Jahvon Blair
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
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Born | Oakville, Ontario | March 27, 1998|||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||
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High school | ||||||||||||||
College | Georgetown (2017–2021) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2021 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | |||||||||||||
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2021 | Lavrio | |||||||||||||
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Jahvon Michael Henry-Blair (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Lavrio of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
High school career[]
Blair attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario before completing his high school career at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario, where he averaged 23.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was named most valuable player of the Jordan Brand Classic International Game and the BioSteel All-Canadian Game.[1] He committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown, becoming the first commitment during the tenure of head coach Patrick Ewing.[2]
College career[]
As a freshman at Georgetown, Blair averaged nine points and was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.[3] He declined to 4.1 points per game in his sophomore season.[4] On February 8, 2020, Blair scored a career-high 30 points in a 76–72 win over DePaul.[5] As a junior, he averaged 10.8 points per game.[6] In his senior season, Blair assumed a leading role with the departures of several key players, including Mac McClung.[4] He led the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and helped lead the Hoyas to the Big East tournament title and Georgetown's first NCAA tournament berth since 2015. After the season, Blair declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing an additional season of eligibility.[7]
Professional career[]
On August 23, 2021, Blair signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[8]
National team career[]
Blair represented Canada at the . He averaged 6.8 points and helped his team win the silver medal.[9]
Career statistics[]
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 |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Georgetown | 30 | 2 | 21.5 | .332 | .322 | .857 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .0 | 9.0 |
2018–19 | Georgetown | 32 | 0 | 12.5 | .350 | .344 | .625 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 4.1 |
2019–20 | Georgetown | 31 | 12 | 26.4 | .361 | .326 | .869 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 10.8 |
2020–21 | Georgetown | 25 | 17 | 34.7 | .393 | .351 | .849 | 3.6 | 3.6 | .7 | .0 | 15.4 |
Career | 118 | 31 | 23.1 | .363 | .335 | .833 | 2.5 | 2.1 | .5 | .0 | 9.5 |
References[]
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (January 10, 2018). "Brampton's Jahvon Blair named Big East's freshman of the week". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam (April 21, 2017). "Jahvon Blair to Georgetown". Zagsblog. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (February 26, 2021). "Jamorko Pickett and Jahvon Blair have been through just about everything at Georgetown". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Kostka, Andy (November 30, 2020). "Jahvon Blair is Georgetown basketball's keystone on a team full of new faces". The Washington Times. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Blair scores 30, Georgetown rallies to beat DePaul 76-72". ESPN. Associated Press. February 8, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (November 24, 2020). "Georgetown basketball searching for a new identity after troubled year". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (April 21, 2021). "Georgetown guard Jahvon Blair declares for NBA draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lavrio announces signing of rookie Jahvon Blair". Sportando. August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Jahvon Michael Henry-Blair (CAN)'s profile - FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men 2016". FIBA. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players
- Lavrio B.C. players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards