Jahvon Blair | |
Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
League: | LNB Pro B |
Team: | Poitiers Basket 86 |
Number: | 7 |
Birth Date: | 27 March 1998 |
Birth Place: | Oakville, Ontario |
Nationality: | Canadian |
High School: | |
College: | Georgetown (2017–2021) |
Draft Year: | 2021 |
Career Start: | 2021 |
Years1: | 2021 |
Team1: | Lavrio |
Years2: | 2022 |
Team2: | KTP Basket |
Years3: | 2022 |
Team3: | Newfoundland Growlers |
Years4: | 2022 |
Team4: | Westchester Knicks |
Years5: | 2023 |
Team5: | Niagara River Lions |
Years6: | 2024 |
Team6: | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
Years7: | 2024 |
Team7: | Niagara River Lions |
Years8: | 2024–present |
Team8: | Poitiers Basket 86 |
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Jahvon Michael Henry-Blair (born March 27, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
Blair attended St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario before completing his high school career at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario, where he averaged 23.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
He was named most valuable player of the Jordan Brand Classic International Game and the BioSteel All-Canadian Game.[1] He committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown, becoming the first commitment during the tenure of head coach Patrick Ewing.[2]
As a freshman at Georgetown, Blair averaged nine points and was named to the Big East All-Freshman Team.[3] He declined to 4.1 points per game in his sophomore season.[4] On February 8, 2020, Blair scored a career-high 30 points in a 76–72 win over DePaul.[5]
As a junior, he averaged 10.8 points per game.[6] In his senior season, Blair assumed a leading role with the departures of several key players, including Mac McClung.
He led the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and helped lead the Hoyas to the Big East tournament title and Georgetown's first NCAA tournament berth since 2015. After the season, Blair declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing an additional season of eligibility.[7]
On August 23, 2021, Blair signed his first professional contract with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League.[8] On January 16, 2022, he signed with KTP Basket of the Korisliiga.[9]
On October 23, 2022, Blair joined the Westchester Knicks training camp roster.[10] He was then later waived on November 14, 2022.[11]
On April 13, 2023, Blair signed with the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[12]
On December 14, 2023, Blair joined the Delaware Blue Coats, but was waived the next day.[13]
Blair signed with the Ostioneros de Guaymas of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA) ahead of the 2024 CIBACOPA season.[14] He earned CIBACOPA All-Star honors.[15]
On February 29, 2024, Blair agreed to return to the Niagara River Lions for a second stint.[16]
On June 26, 2024, Blair signed with Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro B.[17]
Blair represented Canada at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. He averaged 6.8 points and helped his team win the silver medal.[18] Blair later represented the senior national team at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup.
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 30 || 2 || 21.5 || .332 || .322 || .857 || 2.2 || 1.7 || .4 || .0 || 9.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 32 || 0 || 12.5 || .350 || .344 || .625 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 4.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 31 || 12 || 26.4 || .361 || .326 || .869 || 3.1 || 2.0 || .7 || .0 || 10.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Georgetown| 25 || 17 || 34.7 || .393 || .351 || .849 || 3.6 || 3.6 || .7 || .0 || 15.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 118 || 31 || 23.1 || .363 || .335 || .833 || 2.5 || 2.1 || .5 || .0 || 9.5