Colorado State University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Blount, JR
JR Blount
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Twitter: @CoachBlount25
JR Blount is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Colorado State men’s basketball program, joining the program in 2018. For his contributions to CSU’s turnaround, he was named one of the top assistants in the Mountain West by Stadium in 2020.
He spent the 2017-18 season on Medved’s staff at Drake University, helping the Bulldogs to a 10-game turnaround from the previous year and most wins in Missouri Valley Conference action in 10 years. Blount spent the previous four years on the Drake staff, including serving on Medved’s staff as an assistant coach. Before joining Medved’s staff in 2017-18, he had previously been an assistant coach for one season on the previous staff after having served his first two years as the Bulldogs’ director of basketball operations.
Blount joined the Drake staff in 2014 following three successful seasons at Saint Leo University in Lakeland, Fla., where he was elevated to associate head coach for the 2013-14 season after two years as an assistant. The Lions advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament in each of his three seasons on staff and won the program’s first conference championship in 2012-13. He was also part of a NCAA Division III National Championship in 2009-10 as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
In addition to his on-court duties at Saint Leo, Blount oversaw the program’s scheduling, recruiting, summer camps and individual player development. One of his pupils, guard Jerrell Harris, earned Division II All-America honors in 2013-14, while the Lions led the Sunshine State Conference in team defense thanks in part to conference Defensive Player of the Year Shaun Adams. In 2012-13, the program won its first NCAA Tournament game and earned a top-10 national ranking for the first time.
Prior to joining the staff at Saint Leo, Blount played professionally for a season in 2010-11 with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League. He led the team to the semifinals of the league championship, was ranked fourth in scoring and second in assists to earn All-Star and team MVP honors before returning to the sidelines.
Collegiately, Blount had a tremendous career at Loyola from 2005-09. He was the Ramblers team captain during his final three seasons and the squad’s MVP in 2008 and 2009. He finished his career ranked ninth in points and 10th in assists at Loyola and was the school’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
Upon graduating from Loyola with a degree in sociology and psychology, Blount began his coaching career during the 2009-10 season at UW-Stevens Point. That season saw the program win a Division III national title while ranking in the top 10 nationally in both team offense and defense.
A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Blount was a standout high school player at Dominican High School, where he earned all-state honors in 2004 and 2005 and was named the Wisconsin Sports Player of the Year in 2005. JR and his wife Ashley have two daughters, Maya and Zuri.
JR Blount is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Colorado State men’s basketball program, joining the program in 2018. For his contributions to CSU’s turnaround, he was named one of the top assistants in the Mountain West by Stadium in 2020.
He spent the 2017-18 season on Medved’s staff at Drake University, helping the Bulldogs to a 10-game turnaround from the previous year and most wins in Missouri Valley Conference action in 10 years. Blount spent the previous four years on the Drake staff, including serving on Medved’s staff as an assistant coach. Before joining Medved’s staff in 2017-18, he had previously been an assistant coach for one season on the previous staff after having served his first two years as the Bulldogs’ director of basketball operations.
Blount joined the Drake staff in 2014 following three successful seasons at Saint Leo University in Lakeland, Fla., where he was elevated to associate head coach for the 2013-14 season after two years as an assistant. The Lions advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament in each of his three seasons on staff and won the program’s first conference championship in 2012-13. He was also part of a NCAA Division III National Championship in 2009-10 as an assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
In addition to his on-court duties at Saint Leo, Blount oversaw the program’s scheduling, recruiting, summer camps and individual player development. One of his pupils, guard Jerrell Harris, earned Division II All-America honors in 2013-14, while the Lions led the Sunshine State Conference in team defense thanks in part to conference Defensive Player of the Year Shaun Adams. In 2012-13, the program won its first NCAA Tournament game and earned a top-10 national ranking for the first time.
Prior to joining the staff at Saint Leo, Blount played professionally for a season in 2010-11 with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League. He led the team to the semifinals of the league championship, was ranked fourth in scoring and second in assists to earn All-Star and team MVP honors before returning to the sidelines.
Collegiately, Blount had a tremendous career at Loyola from 2005-09. He was the Ramblers team captain during his final three seasons and the squad’s MVP in 2008 and 2009. He finished his career ranked ninth in points and 10th in assists at Loyola and was the school’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
Upon graduating from Loyola with a degree in sociology and psychology, Blount began his coaching career during the 2009-10 season at UW-Stevens Point. That season saw the program win a Division III national title while ranking in the top 10 nationally in both team offense and defense.
A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Blount was a standout high school player at Dominican High School, where he earned all-state honors in 2004 and 2005 and was named the Wisconsin Sports Player of the Year in 2005. JR and his wife Ashley have two daughters, Maya and Zuri.
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