General: The first member of the 2006-07 freshman class to commit to Georgia Tech, when she did so following her sophomore year of high school … Runs the floor very well for a tall post player … Possesses a great turnaround jump shot and has the ability to block shots with her size and athleticism … 2007-08 recipient of the Edward Thomas Coopat, Jr. Athletic Scholarship Endowment … Member of winningest senior class in program history with 88 in her four years at Georgia Tech.
2009-10: Saw time in five games, including her first career start on senior night against North Carolina (2/26) … Scored four points in six minutes off the bench in win over Mississippi Valley State (12/13) … Team leader off the court.
2008-09: Played in nine games, averaging 4.6 minutes per contest … Played eight minutes and grabbed a rebound against Mississippi Valley State … Scored two points in six minutes in Tech[apos]s win over Winthrop … Grabbed two boards in three minutes at Savannah State.
2007-08: Came off the bench in 22 games and averaged 6.2 minutes a contest … Tallied five rebounds, a block and a steal off the bench against Jackson State (1/2) … Grabbed four rebounds in Dec. 30 win over Kennesaw State … Finished with five rebounds, two points and two steals in win over USC Upstate (12/6) … Sparked Jackets with three points, three blocks and five boards in 12 minutes against Northwestern (11/21).
2006-07: Played in 29 games in her first season on the Flats … Showed steady improvements in defensive abilities and confidence on the court … Two blocks in NCAA Tournament second round game vs. No. 2 seed Purdue … Three blocks in an upset win over NC State … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in 19 minutes at College of Charleston … Scored 10 points with seven rebounds in 20 minutes of play in season opener vs. Mercer … Averaged 1.2 points and 1.5 rebounds.
Prep: Played for Coach Jane Wiggins at Hunter Huss High School, where she was a three-year captain … Also played a year of volleyball and participated in cross country for one season … Three-time Street & Smith honorable mention All-American … adidas Top-10 All-American Camp All-Star in 2005 … Rated the No. 38 prep player in the nation in 2005 and the No. 8 center in the country, according to the All Star Girls Report … The No. 50 high school player in the nation, according to the 2006 Blue Star Index … Named all-conference on three occasions and first-team All-Gazette in 2004, `05 and [apos]06 … Helped Hunter Huss to the conference championship all four years in high school … Named the Big South AAA Conference Player of the Year and Gaston/Observer Player of the Year three times (2004, `05 and `06) … Three-time all-state honoree … Member of Team North Carolina All-Star Team in 2005 … Second in school history in points scored, and holds the record for most rebounds in a career at Hunter Huss … Member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club
Personal: Tiffany Matilda Blackmon was born July 4, 1988 … Daughter of Robert and Lavern Blackmon … Has one sister, Monica … Began playing basketball because she enjoyed watching her sister play … Cites Georgia Tech[apos]s strong academic reputation as one reason for choosing the school … A business management major at Georgia Tech.
| Blackmon[apos]s Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FGA | Pct. | 3FG-3FGA | Pct. | FT-FTA | Pct. | OR | DR | TR | Avg | PF-FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts/Avg |
| 2006-07 | 29-0 | 233/8.0 | 15-45 | .333 | 0-1 | .000 | 5-9 | .556 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 1.5 | 44-1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 35/1.2 |
| 2007-08 | 22-0 | 136/6.2 | 4-14 | .286 | 0-0 | .000 | 7-12 | .583 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 1.4 | 23-0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 15/0.7 |
| 2008-09 | 9-0 | 41/4.6 | 1-5 | .200 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.8 | 6-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/0.2 |
| 2009-10 | 5-1 | 11/2.2 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4/0.8 |
| Totals | 65-1 | 421/6.5 | 21-65 | .323 | 0-1 | .000 | 14-23 | .609 | 43 | 41 | 84 | 1.3 | 75-1 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 56/0.9 |