Hometown: Country Club Hills, Ill.
High School: Hillcrest
Height / Weight: 6-7 / 225
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 03/12/1982

After two years at Marquette, “ODB” transferred to UNLV. He believed that leaving MU would get him a better role and closer to the NBA.

Earned his first letter after starting 28 of Marquette's 29 games - Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team - Concluded the year as the team's No. 1 rebounder with a 5.5 per-game mark - Was the first MU freshman to lead the team in rebounding since Trevor Powell in 1987-88 … 160 total boards were fourth most by a Marquette frosh … His 5.4 per-game rebound average in league games ranked him 19th among C-USA performers … Paced the squad with 110 defensive rebounds - Averaged 24.9 minutes per game - Started all 16 C-USA games - Either led or shared for the team's rebounding lead in the last six games of the campaign, averaging 7.2 boards per contest in that stretch - Snatched a team-high eight boards vs. Tulane (3/7) in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament - Either led or shared for the club's rebounding lead in a team-high 12 games - First career double-double was a 14-point, season-high 12-rebound performance at UAB (2/14) - Just two games later, he registered his second double-double, 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds vs. DePaul (2/22) - Played 35 minutes (season-long for a C-USA game) vs. Louisville (2/24) and tied for the team lead with eight rebounds while coming up with five steals - Ended the year second on the team in steals with 27 - Notched a season-high 16 points (6-of-10 from the floor), and totaled six steals, highest by a MU player during the year, vs. Tulane (1/27) - Also knocked down a season-high four three-point field goals against the Green Wave - Seven pts., team-high tying seven boards vs. S. Florida (1/17) - Team-high seven rebounds vs. CS-Northridge (12/2) in the championship game of Blue & Gold Classic - Five-of-10 from floor and finished with 12 points (8 rebs.) vs. Western Carolina (12/20) - 11 points, team-best nine boards vs. Minnesota (12/7).

Averaged 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior at Hillcrest High School … His prep team finished with an overall record of 28-2 and ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the state of Illinois Class AA poll … Selected as the SICA Central Player of the Year … Chosen to the Chicago Sun Times All-Area Team … Earned Special Mention honors on the Chicago Tribune-s All-State Team … Chosen to play in the Windy City/Big Apple Classic which pitted all-stars from Chicago and New York … Was ranked as the No. 100 player in the nation by analyst Bob Gibbons … As a junior, he tossed in 13.0 points while grabbing 9.0 rebounds per contest as Hillcrest advanced to the final eight of the -99 Class AA Tournament … During the summer of 1999, he played for the Illinois Warriors, the runners-up at the AAU Nationals … One of his teammates on the Warriors was Darius Miles of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers - Picked Marquette after considering DePaul, Notre Dame and Iowa State.

Born Mar. 12, 1982 - Son of Emmanuel and Annie Blankson - Sister, Candis, is a coach on the women's staff at DePaul.

FG

6 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

5 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22

5 vs. Western Carolina - Dec. 20

FGA

12 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock - Dec. 9

10 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22

10 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

FG%

60.0% (6-10) vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

50.0% (3-6) vs. Tulane - Mar. 7

50.0% (5-10) vs. W. Carolina - Dec. 20

50.0% (3-6) vs. South Florida - Jan. 17

3FG

4 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

3FGA

5 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

5 vs. Minnesota - Dec. 7

3FG%

80.0% (4-5) vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

Free Throws

3 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22

3 vs. Cincinnati - Jan. 10

3 vs. Wisconsin - Dec. 23

3 vs. South Alabama - Nov. 14

Free Throw Attempts

5 vs. Houston - Feb. 28

Offensive Rebounds

4 vs. Louisville - Feb. 24 (3ot)

4 vs. Cincinnati - Jan. 10

4 vs. Western Carolina - Dec. 20

Defensive Rebounds

9 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22

Total Rebounds

11 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22 9 vs. Minnesota - Dec. 7

Blocked Shots

2 vs. Cincinnati - Feb. 18

Steals

6 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

5 vs. Louisville - Feb. 24 (3ot)

Minutes

37 vs. Minnesota - Dec. 7

Points

16 vs. Tulane - Jan. 27

14 vs. DePaul - Feb. 22