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Gary Clark Jr. (born November 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season.

Gary Clark

Clark in 2021
No. 11 – Capitanes de Ciudad de México
Position	Power forward
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1994-11-16) November 16, 1994 (age 28) Smithfield, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Clayton (Clayton, North Carolina)
College	Cincinnati (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2020	Houston Rockets
2019	→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020–2021	Orlando Magic
2021	Denver Nuggets
2021	Philadelphia 76ers
2021	Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2021–2022	New Orleans Pelicans
2022	→Birmingham Squadron
2022–present	Capitanes de Ciudad de México
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League champion (2019) AAC Player of the Year (2018) First-team All-AAC (2018) Second-team All-AAC (2016) 2× AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2018) AAC tournament MVP (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Brazil

High school career

Clark, a 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) power forward, played basketball at Clayton High School in Clayton, North Carolina, where he left as the school's all-time leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker. He is also the only North Carolina high school player to record a quadruple-double.[1] Clark was ranked as the No. 100 overall prospect by ESPN, No. 87 by Rivals and No. 90 by 247sports. He committed to Cincinnati on September 18, 2013 after receiving a scholarship offer from NC State.[2]

College career

Clark made an immediate impact for Cincinnati, entering the starting lineup from day one and becoming the first freshman to start a season opener for the program since Lance Stephenson. At the close of the American Athletic Conference (AAC) season, he was named to the league's all-rookie team.[3] Clark posted 7.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 1.3 blocks per game as a freshman.[2]

In his sophomore season, Clark developed into one of the top defensive players in the AAC. After averaging 10.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game, he was named second-team All-AAC and the conference Defensive Player of the Year.[4] Prior to his junior year, Clark was named to the preseason All-AAC first team.[5] He averaged 10.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a junior.[6]

At the close of his senior season, Clark was named AAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 12.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game. Clark led Cincinnati to an AAC regular season title.[7] He was the AAC tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds in the conference tournament. Clark hit a game-winning free throw with four seconds in regulation to secure a 56–55 victory for the Bearcats in the title game.[2]

Professional career

Houston Rockets (2018–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Clark signed with the Houston Rockets.[8] Clark made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018, in a 112–131 blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[9] Clark was originally signed to a two-way contract, but on December 6, 2018 it was converted to a standard deal.[10] On January 7, 2020, the Rockets announced that they had waived Clark.[11]

Orlando Magic (2020–2021)

On January 14, 2020, the Orlando Magic announced that they had signed Clark to a 10-day contract.[12] The Magic signed him to a second 10-day contract on January 29,[13] and signed for rest of season on February 8.[14] On November 23, 2020, the Magic announced that they had re-signed Clark.[15]

Denver Nuggets (2021)

On March 25, 2021, Clark and Aaron Gordon were traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Gary Harris, R. J. Hampton and a future first round pick.[16] On April 9, he was waived after making two appearances.[17]

Philadelphia 76ers (2021)

On May 11, 2021, Clark signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[18]

Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2021)

On November 5, 2021, Clark signed with the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League.[19] In eight games, he averaged 14.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 31.3 minutes per contest.[20]

New Orleans Pelicans (2021–2022)

On December 3, 2021, Clark signed with the New Orleans Pelicans, becoming the first Capitanes' player ever to receive an NBA call-up.[20] On January 7, 2022, he was waived by the Pelicans.[21] Two days later, he re-signed with the Pelicans on a two-way contract.[22]

Return to Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2022–present)

On November 4, 2022, Clark was named to the opening night roster for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México.[23]

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Houston	51	2	12.6	.331	.297	1.000	2.3	.4	.4	.5	2.9
2019–20	Houston	18	0	11.8	.390	.353	.857	2.2	.7	.1	.4	3.9
2019–20	Orlando	24	5	14.8	.419	.350	1.000	2.9	.2	.2	.6	3.6
2020–21	Orlando	35	11	18.2	.305	.287	.800	3.2	.9	.3	.2	3.4
2020–21	Denver	2	0	2.0	–	–	–	.5	.0	.0	.0	0.0
2020–21	Philadelphia	2	0	6.5	.000	.000	–	1.0	.5	.5	.0	0.0
2021–22	New Orleans	38	1	9.9	.375	.400	.700	2.4	.5	.3	.2	2.7
Career		170	19	13.2	.351	.326	.838	2.5	.5	.3	.4	3.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Cincinnati	34	34	27.8	.524	.000	.625	7.2	1.7	1.0	1.3	7.8
2015–16	Cincinnati	33	32	30.4	.519	.520	.687	8.8	2.1	1.2	1.5	10.4
2016–17	Cincinnati	36	35	28.6	.529	.286	.697	7.9	2.1	1.0	1.2	10.8
2017–18	Cincinnati	36	36	28.5	.526	.435	.741	8.7	2.1	1.4	1.2	12.9
Career		139	137	28.8	.525	.383	.698	8.1	2.0	1.2	1.3	10.5

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Cincinnati Bearcats bio
• College stats @ sports-reference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Gary Clark (basketball)

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[es] Gary Clark (baloncestista)

Gary Clark Jr. (Smithfield, Carolina del Norte, 16 de noviembre de 1994) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los New Orleans Pelicans de la NBA. Con 1,98 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de ala-pívot.

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