ULM Warhawks

HONORS
First-Team NABC All-District 23 2022-23
Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference 2022-23
ASUN Freshman of the Year 2018-19

2022-23
Named Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and First-Team All-District 23 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in his only season at ULM … Played in 31 games with 30 starts, ranking second on the team and 15th in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring at 13.0 points per game while adding 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals per game … Shot 41% (129-of-317) from the field, 38% (66-of-174) from 3-point range and 80.4% (78-of-97) from the free-throw line … Led the team in free-throw percentage, free throws made and assists … Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in 3-point field-goals made per game (2.1), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) and minutes played per game (34.1), ninth in free-throw percentage, 10th in assists per game and 11th in 3-point field-goal percentage (.379) … Inside SBC play, averaged 15.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 40% (85-of-213) from the field, 38% (43-of-112) from 3-point range and 84% (58-of-69) from the free-throw line … Inside SBC play, ranked third in conference in steals per game and 3-point field goals made per game (2.4), fourth in free-throw percentage and minutes played per game (36.6), eighth in scoring and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), 12th in assists and 15th in 3-point field-goal percentage … Scored in double figures in 20 games, topped 20 points five times and 30 points twice … Scored a career-high 35 points twice … For the second time in as many weeks, matched his career high with 35 points (8-of-12 field-goal attempts, 5-of-7 3-point field-goal attempts, tied career-high 14-of-15 free-throw attempts) and tied his season high with eight rebounds while adding seven assists in ULM's 83-70 win over Coastal Carolina (2/2/23) ... Career night in 86-82 double overtime win at Marshall, scoring a career-high 35 points (10-of-20 field-goal attempts, 8-of-15 3-point field-goal attempts, all career highs) while grabbing a season-high eight rebounds in a career-best 50 minutes, including 13 of his points coming in the overtimes while shooting 3-of-3 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 at the free-throw line (1/26/23) ... Scored 25 points, hitting 9-of-12 field-goal attempts and 6-of-8 3-point field-goal attempts, while adding three rebounds, three assists and two steals at Arkansas State (12/31/22) ... Led the team with 24 points (7-of-13 field-goal attempts, 8-of-10 free-throw attempts), three rebounds, three assists and one steal vs. Texas State (1/14/23) ... Led the way with 23 points (8-of-16 field-goal attempts, 3-of-5 3-point field-goal attempts) while adding four rebounds and four assists vs. South Alabama (2/4/23) ... Finished his career with 15 points in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Second Round vs. Georgia Southern (3/2/23) ... Chipped in 10 points with three rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block vs. Troy (2/22/23) ... Added 14 points with five assists and four rebounds at Southern Miss (2/11/23) ... Added 15 points (3-of-4 3-point field-goal attempts) with six rebounds and five assists at Georgia Southern (1/19/23) ... Swiped a career-high six steals vs. Ragin' Cajuns (1/12/23) ... Poured in 17 points (7-of-14 field-goal attempts) with three rebounds and a team-high five assists vs. Southern Miss (1/7/23) ... Chipped in 14 points with four assists and four steals vs. Georgia State (1/5/23) ... Added 11 points, including a 6-of-9 clip from the free-throw line, while adding four rebounds and two assists in a win at Texas State (12/29/22) ... Scored 16 points (5-of-7 field-goal attempts, 3-of-5 3-point field-goal attempts) with four assists, three steals and one block vs. Lamar (12/17/22) ... Totaled 12 points (7-of-9 free-throw attempts) with a season-high five rebounds at Northwestern State (12/10/22) ... Hit three 3-pointers for nine points and dished out eight assists at Tulane (11/28/22) ... Picked up 10 points with five assists and three rebounds vs. Loyola Maryland (11/26/22) ... Scored a game-high 15 points, a season best, to go with three rebounds, two steals and one assist vs. Omaha (11/25/22) ... Hit 10 points for the third time on the season, adding six assists at Louisiana Tech (11/21/22) ... Returned from injury to score nine points at TCU (11/17/22) ... Reached double figures for the second consecutive game with 10 points, matched career highs with nine assists and five steals and added three rebounds vs. Dallas Christian (11/10/22) ... Made his ULM debut at Texas A&M, matching Nika Metskhvarishvili for the team lead with 10 points while adding four rebounds, three steals and one assist (11/7/22).

