Blake Ahearn
Dongguan Leopards | |||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Budivelnyk Kyiv | ||||||||||||||
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2015 | Capitanes de Arecibo | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Santa Cruz Warriors | ||||||||||||||
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2015–2016 | Clayton HS | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | De Smet Jesuit HS | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Austin Spurs | ||||||||||||||
2020–present | Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Daniel Blake Ahearn (born May 27, 1984) is an American professional
High school career
Ahearn attended
College career
Ahearn played collegiately for the
Professional career
2007–08 season
NBA D-League
In the 2007–2008 season, Ahearn played with the
NBA
On March 21, 2008, Ahearn was signed to a 10-day contract by the NBA's Miami Heat, whose roster had been depleted by injuries.[4] On March 27, Ahearn scored a team-high 15 points in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.[5]
On April 10, Ahearn was named the Rookie of the Year of the D-League and All-NBA Development League Second Team.[6]
2008–09 season
Despite posting a solid
The Spurs waived Ahearn on December 15, 2008, and he re-joined the Dakota Wizards. He was selected to play in the D-League All-Star Game on February 14, 2009, where he was awarded MVP alongside Courtney Sims.[8]
2009–10 season
The following season Ahearn signed a contract with
2010–11 season
On August 1, Ahearn signed a contract with the Italian team Teramo Basket but he was waived after a few games.
On December 29, he re-signed with the Erie BayHawks.
2011–12 season
Blake started the 2011–12 season participating for the United States Basketball Team in the 2011 Pan American Games. The United States won the Bronze medal with a win over the Dominican Republic in the Medal Rounds. Blake was second on the team in scoring, averaging 10 points per game, including a team-high 21 points vs Brazil in round robin play.[9]
After the games, Blake signed with the Erie Bayhawks in the NBA Development League. On draft day Blake was traded to the Reno Bighorns.[10]
Blake attended training camp with the Los Angeles Clippers during the first part of the D-League season. He then returned to the Bighorns.
During the 2011–12 season Blake led the NBA-D League in scoring at 23.8 points per game[11] He was selected to play in the D-League All-Star Game and had 21 points and 8 assists during the game.[citation needed] Blake also set the NBA and NBA D-League mark of 110 consecutive free throws during his season in Reno.[12] Blake set the all-time career points record for the NBA Development league in 2012.[13]
On April 10, the Utah Jazz signed Blake Ahearn to a 10-day contract.[12] On April 20, he was signed for the remainder of the season.[14]
2012–13 season
In September 2012, Ahearn signed with the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.[15] On October 22, 2012, Ahearn was waived by the Indiana Pacers.[16]
In December 2012, he signed with the
2013–14 season
On August 12, 2013, Ahearn signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv.[18]
2014–15 season
On December 18, 2014, Ahearn signed with Capitanes de Arecibo for the 2015 BSN season.[19] However, he left the club in February 2015 after appearing in just three games.
