1. Blake Francis was born on January 3,1998 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
17 Facts About Blake Francis
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Blake Francis played college basketball for the Wagner Seahawks and the Richmond Spiders.
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Blake Francis left as Westfield's all-time leading scorer, with 1,390 career points.
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Blake Francis planned to attend prep school because he had no NCAA Division I scholarship offers.
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Blake Francis accepted an offer from Wagner when a scholarship suddenly became available on the team because two-sport athlete Greg Senat had switched his scholarship from basketball to football.
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Blake Francis transferred to Richmond and sat out his next year per National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.
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Blake Francis was drawn to Richmond because his friend Cedrick Lindsay had played there and some of his former Amateur Athletic Union teammates were on the roster.
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Blake Francis led Richmond to a program-record 14 conference wins.
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Blake Francis declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing his name and opting to return to Richmond.
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Blake Francis was drafted second round by the Raptors 905 in the 2021 NBA G League Draft.
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On December 30,2021, Blake Francis was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.
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On February 8,2022, Blake Francis was acquired by the Raptors 905, but was waived on February 10.
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Blake Francis was later waived on November 14,2022, and then re-acquired on December 3, and then waived again on December 9,2022.
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On February 11,2023, Blake Francis was acquired by the Cleveland Charge.
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On May 4,2023, Blake Francis signed with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
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On July 27,2023, Blake Francis signed with Medipolis SC Jena of the second-tier German ProA for a contract duration of 1 year.
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Blake Francis is a cousin of former NFL player Marques Hagans and basketball player Tyler Thornton.