Antonio Blakeney went off for 63 points Friday night as his Sarasota (FL) Oak Ridge team beat Tavares (FL) Liberty Christian Prep, 85-85.
USA Today reported that the 6-foot-4 Blakeney officially scored 63, not 65 as had been reported.
“Really, all I was thinking about was winning the game and doing whatever it took to win,” Blakeney, who added 11 rebounds in the win, told Jason Jordan of USA Today. “It actually didn’t feel like 63 to me. After the game when people were telling me I was shocked! It felt good to be able to break a school record that was set 60-plus years ago.”
LSU assistant David Patrick was courtside to watch it happen.
Blakeney recently took an official visit to LSU along with IMG Academy guard JaQuan Lyle and 2015 LSU signee Ben Simmons of Montverde (FL) Academy.
The 6-10 Simmons said this week he’d like to see both guards join him at LSU next season.
“They’re great players, they’d be a good fit,” he said on ESPNU. “But they’re going to have their own decisions and personal preferences for schools, but I think it would be a good look for LSU.”
After decommitting from Louisville, Blakeney is now considering LSU, Kentucky and Missouri, among others.
He is close friends with new Kentucky commit Isaiah Briscoe, who is thought to be recruiting Blakeney to BBN.
