Layden Blocker

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.
High School:
Sunrise Christian
Prev School:
Arkansas

2025-26 (JUNIOR):

Recipient of the Marshall H. Berkson men's basketball scholarship.
Led DePaul with 112 assists and ranked 10th in the BIG EAST, averaging 3.5 assists per game.
Appeared in all 32 games for DePaul with 29 starts where he averaged 11.1 points.
Shot 31.8 percent from three-point range with the third-most triples on the team.
Nabbed a team-high 52 steals, ranking sixth in the BIG EAST with a 1.63 average.
Also among the BIG EAST best with an 82.8 free throw percentage, ranking sixth in the league.
Made a team-high 101 free throws at a team-best clip.
Totaled 20 games with double-digit scoring and 21 games with three or more assists.
Knocked down a season-best 4-of-6 performance from three-point range for 16 points and seven assists off the bench against Georgetown (3/11) in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Seven assists tie for the third-most all-time by a Blue Demon in a BIG EAST Tournament game and were the most since 2018.
Was a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line against Butler (3/7), in addition to six rebounds and three assists.
Tallied 10 points, five assists against Villanova (3/4).
Was 7-of-8 at the free throw line against Seton Hall (2/18) for 12 points and four assists.
Helped DePaul to first win over Creighton (2/11) in over a decade with an 11-point and four-assist performance off the bench.
Tallied 20 points at Butler (1/20), including going 6-of-6 from the charity stripe.
Dished out a season-high eight assists against Marquette (1/16), while also adding 10 points, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
Started a seven-game double-digit scoring streak with a 16-point outing at #4 UConn (1/10).
Tallied five assists in addition to four rebounds and a pair of steals against Georgetown (1/6).
Put up 18 points with four assists in win against Xavier (1/3) while shooting 3-of-5 from beyond-the-arc and a perfect 5-of-5 at the free throw line.
Scored 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three assists at Villanova (12/31).
Recorded 11 points, three assists against #5 UConn (12/21).
Dished out seven assists without a turnover, in addition to three steals at St. John's (12/16).
Was a flawless 7-of-7 at the free throw line against Morgan State (12/9) for 14 points.
Had a 12 point, five assist, two steal performance against Arkansas Pine Bluff (12/6).
Helped lead DePaul to win over Georgia Tech (11/28) behind 18 points and four assists, including a 7-of-7 performance at the free throw line.
Scored 18 points in addition to five assists against Detroit Mercy (11/23), while going 3-of-3 from beyond-the-arc.
Stuffed the stat sheet against Gardner-Webb (11/18) with 16 points, six assists and five steals.
Scored 14 points against Northwestern (11/14).
Had a four assist, three steal performance against Stonehill (11/7) and followed it up with five assists and two steals against Buffalo (11/11).
Opened the season with a 16-point, four assist, two steal performance against Chicago State (11/3).

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.