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Blackmon Jr. named co-MVP as Indiana All-Stars complete sweep of Kentucky

Indiana signee James Blackmon Jr. scored 23 points as the Indiana All-Stars completed a sweep of Kentucky with a 111-99 win on Saturday night in front of 6,520 fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Blackmon Jr., who was named ...

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Blackmon Jr. scores 41 as Indiana All-Stars beat Kentucky

Marion guard and Indiana basketball signee James Blackmon Jr. scored 41 points as Indiana beat Kentucky, 104-94, in the first of two annual all-star games between the two states on Friday night. Blackmon Jr. scored 23 of his 41 points ...

Blackmon Jr. scores 28 as Indiana All-Stars rout Juniors

Marion guard James Blackmon Jr. scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half as the Indiana All-Stars beat the Junior All-Stars, 124-102, in an exhibition on Wednesday night at Columbus North. It was the second meeting between the two ...

The Inside the Hall Mailbag: June 3

  • Alex Bozich Jun 3, 2014 3
 
The Inside the Hall Mailbag: June 3

The Inside the Hall Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted to us via Twitter (@insidethehall), submitted on our premium forum and sent to us via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. @kevinweinberg22 on Twitter ...

Around the Hall: Big Ten preview, Crean advocates for McClain

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff. · Brian Hamilton of Sports Illustrated writes that Wisconsin is a heavy favorite in the Big Ten next season and also takes a look at his pick for the ...

Signee interview: James Blackmon Jr.

  • Alex Bozich May 3, 2014 3
 
Signee interview: James Blackmon Jr.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Class of 2014 Marion (Ind.) guard James Blackmon Jr. is the fourth McDonald’s All-American to sign with Indiana under Tom Crean and he is expected to bring much needed perimeter shooting to Bloomington next season. On ...

Video: James Blackmon Jr. Jordan Brand Classic highlights

James Blackmon Jr. scored 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting for the East squad in its 158-147 win in Friday night’s Jordan Brand Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Watch his highlights in the embedded media player below:

Video: James Blackmon Jr. interview at Nike Hoop Summit

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Around the Hall: Blackmon Jr. tops list of incoming Big Ten freshmen

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff. · James Blackmon Jr. tops the list of incoming Big Ten freshmen according to Tom Dienhart of BTN.com. · Indiana signee Robert Johnson lived up to his billing ...

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Blackmon Jr. finishes third in Mr. Basketball voting

Class of 2014 Indiana signee James Blackmon Jr. finished third in voting for the state’s Mr. Basketball award behind Trey Lyles and Trevon Bluiett, The Indianapolis Star announced today. Lyles, a Kentucky signee, won the award with 117 votes and ...

Video: James Blackmon Jr. McDonald’s All-American Game highlights

James Blackmon Jr. scored 13 points — 10 of which came in the second half — for the East squad in their 105-102 loss to the West at the United Center on Wednesday evening in the McDonald’s All-American Game. Watch ...

Photo Gallery: James Blackmon Jr. at the McDonald’s All-American game

Check out 17 photos of James Blackmon Jr. from his time this week in Chicago for the 2014 McDonald’s All-American game in the embedded photo gallery after the jump. The 2014 McDonald’s All-American game airs tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on ...

Video: James Blackmon Jr. at McDonald’s All-American Media Day

James Blackmon Jr. met with the media at the United Center this afternoon in anticipation of Wednesday evening’s McDonald’s All-American Game. Watch as he talks about winning last night’s 3-point contest, his high school season and his thoughts on next ...

Notebook: Blackmon Jr. wins McDonald’s 3-point contest

McDonald’s All-American week is off to a very good start for Marion guard James Blackmon Jr. The 6-foot-3 Indiana-bound senior won the McDonald’s All-American 3-point shootout on Monday night at the University of Chicago’s Gerald Ratner Athletic Center. Blackmon Jr. scored ...

Blackmon Jr. selected for 2014 Jordan Brand Classic

Class of 2014 Indiana signee James Blackmon Jr. was selected to participate in this year’s Jordan Brand Classic, according to the game’s Twitter account. Blackmon Jr. will be on the East roster in the April 18th game that will take ...

Recruiting Notebook: Blackmon Jr. continues ascent up state scoring list

Future Indiana guard James Blackmon Jr. scored 53 in a pair of wins for Marion over the weekend, continuing his rise up the state’s all-time scoring list. On Friday, Blackmon Jr. scored 24 in a comfortable 80-62 win at Muncie ...