Ronald Blackshear Jr. (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in leagues in the United States, Cyprus, Argentina, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Romania. Blackshear is best known for his collegiate career in the United States, however, where he was a standout player for

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in 2001–02 and 2002–03. He then declared for the

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as an early entry candidate upon the conclusion of his junior season, but after going undrafted he began his international career.

College career

Blackshear did not graduate high school until age 20. He had committed to play basketball for

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, but since he did not meet

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eligibility requirements, he spent one additional prep year at

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. After eight games playing for the Academy, Blackshear was kicked off due to repeatedly violating team rules. He returned home, but after more complications with Clemson, Blackshear instead enrolled at

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to play for John Chaney. Chaney and Blackshear did not get along, and after playing in just 10 games, he left the school. Two months later he found himself enrolled at

. Blackshear matured at Marshall and played successfully for the Thundering Herd during his

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and junior seasons. In just two years at the school he scored exactly 1,000 points, with season averages of 19.6 and 20.3 points per game, respectively. Known as an accurate and prolific shooter, Blackshear made 189

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s, good for fourth most in Marshall history at the time of his graduation. He once tied an NCAA record by making 11 consecutive three-point attempts in a game and finished with the second-most made of all-time (14). Both feats occurred in a game against

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on March 1, 2002.

Professional career

For a time during Blackshear's junior year in college he was projected to be a first round draft pick in the

, but this ultimately turned out to be a false project since he did not get chosen at all that year. His professional career began in the summer of 2004 in Venezuela. He then played in Argentina for Estudiantes Olavarria, then finished the rest of the 2004–05 season with the

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in the

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. Blackshear split the 2005–06 season between EKA AEL Limassol in Cyprus and the D-League's

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. After summer 2006 in which he played for Marineros de Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, Blackshear headed to Romania for the 2006–07 with CSU Atlassib Sibiu. His final two seasons of professional basketball included another stint in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Mexico before last playing in 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackshear, Ronald 1978 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Romania American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Fuerza Regia de Monterrey players Huntsville Flight players Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players People from Camilla, Georgia Shooting guards Temple Owls men's basketball players Tulsa 66ers players Hargrave Military Academy alumni

College career

Professional career

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