> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Note #030: Christian Bliss (The Marathon Man) - URL: https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-030-christian-bliss-marathon-man/ - Published: 2026-05-01T04:01:12.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-03T12:11:33.000Z - Author: Lemmon Labs - Tags: Transfer Portal, Lionel Simmons, Kenny Anderson, Jordan Riley, Ja Morant, Darius Acuff Jr., ACC, Christian Bliss, Notes, #ACC, #C-USA, #Triple-Double Note, #Delaware, #Virginia, #Jason Kidd, #Anthony Peeler, #Magic Johnson, #Nick Calathes, #Penny Hardaway, #DeVante Jones, #Michael Anderson, #Ja Morant, #Kenny Anderson, #Christian Anderson, #Darius Acuff, Jr., #Quinn Denker, #Boopie Miller, #Jaylin Henderson, #Bryce Cotton, #Kerry Kittles, #Leon Wood III, #Lionel Simmons, #Tyus Battle, #Cruz Davis, #Jordan Riley, #Bennett Stirtz, #Amir Lindsey Whilst analyzing a **different** Christian (Anderson, recently featured in [Note #028](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/)), we knew we needed to take a closer look at this **Christian (Bliss)**. **Bliss** entered the transfer portal after his **2025-26** season with **Delaware**, committing to **Stanford** for 2026-27\. In 2025-26, the **sophomore** (per Sports Reference), who **redshirted** his freshman year at Virginia in 2023-24 and **did not play** for the Cavaliers in 2024-25, averaged **16.7 PPG, 5.9 APG, 5.2 RPG**, and **1.8 SPG** in his lone season with the Blue Hens. The **ten** NCAA Division I men's players to average at least **16.5** PPG, **5.5** APG, **5** RPG, **1.5** SPG in their **sophomore** season **since 1947-48**: **16.5-17 PPG** 1\. Jason Kidd (1993-94) - 16.7 PPG, **9.1 APG**, 6.9 RPG, **3.1 SPG** **2\. Christian Bliss** (2025-26) - 16.7 PPG, 5.9 APG, 5.2 RPG, 1.8 SPG 3\. Anthony Peeler (1989-90) - 16.8 PPG, 5.8 APG, 5.4 RPG, 2.0 SPG **17-17.5 PPG** 4\. Magic Johnson (1978-79) - 17.1 PPG, **8.4 APG, 7.3 RPG**, 2.3 SPG 5\. Nick Calathes (2008-09) - 17.2 PPG, 6.4 APG, 5.3 RPG, 1.9 SPG 6\. Penny Hardaway (1991-92) - 17.4 PPG, 5.5 APG, **7.0 RPG**, 2.5 SPG 7\. DeVante Jones (2019-20) - 17.4 PPG, 5.7 APG, 5.8 RPG, 1.7 SPG **17.5-24 PPG** 8\. Michael Anderson (1985-86) - 18.8 PPG, **7.3 APG**, 6.5 RPG, **3.0 SPG** **24+ PPG** 9\. Ja Morant (2018-19) - **24.5 PPG, 10.0 APG**, 5.7 RPG, 1.8 SPG 10\. Kenny Anderson (1990-91) - **25.9 PPG**, 5.6 APG, 5.7 RPG, **3.0 SPG** **Hardaway* first appears in* [*Note #018*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-018-thomas-haugh-high-voltage-per-game-output/) *on Thomas Haugh's electric 2025-26 season. *Michael Anderson's* first app was in* [*Note #028*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/) *on Christian Anderson.* **Morant* is everywhere lately:* [*Note #021*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-021-robert-wright-iii-dynamic-sophomore-guard-genes/) *(Robert Wright III) /* [*Note #025*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-025-elijah-crawford-next-villanova-wildcat-weapon/) *(Elijah Crawford) /* [*Note #026*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-026-nolan-minessale-marquette-made/) *(Nolan Minessale) /* [*Note #028*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/) *(Christian Anderson)* *And don't forget about *Kenny Anderson* whocomes up early and often:* [*Note #003*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-003-keaton-wagler-freshman-guard-statistics/) *(Keaton Wagler) /* [*Note #008*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-008-acaden-lewis-freshman-statistical-analysis/) *(Acaden Lewis) /* [*Note #010*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-010-alex-wilkins-freshman-lead-guard/) *(Alex Wilkins), and recently:* [*Note #026*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-026-nolan-minessale-marquette-made/) *on Minessale.