Anthony Clemmons

American basketball player
Anthony Clemmons
No. 5 – Sun Rockers Shibuya
PositionPoint guard
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1994-08-15) August 15, 1994 (age 29)
Lansing, Michigan
NationalityAmerican / Kazakhstani
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
CollegeIowa (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Vienna
2017–2019Astana
2019–2020Monaco
2020–2021Igokea
2021Dinamo Sassari
2021–2022Türk Telekom
2022San Pablo Burgos
2022–2023Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2023–presentSun Rockers Shibuya
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Kazakhstan League champion (2018, 2019)

Anthony Charles Clemmons (born August 15, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Kazakhstani professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the Japanese B.League. At 1.93 meters tall, he plays in the position of point guard.

College career

He played four seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes and averaged 8.9 points and 3.7 assists per game as a senior.[1]

Professional career

After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA draft, in August he signed his first professional contract with the BC Zepter Vienna of Austria with which he would average 17.9 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game .

In June 2017 he signed with BC Astana of Kazakhstan.[2] Clemmons averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game in the 2018–19 season.

On July 17, 2019, he signed with Monaco.[3] Clemmons averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 assists per game.

On July 2, 2020, he signed with KK Igokea of the Bosnian league.[4] He averaged 11.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

On July 28, 2021, Clemmons signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A.[5] In six games, he averaged 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

On November 10, Clemmons signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[6]

On April 21, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.[7]

On June 15, 2022, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]

On July 2, 2023, he has signed with Sun Rockers Shibuya of the Japanese B.League (BSL).[9]

References

  1. ^ Leistikow, Chad (March 21, 2016). "Looking ahead: 2016–17 Hawkeyes have big questions, upside". Hawk Central. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  2. ^ sportando.com clemmons-inks-with-astana.html # refresh_ce Clemmons signs with BC Astana, accessed June 27, 2017
  3. ^ "AS Monaco tab Anthony Clemmons". Sportando. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Anthony Clemmons heads to Igokea". Sportando. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 28, 2021). "Anthony Clemmons (ex Igokea) joins Sassari". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (November 10, 2021). "Anthony Clemmons (ex Sassari) agreed terms with Turk Telekom". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Anthony Clemmons officially signs with San Pablo Burgos". Sportando. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Anthony Clemmons signs with Frutti Extra Bursaspor". Sportando. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya inks Anthony Clemmons". asia-basket.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

External links

  • Profile at sports-reference.com
  • Profile on espn.com
  • File at realgm.com
  • Profile on eurobasket.com
  • Iowa Hawkeyes bio