Sam Clancy Jr.

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Sam Clancy Jr.
Cleveland Charge
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980 (age 43)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
College USC (1998–2002)
NBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 45th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2002–2021
Position Power forward / center
Career history
As player:
2003 Fayetteville Patriots
2003–2004 Yakima Sun Kings
2004 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2004–2005 Idaho Stampede
2005 Valladolid
2005Cocodrilos de Caracas
2006 UNICS Kazan
2006–2007 Menorca Bàsquet
2007 Incheon ET Land Black Slamer
2007–2008 Le Mans Sarthe
2008–2009 CSK VVS Samara
2009–2010 Bnei HaSharon
2010–2011 Hapoel Jerusalem
2011 Gallitos de Isabela
2011 Southeast Hoopstars
2011–2012 Atenas de Córdoba
2012 9 de Julio de Río Tercero
2012–2013 Ciclista Olímpico
2013 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2013–2016 Gimnasia Indalo
2016–2020 Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba
As coach:
2023–present Cleveland Charge (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Sam Clancy Jr. (born May 4, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He was signed with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers; however, he never played a game for either team. He was injured as a member of the 76ers, and was waived by the Blazers. He is 6 ft 7 in [1] tall and he weighs 118 kg (260 pounds) and used to play at the position of forward-center. [2]

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Amateur career

His father, Sam Clancy Sr., played basketball at University of Pittsburgh, and went on to play defensive end in the NFL for Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. Sam Jr. was born while Sam Sr. was still at Pitt. During his stint with the Browns, Sam Sr. kept a home in the western Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, OH.

Accordingly, the young Clancy attended St. Edward High School, located in nearby Lakewood, Ohio. He starred alongside Steve Logan, leading St. Edward to the 1998 Ohio High School Athletic Association State "big school" basketball championship during their senior year. He graduated in 1998. In 2009, St. Edward named Clancy to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

Clancy attended University of Southern California, majoring in sociology, and played basketball for the Trojans. After the 2001 season, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft. However, he never signed with an agent and withdrew his name from consideration prior to the draft. [4] In 2002, which was his senior year, he was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Associated Press second team All-American. [5] He finished his USC career as the all-time leader in blocked shots (195), third all-time in points (1,657), second in rebounds (839), and fifth in steals (134). [4] [6]

In March 2016 Clancy was inducted into the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor, during a ceremony prior to the championship game at the 2016 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [7]

Pro career

After his college career, Clancy was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th pick (in the 2nd round) of the 2002 NBA draft; however, he missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury, and was waived by the team the following preseason. Clancy ended up never playing a game in the NBA and is 1 of 9 players selected in the 2002 NBA Draft that never played a game in the league.

He has since played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) with the Idaho Stampede and in Europe. Clancy was named the CBA's 2004–05 season's Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star Game MVP. He also earned nominations to the All-CBA First Team and All-Defensive Team. [8]

In July 2005, Clancy was drafted with the first pick by the Mankato Mallards of the All-American Professional Basketball League, but he never played a game with the team because the league folded later that year. In October 2005, Clancy was signed to a one-year contract by the Portland Trail Blazers, but he was waived before ever playing a game for them. He also played with the Fayetteville Patriots in the NBA D-League and the Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA.

Clancy has also played overseas for Iraklis Thessaloniki, Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan LBP, Incheon ET Land Black Slamer of the Korean Basketball League, the Russian Super League teams UNICS Kazan, Ural Great Perm and CSK VVS Samara, the Spanish ACB League team Grupo Capitol Valladolid, and the French League team Le Mans Sarthe Basket.

In November 2009, Clancy signed with Bnei HaSharon from the Israeli League. In the summer of 2010 he joined Hapoel Jerusalem

In November 2011, Sam signed with Atenas de Cordoba from the Argentinian League. [9] After that he become a regular player of the Liga Nacional de Basquet of Argentina and was elected the best foreign player for the 2014–2015 season.

Coaching career

On October 24, 2023, Clancy was hired as an assistant coach by the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ Draftexpress.com Player Profile
  3. ↑ "2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - St. Edward High School". alumni.sehs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  4. 1 2 "Player Bio: Sam Clancy :: Men's Basketball". usctrojans.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-13.
  5. ↑ "NBA.com: DRAFT 2002". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 2002-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Story Archives".
  7. ↑ "Clancy To Be Inducted Into Pac-12's Basketball Hall Of Honor - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
  8. ↑ "Sam Clancy minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Delonte Holland y Sam Clancy, los nuevos refuerzos de Atenas | Básquet". 29 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Charge Announce 2023-24 Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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