Will Blalock

Will Blalock
Personal information
Born (1983-09-08) September 8, 1983 (age 41)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Boston
(East Boston, Massachusetts)
Notre Dame Prep
(Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
CollegeIowa State (2003–2006)
NBA draft2006: 2nd round, 60th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2006–2013
PositionPoint guard
Number8
Career history
2006–2007Detroit Pistons
2007Sioux Falls Skyforce
2007Hapoel Jerusalem
2007–2008Anaheim Arsenal
2008–2009Artland Dragons
2009–2010Maine Red Claws
2010Reno Bighorns
2010–2011Townsville Crocodiles
2011Saint John Mill Rats
2012Reno Bighorns
2012Huracanes del Atlántico
2012–2013Reno Bighorns
2013Saint John Mill Rats
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William Anthony Blalock (born September 8, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early years

Blalock played basketball at East Boston High School, but later graduated from Notre Dame Preparatory School in 2003. He then attended Iowa State University and played for the Cyclones from 2003 to 2006, making one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005, playing under coach Wayne Morgan. Blalock declared for the NBA draft after his junior year.

Professional career

Blalock was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round with the last pick (60th overall) in the 2006 NBA draft. In the 2006-07 season, he averaged 11.9 minutes, 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, under coach Flip Saunders.[1] Blalock played a total of fourteen games during that season, which marked his only season in the league. His final NBA game was a 96–75 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played just over six minutes, and recorded 2 points and 2 rebounds.

Blalock continued to play professional basketball outside of the NBA over the course of his career. In 2007, he was assigned by the Pistons to play for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the NBA G League. That same year, he also transferred overseas to play for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, but soon returned to the G League, instead with the Anaheim Arsenal.

In 2008, Blalock once again went overseas. This time, he signed for the Artland Dragons of the Basketball Bundesliga in Germany. In the following season, the G League called again as he joined the Maine Red Claws from 2009 to 2010, and then the Reno Bighorns in the latter part of the season.

In the 2010–11 season, Blalock signed for the Townsville Crocodiles of the National Basketball League in Australia, and then for the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada. In the following season, he once again returned to the Reno Bighorns, but soon moved on to the Huracanes del Atlántico of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto in the Dominican Republic.

In Blalock's final professional season in 2012–13, he rejoined his former teams, the Bighorns and the Mill Rats.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Will Blalock NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Former Detroit Piston Returns to Mill Rats". OurSportsCentral.com. September 19, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.