HIGHLIGHTS: 5-foot eighth grader Eric Blount Jr. making big impact at varsity level in Tennessee

Undersized Class of 2030 guard is averaging 9.8 points and 2.2 assists per game on the season.

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Jan 30, 2026, 10:00am
Eighth grader Eric Blount Jr. of First Assembly Christian (Cordova, Tenn.) is turning heads everywhere he goes this season as his team's second-leading scorer despite being just 5-foot.

Blount is averaging 9.8 points and 2.2 assists per contest while shooting 72 of 211 (34.1 percent) from the field, 37 of 108 (34.3 percent) from 3-point range and 54 of 66 (81.8 percent) from the free throw line.

The diminutive guard has piled up double-digit points in half of his 24 games. He has also scored nine or more points in six of his past seven games.

See Blount in action in the video via the NFHS Network.
Eric Blount Jr. is more than holding his own at the varsity level this season despite being the shortest and youngest player on the court every night. (PHOTO: Wes Hale)
Eric Blount Jr. is more than holding his own at the varsity level this season despite being the shortest and youngest player on the court every night. (PHOTO: Wes Hale)
Blount put together his most complete game of the season in an 86-47 win against Northpoint Christian (Southaven, Miss.) on Jan. 16, finishing with 17 points, seven assists, four steals and three assists.

In an 80-72 victory over PURE Academy (Memphis) in late November, Blount pumped in a season-high 21 points.

First Assembly Christian (13-11) has already notched nine more wins than it did all of last season, when it struggled to a 4-22 record. 

Blount and First Assembly Christian will be in action Friday against Pleasant View (Memphis) and Feb. 3 on the NFHS Network against Harding Academy (Memphis).

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