Gerry Blakes’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American basketball player
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 16 November 1993, Inglewood, United States of America
Age: 26 years
Star sign Scorpio
Stats
Weight: 88 kg

Gerry Blakes (born November 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for Arizona State.

Early life and high school

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.

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.

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. He played in 66 games (62 starts) and averaged 11.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

Professional career

Enosis Neon Paralimni

Blakes signed with Enosis Neon Paralimni B.C. of Cyprus Basketball Division A on October 12, 2016. He averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds (5th in the league), 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals over 20 games during the 2016-17 season.

Norrköping Dolphins

Blakes signed with the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketligan on July 3, 2017. He averages 16.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 40 games with Norrköping and was named EuroBasket All-Swedish Basketligan 1st Team.

Pallacanestro Cantù

Blakes signed with the Pallacanestro Cantù the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) on July 16, 2018. Blakes averaged 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30 LBA games (seven starts) and 19.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.5 steals in four Champions League games.

Oldenburg

Blakes signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) on June 20, 2019.

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