Keith Clanton (born August 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională. Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), he plays at the power forward and the center positions. After playing four years of college basketball at the University of Central Florida, with the UCF Knights, Clanton entered the 2013 NBA draft, but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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| No. 33 – CS Dinamo București | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 18, 1990 Orlando, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Florida) |
| College | UCF (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2014–2015 | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| 2015 | Leones de Ponce |
| 2015–2016 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| 2016–2017 | PAOK |
| 2017–2018 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2018 | Levski Sofia |
| 2018–2019 | Rethymno Cretan Kings |
| 2019–2020 | Steaua București |
| 2020–2021 | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns |
| 2021–present | CS Dinamo București |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
High school career edit
Clanton played high school basketball at Orlando Christian Prep, in Orlando, Florida. He was rated as the 60th-best senior in the country according to HoopScoop and finished the season as the 68th-rated senior in the nation according to Scout.com. Clanton averaged 18.2 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.9 blocks per game and led OCP to a 30–2 record and the Florida Class 1A state title.
College career edit
Clanton played college basketball at the University of Central Florida, with the UCF Knights, from 2009 to 2013. Despite the interest shown from the University of Kentucky, Ohio State, and Florida State in 2012, Clanton chose to stay at Central Florida and complete his studies there.[1]
Professional career edit
Clanton began his pro career in Poland, playing in the Polish league with Anwil Włocławek[2] in 2013. He then played in South Korea, with the Korean Basketball League club Seoul Samsung Thunders.[3] The same year, he also played in Puerto Rico for Leones de Ponce of the Puerto Rican League.[4]
He next played in Israel, with the Israeli Second Division club Hapoel Be'er Sheva, before moving to Greece, where he joined the Greek League club PAOK, on March 14, 2016.[5] On July 9, 2016, he renewed his contract with PAOK until 2017.[6]
On August 2, 2017, Clanton joined PBC Lukoil Academic of the National Basketball League (Bulgaria).[7] He averaged 8.2 points and 9 rebounds in Bulgaria. Clanton signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League on September 4, 2018.[8]
The Basketball Tournament edit
Clanton has played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all tournament, multiple times. In 2015, he played for Team Krossover, in 2017 for Pedro’s Posse, in 2018 and 2019 for Team DRC, and in 2021 for Florida TNT.[9] With Florida TNT, he was his team's high-scorer and top rebounder in their semifinal loss to Boeheim's Army.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Keith Clanton explains why he turned down elite programs to stay at UCF". sports.yahoo.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Keith Clanton inks with Anwil". Sportando.com. August 12, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Keith Clanton to Play for Seoul Samsung Thunders". ucfknights.com. August 11, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Leones de Ponce sign Keith Clanton". Sportando.com. May 19, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "PAOK announce Keith Clanton's signing (vid)". SDNA. March 14, 2016.
- ^ "Keith Clanton stayed in PAOK". Eurohoops. July 9, 2016.
- ^ Keith Clanton inks with Lukoil.
- ^ "Keith Clanton signs with Rethymno". Sportando. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ "Keith Clanton". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Boeheim's Army vs. Florida TNT". thetournament.com. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.