Kristopher George Clack (born July 6, 1977) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player, formerly for the
University of Texas
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. He was drafted by the
Boston Celtics
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in 1999 and later went on to play in the
Lega Basket Serie A
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with
Pallacanestro Reggiana
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History 1970s
Pallacanestr ...
and
Basket Napoli
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The team has achieved the promotion t ...
.
High school
Clack participated in the
1995 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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.
College career
Clack played for the
University of Texas
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from 1995 to 1999, earning Second Team All-Big 12 honors his junior and senior seasons.
During his college career he scored 1,592 points and grabbed 771 rebounds.
He was the first McDonald's High School All-American in school history.
Professional career
Clack entered the
1999 NBA draft, and was picked 55th overall by the
Boston Celtics
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, but he never played an NBA game. He signed with the
San Diego Stingrays
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of the
International Basketball League
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in 2000, averaging 11.5 points per game for the team.
After playing for
Pallacanestro Reggiana
Pallacanestro Reggiana, also known for sponsorship reasons as UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as of the 2022-23 season.
History 1970s
Pallacanestr ...
from 2000 to 2002, Clack signed with
Basket Napoli
Napoli Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as GeVi Napoli, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Naples. It's the ''de facto'' successor of the Basket Napoli which was dissolved in 2009.
The team has achieved the promotion t ...
in the Italian
Lega Basket Serie A
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for the
2002–03 season[ where he averaged 11.5 points in 21 games.]
Clack spent the 2003–04 season in the United States in the XBL with the Austin Cyclones.
He played for the Austin Toros
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during the 2006–07 NBA Development League season These are regular season standings and playoff results for the NBA G League. The NBA G League is the official minor league basketball
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, averaging 8.5 points in 43 games.
Clack was taken with the 14th pick of the seventh round in the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds
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. In 9 games during the 2008–09 NBA Development League season These are regular season standings and playoff results for the NBA G League. The NBA G League is the official minor league basketball organization owned and run by the National Basketball Association (NBA). The league was formed in 2001 as the Natio ...
, he averaged 7.3 points per game.
National team career
Clack played with USA Basketball
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Men's Junior Select Team during the 1995 Nike Hoop Summit
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game where he went scoreless in 8 minutes of playing time in USA's 86–77 victory against the World Select Team.
References
External links
NBA D-League profile
Lega Basket Serie A profile
at legabasket.it
1977 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
Albuquerque Thunderbirds players
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American men's basketball players
Austin Toros players
Basket Napoli players
Basketball players from Austin, Texas
Boston Celtics draft picks
Juvecaserta Basket players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Pallacanestro Reggiana players
Pallacanestro Trapani players
San Diego Stingrays players
Small forwards
Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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