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Robert Alexander Blackwell (born June 27, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player, who had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. A 6'6", 250 lb forward born in Toms River, New Jersey, he attended Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) in West Long Branch, New Jersey.^[1]

Raised in Toms River, New Jersey, Blackwell played at Toms River High School North before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his senior year.^[1]

During the 1992–93 NBA season, Blackwell was used sparingly by the Lakers, playing 27 games, averaging 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.

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^ ^a ^b Edelson, Stephen. "Where in the world is Alex Blackwell?", Asbury Park Press, January 9, 2015. Accessed September 7, 2020."You see, Alex Blackwell put the Hawks on the Division I map pretty much from the moment he showed up in West Long Branch. But Ken Dempsey, then a young assistant coach who recruited him out of Toms River North, and former Monmouth head coach Wayne Szoke have no idea where Blackwell is nearly a quarter-century after moments like his put-back at the buzzer to beat Pepperdine in Malibu.... After committing to Monmouth, Blackwell played his senior season at nationally ranked Oak Hill Academy, with Dempsey regularly flying from Newark to Greensboro, N.C., before making the 77-mile drive to Mouth of Wilson, Va., to visit his prize recruit."