2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Blake Paul
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans
- High School:
- Landry-Walker
2017-18: Appeared in all 31 games and made 28 starts as a junior…Scored in double-figures three times…Led the team in blocked shots with 39 and ranked fifth in the American Athletic Conference with 1.3 per game…Averaged 3.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game…Shot 42-for-80 (.525) overall…Had multiple blocks in nine contests…Earned his first collegiate start and had six rebounds with two blocks in 14 minutes in the season-opening win over LIU Brooklyn (11/10)…Scored 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting and tied the program’s single-game record for blocks with eight - the most by a Green Wave player since 1998 - in the win over Southeastern Louisiana (11/13)…Tied personal-bests with 12 points and eight rebounds against Florida State (12/10)…Produced eight points, seven boards and three blocks in the victory over Nicholls State (12/18)…Tallied 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting, eight rebounds and three rejections in the win over South Alabama (12/21)…Scored 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting in the win at Temple (12/28)…Had six blocks in 19 minutes against Tulsa (12/31)…Had eight points on 3-for-3 shooting with eight rebounds, two blocks and two assists in the win at ECU (1/31)…Put up nine points on 4-for-5 shooting with six rebounds in 14 minutes against Temple (3/8) in the first round of the conference tournament.
2016-17: Appeared in 30 games during his sophomore campaign…Ranked second on the team in bench scoring with 88 points…Scored in double-figures four times…Had five points and made both field goal attempts to go with four rebounds in 10 minutes of action against Arizona State (11/18)…Notched a career-high three assists to complement five rebounds and two blocks in just 11 minutes at Georgia Tech (11/26)…Shot 5-for-6 from the field for a career-high 12 points against Southern (12/7)…Followed up with 10 points, seven rebounds, one block and a steal in 20 minutes in a road victory over Southern Miss (12/10)…Scored 10 points with two assists in the road win at USF (1/11)…Grabbed five rebounds at Tulsa (1/18)…Compiled five points, six boards and three assists at Memphis (3/2)…Tallied five points, three rebounds and a block against Tulsa (3/5)…Provided a huge boost off the bench with 11 points and seven rebounds while shooting 9-for-10 at the free throw line in 23 minutes against Tulsa (3/9) in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship...Named to Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017.
2015-16:Has played in 26 games ... Grabbed six rebounds and blocked four shots in his collegiate debut against Drake ... Scored nine points and added four rebounds at Southern ... Had four points against Appalachian State ... Grabbed four rebounds and scored four points against UNO ... Had four points and two rebounds at No. 11 North Carolina ... Scored a bucket and grabbed three rebounds against Southern Miss ... Had four points and two rebounds in eight minutes of action against UConn ... Blocked three shots at Houston ... Had three rebounds, a block and two points against Tulsa ... Led the way grabbing seven rebounds against No. 10 SMU ... Added six rebounds, two blocks and four points at UConn ... Put up six points and grabbed eight rebounds against UCF ... Blocked four shots and added four points and four rebounds in the overtime win against Memphis ... Brought down four rebounds against East Carolina ... Had four points and three rebounds at UCF ... Grabbed five rebounds and added four points against UCF in the first round of the AAC Tournament.
High School: Played his senior year at Landry-Walker High School after spending three seasons at East Jefferson High School ... Earned all-district honors after helping his team to a state championship in 2015 ... Helped the Warriors to a Class 4A state championship game appearance in 2013-14, when East Jefferson lost to Landry-Walker ... Ranked as one of the top 50 big men in America by ESPN and was tabbed as the fifth-best player in Louisiana ... Was ranked as the 41st best prospect in the class of 2015 by ESPN ... Participated in the Ty Lawson and Victor Olapido All-American camps prior to his senior season.
Facts: Pursuing his bachelor’s degree in homeland security.
