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Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines | May 28, 2001||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | NU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camille Izabel Policarpio Clarin (born May 28, 2001) is a Filipino-Canadian college basketball player. She plays for the NU Lady Bulldogs and also represents the Philippine national team in international competitions.
Clarin was born in Antipolo, Rizal, but grew up in Canada. [1] [2] She first played basketball at the age of 10. She had to play in all-boys leagues to get better in her sport. Aside from basketball, she also was a swimmer and a figure skater. [3] As she grew older, she played in the Ontario Basketball Association (OBA). [4]
Clarin then played for Blair Academy in New Jersey. [5] At age 15, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) going up for a layup while playing in the Filipino Basketball Association of North America (FBA-NA) tournament. She spent most of her sophomore season recuperating. She became a three-time Mid-Atlantic Prep League champion in her time there. [6] In her senior year, she broke her own school record by hitting 11 three-pointers (10 was her previous record set earlier). [7]
Clarin plays for the NU Lady Bulldogs, the women's team of the National University (NU), in the UAAP. She was originally going to play for Hamilton, a Division III college. [8] Instead, she came to the Philippines and played for NU. [5] Her rookie season was in 2019. [2] That season, she helped the Lady Bulldogs extend their winning streak to 96 games and win their sixth straight championship. [9] She was also given an Athlete Scholar award at the end of Season 82. [10]
In Season 84, she helped NU claim a three-peat in 3x3 basketball. [11]
In Season 85, she was part of the NU squad that won their 100th straight game. [12] Their streak ended at 108 games in a loss to the De La Salle Green Archers, their first in nine seasons. [13] They were able to win their seventh straight championship that season, tying them with the UE Red Warriors for most consecutive championships in the league. [14]
For Season 86, Clarin became the team captain. [15] They began their season with a win over the Ateneo Blue Eagles in which she scored 11 points. [16] They got their first loss of the season against the UP Fighting Maroons. [17] She scored a season-high 19 points against DLSU by shooting 7-of-12 from field while also contributing six rebounds. [18] NU got to second place in the standings with a win over the Adamson Soaring Falcons in which she had 18 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals. [19] They got their sixth straight win since losing to UP in a game versus the FEU Tamaraws in which she had 12 points, five assists, four steals, and three rebounds. [20] NU then rose to first place in the standings with another win over Ateneo. [21] They closed out the elimination rounds on an 11-game winning streak, securing the first seed with another win over UP in which she nearly had a double-double with eight points and nine assists. [22]
In their playoff run, the Bulldogs faced the fourth seed Ateneo in the Final Four. [23] Clarin led them past Ateneo in their matchup with 12 points. [24] In the Finals, they faced the UST Tigresses, and in Game 1, UST took the upset win despite her 18 points, six assists, and five rebounds. [25] In Game 2, she missed two clutch free throws, but NU held on to win. [26] Despite those missed free throws, she had a great performance with 18 points, eight assists, two rebounds, and one steal. [27] However, in Game 3, she had her worst performance of the season with 0-for-11 shooting, and NU lost the championship to UST. [15]
In 2019, Clarin made a game-winning putback for the win over the Netherlands in the 2019 Fiba 3x3 Under-18 World Cup. [28] Then, they beat Czech Republic in overtime. [29] Their run ended when they lost in the quarterfinals to China. [30] Later that year, they beat China in the FIBA Women’s 3×3 Under-18 Asian Championship to claim bronze. [31]
Clarin first played for the senior team in 2021 for that year's FIBA Women's Asia Cup. [32] She won her first SEA Games gold medal in 2022 for women's 5x5 basketball. [33] That same year, she also competed in the 2022 FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup. [34] They failed to make it to the main draw after a loss to Thailand and were eliminated early. [35] In 2023, she helped Gilas get a SEA Games silver medal despite battling a flu throughout the tournament. [36] She also helped Gilas retain its Division A status during the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. [37]
In 2024, Clarin helped Gilas make it to the main draw of the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup as they went undefeated in the qualifying draw. [38] However, they then lost to Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals. [39]
Clarin is currently in a relationship with Shaun Ildefonso, a PBA player. [40] They met while they were both playing for NU. [41]
Clarin is an analyst for the Philippine edition of NBA.com. [42] She also hosts NBA Hype on Cignal TV. [2] She is also an endorser for Nike and Milo Drink. [5]
Clarin has cited NBA and WNBA 3-point champions Ray Allen, Allie Quigley, and Klay Thompson as players she looks up to. [2]
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