Anthony Charles Clemmons (born August 15, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Kazakhstani professional

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player for

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of the Japanese

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. At 1.93 meters tall, he plays in the position of

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College career

He played four seasons with the

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and averaged 8.9 points and 3.7 assists per game as a senior.

Professional career

After not being chosen in the 2016 NBA draft, in August he signed his first professional contract with the

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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 Astana Basketball Club ( kk, Astana Basketbol Kluby), commonly referred to as BC Astana, is a Kazakh professional basketball club that is based in Astana, Kazakhstan. Founded in 2011, it has competed in the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship a ...

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. 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

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. Clemmons averaged 10.6 points and 2.4 assists per game. On July 2, 2020, he signed with

KK Igokea Košarkaški klub Igokea ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Игокеа), commonly referred to as KK Igokea or as Igokea m:tel due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Aleksandrovac near Laktaši, Republ ...

of the Bosnian league. 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 Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cu ...

of the

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. 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 Türk Telekom is a state-owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was separated from Turkish Post (PTT) in 1995. Türk Telekom Group provides integrated telecommunication services for PSTN, GSM, and wide-band Internet. The Türk ...

of the Turkish

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. On April 21, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the

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. On June 15, 2022, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish

Basketbol Süper Ligi The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replac ...

(BSL). On July 2, 2023, he has signed with

of the Japanese

(BSL).

References

External links

Profile at sports-reference.com

Profile on espn.com

File at realgm.com

Profile on eurobasket.com

Iowa Hawkeyes bio
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