Roderick Blakney
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1976 Hartsville, South Carolina |
| Nationality | American / Bulgarian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hartsville (Hartsville, South Carolina) |
| College | South Carolina State (1994–1998) |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1998–2013 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 1998 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1998–1999 | Dakota Wizards |
| 1999–2001 | Cincinnati Stuff |
| 2001 | Los Prados |
| 2001–2002 | Iraklis |
| 2002–2003 | AEK Athens |
| 2003–2006 | Maroussi |
| 2006–2007 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 2007–2008 | Olympiacos |
| 2008–2009 | Türk Telekom |
| 2009–2010 | Panellinios |
| 2010–2011 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 2011–2012 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2012–2013 | Cajasol Sevilla |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Roderick Bertrand Blakney (born August 6, 1976) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian former professional basketball player.
College career
[edit]Blakney, a 6 ft 1 1⁄4 in (1.86 m) point guard played college basketball at South Carolina State University, averaging 20.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in his senior year during the 1997–98 season.
Professional career
[edit]Since college, Blakney has played for numerous teams, including Greek League clubs such as Iraklis Thessaloniki (2001–02), AEK Athens (2002–03), Maroussi (2003–06), Olympiacos Piraeus (2007–08). He has also played with the Russian Superleague club Dynamo Moscow during the 2006–07 season.
In 2008, he joined the Turkish League team Türk Telekom. In 2009, he moved to Panellinios.
In November 2010 he signed a two-month contract with Unicaja Málaga in Spain,[1] that was later extended until the end of the 2010–11 season.[1]
In October 2011 he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Russia.[2] In December 2012, he returned to Spain and signed with Cajasol Sevilla until the end of the season.[3]
National team career
[edit]Blakney was also a member of the senior Bulgarian national basketball team.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Latest News | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball.
- ^ Lokomotiv Kuban tabs Roderick Blakney
- ^ "Cajasol Sevilla lands Roderick Blakney".
External links
[edit]- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Hartsville, South Carolina
- AEK B.C. players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Bulgarian descent
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- BC Dynamo Moscow players
- Bulgarian men's basketball players
- Bulgarian people of American descent
- Baloncesto Málaga players
- Real Betis Baloncesto players
- Cincinnati Stuff players
- Dakota Wizards players
- Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
- Liga ACB players
- Maroussi B.C. players
- Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
- Panellinios B.C. players
- Point guards
- Sioux Falls Skyforce players
- South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball players
- Türk Telekom B.K. players