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News of Alumni: Blake Harper '24
Howard University basketball standout Blake Harper '24 was named Rookie of the Week for the 10th week in a row by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) this week -- an honor he has received every week of the 2024-2025 season.
Son of Gonzaga's Alumni Director Byron Harper '84, Blake is Howard's leading scorer with 19.1 points a game. His play has drawn attention from all around the NCAA, where he has emerged as one of the best freshmen in Division 1 college basketball this season.
In his first collegiate game against No. 1 ranked Kansas, Harper went 3-3 from three-point range and scored 16 points. On December 11, he was the first freshman this century to have a 30 point triple double in the win over UVAL, scoring 30 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and making 10 assists. Following tying his career high of 34 points in a win over Delaware State on January 4, MEAC named him both Rookie and Player of the Week. And Harper was just named Athlete of the Week by Washington's ABC 7News.
Check out all of Blake's game by game stats here, and click here to see five minutes of early season highlights. Below is a recent Instagram video celebrating another MEAC Rookie of the Week award:
Next up, Blake and the Bison will host Morehouse on Monday, January 20 at 7pm in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Classic. The game will be played at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC and will be viewable live on ESPN+. Click here to see the team's complete schedule.
Best of luck the rest of the way Blake, Eye Street is proud.
Hail Gonzaga!
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Son of Gonzaga's Alumni Director Byron Harper '84, Blake is Howard's leading scorer with 19.1 points a game. His play has drawn attention from all around the NCAA, where he has emerged as one of the best freshmen in Division 1 college basketball this season.
In his first collegiate game against No. 1 ranked Kansas, Harper went 3-3 from three-point range and scored 16 points. On December 11, he was the first freshman this century to have a 30 point triple double in the win over UVAL, scoring 30 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and making 10 assists. Following tying his career high of 34 points in a win over Delaware State on January 4, MEAC named him both Rookie and Player of the Week. And Harper was just named Athlete of the Week by Washington's ABC 7News.
Check out all of Blake's game by game stats here, and click here to see five minutes of early season highlights. Below is a recent Instagram video celebrating another MEAC Rookie of the Week award:
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Next up, Blake and the Bison will host Morehouse on Monday, January 20 at 7pm in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Classic. The game will be played at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, DC and will be viewable live on ESPN+. Click here to see the team's complete schedule.
Best of luck the rest of the way Blake, Eye Street is proud.
Hail Gonzaga!
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