Barry Clemens Explained

Barry Clemens
Width:120px
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:1 May 1943
Birth Place:Dayton, Ohio
Nationality:American
High School:Xenia (Xenia, Ohio)
College:Ohio Wesleyan (1961–1965)
Draft Year:1965
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:19
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Start:1965
Career End:1976
Career Number:10, 16, 43, 40
Career Position:Power forward
Team1:New York Knicks
Years2:
Team2:Chicago Bulls
Years3:
Team3:Seattle SuperSonics
Years4:
Team4:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years5:
Team5:Portland Trail Blazers
Highlights:
  • OAC Player of the Year (1965)
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:5,312 (6.7 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:2,532 (3.2 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:905 (1.1 apg)

John Barry Clemens (born May 1, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6' 6" Clemens attended Xenia High School and Ohio Wesleyan University before being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in the 1965 NBA draft, and he went on to have a productive 11-year career with five teams: the Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He retired in 1976 with career totals of 5,312 points and 2,532 rebounds.

Clemens surprised many observers by making it all the way to the final round in ABC television's one-on-one NBA basketball tournament in 1973. Portland All-Star guard Geoff Petrie defeated ex-Knick Clemens in the championship game at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 1973. (www.apbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?=1935)

In 2009, Clemens was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Career statistics

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
New York70 3 12.5 .412 .692 2.6 1.0 5.4
Chicago60 16.4 .419 .756 3.4 .7 7.3
Chicago78 20.9 .449 .724 4.8 1.3 9.3
Chicago75 19.3 .374 .656 4.2 1.7 7.4
Seattle78 19.1 .454 .793 4.1 1.5 8.3
Seattle78 16.5 .470 .728 3.1 1.2 7.4
Seattle82 17.6 .521 .844 3.5 .8 7.1
Cleveland72 15.5 .516 .779 2.9 1.6 6.5
Cleveland71 12.9 .471 .849 2.3 1.1 .5 .0 5.5
Portland77 12.4 .473 .750 2.1 1.0 .9 .0 4.9
Portland49 9.0 .490 .886 1.4 .7 .6 .1 3.5
Career790 3 15.9 .454 .756 3.2 1.1 .7 .1 6.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGPPG
1967Chicago3 6.7 .000 .857 1.0 .7 2.0
1971Baltimore4 11.3 .500 1.000 .5 1.3 5.0
Career7 9.3 .400 .909 .7 1.0 3.7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: The Inductees for 2009.
  2. Web site: Barry Clemens NBA stats. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 4 May 2024.