UIC Athletics

2019-20: Appeared in 24 contests, making 22 starts after missing the first 11 games of the season due to injury … Averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest while playing 18.3 minutes a game … Scored a season-high 16 points in a win over league-leading Wright State (Jan. 12) … Scored 10+ points six times during the season, including 10 points in the Horizon League Championship game … Brought in a season-high 14 rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes of action against IUPUI (Feb. 22), falling one rebound shy of matching his career high.

2018-19: Appeared in 30 games and made 29 starts ... Ranked second on the team and 14^th in the Horizon League with 5.6 rebounds per game ... Led Flames with 48 offensive rebounds ... Averaged 9.3 points per game, fourth most on the team ... Shot team-best 53.4 percent from the field ... Registered a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at Detroit Mercy (March 2) ... Blocked season-high three shots at IUPUI (Feb. 9) ... Scored team-high 19 points and added 10 rebounds against Detroit Mercy in Chicago (Jan. 24) ... Made career-high seven free throws (7-for-7) in that game ... Played career-high 39 minutes at Wright State (Dec. 28) ... Netted 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting at Colorado (Dec. 8) ... Exploded for career highs in points (27) and field goals (11) against Illinois State (Dec. 5) ... Matched career high with five steals against the Redbirds ... Tallied 11 rebounds against Loyola (Dec. 1) ... Had 14 points, seven rebounds and three steals in home opener against William & Mary (Nov. 15) ... Helped Ireland's Senior Men's National Team capture bronze medal at FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in July 2018.

2017-18: One of two UIC players to start all 36 games ... Led team and ranked eighth in the Horizon League with 6.8 rebounds per game ... Tied for the team lead with four double-doubles, including three in Horizon League play ... Ranked second on the team with 84 assists ... Scored in double digits nine times and had team-high seven double-digit rebounding efforts ... One of five Flames with at least 10 points in CIT victory over Saint Francis (March 14) ... Matched season high with two 3-pointers in Horizon League Tournament game against Milwaukee (March 4) ... Recorded second consecutive double-double against Detroit Mercy behind 15 points and 10 rebounds (Feb. 19) ... Pulled down career-high 15 rebounds and scored 14 points in victory at Green Bay (Feb. 16) ... Stuffed stat sheet with 14 rebounds, seven assists and career-high five steals vs. IUPUI (Jan. 27) ... Scored career-high 17 points and added 11 rebounds in road win at Cleveland State (Jan. 20) ... Notched first career double-double at Northern Illinois with 13 points and 10 rebounds (Dec. 21) ... Dished out career-high 10 assists against Dartmouth (Dec. 15) ... Blocked season-high four shots against Saint Joseph's (Nov. 13) ... Made collegiate debut in starting lineup against North Carolina Central (Nov. 10).

2016-17: Did not see any game action.

PREP/PERSONAL: Finished prep career at SPIRE Academy alongside fellow UIC signee Marcus Ottey ... Played for his native Ireland, and was the overall scoring leader, in the 2015 European Championships ... Led squad in scoring (25.4 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg) and assists (2.6 apg) during the tournament ... Attended Canarias Basketball Academy in Gran Canaria, Spain from 2013-15 ... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the U18 EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament after averaging a double-double with 15.8 ppg and 10.5 rpg ... Once scored 65 points in the semifinal of a national tournament ... Born Jan, 5, 1997 ... Son of Gary Blount ... One of six children ... Older brother, John, is a three-time All-Ireland boxing champion ... Majoring in Human Development and Learning.