Jahvon Michael Henry-Blair (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian professional

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player for

Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers Basket 86, also known as PB86 or simply Poitiers, is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Poitiers, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. It competes in the French Pro B league. The club's home games are playe ...

of the

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. He played

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for the

Georgetown Hoyas The Georgetown Hoyas are the collegiate athletics teams that officially represent Georgetown University, located at Washington, D.C. The Georgetown's athletics department fields 24 men's and women's varsity level teams and competes at the Natio ...

High school career

Blair attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in

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before completing his high school career at the

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, where he averaged 23.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was named most valuable player of the

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International Game and the

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. He committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown, becoming the first commitment during the tenure of head coach

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College career

As a freshman at Georgetown, Blair averaged nine points and was named to the

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All-Freshman Team. He declined to 4.1 points per game in his sophomore season. On February 8, 2020, Blair scored a career-high 30 points in a 76–72 win over DePaul. As a junior, he averaged 10.8 points per game. In his senior season, Blair assumed a leading role with the departures of several key players, including

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. He led the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and helped lead the Hoyas to the Big East tournament title and Georgetown's first NCAA tournament berth since 2015. After the season, Blair declared for the

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, forgoing an additional season of eligibility.

Professional career

On August 23, 2021, Blair signed his first professional contract with

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of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

and the

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. On January 16, 2022, he signed with

KTP Basket Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Basket, shortly KTP Basket, is the largely independent basketball team of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, a Finnish sports club based in Kotka, and has played in the Korisliiga since 1957. The club has won the Finnish c ...

of the

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Westchester Knicks (2022)

On October 23, 2022, Blair joined the

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training camp roster. He was then later waived on November 14, 2022.

Niagara River Lions (2023)

On April 13, 2023, Blair signed with the

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of the

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. On December 14, 2023, Blair joined the

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, but was waived the next day.

Ostioneros de Guaymas (2024)

Blair signed with the

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of the

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(CIBACOPA) ahead of the 2024 CIBACOPA season. He earned CIBACOPA All-Star honors.

Return to Niagara (2024)

On February 29, 2024, Blair agreed to return to the

for a second stint.

Poitiers Basket 86 (2024–present)

On June 26, 2024, Blair signed with

of the

National team career

Blair represented

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at the

2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournam ...

. He averaged 6.8 points and helped his team win the silver medal. Blair later represented the senior national team at the

2022 FIBA AmeriCup The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the quadrennial international men's basketball championship organized by FIBA Americas. The tournament was held in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city mon ...

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Georgetown , 30 , , 2 , , 21.5 , , .332 , , .322 , , .857 , , 2.2 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 9.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Georgetown , 32 , , 0 , , 12.5 , , .350 , , .344 , , .625 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , .0 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Georgetown , 31 , , 12 , , 26.4 , , .361 , , .326 , , .869 , , 3.1 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .0 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Georgetown , 25 , , 17 , , 34.7 , , .393 , , .351 , , .849 , , 3.6 , , 3.6 , , .7 , , .0 , , 15.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 31 , , 23.1 , , .363 , , .335 , , .833 , , 2.5 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , .0 , , 9.5

References

External links

Georgetown Hoyas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blair, Jahvon 1998 births Living people 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian men's basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in Greece Canadian expatriate basketball people in Mexico Canadian expatriate basketball people in France Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players Lavrio B.C. players Newfoundland Growlers (basketball) players Niagara River Lions players Ostioneros de Guaymas (basketball) players Point guards Poitiers Basket 86 players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario