Sam Clancy Jr.

Sam Clancy Jr. (born May 4, 1980) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba in Argentina. He was signed with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers; however, he has never played a game for either team. He was injured as a member of the 76ers, and was waived by the Blazers. He is 6 ft 7 in[1] tall and he weighs 118 kg (260 pounds) and he plays at the position of forward-center.[2]

Sam Clancy Jr.
Free agent
PositionPower forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
CollegeUSC (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2003Fayetteville Patriots
2003–2004Yakima Sun Kings
2004Cocodrilos de Caracas
2004–2005Idaho Stampede
2005Valladolid
2005Cocodrilos de Caracas
2006UNICS Kazan
2006–2007Menorca Bàsquet
2007Incheon ET Land Black Slamer
2007–2008Le Mans Sarthe
2008–2009CSK VVS Samara
2009–2010Bnei HaSharon
2010–2011Hapoel Jerusalem
2011Gallitos de Isabela
2011Southeast Hoopstars
2011–2012Atenas de Córdoba
20129 de Julio de Río Tercero
2012–2013Ciclista Olímpico
2013Marinos de Anzoátegui
2013–2016Gimnasia Indalo
2016–2020Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba
Career highlights and awards

Amateur career

His father, Sam Clancy Sr., played basketball at University of Pittsburgh, and went on to play defensive end in the NFL for Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. Sam Jr. was born while Sam Sr. was still at Pitt. During his stint with the Browns, Sam Sr. kept a home in the western Cleveland suburb of Strongsville, OH.

Accordingly, the young Clancy attended St. Edward High School, located in nearby Lakewood, Ohio. He starred alongside Steve Logan, leading St. Edward to the 1998 Ohio High School Athletic Association State "big school" basketball championship during their senior year. He graduated in 1998. In 2009, St. Edward named Clancy to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Clancy attended University of Southern California, majoring in sociology, and played basketball for the Trojans. After the 2001 season, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft. However, he never signed with an agent and withdrew his name from consideration prior to the draft.[4] In 2002, which was his senior year, he was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year and Associated Press second team All-American.[5] He finished his USC career as the all-time leader in blocked shots (195), third all-time in points (1,657), second in rebounds (839), and fifth in steals (134).[4][6]

In March 2016 Clancy was inducted into the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor, during a ceremony prior to the championship game at the 2016 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]

Pro career

After his college career, Clancy was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 45th pick (in the 2nd round) of the 2002 NBA draft; however, he missed his entire rookie season with a knee injury, and was waived by the team the following preseason. He has since played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) with the Idaho Stampede and in Europe. Clancy was named the CBA's 2004-05 season's MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.

In July 2005, Clancy was drafted with the first pick by the Mankato Mallards of the All-American Professional Basketball League, but he never played a game with the team because the league folded later that year. In October 2005, Clancy was signed to a one-year contract by the Portland Trail Blazers, but he was waived before ever playing a game for them. He also played with the Fayetteville Patriots in the NBA D-League and the Yakima Sun Kings in the CBA.

Clancy has also played overseas for Iraklis Thessaloniki, Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Venezuelan LBP, Incheon ET Land Black Slamer of the Korean Basketball League, the Russian Super League teams UNICS Kazan, Ural Great Perm and CSK VVS Samara, the Spanish ACB League team Grupo Capitol Valladolid, and the French League team Le Mans Sarthe Basket.

In November 2009, Clancy signed with Bnei HaSharon from the Israeli League. In the summer of 2010 he joined Hapoel Jerusalem

In November 2011, Sam signed with Atenas de Cordoba from the Argentinian League.[8] After that he become a regular player of the Liga Nacional de Basquet of Argentina and was elected the best foreign player for the 2014-2015 season.

References
  1. Basketpedya.com Player Profile.
  2. Draftexpress.com Player Profile
  3. http://alumni.sehs.net/news/28512/Athletics-2009-Athletic-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-Announced.htm
  4. http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/clancy_sam00.html
  5. http://www.nba.com/draft2002/profiles/sam_clancy.html
  6. http://www.usctrojans.com/blog/2016/01/play-it-again-sam.html
  7. http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012616aab.html
  8. http://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/basquet/delonte-holland-sam-clancy-nuevos-refuerzos-atenas
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