Career Accolades
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024)
- Two-time Dr. Deryl Hart Award recipient at Duke (2023, 2024)
- Duke's Glenn E. “Ted” Mann Award recipient in 2023
As a Graduate Student (at Stanford, 2024-25)
- Appeared in 32 games, all starts
- Averaged 13.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game. One of 16 players nationally to hit each of those benchmarks, one of five in a major conference
- Shot 81.8 percent from the free throw line, finished fourth in the ACC in conference play in free throw percentage (89.6%)
- Finished sixth in the ACC in assists, fifth in steals. Top-30 in scoring
- Fourth-best scoring growth (11.3 points) from 2023-24 to 2024-25 among all major conference players
- Ninth all-time in a single-season at Stanford for steals (54), 13th in assists (149)
- Two game winners in closing seconds, at Santa Clara (Nov. 23) and at North Carolina (Jan. 18). Added a career-best 10 assists against Santa Clara, scored 20 points with seven assists against the Tar Heels
- Five 20-point games, scored a career-high 23 in the NIT against Kent State (March 23)
- Helped Stanford to its most wins (21) since 2015, a program record-tying 17 wins at Maples Pavilion, and school records as a team in 3-pointers (294), free throw percentage (.789) and fewest turnovers per game (10.5)
- Transferred to Stanford prior to the 2024-25 season. Third straight season for Stanford to add a graduate transfer.
As a Junior (at Duke, 2023-24)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Received Duke's Dr. Deryl Hart Award as the team's top scholar-athlete
- Appeared in 31 games with one start
- Averaged 1.8 points per game while recording a career-best 21 steals on the season
- Scored a season-best 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting against Charlotte (Dec. 9)
- Averaged 1.2 steals per game in the NCAA Tournament
- Reached the NCAA Elite Eight
- Prior to the season, was one of six Duke student-athletes to participate in the ACC's Unity Tour in Washington, D.C.
As a Sophomore (at Duke, 2022-23)
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Received Duke's Dr. Deryl Hart Award as the team's top scholar-athlete as well as the Glenn E. “Ted” Mann Award, given to the reserve who most contributed to team morale
- Appeared in 32 games with two starts
- Averaged 3.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, boasted a 2.05:1 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Scored a career-best 17 points twice, at Wake Forest (Dec. 20) and vs. Florida State (Dec. 31)
- Helped Duke to the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Prior to the season, competed for USA East Coast Basketball in the summer on an overseas tour in Barcelona, Spain with other collegiate players from the United States
As a Freshman (at Duke, 2021-22)
- Appeared in 21 games off the bench
- Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds per game
- Reached the NCAA Final Four
Before College
- Four-star, top-100 recruit via On3 and ESPN.
- Ranked as high as No. 74 nationally and as the top-rated player in the state of New Jersey from On3
- Slotted at No. 89 by ESPN as the second-best player in New Jersey.
- Originally chose Duke over a plethora of high major programs, including Stanford.
- Averaged 18.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a junior at Blair Academy
- Helped lead Blair to the Mid-Atlantic Prep League title and NJISAA Prep "A" State Championship
- Took part in the USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp in July of 2019
Personal
- Parents are Nikkia and Monroe Blakes
- Has one sister, Mikayla