Will Clyburn

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Will Clyburn
Will Clyburn 2018.jpg
Clyburn with CSKA in March 2018
No. 8–Virtus Bologna
Position Small forward
League LBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1990-05-17) May 17, 1990 (age 34)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Romulus (Romulus, Michigan)
College
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015 Ulm
2015–2016 Hapoel Holon
2016–2017 Darüşşafaka
2017–2022 CSKA Moscow
2022–2024 Anadolu Efes
2024–present Virtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

William Dalen Clyburn (born May 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Clyburn attended three colleges, from 2008 to 2013: Marshalltown Community College, University of Utah, and Iowa State University before playing professionally in Germany, Israel, Turkey, and Russia. He was the top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League in 2015–16. Clyburn was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2019.

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Early life and college career

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Clyburn with Iowa State in November 2011

Clyburn was born in Detroit, Michigan, he attended Romulus Senior High School in Romulus, Michigan, where he averaged 10.7 points as a senior, earning the "Best Shooter" award. [1]

Clyburn began his college career at Marshalltown Community College, where he averaged 19.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. In one game, Clyburn had a 54-point outburst against Southeastern Community College. [2] Clyburn earned first-team All-ICCAC honors and first-team All-Region XI accolades in 2010. [1]

In 2010, he transferred to the University of Utah, where he earned Second-Team Mountain West Conference honors and First-Team NABC All-District 17 accolades after leading the team in scoring (17.1) and rebounding (7.8) per game. Clyburn was ranked third in the Mountain West in both scoring and rebounding and ranked 92nd nationally in scoring. [1]

On April 12, 2011, he transferred again to Iowa State University and was forced to sit out the 2011–12 season as a redshirt. [3] In his senior year at Iowa State, he was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors. Clyburn led the team and ranked seventh in the Big 12 in scoring with 14.9 points per game. [1]

Professional career

ratiopharm Ulm (2013–2015)

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Clyburn joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2013 NBA Summer League, [4] where he averaged 7.4 points and 3 rebounds in five games played for the Kings.

On July 27, 2013, Clyburn signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German BBL. [5] Clyburn helped Ulm reach the 2014 Eurocup Round of 16, as well as the 2014 German Cup Finals, where they eventually lost to Alba Berlin.

On July 8, 2014, Clyburn joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [6]

On October 18, 2014, Clyburn recorded a double-double and season-highs of 28 points and 17 rebounds, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, in a 99–85 win over MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. [7] In 41 games played during the 2014–15 season, he averaged 12.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. His solid play for the season got him an invite to play in the German League All-Star Game. Clyburn led the team to reach the 2014 BBL Playoffs as the fifth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Brose Bamberg in the Semifinals.

Hapoel Holon (2015–2016)

On September 8, 2015, Clyburn signed with Hapoel Holon in Israeli Premier League. [8] On April 25, 2016, Clyburn recorded 31 points, shooting 11-of-15 from the field, along with nine rebounds and three assists for 43 PIR in a 98–80 win over Maccabi Ashdod. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 30 MVP. [9] On May 1, 2016, Clyburn was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 25.6 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4 assists in five games played in April. [10]

In 33 games played for Holon, Clyburn led the league in scoring with 20.9 points per game, to go with 8.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. On June 3, 2016, Clyburn earned a spot in the All-Israeli League Second Team. [11]

Darüşşafaka (2016–2017)

On August 5, 2016, Clyburn signed with Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. [12] On March 30, 2017, Clyburn recorded a season-high 26 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the field, along with seven rebounds in a 99–97 win over Brose Bamberg. [13] Clyburn led Daçka to the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Quarterfinals.

CSKA Moscow (2017–2022)

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Clyburn with CSKA in October 2017

On June 20, 2017, Clyburn signed a two-year contract with the Russian team CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. [14] In 64 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 11.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Clyburn helped CSKA win the 2018 VTB United League Championship, winning his first career title.[ citation needed ]

On January 17, 2019, Clyburn recorded 20 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two steals, leading CSKA to a 77–70 comeback win over FC Bayern Munich. Clyburn was named EuroLeague Round 19 MVP. [15] On May 9, 2019, Clyburn was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team. [16] On May 19, 2019, Clyburn led CSKA win the 2019 EuroLeague Championship after scoring 20 points in the championship game against Anadolu Efes. He was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP. [17]

On June 14, 2019, Clyburn signed a three-year contract extension with CSKA. [18] On October 25, 2019, Clyburn was ruled out for the rest of the season after he suffered an ACL injury in a match against Alba Berlin. [19]

Anadolu Efes (2022–2024)

On June 7, 2022, Clyburn signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes of the Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague, the back-to-back European champions. [20] On June 20, 2024, Clyburn parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse. [21]

Personal life

Clyburn's younger brother, Kris (born April 20, 1996) is also a professional basketball player, who currently plays for Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

†Denotes season in which Clyburn won the EuroLeague
*Led the league
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2016–17 Darüşşafaka 342628.1.429.289.6855.11.3.9.313.012.3
2017–18 CSKA Moscow 36*1326.5.435.386.6925.91.8.9.311.613.6
2018–19†351327.0.474.343.7456.81.51.0.213.617.5
2019–20 4019.3.500.364.7275.3.8.8—12.512.8
2020–21 31226.3.454.364.7963.81.5.8.214.014.3
2021–22 20128.2.391.333.8865.21.7.7.314.915.2
2022–23 Anadolu Efes 341733.1*.436.366.8305.72.11.0.216.718.6
2023–24 251828.3.429.331.7874.62.01.0.213.314.7
Career2199028.1.438.348.7655.41.7.9.213.815.2

EuroCup

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2013–14 ratiopharm Ulm 18322.1.430.238.7864.21.4.2.38.59.4
Career18322.1.430.238.7864.21.4.2.38.59.4

FIBA EuroChallenge

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 ratiopharm Ulm 6626.8.433.308.6806.51.3.7.812.2
Career6626.8.433.308.6806.51.3.7.812.2

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg ratiopharm Ulm BBL 3822.3.412.258.7674.41.4.8.28.8
2014–15 Flag of Germany.svg ratiopharm Ulm BBL 4130.0.477.272.7597.21.61.2.313.0
2015–16 Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Holon Ligat HaAl 3336.1.456.333.6608.32.01.4.420.9
2016–17 Flag of Turkey.svg Darüşşafaka TBSL 3126.9.440.316.7015.61.5.7.210.8
2017–18 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow VTBUL 2823.0.532.441.7104.51.7.6.512.4
2018–19 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow VTBUL 2721.6.517.302.7784.81.6.7.410.6
2019–20 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow VTBUL 320.5.500.583.5384.71.01.3.315.3
2020–21 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow VTBUL 2625.3.450.383.7053.52.51.0.313.9
2021–22 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow VTBUL 1625.7.387.292.7833.61.5.6.412.5
2023–24 Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu Efes TBSL 3430.2.461.384.7945.92.51.2.214.5
2023–24 Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu Efes TBSL 1927.9.410.274.7445.13.21.0.110.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Utah 302834.7.450.403.7597.81.01.1.217.1
2012–13 Iowa State 353531.5.443.308.7686.82.1.9.414.9
Career656333.0.446.359.7647.31.61.0.315.9

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References

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