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Cory Blackwell
Personal information
Born (1963-03-27) March 27, 1963 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrane (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeWisconsin (1981–1984)
NBA draft1984: 2nd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
PositionSmall forward
Number30
Career history
1984–1985Seattle SuperSonics
1985–1986Olympique Antibes (France)
1986–1987Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Turkey)
1987–1988NMKY Helsinki/Sornaisten (Finland)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Cory Blackwell (born March 27, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2nd round (28th overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Blackwell appeared in only one NBA season, playing for the Sonics during the 1984-85 season, appearing in 60 games and scoring a total of 202 points.[1] He has been a minister for the International Churches of Christ and is a Middle East World Sector Leader[2] (overseeing minister) for the International Christian Churches.[3]

Personal life

Cory Blackwell was born in Chicago and later on was baptized there in 1990 into the ChicagoInternational Church of Christ.[4] Later on in 1994, he and Megan (his then wife) were selected to be the Middle East World Sector Leaders (WSL) since Cory's mother, Wazirah, was a muslim.[5] In 2000 he and Megan stepped down from the ministry and later they divorced. In 2010, Cory Blackwell joined the ICC and after re-marrying, he was appointed Middle East WSL. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[6]

References

  1. ^ Cory Blackwell. basketball-reference.com.
  2. ^ http://www.caicc.net/2014/08/06/meet-your-new-world-sector-leaders/
  3. ^ http://www.chicagoicc.org/2010/11/the-dream-never-dies-guest-editorial-by-cory-blackwell/#more-3481
  4. ^ http://www.chicagoicc.org/2014/08/meet-your-new-world-sector-leaders/
  5. ^ http://www.ministryjournal.org
  6. ^ http://www.chicagoicc.org/2010/11/the-dream-never-dies-guest-editorial-by-cory-blackwell/

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