Alysha Angelica Clark (born July 7, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in the second round of the 2010 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. In 2018, Clark won a championship with the Seattle Storm as they swept the Mystics in the 2018 WNBA Finals, and in 2020 won her second championship as the Storm swept the Las Vegas Aces. She was also League MVP in 2018 when her team CCC Polkowice (Basketball) of Poland in the Basket Liga Kobiet Basketball won that League's Championship. In 2019, she won a Ligue Féminine de Basketball championship with her French team, Lyon Asvel. She is known for her swarming defense and clutch shooting.
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Position | Small forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1987-07-07) July 7, 1987 (age 35) Denver, Colorado |
Nationality | American / Israeli |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 167 lb (76 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Mount Juliet (Mount Juliet, Tennessee) |
College |
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WNBA draft | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 17th overall |
Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars | |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2012–2020 | Seattle Storm |
2010–2011 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
2011–2013 | A.S. Ramat HaSharon |
2014–2016 | Maccabi Bnot Ashdod |
2016–2017 | Adana ASKİ SK |
2017–2018 | CCC Polkowice |
2018–present | ASVEL |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at WNBA.com | |
Clark was born in Denver, Colorado to Jan and Duane Clark, who were both musicians. She is the younger sister of American Idol contestant Corey Clark. Clark's maternal grandparents were Jews and could speak Hebrew, according to Clark.[1] However, she was baptized as a child and identifies as a Christian.[2]
The family later moved to her hometown of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, where she attended Mt. Juliet High School.[3]
Before Clark attended Middle Tennessee State University, she played two years at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. At Belmont she helped the Lady Bruins to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2007. After two years she transferred to Middle Tennessee. Clark sat out the 2007–08 season, as required by NCAA rules for transfer students. In 2008–09 she averaged a national best and school-record 27.5 points per game. The following year she averaged 28.3 points per game to lead the nation among Division I schools.[4] At Middle Tennessee she earned Sun Belt Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010.[5]
Clark was drafted with the 17th overall pick in the second round of the 2010 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars,[6] but did not make a roster that year or in 2011. In 2012, she signed with the Seattle Storm.[7]
In 2018, Clark started every game of the Storm's WNBA Championship run. In Seattle's Western Conference Finals series against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark was the Storm's main choice to guard Diana Taurasi, and in the decisive Game 5, she also logged a double-double with 13 points and a team-high 13 rebounds.[8] In the Storm's championship-clinching win in the WNBA Finals against the Washington Mystics, Clark led the team in playing time, and added 15 points.[9]
In February 2021, Clark signed with the Washington Mystics, but was ruled out of playing during the 2021 WNBA season due to a Lisfranc injury received while playing in France.[10]
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Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
† | Denotes seasons in which Clark won a WNBA championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2012 | Seattle | 23 | 0 | 10.3 | .547 | .450 | .706 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
2013 | Seattle | 33 | 0 | 15.3 | .453 | .390 | .760 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
2014 | Seattle | 34° | 22 | 16.5 | .448 | .246 | .696 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
2015 | Seattle | 33 | 31 | 23.1 | .544 | .353 | .775 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
2016 | Seattle | 33 | 32 | 27.6 | .484 | .387 | .847 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
2017 | Seattle | 33 | 33 | 28.3 | .525 | .328 | .745 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
2018† | Seattle | 31 | 30 | 26.2 | .480 | .392 | .846 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
2019 | Seattle | 31 | 30 | 28.4 | .481 | .481 | .818 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 9.6 |
2020† | Seattle | 22° | 22° | 28.8 | .558 | .522 | .800 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 10.0 |
Career | 9 years, 1 team | 273 | 200 | 22.9 | .500 | .398 | .787 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2013 | Seattle | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | .455 | .333 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
2016 | Seattle | 1 | 1 | 28.0 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
2017 | Seattle | 1 | 1 | 26.0 | .667 | – | 1.000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
2018† | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 35.0 | .500 | .458 | .875 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 8.5 |
2019 | Seattle | 2 | 2 | 28.5 | .143 | .200 | .857 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
2020† | Seattle | 6 | 6 | 30.5 | .453 | .348 | 1.000 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 10.3 |
Career | 6 years, 1 team | 20 | 18 | 30.6 | .451 | .373 | .926 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 8.4 |
Source[12]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2005–06 | Belmont | 30 | 599 | 54.3 | 22.7 | 74.5 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
2006–07 | Belmont | 30 | 510 | 58.0 | 36.4 | 74.4 | 12.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
2007–08 | Middle Tennessee | redshirt/transfer | |||||||||
2008–09 | Middle Tennessee | 34 | 935 | 60.7 | 41.4 | 79.0 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 27.5 |
2009–10 | Middle Tennessee | 29 | 821 | 61.4 | 32.1 | 77.7 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 28.3 |
Career | 123 | 2865 | 59.0 | 33.3 | 76.6 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 23.3 |
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