Gerry Blakes
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| Sabah BC | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Azerbaijan Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 16, 1993 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Enosis Neon Paralimni |
| 2017–2018 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2018–2019 | Cantù |
| 2019–2020 | Oldenburg |
| 2020 | SIG Strasbourg |
| 2020–2021 | Cholet Basket |
| 2021–2022 | Limoges CSP |
| 2022 | VEF Rīga |
| 2023 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |
| 2023–2024 | Cholet Basket |
| 2024 | Scafati |
| 2024–2025 | Šiauliai |
| 2025 | Hefei Storm |
| 2025–present | Sabah Baku |
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Gerry Royce Blakes[1] (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Sabah Baku of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. He played college basketball for Arizona State.
Blakes was born and raised in Inglewood, California, and began high school at Leuzinger High School. At Leuzinger, Blakes was a teammate of future NBA point guard Delon Wright and came off the bench to help the Olympians win the California state championship in his junior season. He transferred to Morningside High School before his senior year.[2]
College career
San Bernardino Valley College
Blakes played his first two seasons at San Bernardino Valley College and was named the Foothill Conference Most Valuable Player both years and the California Community College Athletic Association co-Player of the Year as a sophomore after averaging 23.7 points per game.[2][3]
Arizona State
Blakes played his final two seasons for the Arizona State Sun Devils. In his first season at Arizona State, Blakes started all but one of the Sun Devils' games and was second on the team with 11.2 points per game.[4] He played in 66 games (62 starts) and averaged 11.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[5]