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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

13 Kenan Blackshear

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • High School Jones HS
  • Previous School FAU

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
2023-24 (FIFTH-YEAR):
Second Team All-Mountain West honoree by the Coaches poll and the Media Poll … NABC District 17 Second Team honoree … Appeared in and started 32 games throughout the season … Posted season averages of 15.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting 49.9 percent from the field, 17.9 percent from behind the arc, and 64.9 percent at the free throw line … 1x Mountain West Player of the Week … 2023 Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team … Scored 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, recorded two steals, and tallied one block in season-opening victory over Sacramento State (11/7/23) … Dropped a career-high 31 points on 12-22 shooting from the field and 7-10 at the free throw line, in addition to pulling down six rebounds and dishing out five assists to lead Nevada to a road victory over Washington (11/12/23) … Recorded a double-double with a 22-point, 10-rebound performance in a win over Montana (11/29/23) … Poured in a game-high 25 points on 10-18 shooting from the field, while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists against UC Davis (12/6/23) … Scored 16 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and dished out five assists in Nevada’s victory over Temple in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic (12/21/23) … Dropped 30 points on 11-14 shooting from the field and 8-11 at the free throw line, while also grabbing five rebounds dishing out four assists, and recording two steals, leading Nevada to a win over Georgia Tech to secure the Diamond Head Classic Championship (12/24/23) … Named to the Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game, while shooting 60.0 percent from the field … Scored 18 points, pulled down seven rebounds, dished out four assists, and recorded four steals in the Pack’s conference opening victory at Fresno State (1/6/24) … Dropped 22 points on 7-13 shooting fromt he field to help lead the Pack to a win over Air Force (1/9/24) … Scored 14 points, grabbed five rebounds, and dished out seven assists at San Diego State (1/17/24) … Helped Nevada defeat No. 24 Colorado State with a 20-point, five-rebound, five-assist performance (1/24/24) … Scored 18 points to help lead the Pack to a road win over No. 22 Utah State (2/6/24) … Poured in 22 points on 8-15 shooting, while also grabbing four rebounds and recording two steals in Nevada’s victory over No. 24 San Diego State (2/9/24) … Scored 16 points and dished out a game-high nine assists to help Nevada beat UNLV in the Pack’s regular season finale (3/9/24) … Surpassed the 1,500-point scoring mark for his career in Nevada’s Mountain West Tournament game against Colorado State (3/14/24). 


2022-23 (SENIOR): NABC District 17 First Team honoree … Garnered All-Mountain West Second Team honors … Named to the All-Mountain West Defensive Team … Appeared in and started all 33 games throughout the season … Finished the year with averages of 14.1 points per game on 44.4 percent shooting from the field and 78.0 percent at the free throw line, in addition to averaging 4.6 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game … Recorded at least three assists in 29 of 33 games .. Reached double figures in scoring in 28 of 33 games … Surpassed the 1,000-point scoring mark for his career in the Pack’s regular-season final against UNLV (3/4/23) … Completed the season ranked fourth in the Mountain West in assists per game, sixth in steals per game, ninth in free throw percentage, 13th in points per game, and 13th in minutes per game … Scored nine points, dished out seven assists, pulled down four rebounds, and tallied four steals in the Pack’s 84-71 season-opening win against Utah Tech (11/7/22) … Scored 20 points on 8-16 shooting from the field, while also pulling down six boards, and dishing out five assists in Nevada’s win over Grand Canyon (11/12/22) … Became just the third player in program history and first since 1979 to record a triple-double after scoring 12 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out 10 assists in the Pack’s 98-54 win over William Jessup (11/15/23) … Scored 11 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and dished out five assists in the Pack’s 75-66 win over Tulane to open up the Cayman Islands Classic (11/21/22) … Recorded his second double-double of the season in the semifinals of the Cayman Islands Classic, scoring 17 points and dishing out 10 assists in the Pack’s overtime loss to Kansas State (11/22/22) … Scored eight consecutive points over the final 3:25, fueling Nevada to a 62-58 comeback victory over Akron to secure a third-place finish at the 2022 Cayman Islands Classic (11/23/22) … Scored 22 points on 7-15 shooting from the field,  2-4 from behind the arc, and 6-7 at the free throw line, while also pulling down three rebounds and dishing out four assists in Nevada’s 85-77 road win over Pepperdine (12/6/22) … Dropped 20 points, including the game-winning layup with less than three seconds to go in the Pack’s 74-72 win over Boise State (12/28/22) … Scored a career-high 28 points on 9-15 shooting from the field and 10-11 at the free throw line, while also dishing out five assists and recording a career-high five steals in Nevada’s 85-70 victory over Utah State (1/13/23) … Scored 20 points on 8-13 shooting from the field, in addition to dishing out four assists, and matching a career-high by tallying five steals in the Pack’s 97-94 double-overtime win over #25 New Mexico (1/23/23) … Scored 18 points and dished out seven assists in Nevada’s 75-66 victory over #22 San Diego State (1/31/23) … Scored 12 points, including the game-winning jump shot with 0.1 seconds left on the clock, fueling Nevada to a 77-76 road win over New Mexico (2/7/23) … Scored 19 points on 8-13 shooting from the field, while also tallying seven assists in the Pack’s 77-66 victory over Fresno State (2/10/23) … Scored 18 points and surpassed the 1,000-point scoring mark for his career in Nevada’s regular-season finale against UNLV (3/4/23). 


2021-22 (JUNIOR): Played all 31 games, starting 24 ... Averaged 8.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.46 assists over 28.5 minutes per game ... Shot 40.1 percent from the field, including 34.1 percent from 3-point range ... Made his Nevada debut with seven points, five assists, three rebounds against Eastern Washington (Nov. 9) ... Passed out five assists with five rebounds and three steals against San Diego (Nov. 12) ... Scored 12 points, went 6-for-6 from the line, added five rebounds and a career-high six assists against George Mason (Nov. 23) ... Posted his first double-double as a member of the Wolf Pack, going for 13 points and 11 rebounds against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 15) ... Went 4-for-8 shooting, scored 11 points with six rebounds at Air Force (Jan. 15) ... Posted second-straight 11-point game, this time with eight rebounds, against Wyoming (Jan. 17) ... Scored 16 points, on 6-for-9 shooting, with five rebounds against Fresno State (Jan. 21) ... Finished with a season-high 17 points, adn went 5-for-5 from the line, at UNLV (Feb. 1) ... Passed out six assists to go with 10 points at San Diego State (Feb. 6) ... Finished with 10 points and a season-best eight assists at Utah State (Feb. 11) ... Went 6-of-10 shooting, scoring 16 points at Boise State (March 1) ... Scored nine points with seven rebounds in Mountain West Tournament first round against New Mexico (March 9).

FAU CAREER
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
: Saw action in 20 of the team's 22 games and averaged 23.6 minutes per game ... Averaged 9.5 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game while tallying 37 assists and 33 steals ... Scored 20 points at UTSA (Feb. 23) with six field goals in 12 attempts, of which three were 3-pointers, and was credited with 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 31 games, with 10 starts ... Averaged 16.0 minutes per game, scoring 3.3 points with 2.9 rebounds per contest ... Named C-USA Freshman of the Week after averaging 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds (12/9).

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Historical Player Information

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    2021-22Junior

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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    2022-23Senior

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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    2023-24Graduate Student

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    6'6" 215 lbs
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