NORTH ALABAMA
Played four seasons at North Alabama, ranking as the sixth all-time leading scorer in UNA history with 1,346 points after starting 111 of 113 career games from 2018-22 … reached double-figures in 68 career games, including 14 20-point efforts … posted three of UNA's top seven individual scoring performances since the Lions transitioned to NCAA Division I prior to the 2018-19 season … his four-year career totals also included 213 3-pointers, 288 assists and 135 steals … as a senior in 2021-22, Blackmon ranked as UNA's third-leading scorer at 9.8 points per game while starting 26 of 27 contests … produced double figures in 11 games, including a pair of 20-point outings … scored a season-high 24 points against Stetson while hitting 9-of-12 field-goal attempts, including 4-of-5 3-pointers … connected on 7-of-12 shots from the floor at Lipscomb, including 6-of-10 from behind the 3-point arc, and finished with 22 points … collected a season-high seven rebounds in the second meeting against Lipscomb and recorded a season-best four steals against Alabama A&M and a season-high six assists at Alabama State … as a junior in 2020-21, he started all 24 games, led the Lions in assists with 53 and finished as the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 10.1 points per game … posted double figures in scoring 13 times, including two 20-point games … netted a season-high 21 points in the second game of the road swing at Kennesaw State while hitting 8-of-16 shots from the field … made 6-of-10 3-point field-goal attempts and finished with a game-high 20 points in the second game of a home series against Stetson … collected a season-best six assists in UNA's ASUN Tournament semifinal victory over FGCU … as a sophomore in 2019-20, started all 30 contests and ranked as UNA's second-leading scorer at 12.4 points per game … produced double figures 17 times, including a career-best six 20-point games … closed out the season with back-to-back 22-point performances on the road at FGCU (7-of-14 FG shooting) and at Stetson (8-of-14 FG shooting including 5-of-8 3-pointers) … hit 9-of-15 field-goal attempts at Jacksonville, including 5-of-8 3s, and 4-of-4 free-throw attempts for a career-best 27 points – the highest single-game scoring total since UNA moved to NCAA Division I … netted a game-high 21 points at NJIT, connecting of 5-of-11 shots from the floor, including 3-of-5 3-pointers, and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line … scored 26 points each in consecutive road games at South Dakota State (9-of-17 FG shooting including 4-of-8 3s) and at Louisiana Tech (9-of-11 FG shooting including 5-of-6 3s) … recorded a career-high nine assists in the 2019-20 home opener against Carver … earned ASUN Freshman of the Year honors in 2018-19 after leading UNA in scoring (14.6 ppg.), assists (87) and steals (56) … scoring average ranked seventh overall in the ASUN … was the only unanimous selection on the ASUN All-Freshman Team … started 31 of 32 games and reached double figures 27 times, including four 20-point efforts … went 5-of-11 from the field and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line for 22 points in the home finale against Lipscomb … scored a season-high 23 points at Jacksonville (8-of-17 FG shooting including 4-of-8 3-pointers) … netted a team-high 22 points against Jacksonville State, with 14 of those points coming from the charity stripe (14-of-15 FT shooting) … contributed 13 points and a season-high seven assists at Pittsburgh … posted double figures in 11 consecutive games to open the 2018-19 season, including 22 points in his home debut against Blue Mountain College.
 
HIGH SCHOOL 
Scored more than 1,500 career points for Coach Charles Burkett at Hoover (Alabama) High School while helping lead the Bucs to back-to-back area championships and Class 7A Elite 8 appearances in 2017 and 2018 … was selected Birmingham Tip-Off Club Co-Player of the Year and named as a finalist for Alabama Mr. Basketball after averaging 25.4 points, five rebounds and four assists per game as a senior in 2017-18 … as a junior, he was named to the 2016 Class 7A All-Tournament Team.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Jamari Malik Blackmon … son of Forest and Jamika Blackmon … born on May 19, 2000 … has one sister, Raven.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes: 50, at Marshall (1/26/23)
Points: 35, 2x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (2/2/23)
Rebounds: 9, vs. Jacksonville State (12/1/18)
Field Goals: 10, at Marshall (1/26/23)
Field-Goal Attempts: 20, at Marshall (1/26/23)
3-Point Field Goals: 8, at Marshall (1/26/23)
3-Point FG Attempts: 15, at Marshall (1/26/23)
Free Throws: 14, 2x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (2/2/23)
Free-Throw Attempts: 15, 2x, last vs. Coastal Carolina (2/2/23)
Assists: 9, 2x, last vs. Dallas Christian (11/10/22)
Blocks: 2, vs. Alabama A&M (12/8/21)
Steals: 6, vs. UL Lafayette (1/12/23)
 
MISCELLANEOUS
Career Double-Figure Scoring Games: 87
Career 20+ Point Games: 19
Career 30+ Point Games: 2

CAREER STATS

Season	GP	GS	MIN	M/G	FGM	FGA	FG%	3FG	3FGA	3FG%	FT	FTA	FT%
2018-19 (UNA)	32	31	1128	35.3	137	421	.325	68	234	.291	125	163	.767
2019-20 (UNA)	30	30	970	32.3	114	296	.385	64	172	.372	80	103	.777
2020-21 (UNA)	24	24	618	25.8	78	214	.364	42	134	.313	44	54	.815
2021-22 (UNA)	27	26	713	26.4	82	221	.371	39	111	.351	62	71	.873
2022-23	31	30	1058	34.1	129	317	.407	66	174	.379	78	97	.804
TOTAL	144	141	4487	31.2	540	1469	.368	279	825	.338	389	488	.797
Season	OR	DR	REB	R/G	PF	AST	TO	BLK	STL	PTS	AVG
2018-19 (UNA)	26	85	111	3.5	82	87	60	6	56	467	14.6
2019-20 (UNA)	20	53	73	2.4	58	84	43	4	30	372	12.4
2020-21 (UNA)	12	42	54	2.3	34	53	37	2	20	242	10.1
2021-22 (UNA)	17	58	75	2.8	46	64	45	5	29	265	9.8
2022-23	13	86	99	3.2	54	96	57	2	40	402	13.0
TOTAL	88	324	412	2.9	274	384	242	19	175	1748	12.1