Layshia Clarendon

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Layshia Clarendon
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Clarendon in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 33)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight158 lb (72 kg)
Career information
High school Cajon (San Bernardino, California)
College California (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2013–2024
Position Shooting guard
Number25
Career history
2013–2015 Indiana Fever
2016–2018 Atlanta Dream
2018–2019 Connecticut Sun
2020–2021 New York Liberty
2021 Minnesota Lynx
2023–2024 Los Angeles Sparks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Spain
U19 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 U19 Bangkok

Layshia Renee Clarendon (born May 2, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. They played eleven seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Clarendon was the first openly non-binary WNBA player, and the first active WNBA player to have top surgery. [1]

Contents

College career

Clarendon completed their college career at the University of California, Berkeley in 2013. [2] The 2012–2013 season saw them become a leader of the team and received national recognition for their abilities, culminating in their place as a finalist for the Senior Class Award. [3] [4]

According to Clarendon's coach Lindsay Gottlieb, "[Clarendon was] vocal in terms of helping us achieve those goals and being a leader off the court and talking to her teammates, but you're never necessarily going to notice that on the court." [5]

For the 2012–2013 regular season, the Clarendon-led Bears lived up to expectations, compiling a 28–2 record (excluding the Pac-12 Tournament) and earning a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament. [6] Clarendon and the Bears also enjoyed post season success, resulting in the team's first Final Four appearance. [7] [8] The Bears lost in the national semifinals to Louisville. [9]

National team career

Clarendon was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009. [10] Clarendon scored 4.5 points per game, and helped the USA team to an 8–1 record and the gold medal. [11]

Clarendon was named to the senior team roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and helped the team to a 6–0 record and the gold medal. [12]

Professional career

WNBA

Indiana Fever (2013–2015)

Clarendon was selected ninth overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. [13] During Clarendon's rookie year, they played in 30 games and averaged just under 20 minutes per game. Clarendon played three years for the Fever helping make the playoffs in every year that they were part of the team. They reached the WNBA Finals in their last season with the Fever, falling just short of a title.

Atlanta Dream (2016–2018)

On May 2, the Fever traded Clarendon to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2017 WNBA draft. [14]

Clarendon immediately became the Dream's starting point guard in their first season – starting 32 out of 34 games. In their first start for the Dream, Clarendon set a new career-high with 19 points and grabbed six boards in 31 minutes of action against their former team – the Indiana Fever. They also had a career-high with 19 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in the Dream's win over the Connecticut Sun. [15]

On February 1, Clarendon signed a multi-year deal with the Dream – bringing them back to Atlanta for the 2017 season. [16] Clarendon again had a fantastic season making their 1st All-Star game. At the All-Star game, Clarendon recorded 14 points and 10 assists. [17] Clarendon also registered a "unofficial" triple double during the year when they recorded 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in Atlanta's overtime win over Phoenix. The league reviewed the stats and ultimately took away 2 assists and Clarendon's triple double was taken away. [18]

During the 2018 season, Clarendon played 18 games with the Dream before being traded to the Connecticut Sun. [19]

Connecticut Sun (2018–2019)

Clarendon joined the Sun midway through the season and played in 15 games for the Sun. They averaged 5.4 points per game and 2.7 assists. They scored a season-high 14 points in the Sun's victory over the Lynx on August 17.

Clarendon was hoping to be a key reserve for the Sun going into the 2019 season but their season got derailed after sustaining an ankle injury that required surgery. After surgery, Clarendon was expected to be out for three-to-four months. [20] The Sun had a very successful season making it all the way to the WNBA Finals and Clarendon was hoping to make it back in time to play, but ultimately wasn't ready and healthy to play. [21]

New York Liberty (2020–2021)

Clarendon signed with the New York Liberty on February 10. [22] Coach Walt Hopkins stated that Clarendon "is an elite facilitator and floor general with an extremely high basketball IQ... 'not only leads vocally, but also by consistently modeling a tireless work ethic and respect for those around her. She is going to be a massive boon to our roster and our team culture – both on, and off of the court.'" [23] Clarendon was expected to be a mentor to incoming #1 Draft Pick Sabrina Ionescu. When Ionescu went down with an ankle injury, Clarendon became a bigger part of the team. Clarendon stepped into a starting role with the Liberty and averaged career-highs in field goal percentage with 46.5% and points with 11.5. They also averaged 2.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per contest. [24]

Clarendon made the 2021 Liberty roster, but only played three minutes in the opening night game vs the Indiana Fever. After failing to appear in the next two games for the Liberty, Clarendon was waived from the roster. [25]

Minnesota Lynx (2021)

Clarendon signed a hardship contract with the Lynx on May 31 due to the Lynx falling under the roster number due to multiple injuries. Clarendon played that night for the Lynx and sparked a run to help the Lynx get their first win of the season. Clarendon finished with 12 points that game. [26] Due to how hardship contracts work, Clarendon had to be released multiple times once the injured players became healthy. Unfortunately for the Lynx, they continued to have injuries to many players, which worked out well for Clarendon, as they continued to be signed to the Lynx. On July 2, 2021, Clarendon was able to sign with the Lynx on a Rest of the Season deal. [27] Clarendon had a strong season for the Lynx, but struggled as the year ended with a right fibula injury. [28] They finished the season averaging 10.4 points, 5.7 assists, and 3.1 rebounds.

