Emmanuel James Blackwell (born February 25, 1968) is a retired American

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player. Born in

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, he played collegiately for

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. Blackwell played for the

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and

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(1994–95) in the

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for 13 games. He also played overseas in France, Spain (with

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), Italy, Israel and Turkey. Blackwell played in the

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(CBA) for the Capital Region Pontiacs,

Hartford Hellcats The Connecticut Pride (from 1993 to 1994 the Hartford Hellcats) were an American professional basketball team based in Hartford, Connecticut, that was a member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They played in Hartford from 1993 to ...

Oklahoma City Cavalry The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry was a professional basketball team based in Lawton, Oklahoma. They played in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) after having been in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). They have one PBL championship an ...

La Crosse Catbirds The La Crosse Catbirds was an American basketball team based in La Crosse, Wisconsin and member of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). The Catbirds were the 1990 and 1992 CBA champions. The team moved to La Crosse from Louisville in 19 ...

, Pittsburgh Piranhas and

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. He was named second team All-CBA in 1994 as a member of the Catbirds. Blackwell was a three-time selection to the CBA All-Defensive Team in 1994, 1995 and 1999.

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ACB.com Profile
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