Keith Clanton

Keith Clanton
No. 33 – CS Dinamo București
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 34)
Orlando, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolOrlando Christian Prep
(Orlando, Florida)
CollegeUCF (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Anwil Włocławek
2014–2015Seoul Samsung Thunders
2015Leones de Ponce
2015–2016Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2016–2017PAOK
2017–2018Lukoil Academic
2018Levski Sofia
2018–2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019–2020Steaua București
2020–2021Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
2021–presentCS Dinamo București
Career highlights and awards
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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 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), 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.[1]

Professional career

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]

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.[9] With Florida TNT, he was his team's high-scorer and top rebounder in their semifinal loss to Boeheim's Army.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Keith Clanton explains why he turned down elite programs to stay at UCF". sports.yahoo.com. August 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Keith Clanton inks with Anwil". Sportando.com. August 12, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Keith Clanton to Play for Seoul Samsung Thunders". ucfknights.com. August 11, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Leones de Ponce sign Keith Clanton". Sportando.com. May 19, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "PAOK announce Keith Clanton's signing (vid)". SDNA. March 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Keith Clanton stayed in PAOK". Eurohoops. July 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Keith Clanton inks with Lukoil.
  8. ^ "Keith Clanton signs with Rethymno". Sportando. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Keith Clanton". thetournament.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "Boeheim's Army vs. Florida TNT". thetournament.com. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.