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Jaron Blossomgame
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Blossomgame with Monaco in 2024
No. 4 – AS Monaco
Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born (1993-09-16) September 16, 1993 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
High school Chattahoochee
(Johns Creek, Georgia)
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College Clemson (2013–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Pro career 2017–present
League LNB Élite
EuroLeague
Career history
2017–2018 Austin Spurs
2018 Canton Charge
2018–2019 Cleveland Cavaliers
2018–2019 →Canton Charge
2019–2020 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020 Windy City Bulls
2020–2021 Ironi Nahariya
2021–2022 ratiopharm Ulm
2022–present AS Monaco Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • All-EuroCup First Team (2022)
  • 2× LNB Pro A champion (2023, 2024)
  • All-LNB Élite Second Team (2025)
  • French Cup winner (2023)
  • All-Bundesliga First Team (2022)
  • NBA G League champion (2018)
  • Third-team All NBA G League (2018)
  • First-team All-ACC (2016)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2017)
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2016)

Jaron Samuel Blossomgame (born September 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for AS Monaco in the top French league, LNB Élite, and the EuroLeague. Blossomgame played college basketball for Clemson University. He was chosen in the 2017 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Early Basketball Journey

High School Years

Blossomgame went to Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek, Georgia. He played for the school's basketball team, the Cougars. In his third year, he was a star player, averaging 24 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. This earned him a spot on the first-team all-region and second-team all-state.

In his final year, he led his team to a great 25–5 record. They made it to the "elite 8" round of the state tournament. During this time, he also played for the Georgia Stars in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), a league for young athletes.

Unfortunately, in 2011, he suffered a serious injury while practicing. He broke his leg while trying to dunk the ball. This was a major setback, but he worked hard to recover.

College Career at Clemson

Blossomgame decided to play college basketball for Clemson. Because of his leg injury, he had to redshirt his first year. This meant he could practice with the team but didn't play in any games, giving him time to heal.

After two seasons of getting better and better, Blossomgame had an amazing junior year in 2015–16. He averaged 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. He was named to the first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), a huge honor. He was also named the conference's Most Improved Player.

After this great season, he thought about joining the 2016 NBA draft. He was even invited to the NBA Draft Combine, where top college players show their skills to NBA teams. However, he decided to return to Clemson for his final year.

In his senior year, he continued to play well, averaging 17.7 points and 6.3 rebounds. He was named to the third-team All-ACC. After finishing college, he was invited to the NBA Draft Combine for a second time, which is very rare.

Professional Basketball Career

Starting in the G League

In the 2017 NBA draft, Blossomgame was selected by the San Antonio Spurs. He then joined their NBA G League team, the Austin Spurs. The G League is the NBA's official minor league, where players can develop their skills. In 2018, he helped the Austin Spurs win the G League championship. His great performance earned him a spot on the All-NBA G League Third Team.

Playing in the NBA

After playing for the Canton Charge, another G League team, Blossomgame got his big break. The Cleveland Cavaliers signed him to a two-way contract. This type of contract meant he could play for both the Cavaliers in the NBA and their G League team.

On December 5, 2018, Blossomgame played in his first NBA game against the Golden State Warriors. A few days later, he recorded his first "double-double" (getting 10 or more in two different statistics) with 11 points and 10 rebounds against the Milwaukee Bucks. He played 27 games for the Cavaliers.

Success in Europe

After his time in the NBA and G League, Blossomgame moved his career to Europe.

  • Israel: In 2020, he signed with Ironi Nahariya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
  • Germany: In 2021, he moved to Germany to play for ratiopharm Ulm. He had a fantastic season and was named to the All-EuroCup First Team.
  • France: Since 2022, Blossomgame has played for AS Monaco Basket in France. With Monaco, he has won the French league championship twice, in 2023 and 2024. He also won the French Cup in 2023.

One of his most exciting moments came in a EuroLeague game in 2023. He scored a game-winning dunk with only two seconds left on the clock to beat the team Baskonia 77–75.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
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Blossomgame with Clemson in 2016

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Cleveland 27 4 16.3 .443 .256 .769 3.6 .5 .3 .3 4.2
Career 27 4 16.3 .443 .256 .769 3.6 .5 .3 .3 4.2

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Monaco 38 17 17.3 .435 .250 .556 2.7 .2 .3 .2 5.1 4.4
2023–24 39 15 19.6 .486 .259 .656 3.3 .3 .5 .3 6.6 6.4
Career 77 32 18.5 .464 .255 .597 3.0 .2 .4 .2 5.8 5.4

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 ratiopharm Ulm 19 19 33.4 .504 .419 .767 7.6 1.3 .9 .6 16.2 19.8
Career 19 19 33.4 .504 .419 .767 7.6 1.3 .9 .6 16.2 19.8

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 United States Austin Spurs G League 50 29.6 .547 .301 .785 8.1 1.3 .8 .4 16.5
2018–19 United States Austin Spurs G League 6 36.2 .539 .417 .737 8.2 3.3 .3 1.3 23.8
United States Canton Charge G League 29 32.7 .440 .301 .695 7.0 2.0 .8 1.2 17.4
2019–20 United States R.G. Valley Vipers G League 27 26.7 .505 .217 .787 6.8 1.4 .6 .6 15.4
United States Windy City Bulls G League 15 33.5 .465 .314 .857 8.5 2.6 1.1 .3 16.9
2020–21 Israel Ironi Nahariya Ligat HaAl 30 33.9 .531 .392 .750 6.5 .7 1.0 .9 18.5
2021–22 Germany ratiopharm Ulm BBL 37 31.1 .510 .379 .783 5.4 1.1 .8 .6 15.8
2022–23 France Monaco LNB Élite 36 21.6 .510 .419 .769 3.0 .6 .4 .2 10.1
2023–24 France Monaco LNB Élite 40 20.3 .483 .376 .750 3.0 .5 .3 .4 8.1

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Clemson Redshirt Redshirt
2013–14 Clemson 33 30 23.5 .395 .200 .596 5.0 .4 .3 .4 4.9
2014–15 Clemson 31 31 30.9 .486 .288 .708 8.2 1.0 .8 .4 13.1
2015–16 Clemson 31 31 34.2 .513 .446 .782 6.7 1.5 .7 1.3 18.7
2016–17 Clemson 33 33 34.3 .499 .255 .714 6.3 1.5 .8 .9 17.7
Career 128 125 30.7 .488 .316 .724 6.5 1.1 .6 .7 13.5

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