Roderick Blakney

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Roderick Blakney

| image = Cropedblakney96-Madrid-CB Sevilla marzo 2013.jpg

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1.25

| weight_lb = 185

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| team =

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| nationality = American / Bulgarian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|8|6}}

| birth_place = Hartsville, South Carolina

| high_school = {{nowrap|Hartsville (Hartsville, South Carolina)}}

| college = South Carolina State (1994–1998)

| draft_year = 1998

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2013

| career_position = Point guard

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| coach_start =

| years1 = 1998

| team1 = Sioux Falls Skyforce

| years2 = 1998–1999

| team2 = Dakota Wizards

| years3 = 1999–2001

| team3 = Cincinnati Stuff

| years4 = 2001

| team4 = Los Prados

| years5 = 2001–2002

| team5 = Iraklis

| years6 = 2002–2003

| team6 = AEK Athens

| years7 = 2003–2006

| team7 = Maroussi

| years8 = 2006–2007

| team8 = Dynamo Moscow

| years9 = 2007–2008

| team9 = Olympiacos

| years10 = 2008–2009

| team10 = Türk Telekom

| years11 = 2009–2010

| team11 = Panellinios

| years12 = 2010–2011

| team12 = Unicaja Málaga

| years13 = 2011–2012

| team13 = Lokomotiv Kuban

| years14 = 2012–2013

| team14 = Cajasol Sevilla

| highlights = * 2× All-Greek League First Team (2004, 2006)

Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer (2006)
Greek All-Star (2006)
IBA Rookie Of The Year (1998–99)
MEAC Player of the Year (1997)

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Roderick Bertrand Blakney (born August 6, 1976) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian former professional basketball player.

College career

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

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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/|title=Latest News | EuroLeague|website=Euroleague Basketball}} that was later extended until the end of the 2010–11 season.

In October 2011 he signed with Lokomotiv Kuban in Russia.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/32145/lokomotiv_kuban_tabs_roderick_blakney.html Lokomotiv Kuban tabs Roderick Blakney] In December 2012, he returned to Spain and signed with Cajasol Sevilla until the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Cajasol Sevilla lands Roderick Blakney|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/47837/cajasol-sevilla-lands-roderick-blakney.html}}

National team career

Blakney was also a member of the senior Bulgarian national basketball team.

References

External links

[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=oly&pcode=BFY&seasoncode=U2008 Euroleague.net Profile]
[http://en.olympiakos.gr/players.aspx?pid=1508&PageType=basketball&teamid=1 Olympiacos.org Profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2006.teamID_5308.playerID_40096.html FIBA.com Profile]
[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=RUS&PlayerID=3351 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/roderick_blakney.htm AEK Profile]
[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BKC ACB.COM Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224164054/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BKC |date=2014-02-24 }}

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Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Hartsville, South Carolina

Category:AEK B.C. players

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Russia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain

Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Dominican Republic

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Turkey

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:American people of Bulgarian descent