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Delaney Blaylock

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Delaney Blaylock
Free agent
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1997-01-17) January 17, 1997 (age 27)
Wyoming, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Belfast Star
2020–2021Odesa
2021–2022Povoa
2022–2023HLA Alicante
2023–2024Apollon Patras
Career highlights and awards

Delaney Blaylock (born January 17, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. After playing four years of college basketball at Lewis, Blaylock entered the 2019 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

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During high school, Blaylock attended Godwin Heights Public School, in Wyoming, Michigan. In his last season at Godwin Heights, he averaged 18.7 points and 10 rebounds per game.[2] Blaylock led Godwin to their first ever Class B State Championship in his senior year. [3]

College career

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After high school, Blaylock played college basketball at Lewis, from 2015 to 2019.[4] In his senior year at Lewis, Blaylock averaged 14 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He was also mentioned to the GLVC All-First Team, and was also mentioned as the Freshman of the Year.[5]

Professional career

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After failing to be drafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Blaylock signed with Belfast Star of the Irish League. In the end of the season, he managed to win the Irish League with the Star, and was named the league's MVP.[6]

On August 12, 2023, Blaylock joined Odesa, of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[7] The following year, Blaylock played with Povoa in Portugal.

On July 6, 2023, Blaylock joined HLA Alicante of LEB Oro.[8]

On August 3, 2023, Blaylock joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.[9] On March 13, 2024, he was sidelined for the rest of the season due to an injury. In 15 games, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16 minutes of play.

References

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  1. ^ "Delaney Blaylock - Lewis forward". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ^ "Delaney Blaylock - Men's Basketball". lewisflyers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. ^ "Godwin Heights wins first Boys Basketball State Title". www.wzzm13.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ^ "Godwin Heights star Delaney Blaylock commits to play basketball at Division II Lewis". mlive.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Lewis' Delaney Blaylock Named GLVC Men's Basketball Co-Freshman Of The Year". lewisflyers.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Belfast Star BI Awards 2020". basketballni.com. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  7. ^ "BC Odessa adds Delaney Blaylock". Sportando. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  8. ^ "Delaney Blaylock ficha por el HLA Alicante". fundacionlucentum.com (in Spanish). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  9. ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
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