Jonathan Blake (born October 6, 1987) is an American professional
basketball player. Blake played high school basketball at
Cypress Springs High School
Cypress Springs High School, CSHS, or more commonly as Cy-Springs is located at 7909 Fry Road, in Cypress, an unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
Cypress Springs High School was established in 1997, making it the sixth high sch ...
, where he was named to the First-Team in District 17-5A
Whoosh! Net News and earned a
McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention.
Texas Wesleyan University 2010–2011 Men's Basketball Roster ramssprts.net Rated amongst the top-50 guards in the country,
he led his team to third place in the district with records of 23–9 overall and 10–5 in district games.
Blake went on to play two seasons at
Coffeyville Community College, helping them to a conference championship and a top-5 national ranking in both seasons while graduating as the college's winningest class with 72 wins during that time.
After lettering one season at
Fort Hays State University.
Blake played his last year of college basketball at
Texas Wesleyan University, leading the team to a 30–4 season; matching the highest win total in the 74-year history of
Texas Wesleyan
Texas Wesleyan University is a private Methodist university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1890 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth. Its mascot is ...
basketball as they went on to win the program's fourth consecutive
NAIA Red River Athletic Conference
The Red River Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference's 13 member institutions are located in Texas, Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pr ...
regular season championship. Blake earned an Honorable Mention
All-American selection after averaging 13.8 points on .506 shooting and 7.8 rebounds per game in his first season with the Rams. He reached double-figures in scoring 24 times in 33 games played, posting eight double-doubles including a win over
Texas College in which he scored a career-high 29 points while pulling down 13 rebounds.
[Wanamaker, Blake Named All-American ramssprts.net]
Blake was selected by the
Canton Charge, the
NBA Development League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...
affiliate team of the
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...
with the second pick of the eighth round (113th overall pick) of the 2011 NBA D-League Draft.
References
# http://www.uicflamesbasketball.com/UICnews041606.htm
# http://www.ramsports.net/roster.aspx?rp_id=12
# http://www.ramsports.net/news/2011/11/4/MBB_1104110632.aspx?path=mbball
# http://www.ramsports.net/news/2011/3/23/MBB_0323111158.aspx?path=mbball
2011–12 Canton Charge media guide
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1987 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Houston
Canton Charge players
Coffeyville Red Ravens men's basketball players
Fort Hays State Tigers men's basketball players
Texas Wesleyan Rams men's basketball players