Dennis Clifford

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Dennis Clifford
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No. 24–Rajawali Medan
Position Center
League IBL
Personal information
Born (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 32)
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
College Boston College (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Santa Cruz Warriors
2017–2019 Alba Berlin
2019 Igokea
2020 Delaware Blue Coats
2020–2021 Rasta Vechta
2021–2022 Benfica
2024–present Rajawali Medan
Career highlights and awards

Dennis John Clifford (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Rajawali Medan of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).

Contents

College career

Clifford played college basketball for Boston College. He was named team captain after his sophomore year. As a senior, he posted 9.9 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game. [1] He missed a game in December 2015 due to an illness, thought to be linked to an E. coli outbreak at a Chipotle. [2]

Professional career

Santa Cruz Warriors (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Clifford joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. He posted 11.9 points on 59 percent shooting and 8.1 rebounds per contest. [3] He was selected to play at the 2017 NBA G League All-Star Game. [4] However, he had a stress fracture of the left fibula and missed every game for the Warriors after March 4.

Alba Berlin (2017–2019)

On July 24, 2017, Clifford was reported to have signed with Alba Berlin to a one-year deal. [5] [6] On July 19, 2018, Clifford was reported to have extended his contract with Alba Berlin for another season. [7] Clifford injured his patellar tendon in September 2018. [8]

Igokea (2019)

On July 22, 2019, Clifford was reported to have signed with KK Igokea. [9] On November 12, 2019, Clifford was reported to have parted way with KK Igokea by mutual agreement. [10]

Delaware Blue Coats (2020)

On February 22, 2020, the Delaware Blue Coats announced that they had acquired Clifford from the Austin Spurs in exchange for a 2nd-round draft pick in the 2020 NBA G League Draft. [11]

Rasta Vechta (2020–2021)

On July 27, 2020, Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga announced that they had signed with Clifford. [12] [13]

Benfica (2021–2022)

On August 19, 2021, Clifford signed with Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. [14]

Rajawali Medan (2024–present)

In December 2024, Clifford signed with the Rajawali Medan of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ Patterson, Chip (December 7, 2015). "Possible link between Chipotle, sick Boston College players investigated". CBS Sports . Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Fenton, Jim (August 5, 2017). "Bridgewater's Dennis Clifford to play in Germany". The Patriot-Ledger . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Brandbeck, Leonard (November 1, 2017). "Dennis Clifford ist der neue emotionale Anführer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "ALBA adds size with Clifford". eurocupbasketball.com. July 24, 2017. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Breiding, Theo (January 21, 2018). "Alba setzt auf seinen disziplinierten Partykönig". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "ALBA, Clifford agree for another year". eurocupbasketball.com. July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alba Berlin's Dennis Clifford to miss several weeks". Sportando. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Former Alba Berlin center Dennis Clifford joins Igokea". aba-liga.com. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Dennis Clifford leaves Igokea". aba-liga.com. November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Blue Coats Acquire Dennis Clifford". NBA.com. February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "NEUE RASTA-RIESEN: CLIFFORD UND ROHWER KOMMEN!". rasta-vechta.de (in German). July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ Lupo, Nicola (July 28, 2020). "Dennis Clifford, Björn Rohwer sign with Rasta Vechta". Sportando. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Dennis Clifford strengthens the center position". slbenfica.pt. August 19, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dennis Clifford Memperkuat Paint Area Rajawali". IBL. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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