He earned national recognition by winning the 2010 State Farm Division I College Basketball Slam Dunk Contest.

Following the season Blakely was also one of only 64 seniors in the nation to take part in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, helping lead his team to a championship.

On July 26, 2010, he signed with Clippers on a reported two-year partially guaranteed contract worth $473,604 per year.

Blakely entered training camp with the Rockets following the resolution of the NBA Lockout for the 2011–12 preseason, but was released on December 19, 2011.

After his season in Germany ended, Blakely signed to play as an import in his return to B-Meg (this time renamed as the San Mig Coffee Mixers).

[10] Blakely helped the San Mig Coffee Mixers defeat Petron Blaze Boosters in the 2013 Governor's Cup finals.

Along with the Mixers' "Big 3" of James Yap, Marc Pingris and PJ Simon, they defeated the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters on a do or die game at a best-of-5 championship series of the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup.

He came back again as the team's import for the fourth time for the franchise, this time again renamed as the Purefoods Star Hotshots for the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, serving as their temporary import while Purefoods Star could find a suitable fit for the team.

Blakely returned to the Philippines, this time playing again for the renamed-again Star Hotshots as the team's import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.

[17] In his debut with the Katropa, Blakely almost recorded a triple-double after posting 26 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists in a 110–104 win over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.

In his second game with Fukuoka, he recorded a triple-double of 37 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists in a 105–108 loss to the Kawasaki Brave Thunders.