University of Dayton Athletics

2022-23  (Redshirt-Sophomore)
• Appeared in 30 games making 20 starts
• Averaged 6.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists
• Added 15 blocks and 21 steals on the season
• Scored a season-high 19 points in a win against Saint Joseph's
• Had 11 points (2-3 3-pt., 5-5 FT) with some key D (switched onto a player who scored 18 points in 1st half, held him to 2) vs. SELA 

2021-22  (Redshirt-Freshman)
• One of two Flyers to start in all 35 games, averaging 22.3 minutes a contest
• Averaged 6.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.o assists
• Finished with 22 steals and eight blocks
• Made 31 three's shooting 35% from beyond the arch
• Scored 19 points and was 5-for-5 from deep in the Va Tech win
• Scored “The Flush” (game-winning inbounds alley-oop with 1.8 seconds left) at Richmond
• Scored at least eight points in six of the last eight games of 2021-22
• Winner of the Steve McElvene Award as the team's top defender
• Was primary defender in holding SJU’s Taylor Funk to four points and Richmond’s Tyler Burton to three

2020-21 (Freshman)
• Blakney saw action in 17 games (three starts) and averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds a game, while shooting (.554 (31-56) from the field and .833 (10-12) from the line
• He saw the court for 29 minutes against Mississippi State (9 of the 10 in OT), and sent the game into its second extra frame with a three-pointer with 16.1 seconds left
• Injuries limited him to three games in January, but he scored 10 points at Duquesne on Feb. 2
• Had 15 points (6-7 FG) at St. Joe’s.
• His three starts were in the last three games of the year, starting with UD's upset win at A-10 regular season champion St. Bonaventure.
• Was unable to play in the NIT due to an injury.
• Co-recipient of the Uhl Family Endowed Scholarship

At Loomis Chaffee School
• Averaged 20.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game
• New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class A Co-Player of the Year
• Loomis Chaffee won the NEPSAC Class A Founders League championship with a 21-6 record
• Was also named the NEPSAC tournament MVP

At St. Maria Goretti High School 
• Averaged 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals as a senior, while leading his team to 30 wins 
• Scored over 1,800 points in his high school career, ranking second in St. Maria Goretti history
• Second Team All-Maryland 
• First Team All-Baltimore Catholic League as a senior, second team as a junior
• Washington County Player of the Year in 2019
• Four-year varsity player
• Goretti tied for first in the BCL in his junior and senior seasons

Personal
• Son of Dafne Lee
• His mom scored 992 points at Maryland and played professionally for six-and-a-half years in Europe
• While at Maryland, she was part of four teams that reached at least the NCAA Sweet Sixteen (Final Four in 1989), won ACC regular season and tournament championships and was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll during her senior season 
• After completing her playing career, was a highly successful coach at the high school and junior college levels
• Majoring in Education & Allied Studies
• Played AAU with Team Durant, Team Melo, Baltimore Basketball Club, Team Thrill
• High School Coach was Matt Miller