One of the program’s all-time greats, Rahzirah Blocker officially became Rutgers-Camden’s career leader in free throw percentage during her junior year, when she passed the minimum NCAA qualifying standard of 250 successful foul shots. Blocker is 268-for-359 from the charity stripe (.747).
Blocker’s program record is only one of numerous accomplishments for the talented guard, who passed the 1,000-point milestone during the 2023-24 campaign and will enter her final season with 1,114 career points. She is tied for 13th on the all-time Rutgers-Camden scoring list, while ranking seventh in career scoring average at 16.6 points per game. Blocker also ranks 11th in career field goals (418), 12th in field goal attempts (1,024), eighth in field goal percentage (.408, based on the NCAA minimum of 400 career field goals), and eighth in career free throws (268).
An All-New Jersey Athletic Conference performer on the court and in the classroom, Blocker has started 66 of her 67 career games during three seasons at Rutgers-Camden.
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2023-24 scholastic year…Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2021 Fall, 2022 Fall, 2023 Fall and 2024 Spring semesters…Dean’s List student.
Basketball 2023-24: Named to the All-New Jersey Athletic Conference Second Team…Named Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week on Dec. 11 and Jan. 22…Collected her 1,000th career point, becoming the 16th player in program history to reach that milestone, with a late-game three-pointer against The College of New Jersey (Jan. 17)…Passed the 800-point milestone with 23 points against Montclair State (Dec. 2)…Passed the 900-point milestone with 24 points against Penn State-Harrisburg (Jan. 3)…Started all 25 games for Rutgers-Camden…Led the team in scoring (17.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg)…Second on the Scarlet Raptors in assists (48) and third in steals (32)…Added five blocked shots…Led all regulars with a .389 shooting percentage from the floor (153-for-393)…Paced the team in foul shooting (.722) by hitting 127 of 176 attempts…Her 127 foul shots were the fifth-highest single-season total in program history…Her 438 points rank 19th on the program’s single-season records…Made 17 consecutive foul shots from Jan. 20-31, the seventh-longest free throw streak in program history and the second-longest streak of her career: her 20 straight free throws in January, 2023, rank second on the all-time list…Shot 8-for-8 from the foul line against Stockton (Jan. 24) and 7-for-7 in her next game against Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 27) as part of her 17 straight successful foul shots…Scored in double digits in 23 of her 25 games, including 11 times with 20 or more points…Grabbed double-digit rebounds on eight occasions, leading to eight double-doubles…Scored her season high of 28 points at William Paterson (Jan. 13), part of a three-game stretch which saw her produce 74 points, including 24 against The College of New Jersey (Jan. 17) and 22 at Montclair State (Jan. 20)…Had 25 points at Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 9) and collected 24 points on four occasions…Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds at New Jersey City (Jan. 10) and had 13 boards against Rowan (Jan. 31)…Set her career high of five assists against Kean (Dec. 13)…Notched her career high of two blocks against both Penn State-Harrisburg (Jan. 3) and William Paterson (Jan. 13).
Basketball 2022-23: Started all 25 games for the Scarlet Raptors, finishing second on the team in scoring (15.4 ppg)…Tied for second in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and steals (38)…Added 20 assists…Led the team in field goal percentage (155-for-363, .427) and free throw percentage (73-for-90, .811)…Her free throw percentage set a single-season program record for all players with the minimum of two free throws made per game, while playing in at least 75 percent of the team’s contests…Led the team by collecting four of the seven double-doubles the Raptors notched during the season, including in games against Bryn Athyn (Nov. 19 with 20 points and 10 rebounds), Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 28 with 23 points and 10 rebounds), Rowan (Feb. 1 with 19 points and 10 rebounds) and William Paterson (Feb. 11 with 18 points and 12 rebounds)…Named Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week on Jan. 2 and Jan. 23…Her 20 consecutive successful free throws, from Jan. 11-25, were one shy of tying the program record…Included in that stretch was an 11-for-11 performance from the foul line against Montclair State (Jan. 21), one shy of the program record for most perfect free throws in a single game…Also shot 7-for-7 from the foul line against Ramapo (Feb. 4) and 6-for-6 from the line against William Paterson (Feb. 11)…Scored a career-high 35 points in that Jan. 21 Montclair State game, which included 12-for-26 shooting from the floor…Scored in double figures in 19 of her 25 games, including six with 20 or more points…In addition to her career-high 35 against Montclair State, scored 27 points in the first meeting against William Paterson (Jan. 14, aided by 12-for-17 shooting from the floor) and 25 against Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 10, shooting 11-for-19 from the floor), while going 3-for-3 from the foul line in both games…Set her career high of 12 rebounds against William Paterson (Feb. 11), while adding 18 points…Also had 10 rebounds apiece against Bryn Athyn (Nov. 19), Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 28) and Rowan (Feb. 1)…Tied her career high with five steals in the season’s first meeting against Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 10), while adding 25 points…Had her season high of three assists against William Paterson (Feb. 11).
Basketball 2021-22: Played in 17 games, starting 16…Led the club in scoring with a 17.1 average…Tied for the team lead in steals (39)…Finished second on the club with 27 assists…Averaged 4.6 rebounds per game and added two blocked shots…Shot 68-for-93 from the foul line (.731), while making 14 straight free throws from Jan. 19-31…Two-time New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Nov.8 and Dec. 20)…Three-time Rutgers-Camden Raptor of the Week (Nov. 8, Nov. 29 and Dec. 20)…Had a phenomenal collegiate debut, scoring a career-high 30 points (shooting 13-for-26 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the foul line), while adding eight rebounds, two assists and one steal against Penn State-Lehigh Valley (Nov. 7)…Scored in double digits in 15 of her 17 games, including the last 12…Had 20 or more points in seven games, including the 30-point season opener…Also scored 26 against Gallaudet (Nov. 27), 23 against both Bryn Athyn (Dec. 14) and Stockton (Jan. 19), 22 against The College of New Jersey (Jan. 26) and Rowan (Jan. 31) and 20 against Stockton (Nov. 23)…Notched her high of nine rebounds, while adding 15 points, against New Jersey City (Dec. 4)…Set her highs of five steals and four rebounds against Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 11), while adding 16 points and six rebounds…Tied her career high of five steals at William Paterson (Feb. 9)…Had her high of one block apiece against Alvernia (Nov. 15) and Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 11).
Pre-Rutgers: Attended Salem Community College but did not play as the season was cancelled by the pandemic.
High School: Multi-sport letterwinner at Clayton High School…Played basketball for four years, earning three varsity letters for the Clippers under Coach Tracy Moore…Also added two varsity letters in cross country…Named to the All-Academic Team in cross country in 2016…Earned Tri-County Conference First Team basketball honors as a senior and Second Team All-Conference as a junior…Also was an Al Carino All-Star in 2019…Honor Roll student…Graduated in 2019.
Club Team: Mid-Atlantic Heat
Personal: Born June 17, 2001…First name pronounced “Rah-ZIR-ah”…Nicknamed “Rahz”…She notes “I love my pets! I have two dogs named Buddy and Rocco and I have a guinea pig named Buzz. My favorite thing to do is watch movies. My all-time favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Damian Lillard.”…Philosophy major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to play professional basketball…Rahzirah is the daughter of Tameka and Ronnal Blocker of Clayton.
