Layden Blocker

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.
High School:
Sunrise Christian
Prev School:
Arkansas

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE):

Saw action in 33 games, including 21 starts, where he averaged 9.5 points, 3.1 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
Made 31 three-pointers at a 33.7 percent clip, helping DePaul break the team single-season three-point record.
Was second on the team with 65 made free-throws, while doing so at a 78.3 percent clip which was also among the team best.
Reached double-digit scoring in 14 games played, including three of 20+.
Took over primary ball handling duties in early February where he averaged 3.4 assists in the last 11 games played.
Had a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio across the season to rank second on the team with a total of 101 assists.
Scored career-high 25 points in the BIG EAST quarterfinals game against Creighton (3/13), including a career-high five made three-pointers.
Scoring tied for third most points all-time by a Blue Demon in the BIG EAST Tournament and were the most since Cleveland Melvin in 2013.
His five made three-pointers tie for second in DePaul’s BIG EAST Tournament records, behind six from Will Walker in 2009.
Also added five rebounds, six assists and two steals in the double overtime contest.
Had 16 points in back-to-back games against Georgetown, including the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament (3/8) where he did so on 7-of-11 shooting.
Played 35 minutes against Butler (2/22) for 23 points and five assists.
Scored 18 points with five rebounds against #25 UConn where he shot 6-of-8 from the floor.
Dished out five assists against #7 Marquette (1/14) in addition to seven points and three rebounds.
Had his first career 20-point scoring performance against Northern Illinois (11/23) with 21 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
Scored 12 points against Prairie View A&M (11/7) while also adding six rebounds and seven assists.

2023-24 (FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS):

Saw action in 27 games as a true freshman with five starts as a part of an Arkansas squad with 12 upperclassmen.
Shot 40.3 percent from the floor and averaged 1.0 assists per game and 0.8 steals.
Scored a career-high 14 points against Florida (1/13) on 4-of-7 shooting with four rebounds and two steals.
Played 28 minutes off the bench at North Carolina (11/24), scoring 11 points with three steals.
Scored nine points in back-to-back games against Duke (11/29) and Furman (12/4), including five rebounds against the Palladins.
Played a career-high 29 minutes at Missouri (1/31) where he scored nine points with three rebounds.

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:

A consensus four-star prospect out of high school, rated No. 24 nationally by Rivals.com.
Was one of 50 high school players nationally named to the 2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith Boys High School Player of the Year Watch List.
Helped lead Sunrise Christian Academy to a No. 4 national ranking and reach the High School National semifinals, including a quarterfinal win over top-ranked Montverde Academy.
Participated in the USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp.
Participated in the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 camp and was named to its 10-man All-Star team.
As a junior, Blocker averaged nine points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 steals and a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio for Sunrise Christian Academy.
Played for Bradley Beal Elite in the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), averaging 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game against some the nation's top high school basketball talent.
Played at Little Rock Christian as a sophomore in 2021, averaging 20 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals per game.
Was a All-Arkansas Preps Underclassmen selection by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 2019.