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Updated: March 23, 2018

2017-18: Played in 33 games with 32 starts … Started and scored a career-high 23 points in the win over Detroit Mercy ... Had a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds, along with eight assists in the win over The Citadel ... Grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over Iowa ... Dropped 17 points and pulled down five boards on Ole Miss ... Registered 20 points, including a career-high 11-for-11 from the charity stripe, and six rebounds versus Radford ... Almost turned in a double-double against Maryland-Eastern Shore, being a point and two rebounds shy (9 points, 8 rebounds), while swatting one shot ... Was a force in the post against No. 8 Kentucky, tallying 18 points, five rebounds and two assists ... Posted 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the win over Presbyterian ... Scored eight points while pulling down five boards and dishing out four assists in the win over NC A&T ... Turned in an ACC career-high 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks against No. 8 Virginia ... Dropped a career-high 31 points on Pitt, while collecting four boards, one block, an assist and a steal ... Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and an assist in the win over Wake Forest ... Set two ACC personal bests against Louisville, knocking down eight free throws and pulling down 12 boards, while scoring 19 points to mark his second double-double of the season ... Registered 10 points and five rebounds versus Florida State ... Posted 16 points, five rebounds and an assist in the win over No. 10 North Carolina ... Filled up the stat sheet in the win over Notre Dame, recording nine points, three rebounds and two career highs in steals and blocks with three apiece ... Is shooting 50 percent (9-of-18) from downtown his last seven games since Jan. 3 ... Played a career-high 40 minutes in the overtime win over Boston College, and posted a team-high 20 points, including a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, and eight rebounds ... The big man has swiped six steals his last two games ... Registered 18 points and four rebounds versus NC State ... In the win over No. 2 Virginia, posted seven points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal ... Recorded nine points, four rebounds and an assist and block apiece against No. 12 Duke ... Recorded seven points, eight rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals in the win over Georgia Tech ... Registered 14 points, including six made free throws, five rebounds and two steals against Louisville ... Posted 13 points and six rebounds in the win over No. 5 Duke ... Scored in double figures for the fourth straight game, owning 11 points and five rebounds versus Miami ... Had a near double-double against Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament, recording nine points, eight rebounds and two assists … Recorded eight points, two rebounds and a block and steal apiece against Alabama in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2016-17: Did not played during the 2016-17 season due to a leg injury ... Awarded a medical redshirt for the 2016-17 season.

2015-16: Scored seven points in his Virginia Tech debut against Alabama State, adding eight rebounds ... Tied his career high with eight boards, scoring 6 points against Jacksonville State ... Grabbed six boards and dished out one assist against VMI ... Scored in double figures for the first time against North Carolina A&T, dropping 12 points on 4-for-6 from the floor with two rebounds ... Scored four points in 15 minutes with two rebounds against Iowa State ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 from the floor en route to four points against UAB ... Grabbed three rebounds to go along with six points and a block against Northwestern ... Recorded a block against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Had a career night against Radford, scoring 13 points on 6-for-9 from the field to go along with eight rebounds and a block and steal ... Drained 11 points on 5-of-8 from the floor and grabbed 10 boards for his first career double-double as a Hokie against Lamar ... Racked up back-to-back double-doubles with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Grambling State ... Scored six points and cleaned up three rebounds against St. Joseph’s ... Scored two points as a starter against West Virginia ... Scored nine points and snagged eight rebounds in his ACC debut against NC State ... Racked up 10 points and six rebounds against Virginia ... Drained 12 points on 6-of-12 from the floor with five rebounds, an assist and a steal against Duke ... Scored six points, grabbed three rebounds and notched one steal against Wake Forest ... Snagged six rebounds and scored 10 points, six from the FT line, against Georgia Tech ... Recorded one block, one steal and one assist to compliment three rebounds and four points against Notre Dame ... Equaled his ACC career-high with 12 points, four rebounds and a block against North Carolina ... Saw 14 minutes of action against Louisville ... Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds against Pitt ... Recorded a career-high two assists and blocks, grabbed four rebounds and scored eight points against Syracuse ... Scored six points and recorded six blocks against Clemson ... Recorded one assist, one steal and grabbed four rebounds against Virginia ... Grabbed eight rebounds and scored five points against Miami ... Snagged one rebound against Florida State ... Scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against Boston College ... Grabbed three rebounds, scored two points and recorded three assists and a block against Wake Forest ... Scored two points and recorded one rebound and assist against Pitt ... Scored four points and snagged five boards against Miami ... Grabbed four boards and scored nine points against Florida State ... Scored seven points and snagged four rebounds with three assists against Miami ... Scored three points against Princeton with two rebounds ... Tied his career-high of 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds against BYU.

High School: Four-year letter winner at Evans High School in Orlando, Florida for coaches Chucky Atkins and Matt Turner … Two-time all-state performer … Class 8A Player of the Year as a senior … AAU team won national championship … Winner of several academic awards at Evans.

Personal: Son of Kerry and Lamila Blackshear ... Has two younger siblings, Kenan and Kayla … Father played basketball at Stetson, where he was the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year as a junior and graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer … His father played professionally overseas for 10 years … His mother also played basketball at Stetson, where she was one of the Hatters’ top players ... Plans to major in business.