It was only a matter of a few hours before Blackmon Jr. signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers. James Blackmon Jr. entered IU with lofty expectations. An Escambia County jury on Friday found James Blackmon Jr. guilty of one count of second-degree murder over the killing of Christopher Roan, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show. James Blackmon Jr. starred for his dad at Bishop Luers and Marion, then played three seasons at I.U. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Blackmon Jr. returned for #13 IUs next high-profile non-conference game against North Carolina, where he put up 14 points and hauled in nine rebounds in a victory. James Blackmon was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Right, Born: In three games so far this season, the team is 0-3 and will be counting on Blackmon Jr. (who flies to Istanbul on Sunday) to be their top scorer. Then a couple of days later, the GM of our team had told us that practices were canceled and we had to quarantine in our apartments and could only go to the grocery store. . Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about shooting guard James Blackmon Jr. on ESPN. He was a McDonald's All-American before playing at Kentucky. James Blackmon Jr. Q & A: Catching up with former IU guard James Blackmon Jr. Individually, I started playing at a really high level and things were going great before all of this happened. James Blackmon is on Twitter at JBlackmon2. Middle brother. Four years, full ride, Crossroads League. James Isiae Blackmon Jr. will spend his life behind bars after he was found guilty by a jury of murdering Christopher Roan and attempting to murder Samantha Noble in December 2020. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com. Blackmon Jr. scored 26 points in a thrilling overtime upset victory, and hit a number of big three pointers to help the cause. IU had won all 21 games to that point in which Blackmon Jr. made at least 47% of his field goals. After months of rest, recovery, and rehabilitation, now-junior Blackmon Jr. took the court for #11 Indianas highly anticipated 2016-17 season opener against #3 Kansas in Hawaii. Former Indiana guard James Blackmon Jr. was enjoying a terrific professional season in Italy just a little over a month ago. Jalen is the best. On November 14, 2016, Blackmon Jr. was named National Player of the Week by NBCSports.com and Big Ten Co-Player of the Week. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Prosecuting attorney Matthew Gordon gave closing arguments Friday morning, explaining to the jury that the evidence shows there is only one "common sense" answer to this case. JBJ: I usually get a lease wherever I want to work out for the summer, but I came straight back to Fort Wayne because I wanted to be with my family. ITH: When things started to shut down, how long did you stay in Italy? After playing in the 2018 Summer League, Blackmon Jr. made the move overseas to Italy, where he averaged 20.2 PPG for VL Pesaro, where he is teammates with former Maryland Terrapin Dez Wells. Simon scheduled Blackmon's sentencing for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8. Throughout the spring and summer weve posted updates, scouting reports and video of Indianas verbal commitments.
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