During the 2022 offseason, Clarendon signed to return to Minnesota. [29] On May 3, 2022, after going through all of training camp with the Lynx, Clarendon was waived and did not make the final roster. [30]

Los Angeles Sparks (2023–2024)

On February 7, 2023, Clarendon signed a training camp contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. [31] They made the roster and started in 24 games for the team. On September 7, 2023, Clarendon recorded a career-high 30 points in an 89-96 loss to the New York Liberty. [32] [33]

On February 1, 2024, Clarendon re-signed with the Sparks for the 2024 WNBA season. [34] On May 15, 2024, in the first game of the season, Clarendon recorded their first career triple-double, posting 11 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in an 81-92 loss to the Atlanta Dream. They became only the fourth player in Sparks history (after Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker, and Chelsea Gray) to achieve this feat. [35] Clarendon appeared in 21 games during the season but missed most of the games following the Olympic break due to mental health reasons. Clarendon retired from the WNBA on September 20, 2024 after eleven seasons. [36]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [37]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Indiana 30419.4.331.259.4091.81.80.50.01.34.2
2014 Indiana 29313.7.402.316.7081.41.20.40.01.04.2
2015 Indiana 291220.8.445.406.7652.72.00.70.01.66.7
2016 Atlanta 343228.2.466.346.7654.33.50.70.12.210.4
2017 Atlanta 343329.8.378.180.8793.86.60.90.12.610.7
2018 Atlanta 18417.3.329.143.8002.11.70.40.01.34.3
Connecticut 15015.9.492.000.8261.62.70.50.00.95.4
2019 Connecticut 9015.3.4191.000.8572.42.10.30.00.96.2
2020 New York 191926.1.465.341.8732.53.90.90.03.411.5
2021 New York 103.0———0.00.00.00.02.00.0
Minnesota 212025.7.517.357.7843.15.70.60.03.010.4
2022Did not play (waived)
2023 Los Angeles 242428.6.497.457.9153.03.41.10.02.311.1
2024 Los Angeles 211216.0.427.350.8701.82.60.70.01.24.3
Career11 years, 6 teams28416322.2.432.318.8102.73.20.70.01.97.6
All-Star1017.7.600.500—2.010.01.00.02.014.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Indiana 4015.3.476.600.2500.52.00.50.01.56.0
2014 Indiana 507.4.231.000—1.20.60.20.00.81.2
2015 Indiana 906.1.500.0001.0000.70.60.10.00.31.3
2016 Atlanta 2232.0.533.250.6256.06.00.01.02.011.0
2018 Connecticut 1010.0.500——0.00.01.00.00.02.0
2021 Minnesota 1112.0.000.000—1.00.01.00.01.00.0
Career6 years, 4 teams22310.9.435.333.5711.21.30.30.10.93.0

College

NCAA statistics [38]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2009–10 California 372824.9.362.262.7874.52.30.80.12.58.9
2010–11 California 343433.5.400.337.6965.43.51.50.13.213.2
2011–12 California 353533.8.413.327.6983.92.61.50.12.012.8
2012–13 California 363635.5.452.325.6654.02.81.70.11.916.4
Career14213331.8.410.313.6974.42.81.40.12.412.8

Activism

In 2015, Clarendon won Outsports' "Female Hero of the Year", for using their platform in support of LGBTQ+ people in sports. [39] Clarendon stated that they wish to "open closet doors for women across sports". [39]

In 2017, Clarendon discussed the issues within the WNBA in regards to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people. [40] Clarendon stated that during their early career playing for the Indiana Fever, the team was attempting to include LGBTQ+ individuals by participating in a "Diversity Night" during Pride month, which Clarendon felt was confusingly named, as a way to avoid the true purpose of Pride month. [40] As Clarendon began playing for other teams, they stated that they saw the league becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community. [40]

In 2020, the WNBA and the Players Association branded the upcoming season "Social Justice Season", to emphasize issues including race, gun violence, LGBTQ+ advocacy. Clarendon was named as one of the players on the league's Social Justice Council, which was tasked with engaging community conversations, advocacy, and education on topics surrounding social justice. [41]

The beginning of the 2020 season saw Clarendon involved in protest around the shooting of Breonna Taylor and the "Say her Name" campaign which had begun in 2014. Black Lives Matter was also a predominant message and was visible on the courts during the season. [42]

The Commissioner of the WNBA, Cathy Engelbert, has shown her support for Clarendon by saying, "We are so proud that Layshia is part of the WNBA and we know that their voice and continued advocacy will not only support and help honor and uplift many other non-binary and trans people." [43] The New York Liberty and the WNBA players' union have also shown their support for the transition. The owner of the New York Liberty team, Joseph Tsai released a statement supporting Clarendon saying that they are "a proud embodiment of our belief that our strength lies in our truth and no one should live constrained by societal boundaries." [44]

Personal life

In 2017, Clarendon married Jessica Dolan. [45] Clarendon and Dolan announced the birth of "#babyC" on December 25, 2020, and have not released the name or assigned sex at birth of the baby. [46] Clarendon later stated they were raising "Baby C" with gender expansiveness. [47]

Circa 2020, Clarendon came out as non-binary. [48] Clarendon uses she/her, they/them and he/him pronouns. [49] [50] In 2015, Clarendon identified as "black, gay, female, non-cisgender and Christian". [51]

In 2021, Clarendon underwent chest masculinization surgery to remove breast tissue. [52] [47]

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