Brandon Clarke (basketball player)
Brandon Clarke | ||
Player information | ||
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birthday | 19th September 1996 (age 23) | |
place of birth | Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada | |
size | 203 cm | |
position | Power forward | |
college | San Jose State / Gonzaga | |
NBA draft | 2019 , 21st pick, Oklahoma City Thunder | |
Club information | ||
society | Memphis grizzlies | |
league | NBA | |
Jersey number | 15th | |
Clubs as active | ||
2019– | Memphis grizzlies |
Brandon Clarke (born September 19, 1996 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian - American basketball player .
career
The son of a Canadian mother and father from Jamaica , his family moved from Vancouver to Phoenix , Arizona , when he was three years old. At the age of seven he spent a few months in Vancouver again before growing up in Arizona again. He is a citizen of Canada and the United States.
Clarke played basketball as a student at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix and moved to San Jose State University in 2015 . For the university team there, he played 61 games until 2017 and achieved averages of 13 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per use.
During the summer break of 2017, he moved to Gonzaga University within the first NCAA division . Due to the transfer regulations, he had to suspend a game year before he played for Gonzaga in the 2018/19 season. Clarke, who was praised for his versatility and his strengths in defense, was behind the Japanese Rui Hachimura, the second best point collector of his team (16.9 points / game) and achieved two highs within the squad with 8.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per encounter . His 117 blocked opposing throws and his field throw hit rate of 68.7 percent were records in the entire first NCAA division of the 2018/19 season.
He ended his university career after the 2018/19 season and signed up for the NBA draft proceedings . There the Oklahoma City Thunder secured the rights to Clarke in 21st place, but gave them to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a swap , from whom he was awarded a multi-year contract. In the 2019 NBA Summer League , Clarke was recognized as the best player and best game of the final. No one before him had received this double award.
Web links
- Brandon Clarke - Player stats on NBA .com (English)
- Brandon Clarke - player profile on basketball-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ NBA Draft 2019: The world may not have known it, but Brandon Clarke has always been a proud Canadian. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Brandon Clarke - Men's Basketball. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ^ San Jose State transfer Brandon Clarke commits to Gonzaga | The Spokesman Review. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ^ Rookie Film Room: The Dominant Brandon Clarke. In: The Rookie Wire. July 9, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018-2019 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018-19 Leaders. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Drafted: Brandon Clarke selected No. 21. Retrieved on October 5, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Grizzlies acquire draft rights to Brandon Clarke from Thunder. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ NBA Summer League 2019: Grizzlies' rookie Brandon Clarke may be the steal of the 2019 NBA Draft. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Clarke, Brandon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American basketball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1996 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , British Columbia |