NCAA Basketball: Top 10 players to wear jersey No. 13 in 2023-24 season
By Joey Loose
10. Kenan Blackshear (Nevada)
Blackshear started his career five years ago at Florida Atlantic but left the Owls a few seasons before that amazing run to the Final Four. He transferred across the country in 2021, finding a new home with Nevada and developing into quite the player for the Wolf Pack. His numbers improved in each of these three years in Reno, culminating in postseason success and career-best figures this past year.
The fifth-year senior put up 15.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game, becoming quite the stat stuffer for the Wolf Pack. He was the second-leading scorer on a talented Nevada team that won 26 games and appeared in the Big Dance. It was also a season that earned him Second Team All-MWC honors, standing out as one of the leaders in scoring, steals, and assists.
In just the second game of the season, Blackshear scored 31 points in a road win at Washington. He added a few double-doubles and dropped 30 in a win against Georgia Tech, helping the Wolf Pack to a very productive run through nonconference. He missed a few games but played well in important conference wins over Colorado State and San Diego State and finished off with 15 points and 8 assists in their Tourney loss to Dayton.