NOTES: Enters his senior season with 1,268 points, which is 15th all-time in Catamount history ... He is the only returning player in the nation to have won his conference player of the year award in each of the last two seasons.
2008-09 Season: Played in all 33 games, starting in 32 Reached double figures in all but two of the games he played in Led the team in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (9.0 rpg), blocks (88) and steals (67) Finished sixth in the nation field goal percentage (61%), tied for eighth in blocks, was 17th in free throws attempted (235) and 34th in rebounds per game Scored 20 or more seven times Only six players in league history have ever earned America East Player of the Year honors more than once Recorded 12 double-doubles on the season, including a 23-point and 20-rebound performance at home against Maine The 20 rebounds matched a career-high set as a sophomore against Hartford Scored a season-high 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting and hauled in 11 rebounds in a win at home over Dartmouth Dished out a season-high seven assists at home against Albany Recorded a season-high six blocks against Binghamton at home Matched a career-high of five steals on two different occasions against Yale and Binghamton Topped the 1,000-point plateau in Vermonts win over Stony Brook on January 17.
2007-08 Season: Led the America East in points (19.0), rebounds (11.0) and blocks (2.72) on his way to being named the Kevin Roberson America East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
While also finishing second in the league in field goal percentage (.550) and third in steals (1.97), he became the first player in league history to earn both major awards in the same season
Blakely is only the fifth player in league history to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding and is also only the second player to lead the league in points, rebounds and blocks joining the late Reggie Lewis of Northeastern and the Boston Celtics
Had 15 double-doubles on the year, including 10 in a row at one point
Scored a game-high 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the season opener at George Mason ... Notched his first career double-double with a 24-point, 10-rebound performance at Virginia ... Scored a career-high 30 points at Loyola ... Added 14 points 15 boards and eight assists in a 91-71 road win over NJIT ... Turned in a 23-point, 10-rebound performance at Dartmouth ... Notched 16 points and nine rebounds against the two-time defending National Champion Florida Gators ... Scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a home win over Quinnipiac on 12/22 ... Scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 71-60 win in the America East Conference opener versus Binghamton ... Tallied 23 points and eight rebounds at Albany ... Scored a game-high 29 points and hauled in nine rebounds in a 75-58 road win over Maine ... Scored 13 points, pulled down 14 boards and swatted away eight shots in a home win over Stony Brook ... Turned in a 17-point, 18-rebound performance at Boston University ... Tallied 22 points and 14 rebounds as well as four blocks in a road win over Hartford on NESN ... Scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds at home against UMBC on 2/2 ... Notched 18 points and 16 rebounds at home versus Albany... Scored a game-high 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds against Boston University... Scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds against Stony Brook... Tied a career high for points with 30 and set a new career-high in rebounding with 20 in a 94-82 win at home over Hartford
He was one of only two players in the nation to score at least 30 and pull down at least 20 rebounds in the same game in 2007-08 (Michael Beasley-Kansas State) ... Scored 19 points to go along with 19 rebounds in a road win over UNC-Wilmington ... Notched a team-high 18 points to go along with eight rebounds and six blocks in a win over Binghamton in the America East Quarterfinals ... Pulled down 14 rebounds and chipped in with nine points in the America East Semifinals against UMBC, his only game of the season that he didnt reach double figures.
2006-07 Season: Made 16 starts as a freshman, while playing in 32 of 33 contests
Saw his minutes increase as the season went on
Vermont was 13-3 when he started
Showed his athleticism on both ends of the court, instantly becoming a crowd favorite
Shot a team best 61.7 percent from the floor and averaged 5.8 points per game
Averaged only 1.4 points per game over his first nine games, but went for 7.6 per game over the final 23 contests
Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against New Orleans
Scored five points, hitting both the shots he took against Maryland
Had two points and three rebounds in a win over Wagner
Went 2-for-2 from the floor for four points in a win on the road against Delaware
Had eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and two blocks against Harvard
Scored a career-high nine points and added three rebounds in his first career start against Dartmouth
Added eight points and five rebounds in a win at Quinnipiac
Hit his first career three-pointer just before time expired to lead Vermont to a 62-60 come from behind win at New Hampshire
Had nine points and a career-high nine rebounds in a win at UMBC
Handed out four assists in a win at home versus Albany
Went for a career-high 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the floor and added seven rebounds at Maine
Tallied 14 points and six boards in the America East Quarterfinals against Hartford
Had 10 points and three assists in the conference championship game versus Albany.
Personal: Is the son of Marvin Blakely and Glenda Moore-Blakely ... Is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... Is majoring in business.
Career Statistics
SEASON TEAM GP/GS MIN FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF REB--AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2006-07 VERMONT 32/16 13.4 74 120 .617 1-2 .500 38 67 .567 53 47 100 3.1 45 0 21 29 20 17 187 5.8 2007-08 VERMONT 29/29 34.0 198 360 .550 1-6 .167 153 271 .565 110 210 320 11.0 80 3 67 73 79 57 550 19.0 2008-09 VERMONT 33/32 32.7 199 326 .610 1-3 .333 132 235 .562 94 203 297 9.0 102 2 87 108 88 67 531 16.1 TOTAL........................94/77 26.5 471 806 .584 3-11 .273 323 573 .563 257 460 717 7.6 227 5 175 215 187 141 1268 13.4