| Keith Clanton | |
| Position: | Power forward / center |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lbs: | 250 |
| League: | Liga Națională |
| Team: | CS Dinamo București |
| Number: | 33 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida |
| High School: | Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando, Florida) |
| College: | UCF (2009–2013) |
| Draft Year: | 2013 |
| Career Start: | 2013 |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Team1: | Anwil Włocławek |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Team2: | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| 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–present |
| Team11: | CS Dinamo București |
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Keith Clanton (born August 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională. Standing at 2.06m (06.76feet), 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.
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.
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]
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]
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]