmon has two brothers: Vijay, who was a walk-on for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball basketball team, and now is a member of the Lindenwood University men's basketball team, and Jalen, who plays for Stetson University.
