2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2022-2023 Season
- Started 27 games of the 31 that he saw action
- Averaged 28.9 minutes per game totaling 895
- Shot .414/.336/.912 while scoring 478 points
- Scored a career high 33 points at home against Lipscomb on February 28
- Also had a career high 8 rebounds in that game
- Tallied 71 rebounds, 53 assists and 18 steals
- Earned ASUN Newcomer of the Year
- Named to the All-ASUN First Team
2021-22 Season
- Saw action in 23 games as a freshman at Grand Canyon University
- Averaged 8.2 minutes of playing time per game with a season-high 23 against Mississippi Valley State on December 5
- Shot 32.7 percent (17-of-52) from the field, including 35.9 percent (14-of-39) from three-point range
- Hit 86.7 percent (13-of-15) of his free throw attempts
- Scored a season-high 11 points against Life Pacific on November 24
- Also had a season-best five rebounds in that game
High School
- Ranks 18th all-time for Indiana high school basketball career scoring with 2,269 points despite only playing eight games during his junior season
- Hold's Marion High School's all-time career scoring record after surpassing his father's 1,898 points on Jan. 29, 2021. Passed Dave Colescott, Zach Randolph, Lyndon Jones and Jay Edwards on his path to first
- Capped high school career by averaging 33.5 points as a senior in 2020-21. Averaged 27.3 points for his 83-game high school career
- Had a career-high 55-point game on 18-of-32 shooting in a state playoff game — his high school finale on March 2, 2021
- Played under his father, James Sr.
- Was rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN
Personal Information
- Full name is Jalen Blackmon
- Is the son of James Blackmon, Sr. and Saija Blackmon
- Father was a runner-up for the Indiana Mr. Basketball award, losing out to Steve Alford. He was a McDonald's All-American before playing at Kentucky. He was a fifth-round draft pick of the New Jersey Nets and played in the CBA and World Basketball League for nine years and is currently the head coach at Marion HS
- Brother, James Jr., played at Indiana from 2014-17 and — after a stint in the G-League — has made a professional career in Italy and Turkey. He was a McDonald's All-American
- Brother, Vijay, played at St. Francis, Indiana and Lindenwood
- Is undecided on a major
2021-22 Game-By-Game Statistics
| Date |
Opponent |
GS |
MIN |
FGM/A |
% |
3FG/A |
% |
FTM/A |
% |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
AVG |
PF |
AST |
T/O |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
| 11/09/21 |
Grambling |
|
6 |
1-3 |
.333 |
1-3 |
.333 |
2-2 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5.0 |
| 11/12/21 |
North Florida |
|
5 |
1-2 |
.500 |
1-2 |
.500 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4.0 |
| 11/17/21 |
Prairie View |
|
13 |
3-6 |
.500 |
3-4 |
.750 |
0-0 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5.7 |
| 11/22/21 |
Wyoming |
|
17 |
0-4 |
.000 |
0-3 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
| 11/24/21 |
Life Pacific |
|
22 |
2-8 |
.250 |
2-6 |
.333 |
5-6 |
.833 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1.4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
5.6 |
| 11/27/21 |
at Pepperdine |
|
4 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.7 |
| 11/29/21 |
at Loyola Marymount |
|
1 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
| 12/05/21 |
Mississippi Val. |
|
23 |
2-5 |
.400 |
1-3 |
.333 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4.1 |
| 12/09/21 |
at Arizona St. |
|
10 |
1-1 |
1.000 |
1-1 |
1.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4.0 |
| 12/11/21 |
Ottawa (AZ) |
|
16 |
2-5 |
.400 |
1-2 |
.500 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4.1 |
| 12/18/21 |
vs San Francisco |
|
2 |
0-1 |
.000 |
0-1 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.7 |
| 12/31/21 |
Chicago St. |
|
10 |
0-5 |
.000 |
0-4 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.4 |
| 01/06/22 |
at UTRGV |
|
1 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.2 |
| 01/13/22 |
Abilene Christian |
|
8 |
2-3 |
.667 |
1-2 |
.500 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3.3 |
| 01/16/22 |
Tarleton St. |
|
8 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-1 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 |
| 01/20/22 |
at SFA |
|
13 |
1-4 |
.250 |
1-3 |
.333 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3.1 |
| 01/29/22 |
at New Mexico St. |
|
1 |
0-1 |
.000 |
0-1 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.9 |
| 02/12/22 |
at Dixie St. |
|
2 |
1-1 |
1.000 |
1-1 |
1.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2.9 |
| 02/16/22 |
at California Baptist |
|
2 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
| 02/19/22 |
New Mexico St. |
|
1 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.6 |
| 02/23/22 |
at Chicago St. |
|
15 |
1-3 |
.333 |
1-3 |
.333 |
4-4 |
1.000 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.9 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2.8 |
| 02/26/22 |
Sam Houston |
|
5 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-2 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2.8 |
| 03/05/22 |
Dixie St. |
|
3 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.7 |
| Total |
|
|
188 |
17-52 |
.327 |
14-39 |
.359 |
13-15 |
.867 |
1 |
19 |
20 |
0.9 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
61 |
2.7 |
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
-
2022-23Sophomore
Guard
6'3"
181 lbs
-
2023-24Junior
Guard
6'3"
0 lbs
