Clarence Weatherspoon
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September 8, 1970 Crawford, Mississippi |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Motley (Columbus, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Southern Miss (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30, 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–1998 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 10,483 (11.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 6,846 (7.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,346 (1.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Clarence Weatherspoon, Sr. (born September 8, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player in the NBA born in Crawford, Mississippi.
At the University of Southern Mississippi, Weatherspoon was a three-time Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, the only player in conference history to achieve the feat three times. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the ninth pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He played for the 76ers, the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets, averaging 11.5 points per game throughout his career.
At six-foot-seven-inches and 250 pounds (201 cm, 113 kg), he was nicknamed "Baby Barkley" early during his career due to a similar aggressive playing style attributed to fellow short-statured NBA power forward and former 76er, Charles Barkley.
He participated in the 1993 Slam Dunk contest, finishing second to Harold Miner with an overall score of 92.
After playing his high school basketball at Motley High School, in Columbus, Mississippi, Clarence "The Thumb" Weatherspoon decided to attend the University of Southern Mississippi, where he became the school's most decorated player.
Weatherspoon finished his four-year career at Southern Mississippi with averages of 18.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He is first on the school's all-time list in rebounding, blocked shots, and minutes; is second in scoring (just six points behind all-time leader Nick Revon); and third in points per game, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, and steals.
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