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Blake Shelton - point guard, shooting guard, and small forward

Contact Info

First Name: 
Blake
Last Name: 
Shelton
Address: 
6117 Pinwood Circle
Arlington, Texas 76001 US
Phone 817 706 1097


Birth Day: 
27 years 38 weeks ago
Gender: 
Male

School Info

Area of Interest: 
Basketball - Degree: Business Marketing - Languages: English, Spanish, & Some Japanese
Position: 
Shooting Guard / Small Forward
School: 
Linfield College

Statistics

Awards #7 - Scottish Rocks #10 - Sheffield Sharks

All-American candidate
Named preseason Player of the Year in the Northwest Conference by D3 Basketball News
Two-time 1st Team All-Northwest Conference junior and senior year. Just three votes shy of Conference Player of the Year.
Three-time Team Most Valuable Player
Voted Most Improved Player in 2003/2004 season.
Voted Fans Player of the Year in 2005/2006 rookie season with Westfield Sharks in Sheffield, England.
Named Team Co-Captain in 2006/2007 season for the Sheffield Sharks
Nominated in 2006 for Sheffield, England’s Best Sport Star
Voted to the Top Ten Players in the British Basketball League in 2006/2007 season. British Basketball League All-Star Team in second year as a professional
Named Coach’s Player of the Year in 2006/2007.
Professional Experience

Invited to play with the New Orleans Hornets (NBA) at the Reebok NBA Summer League in Las Vegas (July 2005)
Selected to play with the Central Oregon Hotshots in the Int’l Basketball League (IBL) (May 2005)
Played 2 seasons (2005-2007) in Sheffield, England for the Sheffield Sharks in the British Basketball League
Played in the first Bundesliga Jena, Germany from August 2007 to December 2007. Finished the ‘07/’08 season in the Pro A division in Chemnitz, Germany.
Played the ‘08/’09 season in Glasgow, Scotland for the Scottish Rocks in the British Basketball League

#7 Richard Blake Shelton
Former Team: Rocks (Scotland) (2008-09)
Nationality: USA

2008-2009 statistics

#7 Richard Blake Shelton's Statistics
2008-2009 Statistics

Ppg: 16.3

RPG: 5.0

APG: 3.7

SPG: 1.3

FG Percentage: 55%

3-pt FG Percentage: 34%

Chemnitz 99ers in Chemnitz, Germany

2007-2008 Statistics

PPG: 13.1

Sheffield Sharks in Sheffield, England

2005-2006 Statistics

PPG: 16.0

RPG: 6.3

APG: 2.6

SPG: 1.3

FG Percentage: 46.3%

2-pt FG Percentage: 54.14%

3-pt FG Percentage: 35.41%

2006-2007 Statistics

PPG: 17.14

RPG: 5.7

APG: 3.7

SPG: 2.0

FG Percentage: 44%

3-pt FG Percentage: 39%

2003-2004 statistics

PPG: 14.1
RPG: 4.3
APG: 2.2
FG Percentage: 49%

2004-2005 Statistics

PPG: 19.4
RPG: 5.6
APG: 2.6
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 0.5
FG Percentage: 47%

2004-2005 Statistics (Conference Only)

PPG: 20.7
RPG: 6.0
APG: 2.9
SPG: 1.0
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 0.5
FG Percentage: 47%

LINFIELD WILDCATS MEN'S BASKETBALL

Single-Game Records

Most points

35, Blake Shelton; vs Bridgewater St.; 12/28/04

3-point field goals made

7, Blake Shelton; Western Baptist; 12/20/03
7, Blake Shelton; vs Bridgewater St.; 12/28/04

3-point field goals attempted

12, Blake Shelton; Western Baptist; 12/20/03
10, Blake Shelton; at Lewis & Clark; 2/24/04
9, Blake Shelton; Lewis & Clark; 1/30/04
9, Blake Shelton; vs Bridgewater St.; 12/28/04
9, Blake Shelton; vs Ohio Northern; 12/29/03
9, Blake Shelton; at Pacific Lutheran; 2/6/04

3-point FG percentage (6 made)

.778, Blake Shelton; vs Bridgewater St.; 12/28/04 (7-9)

Free throws made

11, Blake Shelton; Pacific; 2/25/05
11, Blake Shelton; Whitworth; 2/4/05

Free throw percentage (6 made)

1.000, Blake Shelton; Southern Oregon; 12/13/03 (6-6)
1.000, Blake Shelton; Western Baptist; 12/20/03 (6-6)
1.000, Blake Shelton; Pacific; 2/25/05 (11-11)


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I am a combo guard able to play point guard, shooting guard, and small forward. As a 6’6” point guard, I pose immediate match-up problems for any opponent because I can beat them off the dribble, shoot over the top of them, or take them down to the block to post them up. On the defensive end, I cause problems because of my height and my 6’11” wingspan. I am an extremely intelligent point guard who can run a team and makes others around me better with a good passing ability and court vision. I can always create my own shot, but prefer to do so only when it is needed. I would rather create an open shot for a teammate by engaging two opponents and getting the ball to the open man. I have tremendous range and consistency from beyond the 3-pt line, and the athleticism and ability to get to the rack and rebound. I have been described as a “talented combo guard who can score at will with incredible shooting range.”

Story

Rocks duo hit the heights to clip Sheffield's wings
ROCKS hot-shot Blake Shelton had a close-shave with the razor before cutting Sheffield Sharks down to size with a candidate for shot of the season.
With less than half a minute remaining and the match still in the balance, Shelton - sporting a new mohican haircut - picked up the ball a yard inside the Sharks' half.
What happened next had to be seen to be believed. With two seconds left on the shot-clock, Shelton launched an outrageous three-point attempt - which to the astonishment of everyone present - dropped into the basket.
To say words cannot do Shelton's feat justice would be an understatement - only an howitzer lauched from one basket to the other will top this.
You could clearly see the stuffing had been knocked out of Sheffield as they had given the Rocks a thorough examination.
Many wondered if the pair would match the thriller they served up in the BBL Trophy a fortnight back.
Not only did they do so, they even topped it with Shelton's heroics, tempers fraying and referee Chris Dodds not only having to tell a Sheffield fan to calm down but also order a certain photographer off the court after said snapper had strayed too far in getting the picture to your left.
The 93-88 win takes the Rocks back to the top of the BBL table but a major talking point was the snazzy haircuts donned by Shelton and team-mate Chi Lewis-Parry.
Shelton said: "I can assure everyone that these were not the result of a drunken bet or one of the other players telling us that we would look good.
"We were both just bored really. I guess we just tired each other out of beating each other on various XBOX and PS3 games.
"It just cropped up in conversation - 'hey let's shave our heads as that would be great'.
"Just for the sake of something different I suppose but after a night like this, maybe it's a new good luck charm."
And on that wonder-shot of his he added: "Nothing special. I saw two seconds on the shot-clock and - with Sterling (Davis) shouting at me to hit it - I just threw it in.
"Maybe it's the best shot of my career but it's certainly the longest one."
Shelton returned to the BBL last summer after a stint with German club Chemnitz which produced a mixed experience for the American.
He continued: "I had joined a side which had just won promotion to the German Bundesliga .
"Naturally, they wanted to preserve their top-flight status so were defensively-minded.
"But, my time there did improve my defence so even though I felt my year there could have been better, something productive did come out of it."