* --- 🏀 In ****2025-26**, only ****eight** other NCAA Division I men's players averaged at least ****16.5 PPG** and ****5.5 APG**, including ****Bliss**. The ****only** other ****sophomore** who met those ****two** thresholds, our friend: [****Christian Anderson**](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/) \- 18.5 PPG, ****7.4 APG** The only ****freshman** to do it in ****2025-26**? ****Darius Acuff Jr. - 23.5 PPG**, 6.4 APG **(*[**Note #003*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-003-keaton-wagler-freshman-guard-statistics/) */* [**Note #010*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-010-alex-wilkins-freshman-lead-guard/) */* [**Note #023*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-023-dwayne-aristode-efficient-scoring-hybrid/) */* [**Note #025*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-025-elijah-crawford-next-villanova-wildcat-weapon/)**)* Now let's tack on ****RPG** (Bliss = **5.2**). Only ****one** other player in ****2025-26** averaged at least ****16.5** PPG, ****5.5** APG, ****5.0** RPG: ****Quinn Denker** \- 19.2 PPG, 7.0 APG, 5.1 RPG FWIW, Denker was a ****senior** that season. Lastly, let's swap ****RPG** for ****SPG** (Bliss = ****1.8**). There were only ****two** others in ****2025-26**, besides ****Bliss**, to reach the ****16.5+** PPG, ****5.5+** APG, ****1.5+** SPG thresholds (min. 30 GP): ****Kevin "Boopie" Miller** \- ****19.1 PPG, 6.4 APG**, 1.5 SPG ****Jaylin Henderson** \- 18.2 PPG, 5.6 APG, 1.6 SPG Miller was a ****junior**, Henderson a ****senior**. --- 🏀 🏀 Since Christian ****Anderson** got the Lemmon Labs ****Triple-Double** Note treatment, we figured Christian ****Bliss** should too: Anyway, as mentioned in the [Note](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/) on Anderson, what originally popped about Bliss was his ****39.8 (!) MP/G** (1233 MP total) across **31 GP** in ****2025-26**. Since **1977-78**, there has only been ****one** player in a ****single** season who averaged a ****higher MP/G** (min. 1230 MP total) than Bliss: ****Bryce Cotton** (2013-14) - ****39.9 MP/G** ****(1398 MP)** in ****35 GP** Of the ****17** since 1977-78 that averaged **39+** MP/G (min. 1230 MP), only ****five** were ****sophomores** (including Bliss). The other **four**: ****1230-1300 MP** 1\. Kerry Kittles (1993-94) - 39.3 MP/G (1258 MP) 2\. Leon Wood III (1981-82) - ****39.5 MP/G** (1263 MP) ****1300-1400 MP** 3\. Lionel Simmons (1987-88) - 39.0 MP/G ****(1326 MP)** ****1400+ MP** 4\. Tyus Battle (2017-18) - 39.0 MP/G ****(1443 MP)** Lastly: in ****2025-26**, Christian ****Anderson** was the ****only** other NCAA DI men's player besides ****Bliss** to average ****38+ MP/G**. Only ****four** others played ****37.5+** ****MP/G** in ****2025-26**: Cruz Davis (37.9), Jordan Riley (37.8), Bennett Stirtz (37.7), Amir Lindsey (37.6). Like Bliss and Anderson, ****Davis**, ****Riley**, ****Stirtz**, and ****Lindsey** all appeared in ****30+** games that season. ***Kittles** *is highlighted in* [**Note #014*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-014-corey-hadnot-ii-guard-efficiency-glitch/) *on Corey Hadnot II, while* ***Simmons** *appears in* [**Note #024*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-024-gavin-doty-siena-sophomore-ironman/) *(Gavin Doty) and* [**Note #028*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/) *(Christian Anderson)*. ***Battle** **is also mentioned in* [**#028*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-028-christian-anderson-sophomore-stock-riser/)**.* ***Lindsey** *shows in* [**Note #025*](https://www.lemmonlabs.io/note-025-elijah-crawford-next-villanova-wildcat-weapon/) *(Elijah Crawford).* --- Statistics via [Sports Reference](https://www.sports-reference.com/?ref=lemmonlabs.io) *Find this data refreshing? 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