Elijah Clarance
No. 8 – Skyliners Frankfurt | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Norra Sofielund, Sweden | 3 July 1998
Nationality | Swedish |
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | St. Maria Goretti School (Hagerstown, Maryland) |
College | Illinois State (2017–2018) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–present | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2018–2019 | →Skyliners Juniors |
2019–2020 | →Heroes Den Bosch |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Elijah Clarance (born 3 July 1998) is a Swedish professional basketball player for Skyliners Frankfurt. Currently standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in),[1] he plays as shooting guard.
Early career
Clarance played in the youth section of Swedish club Malbas.[2]
College career
Clarance committed to play for Illinois State on 14 September 2016.[3] In the 2017–18 season, he made his debut with the team as he averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 rebounds in 21 games.
Professional career
Clarance departed Illinois State to start his professional career with Fraport Skyliners of the Basketball Bundesliga.[4]
On 9 August 2019, Clarance was sent on loan to New Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[5] The 2019–20 season ended prematurely on 20 March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
National team career
With the Sweden Under-20 team, Clarance played at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. Here, he was the leading scorer of the tournament after averaging 22.4 points per game.
References
- ^ https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Elijah-Clarance/Summary/76073
- ^ https://www.laget.se/MALBAS_P97/Troop/159903/Elijah-Clarance
- ^ http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/216153/elijah-Clarance
- ^ "Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt signs Swedish prospect Elijah Clarance". Sportando. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Zweeds talent Elijah Clarance naar Den Bosch". www.newheroesbasketball.com (in Dutch). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "DBL beëindigt seizoen 2019-2020" [DBL ends 2019-2020 season]. Basketball League (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
External links
- Elijah Clarance at fiba.basketball
- Elijah Clarance at eurocupbasketball.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Basketball players from Maryland
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players
- Shooting guards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players
- Sportspeople from Hagerstown, Maryland
- Swedish expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Swedish men's basketball players
- Heroes Den Bosch players
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Skyliners Juniors players