Blake Hoffarber
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
April 27, 1988 Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota) |
| College | Minnesota (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Fos-sur-Mer |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Blake Hoffarber (born April 27, 1988) is a former college basketball player who played the shooting guard position on the University of Minnesota men's basketball team. The 6'4", 200 lbs Hoffarber is a Minnetonka, Minnesota native who gained fame by way of numerous highlight reel shots during the course of his basketball career. The first occurred during the 2005 Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament against Eastview High School, for which he won the 2005 Best Play ESPY Award. The second, a game-winning buzzer beater in the 2008 Big Ten Tournament against Indiana University, for which he was again nominated for an ESPY for Best Play of the Year. He was a 2011 Academic All-American selection.
Blake was a three-time all conference selection in high school where he played for Hopkins High School. In April 2007, Hoffarber was awarded the title of Minnesota Mr. Basketball, an annual award given to the state's top senior for his play over the course of his high school career.
Hoffarber is best known for a highlight reel shot during the championship game of the 2005 Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament. With his Hopkins High School Royals trailing by two in the waning seconds of the state championship game, Hoffarber had a loose ball fall into his hands after he was knocked to the ground. While sitting on the floor of the Target Center, Hoffarber launched an 18 foot shot that went in, sending the game to a second overtime where the Royals eventually prevailed. Hoffarber won the 2005 Best Play ESPY Award for the shot, beating out Tiger Woods' birdie chip at the Masters Tournament. He was also featured on the Today Show in New York City with Matt Lauer, where he repeated the same shot from his seat again, in which the Today Show donated $10,000 to a charity in Florida in his name.
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