Earl Clark
Clark with the Cavaliers
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| No. 6 – Beşiktaş | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 17, 1988 Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rahway (Rahway, New Jersey) |
| College | Louisville (2006–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2010–2012 | Orlando Magic |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2013–2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2014 | New York Knicks |
| 2014 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
| 2014–2015 | Shandong Golden Stars |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2015–2016 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2016 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2016 | Henan Shedian Laojiu |
| 2016–present | Beşiktaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Earl Rashad Clark (born January 17, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the University of Louisville and was drafted 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA draft.
Clark grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey and attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey. There, he scored 1,245 career points. As a senior, he averaged 25.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game. He was a 2006 McDonald's All-American, as well as a fourth-team Parade All-American.
Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Clark was listed as the No. 8 small forward and the No. 22 player in the nation in 2006.
As a freshman for the Louisville Cardinals, along with Derrick Caracter, Edgar Sosa, and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006–07 season. The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
In the first game of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, he scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals against Stanford.
Clark decided not to put his name in the 2008 NBA Draft and to return to the University of Louisville for the 2008–2009 season.
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