Kristopher George Clack (born July 6, 1977) is a retired American professional

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player, formerly for the

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. He was drafted by the

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in 1999 and later went on to play in the

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with

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and

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High school

Clack participated in the

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College career

Clack played for the

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

, but he never played an NBA game. He signed with the

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of the

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in 2000, averaging 11.5 points per game for the team. After playing for

from 2000 to 2002, Clack signed with

in the Italian

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

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during the

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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

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. In 9 games during the

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, he averaged 7.3 points per game.

National team career

Clack played with

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Men's Junior Select Team during the 1995

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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

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