Elijah Marcus Clarance (born 3 July 1998) is a Swedish professional basketball player who last played for Lovćen 1947 of the ABA League Second Division and the Prva A Liga. Standing at , he plays as

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Early career

Clarance played in the youth section of Swedish club

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College career

Clarance committed to play for

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on 14 September 2016. In the 2017–18 season, he made his debut with the team, but saw his season cut short by injury as he averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds in 21 games.

Professional career

Clarance departed Illinois State to start his professional career with

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of the

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. On 9 August 2019, Clarance was sent on loan to

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of the

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(DBL). The 2019–20 season ended prematurely on 20 March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 20 games played, Clarance averaged 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On 1 January 2021, Clarance signed with Croatian club

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until the end of the season. In six games played, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On 28 September 2021, Clarance signed with Lovćen 1947 of the ABA League Second Division and the Montenegrin League. He earned the Montenegrin League MVP and Top Scorer honors after averaging 19.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.9 steals in 17 games played during the 2021–2022 season.

National team career

With the Sweden Under-20 team, Clarance played at the

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. Here, he was the leading scorer of the tournament after averaging 22.4 points per game.

Personal life

Clarance is a

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. His mother is Swedish while his father was born in Trinidad. Clarance's older brother is former professional basketball player Bilal Clarance. At an early age, he met , whose influence guided Clarance, and who wrote the book ''Will You Care If I Die?'' about the experience.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarance, Elijah 1998 births Living people Basketball players from Maryland Dutch Basketball League players Heroes Den Bosch players Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players KK Lovćen players KK Vrijednosnice Osijek players Shooting guards Skyliners Frankfurt players Skyliners Juniors players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Swedish expatriate basketball people in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States Swedish men's basketball players