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  J.R. Blount

J.R. Blount

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.

High School:
Dominican

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180

Position:
G

2008-09: Closed out his career ranked ninth on the school's career scoring chart with 1,603 points and ranked 10th with 313 assists...is one of only three players in Loyola history, joining Alfredrick Hughes and Tony Parker, to average 10.0 ppg or more in each of his four seasons...became only the fifth player in Loyola history to accumulate over 1,500 points and 300 assists in his career...scored in double figures on 22 occasions and went for 20 or more points five times...tied a Gentile Center record and tied for the sixth-highest single-game total in school history by pouring in 42 points in the season opener versus Rockhurst...that 42-point performance is the highest output ever by a Rambler in a season opener...named Horizon League Player of the Week after that effort...finished his career by starting in the final 99 games...was a Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League selection...posted 16 points, seven assists, three rebounds and three steals in a win over Georgia in the NIT Season Tip-Off...tallied 25 points in a win at Northern Illinois...recorded 17 points and hit 7 of 11 shots from the field in a victory over Green Bay...hauled in a season-high nine rebounds and added nine points at Green Bay...went for 20 points and eight boards in a win at Detroit...notched 15 points and eight rebounds in a home loss to Wright State...posted 20 points, six rebounds and three assists in his final collegiate game, a first-round loss to Milwaukee at the Horizon League Championship...over the final four games of the season averaged 17.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.0 spg...in Loyola's wins, contributed 14.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.8 apg and had a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio...member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.

2007-08: Led the team in both scoring (15.1 ppg) and assists (2.6 apg)...ranked fifth in the Horizon League in scoring...scored in double digits in 26 of 31 contests...ended the season with a string of 67 consecutive starts...Loyola was 8-3 when he shot better than 45% from the field...became the 37th player in Loyola history to score 1,000 points when his lay-up with four seconds left lifted Loyola to a road win at Valparaiso...is the first Rambler since Eric Dolezal (1990-93) to average 10 or more points in each of his first three seasons at Loyola...averaged 15.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.0 apg and 2.0 spg in two games at the Horizon League Championship...scored 20 or more points on seven occasions...dropped in 21 points in the season opener versus LeMoyne...also had 21 points and a career-high five steals versus Western Michigan...poured in 17 points at Purdue...posted 20 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals in an overtime win against Milwaukee...recorded 23 points in consecutive games at UIC and versus Detroit in January, hitting seven three-pointers over those pair of contests...scored in double digits in the first nine contests of the season...reached double figures in points in 11 consecutive games, Dec. 29 - Feb. 2...narrowly missed his first career double-double with 13 points and nine boards at Northern Iowa and 14 points and nine caroms at Milwaukee...registered a season-high 25 points and added eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in an overtime affair at Green Bay...notched a team-best 23 points in a victory at Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Championship.

2006-07: Became the first Loyola player since Chris Williams (1998-2000) to average double figures in scoring in both his freshman and sophomore seasons...only Rambler to start all 32 contests...Loyola was 11-1 when he recorded a positive assist-to-turnover ratio...scored in double figures on 22 occasions, topping the 20-point plateau five times...the Ramblers were 4-1 when he scored 20 or more points...reached double digits in a season-best nine consecutive games, Dec. 9 - Jan. 13...opened the season by scoring 10 or more points in each of the first six outings of the year...buried a three-pointer in 11 straight games, Dec. 2 - Jan. 13...scored 15 points and doled out three assists at No. 7 Ohio State...registered 21 points, five assists, four steals and three boards against John Carroll...went for 17 points and three helpers in a win over Northern Iowa...had 17 points, six rebounds and three assists in a home win versus Cleveland State...followed that up with a 20-point effort in a victory over Milwaukee...notched 22 points and three assists at UIC...scored a career-best 27 points and snagged five caroms in a road win at Cleveland State...tallied 20 points at home versus Detroit...in those back-to-back home games versus Cleveland State and Detroit, shot .560 (14 for 25) from the field and .727 (8 for 11) from three-point land...hauled in a personal-best 10 rebounds in a victory at Green Bay...had 14 points, eight boards and three helpers at Milwaukee...accounted for 15 points versus No. 18 Butler at the Horizon League Championship.

2005-06: Is one of six freshmen in Loyola history to average double figures in scoring...started the first 16 contests before missing six games from Jan. 19-Feb. 8 due to a stress fracture in his left foot...averaged 13.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 2.3 bpg in three Horizon League Championship contests...scored 20 or more points on three occasions and reached double figures 13 times...went for a season-high 24 points and grabbed three rebounds against Bradley...accounted for 12 points, a season-high six rebounds, and three assists in a win over Purdue...tossed in 20 points against Lake Forest...poured in 14 points and hauled in five caroms at San Diego...averaged 17.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.7 apg in three games prior to being forced to leave the Jan. 15 contest versus UIC because of that foot injury...returned to action Feb. 11 at UIC and responded with four points, three boards and two helpers in 27 minutes of action...seemed to get back into a groove at season's end, averaging 16.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 3.5 apg in a pair of conference tournament games in Milwaukee, March 3-4...netted 18 points at Milwaukee on Jan. 11 and then went for 17 against the Panthers in the semifinal round of the Horizon League Championship...scored a team-high 20 points at Wright State...his 11.3 ppg average is the fourth-highest by a freshman in Loyola history.

High School:First Loyola recruit from Milwaukee since Kevin Sprewer in 1978-79...was the quarterback for a Dominican High School team that went 27-0 and claimed the Wisconsin Division III state basketball title in 2004-05...averaged 21.1 ppg during his senior campaign, earning Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel First Team All-State accolades...named Player of the Year in the Parkland Conference...graduated as Dominican's all-time leading scorer...first team all-conference, all-area and all-suburban selection...four-year varsity letterwinner...also led Dominican to the state championship as a junior...as a junior averaged nearly 20.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg while dishing out 3.0 apg...honor roll student...received the President's Academic Award...high school coach was Paul Wollersheim...played AAU ball for Friends of Hoop.

 

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