Former CPA standout Braxton Blackwell (right) made his college commitment on Wednesday.
Highly recruited former Christ Presbyterian Academy basketball player Braxton Blackwell committed to Alabama on Wednesday.
Blackwell, who was The Tennessean’s Midstate Player of the Year as a junior in 2014-15, transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., for his senior season. It was there that he made his announcement.
Blackwell, a two-time Class AA Mr. Basketball award recipient, is a four-star recruit and the No. 38-ranked player nationally and No. 8 among small forwards, according to 247Sports.
The 6-foot-8 Blackwell, who averaged 20.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists a season ago, has helped guide CPA to a Class AA state championship, two semifinal appearances and a combined 103-10 record over the past three seasons, garnering a pair of player of the year awards in the process.
Blackwell, who helped lead the Lions to a 32-5 record in 2014-15, had scholarship offers from more than 20 Division I programs, including Kansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas and Vanderbilt.
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