Clayton Vette

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Clayton Vette
Free agent
Position Power forward
Personal information
Born (1988-09-05) September 5, 1988 (age 35)
Waverly, Iowa, U.S.
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
High school Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly, Iowa)
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Number34
Career history
2013–2014 Antwerp Giants
2014–2015 Sluneta Ústí nad Labem
2015–2016 SZTE-Szedeák
2016–2017 Landstede Zwolle
20172019 ZZ Leiden
2019–2020 Okapi Aalst
Career highlights and awards

Clayton Vette (born September 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player, who last played for Okapi Aalst of the Pro Basketball League (PBL). Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7+12 in), Vette plays as power forward. [1] He is currently an assistant basketball coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa since 2022. [2]

Professional career

On July 25, 2017, Vette signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League. [3] On July 6, 2018, Vette re-signed with Leiden. [4] On March 31, 2019, Vette and Leiden won the NBB Cup. [5]

In the 2019 offseason, Vette signed with Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL). [6]

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References

  1. DBL Profile
  2. https://go-knights.net/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/clayton-vette/706]
  3. ZZ Leiden trekt Clayton Vette aan
  4. "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | Vette keert terug bij ZZ Leiden". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  5. "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. "Vette verlaat ZZ Leiden" [Vette leaves ZZ Leiden]. ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.