Keith Clanton
{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Keith Clanton
| image = Keith Clanton (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lbs = 250
| league =
| team =
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|18}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| high_school = Orlando Christian Prep
(Orlando, Florida)
| college = UCF (2009–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2013
| career_end =
| years1 = 2013–2014
| team1 = Anwil Włocławek
| years2 = 2014–2015
| team2 = Seoul Samsung Thunders
| years3 = 2015
| team3 = Leones de Ponce
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = PAOK
| years6 = 2017–2018
| team6 = Lukoil Academic
| years7 = 2018
| team7 = Levski Sofia
| years8 = 2018–2019
| team8 = Rethymno Cretan Kings
| years9 = 2019–2020
| team9 = Steaua București
| years10 = 2020–2021
| team10 = Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
| years11 = 2021–2022
| team11 = CS Dinamo București
| years12 = 2022–2023
| team12 = Lions de Genève
| years13 = 2023–2024
| team13 = SAM Basket Massagno
| highlights =
- BCL rebounding leader (2017)
- Bulgarian League champion (2018)
- Greek League rebounding leader (2017)
- Greek League blocks leader (2017)
- BSN champion (2015)
- First-team All-Conference USA (2012)
- Second-team All-Conference USA (2013)
- Conference USA All-Defensive Team (2012)
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2010)
}}
Keith Clanton (born August 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. Standing at {{convert|2.06|m|ftin|abbr=on}}, 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.
High school career
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
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.{{cite news|title=Keith Clanton explains why he turned down elite programs to stay at UCF|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger-college-basketball-blog/keith-clanton-explains-why-turned-down-elite-programs-183216494--ncaab.html|accessdate=March 29, 2017|work=sports.yahoo.com|date=August 23, 2012}}
Professional career
Clanton began his pro career in Poland, playing in the Polish league with Anwil Włocławek{{cite news|title=Keith Clanton inks with Anwil|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/104915/keith-clanton-inks-with-anwil.html|accessdate=March 29, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=August 12, 2013}} in 2013. He then played in South Korea, with the Korean Basketball League club Seoul Samsung Thunders.{{cite news|title=Keith Clanton to Play for Seoul Samsung Thunders|url=http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/081114aaa.html|accessdate=March 29, 2017|work=ucfknights.com|date=August 11, 2014}} The same year, he also played in Puerto Rico for Leones de Ponce of the Puerto Rican League.{{cite news|title=Leones de Ponce sign Keith Clanton|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/161392/leones-de-ponce-sign-keith-clanton.html|accessdate=March 29, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=May 19, 2015}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/179248/paok-announce-keith-clantons-signing|title=PAOK announce Keith Clanton's signing (vid)|date=March 14, 2016|website=SDNA}} On July 9, 2016, he renewed his contract with PAOK until 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/transfers/277884/keith-clanton-stayed-in-paok/|title=Keith Clanton stayed in PAOK|date=July 9, 2016|website=Eurohoops}}
On August 2, 2017, Clanton joined PBC Lukoil Academic of the National Basketball League (Bulgaria).[https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/bulgaria/243161/keith-clanton-inks-with-lukoil.html Keith Clanton inks with Lukoil.] 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.{{cite web |title=Keith Clanton signs with Rethymno |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/287524/keith-clanton-signs-with-rethymno.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 4, 2018}}
= The Basketball Tournament=
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.{{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/players/keith-clanton/ |title=Keith Clanton |website=thetournament.com |accessdate=August 1, 2021}} With Florida TNT, he was his team's high-scorer and top rebounder in their semifinal loss to Boeheim's Army.{{cite web |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/TBT/1897072/bs.html |title=Boeheim's Army vs. Florida TNT |website=thetournament.com |date=August 1, 2021 |accessdate=August 1, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [https://mobile.twitter.com/im_keithclanton Twitter Account]
- [http://www.basketballcl.com/16-17/Keith-CLANTON Champions League Profile]
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Keith_Clanton/Israel/Hapoel_Beer_Sheva/184160 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Keith-Clanton-5822/stats/ Draftexpress.com Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422072221/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Keith-Clanton-5822/stats/ |date=2016-04-22 }}
- [http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/5127481/ Greek Basket League Profile] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idteam=0000000C&idplayer=1457A5A6&mode=1 Greek Basket League Profile] {{in lang|el}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160331162538/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keith_clanton_449181.html UCF Knights bio]
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland
Category:American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional players
Category:Basketball players from Orlando, Florida
Category:CSA Steaua București basketball players
Category:CS Dinamo București basketball players
Category:Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players
Category:Leones de Ponce basketball players
Category:Seoul Samsung Thunders players