Sam Clancy Jr.

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Sam Clancy Jr.
Cleveland Charge
PositionAssistant coach
League
Marinos de Anzoátegui
2013–2016Gimnasia Indalo
2016–2020Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba
As coach:
2023–presentCleveland Charge (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Sam Clancy Jr. (born May 4, 1980) is an American former professional

forward-center.[2]

Amateur career

His father,

Strongsville, OH
.

Accordingly, the young Clancy attended

St. Edward High School, located in nearby Lakewood, Ohio. He starred alongside Steve Logan, leading St. Edward to the 1998 Ohio High School Athletic Association State "big school" basketball championship during their senior year. He graduated in 1998. In 2009, St. Edward named Clancy to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Clancy attended

Pac-10 Player of the Year and Associated Press second team All-American.[5] He finished his USC career as the all-time leader in blocked shots (195), third all-time in points (1,657), second in rebounds (839), and fifth in steals (134).[4][6]

In March 2016 Clancy was inducted into the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor, during a ceremony prior to the championship game at the 2016 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]

Pro career

After his college career, Clancy was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th pick (in the 2nd round) of the 2002 NBA draft; however, he missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury, and was waived by the team the following preseason. Clancy ended up never playing a game in the NBA and is 1 of 9 players selected in the 2002 NBA Draft that never played a game in the league.

He has since played in the

Idaho Stampede and in Europe. Clancy was named the CBA's 2004–05 season's Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year and All-Star Game MVP. He also earned nominations to the All-CBA First Team and All-Defensive Team.[8]

In July 2005, Clancy was drafted with the first pick by the Mankato Mallards of the

Yakima Sun Kings
in the CBA.

Clancy has also played overseas for

French League team Le Mans Sarthe Basket
.

In November 2009, Clancy signed with

Bnei HaSharon from the Israeli League. In the summer of 2010 he joined Hapoel Jerusalem

In November 2011, Sam signed with

Liga Nacional de Basquet of Argentina
and was elected the best foreign player for the 2014–2015 season.

Coaching career

On October 24, 2023, Clancy was hired as an assistant coach by the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.[10]

References

  1. ^ Basketpedya.com Player Profile.
  2. ^ Draftexpress.com Player Profile
  3. ^ "2009 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - St. Edward High School". alumni.sehs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  4. ^ a b "Player Bio: Sam Clancy :: Men's Basketball". usctrojans.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-13.
  5. ^ "NBA.com: DRAFT 2002". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 2002-06-05.
  6. ^ "Story Archives".
  7. ^ "Clancy To Be Inducted Into Pac-12's Basketball Hall Of Honor - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". www.usctrojans.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14.
  8. ^ "Sam Clancy minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Delonte Holland y Sam Clancy, los nuevos refuerzos de Atenas | Básquet". 29 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Charge Announce 2023-24 Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

External links

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