Blake Schilb

Blake Schilb

Schilb with Crvena zvezda in September 2013.
No. 10 – Galatasaray
Position Small forward
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1983-12-23) December 23, 1983
Rantoul, Illinois
Nationality American / Czech
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College Loyola (Illinois) (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2009 ČEZ Nymburk
2009–2013 Élan Chalon
2013–2014 Crvena zvezda
2014–2015 Paris-Levallois
2015–present Galatasaray
Career highlights and awards

Blake Schilb (born December 23, 1983) is an American-Czech professional basketball player for Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Standing 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the point forward position.

College career

Prior to Loyola University, Schilb was a postgraduate student at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, during the 2002-2003 academic year.

A 6'7" (201 cm) guard (during his college days), Schilb played at Loyola University Chicago, with the Loyola Ramblers, from 2003 to 2007. In 2006, he became Loyola's first player since Alfredrick Hughes in 1985 to earn Associated Press All-American honors after averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He graduated from Loyola as the school's fourth all-time leading scorer (1,879 points) and all-time leader in three-point field goals (204).[1]

After his junior season, Schilb became an early entry candidate for the 2006 NBA Draft, but he withdrew his name before the deadline so he could return for his senior year.[2] Schilb went undrafted by any NBA teams after his senior year.

Professional career

Schilb signed with the French league team Élan Chalon in 2009.[3] In his third season with the team, he was named LNB Pro A 2011–12 season French League Foreign Player MVP. In the final, he helped his team win the title with 20 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, earning the Final MVP award.[4]

On August 2, 2012, Schlib extended his contract with Élan Chalon for one more season.[5] In January 2013, Galatasaray offered 300,000 euros for a buyout of his contract and a salary that was three times larger than his current one, but Schlib turned down the offer.[6] In his first Euroleague season, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4 assists over 10 games.

On June 23, 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda Belgrade.[7] On January 29, 2014, he officially parted ways with Crvena zvezda.[8] The next day he returned to France and signed with Paris-Levallois.[9] On April 15, 2015, he parted ways with Paris.[10]

On July 23, 2015, Schlib signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray.[11] On July 28, 2016, he re-signed with Galatasaray for one more season.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Élan Chalon 10 10 32.5 .449 .341 .850 4.6 4.0 1.3 .3 15.5 17.6
2013–14 Crvena zvezda 10 10 28.6 .495 .379 .773 3.2 3.5 .7 .2 12.0 11.9
Career 20 20 30.6 .469 .356 .823 3.9 3.8 1.0 .2 13.8 14.8

References

  1. ↑ LUC Player Bio. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. ↑ NBA.com Draft Profile. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  3. ↑ ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône. Eurobasket.com. Retrieved on October 30, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Blake Schilb (encore) MVP". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Chalon officially keeps Blake Schilb". 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Galatasaray made a crazy offer for Schilb. Player turned it down". Sportando. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Red Star signs Blake Schilb". Sportando. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Zvezda i Šilb okončali saradnju" (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Blake Schilb signe au Paris Levallois" (in French). parislevallois.com. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Blake Schilb leaves Paris-Levallois". Sportando.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Galatasaray lands veteran swingman Schilb". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Blake Schilb extends with Galatasaray". Eurohoops.net. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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