Cayden Paquette
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- Height:
- 6'3
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- Hometown:
- Spencer, Indiana
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- Position:
- Guard
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Owen Valley
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- gp
- 19
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- pts/g
- 2.5
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- fg %
- 24.6
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- 3pt %
- 25.5
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- ft %
- 83.3
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- reb/g
- 2.1
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- a/g
- 0.4
Bio
2025-26: Beings fourth season of basketball at Blackburn.
2024-25: Made eight appearances while battling injuries. Scored seven points against Knox and Eureka.
2023-24: Career high 19 points against Monmouth and MUW. Achieved double figure points six times. Career best eight rebounds against Monmouth. Four assists against Grinnell.
2022-23: Appeared in 11 games with two starts during debut season. Season high 11 points against Fontbonne. Three rebounds at Webster
Before Blackburn: Earned All Conference three times. Member of Beta Club. Youth Board member.
Personal: Son of Chris and Kim Paquette.
Campus job:
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 15 |
| Games started | 1 | 1 |
| Minutes | 209 | 182 |
| Minutes per game | 11.0 | 12.1 |
| FG | 15-61 | 15-54 |
| FG Pct | 24.6 | 27.8 |
| 3PT | 12-47 | 12-42 |
| 3PT Pct | 25.5 | 28.6 |
| FT | 5-6 | 5-6 |
| FT Pct | 83.3 | 83.3 |
| Off rebounds | 6 | 4 |
| Def rebounds | 33 | 32 |
| Total rebounds | 39 | 36 |
| Rebounds per game | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| Personal fouls | 17 | 16 |
| Disqualifications | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 7 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 8 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 7 | 6 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 47 | 47 |
| Points per game | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Points per 40.0 min | 9.0 | 10.3 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | Williams Baptist | L, 99-82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Knox | L, 82-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Loras | L, 71-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at Rhodes | L, 98-89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 20 | Spurgeon College | L, 98-85 | 0 | 5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Beloit | L, 67-63 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Eureka | L, 80-77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | at Webster | L, 95-55 | - | 5 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 6 | at Principia | W, 83-59 | - | 9 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 13 | at Emmaus University | W, 95-63 | - | 13 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Dec 14 | at Monmouth (Ill.) | L, 76-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 20 | at Illinois Col. | L, 81-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 3 | Eureka | W, 102-90 | 0 | 5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Jan 8 | Lyon | L, 78-67 | - | 2 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Jan 10 | MUW | L, 82-80 | 1 | 23 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 8 |
| Jan 14 | at Spalding | L, 60-54 | - | 19 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Jan 17 | Westminster (Mo.) | W, 80-74 | - | 14 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 105-49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 21 | at Greenville | L, 124-110 | - | 9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 3-4 | 75.0 | 3 |
| Jan 28 | Webster | L, 77-69 | 0 | 17 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Jan 31 | Principia | W, 90-69 | 0 | 20 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 6 |
| Feb 5 | at MUW | W, 59-58 | - | 16 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2 |
| Feb 7 | at Lyon | W, 74-72 | - | 15 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | - | 3 |
| Feb 12 | Spalding | W, 71-45 | 0 | 11 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Feb 14 | at Westminster (Mo.) | W, 84-70 | - | 12 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 5 |
| Feb 18 | Greenville | L, 123-119 | 0 | 5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Feb 24 | at Lyon | L, 75-48 | - | 7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | Williams Baptist | L, 99-82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Knox | L, 82-67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Loras | L, 71-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at Rhodes | L, 98-89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 20 | Spurgeon College | L, 98-85 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Beloit | L, 67-63 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Eureka | L, 80-77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | at Webster | L, 95-55 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | at Principia | W, 83-59 | - | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | at Emmaus University | W, 95-63 | - | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | at Monmouth (Ill.) | L, 76-66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 20 | at Illinois Col. | L, 81-74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 3 | Eureka | W, 102-90 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | Lyon | L, 78-67 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | MUW | L, 82-80 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | at Spalding | L, 60-54 | - | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | Westminster (Mo.) | W, 80-74 | - | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 105-49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 21 | at Greenville | L, 124-110 | - | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 28 | Webster | L, 77-69 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | Principia | W, 90-69 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at MUW | W, 59-58 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7 | at Lyon | W, 74-72 | - | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 12 | Spalding | W, 71-45 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | at Westminster (Mo.) | W, 84-70 | - | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 18 | Greenville | L, 123-119 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24 | at Lyon | L, 75-48 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8 | Williams Baptist | L, 99-82 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 11 | Knox | L, 82-67 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Loras | L, 71-66 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | at Rhodes | L, 98-89 | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 20 | Spurgeon College | L, 