Jermaine Blackburn is an American

United States

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 basketball player for the Quebec Kebs of the National Basketball League of Canada

National Basketball League of Canada

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. He is best known, however, for recording the Continental Basketball Association

Continental Basketball Association

The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...

's first-ever quadruple-double. On December 20, 2008, Blackburn was playing for the East Kentucky Miners

East Kentucky Miners

The East Kentucky Miners are a professional basketball team in the American Basketball Association that began play as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in the 2007-2008 season...

 against the West Virginia Wild

West Virginia Wild

The West Virginia Wild is a basketball team that plays in the Mountain State Basketball League. Formerly, they played in the American Basketball Association, International Basketball League and then later joined the National Professional Basketball League. The team is based in Charleston, West...

. He compiled 22 points

Point (basketball)

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, 10 rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...

, 14 assists

Assist (basketball)

In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...

 and 10 steals

Steal (basketball)

In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...

. Remarkably, he followed this performance with a triple-double in his very next game, recording 22 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists against the same West Virginia team.

College

Blackburn, a native of St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, played junior college

Junior college

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 basketball for two seasons after graduating from Hazelwood Central High School

Hazelwood Central High School

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. He played at Missouri State University-West Plains before transferring to the Boise State Broncos

Boise State Broncos men's basketball

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 of the Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

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, an NCAA Division I school. In his first season at Boise State, he helped the Broncos reach the Sweet 16 of the 2004 National Invitation Tournament

2004 National Invitation Tournament

-Semifinals & Finals:...

. The following year, Blackburn's senior

Senior (education)

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 season in 2004–05

2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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, he led his team in scoring at 15.4 points per game. As a #8 seed in the WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held in the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada between Tuesday, March 8, and Saturday, March 12. The winners of the tournament were the #2 seeded UTEP Miners. This was the final season before the conference was restructured before the 2005–06...

, Boise State reached the championship game before losing to #2 UTEP, 91–78.

Professional

Since 2005, Blackburn has played in various professional and semi-professional basketball leagues. His most notable former team is the West Sydney Razorbacks who played in the NBL. The NBL is Australia

Australia

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's highest professional league and is the Aussie equivalent to the United States' National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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 (NBA). Other stints have included the CBA for the East Kentucky Miners and Yakama Sun Kings

Yakama Sun Kings

The Yakama Sun Kings were a Continental Basketball Association franchise located in Yakima, Washington, United States, covering the central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities and Ellensburg...

 (for whom he was a CBA All-Star in 2008), the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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 for the Southeast Texas Mavericks, the Snohomish County Explosion

Snohomish County Explosion

The Snohomish County Explosion are a National Athletic Basketball team. The team was based in Everett, Washington in 2007 and now in Monroe, Washington from 2008 and forward. The Explosion is owned by Courtyard Media Foundation, whose current President Nathan Mumm oversees team operations...

 in the International Basketball League

International Basketball League

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 as well as the NBA Development League

NBA Development League

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's Idaho Stampede

Idaho Stampede

The Idaho Stampede is an American basketball team that plays in the NBA Development League. The team is based in the Boise, Idaho, area and as of 2005 plays at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise. The team was founded as a member of the Continental Basketball Association in 1997 and was league runner-up...

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