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James Blackmon Jr. Biography
Shooting guard who began his college basketball career with the Indiana Hoosiers in 2014. He was previously a McDonald’s High School All-American coming out of Marion High School in Marion, Indiana.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Bishop Luers High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana before transferring to Marion.
He won the three-point contest at the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game.
He has brothers named Vijay and Jalen. His father is James Blackmon, who played college basketball with the Kentucky Wildcats.
He has been coached by Tom Crean at Indiana University.
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. He finished third in Indiana Mr. Basketball voting, behind Trey Lyles and Trevon Bluiett.
James Blackmon Jr. (born April 25, 1995) is an American basketball player for Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.
On November 14, 2016, Blackmon Jr. was named National Player of the Week by NBCSports.com and Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. After the end of his junior year, he decided to enter the 2017 NBA draft.
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.
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 January 26, 2018, Blackmon was traded by the Delaware 87ers to the Wisconsin Herd in exchange for Shannon Brown and Cameron Oliver.
On July 19, 2019, he has signed with Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
What's James Blackmon Jr. Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
James Blackmon Jr. Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