On March 11, 2015, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[20] On April 26, he won the D-League championship with the Warriors.[21]
Coaching career
In 2015, Ahearn became head boys' coach at Clayton High School in Clayton, Missouri. Following a 7–17 season there he was hired to coach his alma mater, De Smet Jesuit.[22]
On August 1, 2017, Ahearn was named the head coach of the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.[23]
On June 20, 2020, the Memphis Grizzlies announced that they had hired Ahearn as assistant coach.[24]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship | * | Led the league | ‡ | NBA record |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Miami | 12 | 0 | 14.8 | .263 | .294 | .968 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .5 | .0 | 5.8 |
2008–09 | San Antonio | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 | .3 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
2011–12 | Utah | 4 | 0 | 7.5 | .286 | .222 | .000 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
Career | 19 | 0 | 11.9 | .273 | .298 | .970 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 4.6 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012 | Utah | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .667 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .667 | 1.000 | .000 | .0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
NBA D-League
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Dakota | 41 | 15 | 29.4 | .486 | .439 | .960* | 2.0 | 3.5 | .7 | .0 | 19.0 |
2008–09 | Austin
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6 | 6 | 34.3 | .444 | .531 | .914* | 2.3 | 6.0 | .8 | .0 | 18.8 |
2008–09 | Dakota | 41 | 41 | 38.7 | .445 | .420 | .957* | 2.4 | 5.0 | .7 | .0 | 22.7 |
2009–10 | Bakersfield
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17 | 10 | 32.8 | .367 | .277 | .932* | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.3 |
2009–10 | Erie
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13 | 13 | 45.1 | .433 | .440 | .961* | 4.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 25.7 |
2010–11 | Erie
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31 | 25 | 33.7 | .406 | .354 | .962* | 2.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 16.9 |
2011–12 | Reno
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37 | 37 | 37.5 | .469 | .409 | .962* | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 23.8 |
2014–15† | Santa Cruz | 9 | 0 | 21.2 | .397 | .375 | .944 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .7 | .0 | 9.6 |
Career | 195 | 147 | 34.7 | .444 | .404 | .956‡ | 2.5 | 4.8 | .9 | .1 | 19.9 |
Domestic leagues statistics
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | CB Estudiantes | Liga ACB | 13 | 25.1 | .294 | .414 | .983 | 1.1 | .8 | .7 | .1 | 14.2 |
2010–11 | Teramo Basket | Lega A |
6 | 24.5 | .286 | .345 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 9.3 |
2012–13 | Dongguan Leopards |
CBA | 17 | 28.6 | .468 | .333 | .905 | 3.1 | 3.4 | .9 | .0 | 23.0 |
2013–14 | BC Budivelnyk | SuperLeague | 20 | 24.8 | .449 | .383 | .853 | 1.7 | 3.2 | .7 | .2 | 11.6 |
International statistics
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3PT FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | BC Budivelnyk | Euroleague |
9 | 20.8 | .378 | .361 | .905 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .0 | .1 | 9.6 |
EuroCup |
10 | 23.7 | .525 | .457 | .978 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .6 | .0 | 15.0 | ||
2014–15 | Capitanes de Arecibo | Americas League | 3 | 25.0 | .125 | .316 | .750 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 8.7 |
Personal life
Ahearn and his wife had their first child in 2012.[25]
References
- ^ Brase, Justin (December 9, 2003). "Ahearn strives for big goals". The Standard. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ http://www.desmet.org/s/109/desmet.aspx?sid=109&gid=1&pgid=364&cid=1859&ecid=1859&crid=0&calpgid=408&calcid=4528 Alum Blake Ahearn Signs With Miami Heat[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Spurs Sign Blake Ahearn
- ^ Butler logs first 20-point game since return as Wiz crush hapless Heat
- ^ Pistons rally past Heat and clinch division title
- ^ Ahearn Named NBDL Rookie of the Year Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ San Antonio’s Blake Ahearn Assigned To Austin Toros Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "All-Star History: NBA D-League All-Star Game". NBA.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "2011 Pan-Am Basketball: Blake Ahearn Leads USA to Victory over Brazil". 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Erie BayHawks trade Ahearn, McCullough to Reno | GoErie.com/Erie Times-News". www.goerie.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Utah Jazz to Sign Blake Ahearn". 9 April 2012.
- ^ NBA.com.
- NBA.com. 2012-01-21. Archived from the originalon 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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- ^ Pacers Sign Three Free Agents
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- ^ Blake Ahearn jugará junto con Haislip en los DongGuan Leopards de China Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "BUDIVELNIK KIEV lands scorer Ahearn". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ Blake Ahearn signs with Capitanes de Arecibo
- ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Blake Ahearn
- ^ "Title Wave: Santa Cruz Wins NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Thornton, Larry (July 14, 2014). "Former Spartan Blake Ahearn hired as De Smet's new coach". ksdk.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Blake Ahearn Named Head Coach of the Austin Spurs". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ "Grizzlies Add Assistant Coach". NBA.com. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Luhm, Steve (April 11, 2012). "Oh, baby! New dad Blake Ahearn arrives to help short-handed Utah Jazz". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2023.