Jahsha Bluntt

Jahsha Bluntt
Personal information
Born	June 16, 1984 (age 39); UJAP Quimper 29
2017	KTP Basket
2017–2018	Nift Al-Janoub
Career highlights and awards
	2× MEAC Player of the Year (2006, 2007); 2× First-team All-MEAC (2006, 2007); MEAC tournament MVP (2005);

Jahsha Lavone Bluntt (born June 16, 1984)^[1] is an American professional former basketball player.

College career

He was raised in

NCAA tournament

. Delaware State won both the MEAC regular season and conference championships for the only time in school history.

As a junior in 2005–06, Bluntt averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He also shot 41.3% from the field, 39.1% from three-point field goal range and 75.6% on the free throw line. Delaware State repeated as the MEAC regular season champions but failed to gain the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament by winning the conference tournament championship. They were still selected to play in the 2006 National Invitation Tournament, and Bluntt was named the MEAC Player of the Year.

In 2006–07, Bluntt repeated as the MEAC Player of the Year behind averages of 15.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 42.3% from the field, 35.0% from three-point territory and 82.1% at the free throw line. Delaware State won their third consecutive regular season championship and qualified for the NIT in back-to-back seasons.

Professional career

After college, Bluntt was selected 10th overall by the

Iowa Energy. Prior to playing for either team he tested the waters in a French professional league. He eventually came back and played for the Energy for only four games. The Sioux Falls Skyforce

signed him in January 2008 and he then finished the season with them while appearing in 29 games.

In 2008–09, Bluntt played for

Ligue Nationale de Basketball. Two seasons later, Bluntt signed with BC Orchies

for the 2011–12 year, which is a club also found in France.

References

^ "Jahsha Lavone Bluntt was born on June 16, 1984 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

External links

"Jahsha Bluntt statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
"Prospects: Bluntt". DraftExpress. April 7, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
"Jahsha Bluntt basketball profile". Eurobasket, Inc. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
"Player Stats". ESPN. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

[1] "Jahsha Lavone Bluntt was born on June 16, 1984 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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