Wes Clark (basketball) explained

Wes Clark
Number:10
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height M:1.84
Weight Kg:78
Team:Rostock Seawolves
League:Basketball Bundesliga
Birth Date:12 December 1994
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
High School:Romulus Senior
(Romulus, Michigan)
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:New Basket Brindisi
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Cantù
Years3:2020–2021
Team3:Niners Chemnitz
Years4:2021
Team4:Reyer Venezia
Years5:2021–2022
Team5:New Basket Brindisi
Years6:2022
Team6:Limoges CSP
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Niners Chemnitz
Years8:2023–present
Team8:Rostock Seawolves
Highlights:

Wes Clark (born December 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga.

College career

As a junior at Missouri, Clark averaged 9.8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists per game. He was dismissed from the team in February 2016 due to failing to meet the academic standards. Clark decided to transfer to Buffalo, whose coach Nate Oats was Clark's coach at Romulus Senior High School.[1] As a senior at Buffalo, Clark averaged 15.5 points and 5.4 assists per game.

Professional career

After completing his collegiate eligibility, Clark participated in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship.[2] On August 2, 2018, Clark signed a deal with the Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2018–19 LBA season.[3]

On July 23, 2019, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[4] Clark averaged 14.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. On June 25, 2020, he signed in France with SIG Strasbourg competing in the LNB Pro A.[5] However, on August 25 he failed the medical examination and it was announced Clark would not join the team.[6]

On November 4, 2020, Clark signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

At the beginning of 2021, in mid-season, he makes his return to Italy signing for Reyer Venezia until the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]

He returned to Brindisi in summer 2021 for two seasons until June 2023.[9]

On September 22, 2022, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A, as a medical replacement for Bryce Jones.[10]

On October 26, 2022, he has signed with Niners Chemnitz of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for a second stint.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dismissed Missouri guard Wes Clark heads to Buffalo . October 30, 2018 . . February 7, 2017.
  2. News: Yates . Eric . 3X3U National Championship: Rosters, schedule, rules, how to watch online . October 30, 2018 . . March 30, 2018.
  3. News: UFFICIALE – Brindisi ingaggia Wes Clark. basketinside.com. August 2, 2018. Italian. Official: Brindisi signed Wes Clark.
  4. News: Cantù inks Wes Clark. July 23, 2019. Sportando. En. September 20, 2019. Skerletic . Dario .
  5. Web site: Le puissant Wes Clark choisit Strasbourg . sigstrasbourg.fr . 25 June 2020 . French .
  6. News: Wes Clark will not play with SIG Strasbourg . Sportando . August 25, 2020 . August 25, 2020. Skerletic . Dario .
  7. Web site: Chemnitz inks Wes Clark, ex Strasbourg . Eurobasket . November 4, 2020 . November 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: Ufficiale: Wes Clark è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer! . reyer.it . 11 January 2021 . Italian .
  9. Web site: Wes Clark firma fino al 2023 . newbasketbrindisi.it . 1 August 2021 . Italian .
  10. Web site: Le pigiste médical de Bryce Jones arrive aujourd'hui. September 22, 2022. limogescsp.com. fr. October 27, 2022.
  11. Web site: Wes Clark returns to Chemnitz NINERS. October 26, 2022. Sportando. En. October 27, 2022.