2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades
- All-WAC First Team (2021-22)
- NABC All-District 6 Second Team (2021-22)
- WAC Tournament MVP (2021)
- All-WAC Second Team (2020-21)
- WAC Freshman of the Year (2019-20)
- WAC Player of the Week (Dec. 14, 2020)
At Cal
2024-25 (Gr.)
- Made 28 starts in 29 games played as Cal's primary point guard
- One of the Golden Bears' two team-elected captains alongside fellow graduate player Mady Sissoko
- Was Cal's final transfer addition in the 2024 offseason after being granted an NCAA medical hardship waiver
- Led team in assists (2.5 APG) & was second in steals (1.2 SPG) & third in scoring (10.5 PPG)
- 18 double-figure scoring efforts, the third most on the team
- Knocked down 55 3-pointers & shot 34% from deep
- Was an 80.7% shooter at the free throw line (46 of 57)
- Averaged 14.5 PPG & amassed a 13-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in his final four games played (March 1-11)
- Season-high 22 points on 7-of-14 (4-of-7 from 3) shooting effort in loss at #14 Louisville (March 5)
- Sparked Cal's home finale win vs. Boston College (March 1), scoring 12 of his 18 points in the first half
- Scored go-ahead bucket on a left-handed layup with 1 minute remaining in 65-62 road win at NC State (Jan. 18)
- Powered Cal to a key road win at USCÂ (Nov. 17) with 19 points & 4 3-pointers made
- Dished out a season-high 8 assists & scored 13 points in a loss at Missouri in the SEC/ACC Challenge (Dec. 3)
- Surpassed 1,500 career points in a road loss at North Carolina; ended his collegiate career with 1,659 total points
- Missed four games due to injury, including Cal's loss to Stanford in the ACC Tournament Second Round (March 12)
Before Cal
2023-24 (R-Sr.) (Grand Canyon)
- Returned to the court from a severe knee injury & helped lead Grand Canyon back to the NCAA Tournament in his fifth season with the program
- Averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 assists & 1.0 rebound in 15.4 minutes played per game
- Played in 26 games & made one start, taking on a sixth-man role for the Lopes
- Shot 41.6% from the floor (42 of 101), 41.9% from 3-point range (26 of 62) & 83.3% at the free-throw line (15 of 18)
- Scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 20 points vs. Bethesda (Dec. 27) in his third game back from injury
- Scored 14 points & dished three assists to help Grand Canyon defeat UT Arlington in the WAC Tournament title game (March 16)
- Averaged 21.5 minutes per game in Grand Canyon's pair of NCAA Tournament games vs. Saint Mary's & Alabama
- Tallied 20 steals, including a season-high four to go along with 13 points vs. Utah Valley (Jan. 18)
2022-23 (Sr.) (Grand Canyon)
- Graduated from Grand Canyon with his undergraduate degree in sports management
- Entered the 2022-23 season as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year
- Played in just 12 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Grand Canyon's win at Sam Houston (Jan. 5)
- Scored in double figures six times, including the first three games of the year
- Tied Grand Canyon's NCAA Division I single-game record with seven steals vs. Grambling (Nov. 19)
- Shot 7-of-7 from the floor for a season-high 21 points vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 29)
2021-22 (Jr.) (Grand Canyon)
- Selected to the All-WAC first team & NABC All-District 6 second team
- Averaged a career-best 15.8 points along with 2.8 rebounds & 4.0 assists per game
- Started all 31 games, averaging 33.2 minutes per game
- Shot 41.6% from the floor & a career-high 39.4% from 3-point range (61 of 165)
- Set Grand Canyon's NCAA Division I era career steals record (139) & single-season steals record (53)
- Amassed 490 total points, the fifth most in a Lopes NCAA Division I era season
- Joined Grand Canyon's 1,000-point club on Feb. 16, needing less than three seasons to accomplish the feat
- Became the fourth player in Grand Canyon's NCAA Division I era to accomplish the feat & was the 26th player in program history to do so
- Scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting vs. Seattle U (Feb. 3)
- Knocked down five 3-pointers in a 24-point effort vs. Chicago State (Dec. 31)
- Named to midseason watch list for the Lou Henson Award, given to the top player in the mid-major ranks
- Reached double-figure points in 28 of 31 games, including a streak of 22 straight games to open the season
2020-21 (So.) (Grand Canyon)
- Earned a spot on the All-WAC second team as a sophomore
- Averaged 12 points, 3.7 rebounds & 5.4 assists in 32.3 minutes played per game
- Started all 24 games played, helping lead Grand Canyon to the WAC Tournament title & a share of the WAC regular season title
- Named the WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 17 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists & 3.5 steals in the Lopes' pair of tournament victories
- Tallied 15 points & seven assists in Grand Canyon's NCAA Tournament First Round loss to Iowa (March 20)
- Ranked 31st nationally & second in the WAC with 5.4 assists per game
- His 2.41 assist-to-turnover ratio ranked 41st nationally
- Topped all Lopes with 130 assists, 58 steals & an 80.7% free-throw clip (46 of 57)
- Named WAC Player of the Week after posting back-to-back 20-point performances vs. Nevada (22 points, Dec. 11) & Arizona State (21, Dec. 13)
2019-20 (Fr.) (Grand Canyon)
- Named the WAC Freshman of the Year following a standout rookie season for the Lopes
- Started all 30 games played
- Averaged 10.7 points, 5.5 rebounds & 3.6 assists per game
- Was the only freshman in the country to total at least 300 points, 150 rebounds & 100 assists
- Set Grand Canyon's freshman assists record (109)
- Led Lopes in assists (109), steals (48), defensive rebounds (146) & minutes played (1,038)
- Finished seventh nationally among freshmen in minutes per game (34.6)
- Shot 42.1% from the floor (112 of 266)
- Tallied two double-doubles, including 14 points & 10 rebounds vs. San Diego State (Nov. 13) in his third career game
- Added a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double in an overtime win vs. Kansas City (Feb. 13)
- Dished out a season-high 10 assists to just one turnover vs. Montana State (Nov. 19)
- Scored a season-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Seattle U (Feb. 20)
High School
- Graduated from Shadow Mountain High School (Phoenix, Arizona) in spring 2019
- Helped lead the Matadors to four consecutive state championships under the guidance of Shadow Mountain head coach & former NBA star Mike Bibby
- Averaged more than 15 points & four assists in each of his final three seasons; averaged 4.1 steals per game in his prep career
- Shot 43% from 3-point range (44 of 103) as a senior in 2018-19
- Three-star recruit (247Sports Composite)
Personal
- Born on Sept. 12, 2000 in Oakland, California
- Son of Jovan Blacksher Sr. & Lashaun James
- Has one daughter, Demi
- Relocated to Arizona prior to high school
Statistics
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