Blake Ahearn

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Blake Ahearn
Dongguan Leopards
2013–2014Budivelnyk Kyiv
2015Capitanes de Arecibo
2015Santa Cruz Warriors
As coach:
2015–2016Clayton HS
2016–2017De Smet Jesuit HS
2017–2020Austin Spurs
2020–presentMemphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • NBA D-League
    champion (2015)
  • Ukrainian SuperLeague champion (2014)
  • Ukrainian Cup champion (2014)
  • NBA Development League
    Rookie of the Year (2008)
  • NBA Development League All-Star MVP (2009)
  • 2× First-team All-MVC (2006, 2007)
  • MVC Freshman of the Year (2004)

As coach:

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Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara
National team

Daniel Blake Ahearn (born May 27, 1984) is an American professional

assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Missouri State
.

High school career

Ahearn attended

St. Louis, Missouri.[1] He played three years of varsity. He averaged 17.7 points per game as a junior and 18.5 as a senior. He was an All-Metro Selection his junior and senior years and an All-State selection his junior year. In his junior year, he broke his hand in the divisional semifinal game. He was unable to play for the duration of his junior year. His team was state runner-up his junior year losing to Missouri powerhouse Vashon High School in the state championship game.[2]

College career

Ahearn played collegiately for the

RPI his junior year and 33rd his senior year, which included a win over #7 in the nation Wisconsin
.

Professional career

2007–08 season

NBA D-League

In the 2007–2008 season, Ahearn played with the

. He worked his way to the starting lineup, averaging 19 points, with a 96% free-throw percentage, shooting 49% from the field and 44% from 3-point range in 41 games.

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

Austin Toros.[7]

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

NBA Development League
.

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

Dongguan Leopards of the CBA.[17]

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

Legend
  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
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
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
2007–08 Dakota 41 15 29.4 .486 .439 .960* 2.0 3.5 .7 .0 19.0
2008–09
Austin
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
17 10 32.8 .367 .277 .932* 2.1 4.1 1.2 .1 14.3
2009–10
Erie
13 13 45.1 .433 .440 .961* 4.5 6.7 1.2 .3 25.7
2010–11
Erie
31 25 33.7 .406 .354 .962* 2.7 5.8 1.1 .2 16.9
2011–12
Reno
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
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
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

  1. ^ Brase, Justin (December 9, 2003). "Ahearn strives for big goals". The Standard. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ a b c d Spurs Sign Blake Ahearn
  4. ^ Butler logs first 20-point game since return as Wiz crush hapless Heat
  5. ^ Pistons rally past Heat and clinch division title
  6. ^ Ahearn Named NBDL Rookie of the Year Archived September 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ San Antonio’s Blake Ahearn Assigned To Austin Toros Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "All-Star History: NBA D-League All-Star Game". NBA.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  9. ^ "2011 Pan-Am Basketball: Blake Ahearn Leads USA to Victory over Brazil". 27 October 2011.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Utah Jazz to Sign Blake Ahearn". 9 April 2012.
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  13. NBA.com. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original
    on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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  15. ^ Pacers Sign Three Free Agents
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  17. ^ Blake Ahearn jugará junto con Haislip en los DongGuan Leopards de China Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  18. ^ "BUDIVELNIK KIEV lands scorer Ahearn". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  19. ^ Blake Ahearn signs with Capitanes de Arecibo
  20. ^ Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Blake Ahearn
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Thornton, Larry (July 14, 2014). "Former Spartan Blake Ahearn hired as De Smet's new coach". ksdk.com. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  23. ^ "Blake Ahearn Named Head Coach of the Austin Spurs". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  24. ^ "Grizzlies Add Assistant Coach". NBA.com. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  25. ^ 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.

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