Wes Clark (basketball)

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Wes Clark
2023-03-11 ALBA Berlin gegen Niners Chemnitz (Basketball-Bundesliga 2022-23) by Sandro Halank-032.jpg
Clark with Chemnitz in 2023
No. 10Rostock Seawolves
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1994-12-12) December 12, 1994 (age 29)
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight78 kg (172 lb)
Career information
High school Romulus Senior
(Romulus, Michigan)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 New Basket Brindisi
2019–2020 Cantù
2020–2021 Niners Chemnitz
2021 Reyer Venezia
2021–2022 New Basket Brindisi
2022 Limoges CSP
2022–2023 Niners Chemnitz
2023–present Rostock Seawolves
Career highlights and awards

Wes Clark (born December 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga.

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College career

As a junior at Missouri, Clark averaged 9.8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists per game. He was dismissed from the team in February 2016 due to failing to meet the academic standards. Clark decided to transfer to Buffalo, whose coach Nate Oats was Clark's coach at Romulus Senior High School. [1] As a senior at Buffalo, Clark averaged 15.5 points and 5.4 assists per game. [2]

Professional career

After completing his collegiate eligibility, Clark participated in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship. [2] On August 2, 2018, Clark signed a deal with the Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2018–19 LBA season. [3]

On July 23, 2019, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [4] Clark averaged 14.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. On June 25, 2020, he signed in France with SIG Strasbourg competing in the LNB Pro A. [5] However, on August 25 he failed the medical examination and it was announced Clark would not join the team. [6]

On November 4, 2020, Clark signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga. [7]

At the beginning of 2021, in mid-season, he makes his return to Italy signing for Reyer Venezia until the end of the 2020–21 season. [8]

He returned to Brindisi in summer 2021 for two seasons until June 2023. [9]

On September 22, 2022, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A, as a medical replacement for Bryce Jones. [10]

On October 26, 2022, he has signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for a second stint. [11]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Yates, Eric (March 30, 2018). "3X3U National Championship: Rosters, schedule, rules, how to watch online". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. "UFFICIALE – Brindisi ingaggia Wes Clark" [Official: Brindisi signed Wes Clark]. basketinside.com (in Italian). August 2, 2018.
  4. Skerletic, Dario (July 23, 2019). "Cantù inks Wes Clark". Sportando. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. "Le puissant Wes Clark choisit Strasbourg" (in French). sigstrasbourg.fr. June 25, 2020.
  6. Skerletic, Dario (August 25, 2020). "Wes Clark will not play with SIG Strasbourg". Sportando. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  7. "Chemnitz inks Wes Clark, ex Strasbourg". Eurobasket. November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. "Ufficiale: Wes Clark è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer!" (in Italian). reyer.it. January 11, 2021.
  9. "Wes Clark firma fino al 2023". newbasketbrindisi.it (in Italian). August 1, 2021.
  10. "Le pigiste médical de Bryce Jones arrive aujourd'hui". limogescsp.com (in French). September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  11. "Wes Clark returns to Chemnitz NINERS". Sportando. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.