Gilberto Clavell

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Gilberto Clavell

| image =

| number =

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 220

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|08|10}}

| birth_place = Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

| high_school = Florida Air Academy
(Melbourne, Florida)

| college =

Collin College (2007–2009)
Sam Houston State (2009–2011)

| draft_year = 2011

| career_start = 2011

| years1 = 2011–2012

| team1 = Maratonistas de Coamo

| years2 = 2012–2013

| team2 = Kouvot

| years3 = 2013

| team3 = Caciques de Humacao

| years4 = 2013–2014

| team4 = Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek

| years5 = 2014–2015

| team5 = Maratonistas de Coamo

| years6 = 2015

| team6 = Hapoel Afula

| years7 = 2016–2020

| team7 = Santeros de Aguada

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = Plateros de Fresnillo

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = Cariduros de Fajardo

| years10 = 2022–2024

| team10 = Indios de Mayagüez

| years11 = 2024

| team11 = Piratas de Quebradillas

| years12 = 2025

| team12 = Mets de Guaynabo

| highlights =

BSN champion (2019)
Southland Player of the Year (2011)
First-team All-Southland (2011)

| medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|PUR}}}}

}}

Gilberto Clavell III (born August 10, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who last played with the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Clavell was an All-American college player at Sam Houston State University. Clavell represents the Puerto Rico national basketball team and the Puerto Rico 3x3 men's national team at the international level.

College career

Clavell, a 6'6" small forward who prepped at Florida Air Academy, played two years at Collin County Community College in Texas. He then moved to Sam Houston State, where he scored over 1,000 points in only two years (1,166). As a junior in 2009–10, Clavell averaged 17 points per game and was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and a second team All-Conference pick.[http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=95216&SPID=10825&temp_site=NO&DB_OEM_ID=18400&ATCLID=204904500 UT Arlington's Marquez Haynes Named Southland Player of the Year], accessed November 26, 2011 As a senior, Clavell averaged 19.4 points per game on 55.9 percent shooting and grabbed 7.3 rebounds per game on his way to Southland Player of the Year honors and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American designation.[http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19900&ATCLID=205126413 Gilberto Clavell All-America], accessed November 26, 2011

Professional career

Following the completion of his college career, Clavell signed with Maratonistas de Coamo of Puerto Rico's top league. In 2012, he signed with Kouvot of Finland's Korisliiga. In October 2013, Clavell signed with Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek{{cite web|url=http://www.gobearkats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209283809&DB_OEM_ID=19900|title=Gilberto Clavell Signs to Play in Israel|website=Go Bearkats}} in Israel, and in 2015 he moved to another Israeli team, Hapoel Afula.

Clavell joined Mets de Guaynabo in 2025.{{cite web |title=Mets vs Gigantes |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/BSN/2632595/bs.html |website=fibalivestats |access-date=20 March 2025 |date=19 March 2025}}

Personal life

Clavell's brother Gian is also a professional basketball player who previously played for the Dallas Mavericks, as well as played college basketball at Colorado State.{{cite news|last1=Lyell|first1=Kelly|title=CSU’s Clavell plans to follow brother’s path to pros|url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2015/01/09/csu-clavell-follows-brother-path-pros/21524977/|accessdate=May 20, 2017|work=Fort Collins Coloradoan|date=January 9, 2015}}

References

External links

[http://www.basket.fi/english/competitions/players/player/?season_id=63253&player_id=2622843 Finnish League profile]
[http://www.bsnpr.com/jugadores/jugador.asp?id=2701&e= BSN profile]
[http://www.latinbasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=PUR&PlayerID=107442&AmNotSure=1 Latinbasket.com profile]

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional players

Category:Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games

Category:Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games

Category:Pan American Games 3x3 basketball players

Category:Caciques de Humacao players

Category:Cariduros de Fajardo players

Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico

Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in basketball

Category:Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games