 Blizzard was also a two-time All-State basketball player, averaging 18.8 PPG, 10.3 rebounds per game, and 3 assists.He was one of Virginia's top basketball players in the state his junior and senior year as Hampton won a state championship in 1997.Ronald Curry was also a teammate of his in basketball, where Curry was the #1 player in the state of Virginia and McDonald's All-American.