98-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 22 | at Beloit | L, 67-63 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nov 25 | at Eureka | L, 80-77 | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 3 | at Webster | L, 95-55 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dec 6 | at Principia | W, 83-59 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dec 13 | at Emmaus University | W, 95-63 | - | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Dec 14 | at Monmouth (Ill.) | L, 76-66 | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 20 | at Illinois Col. | L, 81-74 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 3 | Eureka | W, 102-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 8 | Lyon | L, 78-67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 10 | MUW | L, 82-80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jan 14 | at Spalding | L, 60-54 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 17 | Westminster (Mo.) | W, 80-74 | - | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 18 | at Eastern Illinois | L, 105-49 | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 21 | at Greenville | L, 124-110 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jan 28 | Webster | L, 77-69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jan 31 | Principia | W, 90-69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 5 | at MUW | W, 59-58 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Feb 7 | at Lyon | W, 74-72 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 12 | Spalding | W, 71-45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Feb 14 | at Westminster (Mo.) | W, 84-70 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Feb 18 | Greenville | L, 123-119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 24 | at Lyon | L, 75-48 | - | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 11 | 2 | 131 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 19 | 565 | 63-156 | 40.4 | 38-99 | 38.4 | 17-21 | 81.0 | 181 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 9-29 | 31.0 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 24 |
| 2025-26 | 19 | 1 | 209 | 15-61 | 24.6 | 12-47 | 25.5 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 47 |
| Total | 63 | 22 | 1011 | 96-265 | 36.2 | 59-177 | 33.3 | 25-31 | 80.6 | 276 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 11 | 131 | 11.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 565 | 22.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 38.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 19 | 209 | 11.0 | 2.9-11.7 | 2.3-9.0 | 25.5 | 1.0-1.1 | 9.0 |
| Total | 63 | 1011 | 16.0 | 3.8-10.5 | 2.3-7.0 | 33.3 | 1.0-1.2 | 10.9 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 11.0 | 0.8-3.2 | 0.6-2.5 | 0.3-0.3 | 2.5 |
| Conference | 15 | 12.1 | 1.0-3.6 | 0.8-2.8 | 0.3-0.4 | 3.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 11.3 | 1.1-3.6 | 1.0-2.8 | 0.2-0.2 | 3.4 |
| Away | 10 | 10.7 | 0.5-2.9 | 0.3-2.2 | 0.3-0.4 | 1.6 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 9 | 12.8 | 1.0-3.8 | 0.8-3.1 | 0.2-0.2 | 3.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 9.4 | 0.6-2.7 | 0.5-1.9 | 0.3-0.4 | 2.0 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 2 | 3.5 | 0.0-0.5 | 0.0-0.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 9.0 | 0.0-3.3 | 0.0-2.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 13.6 | 1.4-4.1 | 1.2-3.1 | 0.6-0.8 | 4.6 |
| February | 6 | 11.0 | 0.7-2.8 | 0.3-2.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 1.7 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 209 | 15-61 | 24.6 | 12-47 | 25.5 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 47 |
| Conference | 15 | 1 | 182 | 15-54 | 27.8 | 12-42 | 28.6 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 47 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 1 | 102 | 10-32 | 31.3 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 31 |
| Away | 10 | - | 107 | 5-29 | 17.2 | 3-22 | 13.6 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 16 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 0 | 115 | 9-34 | 26.5 | 7-28 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 27 |
| Losses | 10 | 1 | 94 | 6-27 | 22.2 | 5-19 | 26.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 20 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| December | 3 | - | 27 | 0-10 | 0.0 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| January | 8 | 1 | 109 | 11-33 | 33.3 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 37 |
| February | 6 | 0 | 66 | 4-17 | 23.5 | 2-14 | 14.3 | 0-0 | - | 10 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 19 | 209 | 11.0 | 2.9-11.7 | 2.3-9.0 | 25.5 | 1.0-1.1 | 9.0 |
| Conference | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 3.3-11.9 | 2.6-9.2 | 28.6 | 1.1-1.3 | 10.3 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 102 | 11.3 | 3.9-12.5 | 3.5-9.8 | 36.0 | 0.8-0.8 | 12.2 |
| Away | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 1.9-10.8 | 1.1-8.2 | 13.6 | 1.1-1.5 | 6.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 3.1-11.8 | 2.4-9.7 | 25.0 | 0.7-0.7 | 9.4 |
| Losses | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 2.6-11.5 | 2.1-8.1 | 26.3 | 1.3-1.7 | 8.5 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0-5.7 | 0.0-5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0.0-14.8 | 0.0-10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 4.0-12.1 | 3.7-9.2 | 40.0 | 1.8-2.2 | 13.6 |
| February | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 2.4-10.3 | 1.2-8.5 | 14.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 6.1 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 19 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 15 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Away | 10 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| Conference | 15 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 9 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | - | 3 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Losses | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| January | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| February | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 19 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 15 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Away | 10 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 9 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 10 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 3 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 8 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
News mentions
CARLINVILLE, IL — Blackburn delivered a complete performance on its home floor, using defensive pressure, balanced scoring, and a dominant first-half surge to power past Westminster, 84–70, stretching its winning streak to five straight games.
BATESVILLE, AR — The Blackburn men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought, back-and-forth 74–72 victory over Lyon, extending its winning streak to three games.
