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Donte Clark
- Player
- Number: 0
- Position: G
- Height: 6' 4“
- Weight: 180
- Hometown: Chatham VA
- High School: Queen’s Grant HS (Matthews NC)
- Prep School: Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
- Transfer From: none
- Transfer To: Texas Southern
- Birthdate: August 4, 1994
At UMass
- Averaged 12.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in his three seasons
- Led UM in scoring in 2016-17 (12.6 ppg)
- Had 18 20+ point games, and two 30 point games
- Left UM in 2017, coinciding with the coaching change from Derek Kellogg to Matt McCall
2016-17 Junior year
- Averaged 12.6 points (led team), 3.8 rebounds (2nd on team), and 2.9 assists (2nd) per game
- Played in all 33 games, started 26
- Named to the Pre-Season All-Atlantic 10 Third Team1)
- Took 2.2 fewer shots per game than 2015-16, shot nearly the same from the floor
- Averaged 15.3 ppg in the non-conference season, down to 10.9 once conference play began
- Had a quiet end to the season, averaging just 6.9 ppg with .298 field goal shooting
- Put up 24 points at Saint Joseph's (2/11), shooting 6-9 from the floor and 8-10 from the line
- Tied his UMass career high with 30 points against Rhode Island (2/7). Shot 8-14 from the floor and 13-16 from the line
- Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (2/13), after the efforts against Rhody and SJU
- Put up 19 points against St. Bonaventure (12/30)
- Tallied 27-8-4 against Rider (12/22)
- Tallied 22-4-6 against North Carolina A&T (12/13)
- Put up 29 & 5 against Harvard (11/26)
- Good start to the season: averaged 16.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in the first four games of the season
2015-16 Sophomore year
- Averaged 16.1 points (2nd on team), 3.8 rebounds (5th), and 2.3 assists (3rd) per game
- Played in all 32 games, started 31
- Shots attempted increased 64% from 2014-15, field goal % went up to .410 from .391
- Scored 20 points against Saint Joseph's (2/24)
- Scored 25 points against St. Bonaventure (1/9)
- Averaged 17.6 ppg in the non-conference season
- Tallied 21 & 6 to close out the non-conference season against LIU (12/29)
- Put up a UMass-high 30 points, plus 8 rebounds, in the overtime win over New Orleans (12/16)
- Scored 24 points against Ole Miss in Springfield (12/5)
- Scored 20 points in the win over BU (12/2)
- Scored 25 points in the win over Clemson (11/23)
2014-15 Freshman year
- Averaged 9.6 points (5th on team), 2.5 rebounds (5th), and 2.0 assists (4th) per game
- Played in all 32 games, started 18
- Averaged 15.5 points over the last four games of the season, including 23 against La Salle in the A-10 Tourney (3/12)
- Tallied 23 & 7 in the win over La Salle (2/8)
- Scored 25 points and shot 10-11 from the line against Florida Gulf Coast (12/7)
2013-14
Texas Southern (2017-18)
- Played his final year of college eligibility at Texas Southern. Qualified as a grad student, played right away in the 2017-18 season
- The Tigers won their conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 64
- Averaged 18.4 points (2nd on team), 5.2 rebounds (3rd), and 2.6 assists (3rd) per game
- Started in all 36 games for the Tigers
Statistics
| Season | School | Conf | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | UMass | A-10 | 32 | 18 | 742 | 23.2 | 91 | 233 | .391 | 62 | 145 | .428 | 29 | 88 | .330 | 96 | 126 | .762 | 307 | 9.6 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 2.5 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 42 | 66 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | UMass | A-10 | 32 | 31 | 995 | 31.1 | 157 | 383 | .410 | 95 | 200 | .475 | 62 | 183 | .339 | 139 | 185 | .751 | 515 | 16.1 | 19 | 103 | 122 | 3.8 | 73 | 28 | 9 | 71 | 105 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | UMass | A-10 | 33 | 26 | 946 | 28.7 | 131 | 323 | .406 | 91 | 190 | .479 | 40 | 133 | .301 | 114 | 150 | .760 | 416 | 12.6 | 19 | 106 | 125 | 3.8 | 96 | 29 | 14 | 83 | 92 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | Texas So. | SWAC | 36 | 36 | 1252 | 34.8 | 203 | 506 | .401 | 161 | 357 | .451 | 42 | 149 | .282 | 216 | 279 | .774 | 664 | 18.4 | 39 | 148 | 187 | 5.2 | 93 | 39 | 12 | 102 | 113 | 10 |
| Career | Overall | 133 | 111 | 3935 | 29.6 | 582 | 1445 | .403 | 409 | 892 | .459 | 173 | 553 | .313 | 565 | 740 | .764 | 1902 | 14.3 | 98 | 415 | 513 | 3.9 | 325 | 118 | 42 | 298 | 376 | 20 | |
| Career | UMass | 97 | 75 | 2683 | 27.7 | 379 | 939 | .404 | 248 | 535 | .464 | 131 | 404 | .324 | 349 | 461 | .757 | 1238 | 12.8 | 59 | 267 | 326 | 3.4 | 232 | 79 | 30 | 196 | 263 | 10 | |
Game highs
| Texas Southern | UMass | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 41 - Mississippi Valley (1/20/18) | 30 - New Orleans (12/16/15) |
| 30 - Rhode Island (2/7/17) | ||
| Field Goals | 16 - Mississippi Valley (1/20/18) | 9 - four times, last Rider (12/22/16) |
| Field Goals Att. | 26 - Mississippi Valley (1/20/18) | 18 - at George Mason (1/4/17) |
| 3-Point FG | 3 - five times, last vs Xavier (3/16/18) | 6 - at Richmond (2/6/16) |
| 3-Point FG Att. | 10 - Southern (1/1/18) | 12 - at Richmond (2/6/16) |
| Free Throws | 16 - at Prairie View (2/3/18) | 13 - Harvard (11/26/16) |
| 13 - Rhode Island (2/7/17) | ||
| Free Throw Att. | 19 - at Prairie View (2/3/18) | 16 - Rhode Island (2/7/17) |
| Rebounds | 14 - at Washington St. (11/12/17) | 9 - at Rhode Island (3/3/16) |
| 9 - UMass-Lowell (11/11/16) | ||
| Assists | 6 - AR-Pine Bluff (3/10/18) | 9 - Dayton (1/29/15) |
| Blocks | 3 - Alabama A&M (2/24/18) | 2 - five times, last vs Saint Joe's (3/8/17) |
| Steals | 3 - four times, last Grambling (2/12/18) | 3 - five times, last Dayton (1/11/17) |
| Minutes | 45 - at Washington St. (11/12/17) | 41 - New Orleans (12/16/15) |
Pre-UMass
- Four star player and ranked as the No. 82 player in the country by ESPN Scouting Services
- Also the No. 5 player in North Carolina from 2013
- Attended Hargrave Military Academy in 2012-13
- Four-year letterwinner at Queen’s Grant HS in Matthews NC
- Was also recruited by Charlotte, East Carolina, Georgia, High Point, Memphis, Providence, Tennessee, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Virginia Tech.4) Had committed to Virginia Tech, but his academic status derailed those plans.5)
Post College
- Played professionally in Hungary, Turkey, Israel, Ukraine6)
- Had been planning to play in The Basketball Tournament with the UMass alumni team, The Commonwealth, in 2023, but a family issue kept him from joining the team for their game.7)
Personal
- Full name is Donte Jaquan Clark
- Born on August 4, 1994 in Charlotte NC
- Son of Lisa and Larry Clark
- Has a brother, Devin
- Undeclared on a major
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