Kris Clack

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Kris Clack
Personal information
Born (1977-07-06) July 6, 1977 (age 46)
Austin, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Anderson (Austin, Texas)
College Texas (1995–1999)
NBA draft 1999: 2nd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Position Small forward
Career history
2000 San Diego Stingrays
2000–2002 Reggiana
2002–2003 Napoli
2003–2004Austin Cyclones
2004–2005 Trapani
2005–2006 Juvecaserta
2006–2007 Austin Toros
2008 Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (1998)
  • Third-team All-Big 12 (1999)
  • 2× Big 12 All-Defensive Team (1997, 1998)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Kristopher George Clack (born July 6, 1977) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly for the University of Texas. [1] He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1999 and later went on to play in the Lega Basket Serie A with Pallacanestro Reggiana and Basket Napoli. [2]

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High school

Clack participated in the 1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game. [3]

College career

Clack played for the University of Texas from 1995 to 1999, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors his junior and senior seasons. [2] During his college career he scored 1,592 points and grabbed 771 rebounds. [2] He was the first McDonald's High School All-American in school history.

Professional career

Clack entered the 1999 NBA draft, and was picked 55th overall by the Boston Celtics, [4] but he never played an NBA game. [5] He signed with the San Diego Stingrays of the International Basketball League in 2000, averaging 11.5 points per game for the team. [6] [7]

After playing for Pallacanestro Reggiana from 2000 to 2002, Clack signed with Basket Napoli in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2002–03 season [2] [8] where he averaged 11.5 points in 21 games. [2]

Clack spent the 2003–04 season in the United States in the XBL with the Austin Cyclones. [2]

He played for the Austin Toros during the 2006–07 NBA Development League season, averaging 8.5 points in 43 games. [2]

Clack was taken with the 14th pick of the seventh round in the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. [9] In 9 games during the 2008–09 NBA Development League season, he averaged 7.3 points per game.

National team career

Clack played with USA Basketball Men's Junior Select Team during the 1995 Nike Hoop Summit game where he went scoreless in 8 minutes of playing time in USA's 86–77 victory against the World Select Team. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "2014–15 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Kris Clack NBA media bio" (PDF). nba.com. NBA . Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bob Sakamoto (April 3, 1995). "Garnett McDonald's MVP". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Chris Hummer (November 24, 2010). "Retired basketball player focuses on coaching, finishing education". The Daily Texan . Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Celtics plan for future without help". ESPN . June 23, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Clack wants to show off". The Boston Globe . July 15, 2001. p. 42. Retrieved January 31, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Clack is hoping to click this time". The Boston Globe . July 20, 2000. p. 46. Retrieved January 31, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Former Horn Clack to play in Europe". Austin American-Statesman . September 26, 2000. p. 22. Retrieved January 31, 2019– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ 2008 NBA D-League Draft Results Archived November 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "First Nike Hoop Summit – 1995". USA Basketball . February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2019.


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