Blackmon comes back to APOEL Nicosia, ex Balkan

APOEL Nicosia (ECOMMBX BL) strengthened their roster with addition of 26-year old American 183cm point guard Jamari Blackmon (college: ULM) for season 2026-27. He joins another USA player Taz Sherman who is already in the roster.
It is actually his comeback to Nicosia as he has played here before. He played most recently at Balkan in Bulgarian NBL league. In 40 games he recorded 11.0ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.8apg and 1.2spg last season. Blackmon helped them to win the league title despite they ended the regular season at the second place. Great year indeed as he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Bulgarian League Honorable Mention. He also played 2 games in FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 6.0ppg, 2.0rpg and 1.0apg.
The previous (2024-25) season he played at Mykonos Betsson BC (GBL) in Greek league.
Among many awards he was selected to Eurobasket.com Greek Elite League All-Imports Team in 2025.
Blackmon graduated from University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2023 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball. He played also for University of North Alabama for 4 years.