Jacob Blankenship (basketball)

Jacob Blankenship
Γιάκομπ Μπλανκενσιπ

Free agent
Position	Power forward / center
Personal information
Born	(1989-08-04) August 4, 1989 New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Nationality	Greek / American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	256 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach, Florida)
College	Daytona State (2007–2008) Santa Fe CC (2008–2009) Mississippi Valley (2009–2010) Southeastern (FL) (2010–2011)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011	VL Pesaro
2011–2012	Treceria
2012–2013	Once Caldas de Manizales
2016	Peristeri

Jacob Blankenship (Greek: Γιάκομπ Μπλάνκενσιπ; born August 4, 1989) is a Greek-American professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m tall. He plays the power forward and the center position.

High school career

Blankenship played high school basketball at New Smyrna Beach, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

College career

Blankenship played college basketball at four different colleges, including Daytona State College, Santa Fe Community College, Mississippi Valley State and Southeastern University.

Professional career

Blankenship declared for the 2011 NBA draft but later he withdrew, making himself automatic eligible at the 2012 NBA draft. On November 21, 2011 he signed with VL Pesaro. Later that year, he joined Terceira of the Portuguese Basketball Premier League.

On September 27, 2012 he joined Once Caldas de Manizales of the Colombian Basketball League.

The following two years, Blankenship didn't play for any team.

After gaining a Greek passport, he signed on February 6, 2016 with the Greek A2 club Peristeri.

External links

• Profile at realgm.com
• Profile at espn.go.com