Roderick Blakney

Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Roderick Blakney
nickname =
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0.5
weight_lb = 181
league = TBL
team = Türk Telekom
number =
nationality = USA
nationality_2 = BUL
birth_date = birth date and age|1976|8|6
birth_place = Hartsville, South Carolina
college = South Carolina State
career_start = 1998
career_end =
former_teams = Sioux Falls Skyforce (1998)
Dakota Wizards (1998–1999)
Cincinnati Stuff (1999–2000)
BC Los Prados (2000–2001)
Iraklis (2001–2002)
AEK Athens (2002–2003)
Maroussi (2003–2006)
Dynamo Moscow (2006–2007)
Olympiacos (2007–2008)
awards = Led Greek A1 League in assists 2002

Roderick Blakney (born August 6 1976 in Hartsville, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player currently with Türk Telekom in Turkey.

College career

The 6'0 ½" (1.84 m) point guard played collegiately at South Carolina State University, averaging 20.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.7 assists in his senior year during the 1997-1998 season.

Europe

Since college, Blakney has played for numerous teams, including other Greek clubs such as Iraklis Thessaloniki (2001-02), AEK Athens (2002-03), and Maroussi (2003-06). He played with Dynamo Moscow during the 2006-2007 season. He recently acquired a Bulgarian passport, which will allow him to play in the Greek League without restrictions.Fact|date=May 2008 Blackney is a former member of the Bulgarian national basketball team. For the 2008-09 season, he joined the Turkish team Türk Telekom. [ [http://www.ntvspor.net/pages/25617.asp Turk Telekom signs Blakney.] ]

References

External links

* [http://en.olympiakos.gr/players.aspx?pid=1508&PageType=basketball&teamid=1 Olympiacos.org player profile]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=oly&pcode=BFY Euroleague.net player profile]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2006.teamID_5308.playerID_40096.html FIBAeurope.com player profile]
* [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=RUS&PlayerID=3351 Eurobasket.com player profile]
* [http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/roderick_blakney.htm AEK player profile]
* [http://www.infobasket.lt/zaidejas-roderick-blackney/ Infobasket.it player profile]