Jordan Clarkson
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Clarkson in his second year with the Lakers in 2015
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| No. 6 – Los Angeles Lakers | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 7, 1992 Tampa, Florida |
| Nationality | American / Filipino |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall |
| Selected by the Washington Wizards | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–present | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2014–2015 | →Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missouri, where he earned second-team all-conference honors in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). After foregoing his senior year in college to enter the 2014 NBA draft, Clarkson was selected by the Washington Wizards in the second round with the 46th overall pick and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. In his first year, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
Clarkson was born in Tampa, Florida, and moved to San Antonio, Texas around the age of six. He attended Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio. As a sophomore, he averaged 10 points per game while earning honorable mention all-district accolades. As a junior, he averaged 20 points, six rebounds and four assists per game, leading his team to a 32-8 record and the Class 5A state semi-finals.
On November 11, 2009, Clarkson signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the University of Tulsa.
As a senior, he averaged 18.9 points, 6.1 rebounds 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals, leading his team to a 38-2 record and a semi-final loss in the state championship.
In his freshman season at Tulsa, Clarkson was named to the 2011 Conference USA All-Freshman team after being named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week four times in 2010–11. In 27 games (nine starts), he averaged 11.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 24.9 minutes per game.
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