Delaney Blaylock
| Free agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 1997 Wyoming, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Belfast Star |
| 2020–2021 | Odesa |
| 2021–2022 | Povoa |
| 2022–2023 | HLA Alicante |
| 2023–2024 | Apollon Patras |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Delaney Blaylock - Lewis forward". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Delaney Blaylock - Men's Basketball". lewisflyers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Godwin Heights wins first Boys Basketball State Title". www.wzzm13.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Godwin Heights star Delaney Blaylock commits to play basketball at Division II Lewis". mlive.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Lewis' Delaney Blaylock Named GLVC Men's Basketball Co-Freshman Of The Year". lewisflyers.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Belfast Star BI Awards 2020". basketballni.com. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "BC Odessa adds Delaney Blaylock". Sportando. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Delaney Blaylock ficha por el HLA Alicante". fundacionlucentum.com (in Spanish). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
External links
[edit]- Lewis Flyers College Profile
- Delaney Blaylock at eurobasket.com
- 1997 births
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Ireland
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- Basketball players from Michigan
- BC Odesa players
- Living people
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- 21st-century American sportsmen