Barry Clemens
American basketball player (born 1943)
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John Barry Clemens (born May 1, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6' 6" Clemens attended Xenia High School and Ohio Wesleyan University before being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in the 1965 NBA draft, and he went on to have a productive 11-year career with five teams: the Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He retired in 1976 with career totals of 5,312 points and 2,532 rebounds.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 1, 1943 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Xenia (Xenia, Ohio) |
| College | Ohio Wesleyan (1961–1965) |
| NBA draft | 1965: 3rd round, 19th overall pick |
| Drafted by | New York Knicks |
| Playing career | 1965–1976 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 10, 16, 43, 40 |
| Career history | |
| 1965–1966 | New York Knicks |
| 1966–1969 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1969–1972 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1972–1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1974–1976 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,312 (6.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,532 (3.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 905 (1.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Clemens made it to the 1973 championship game of ABC television's one-on-one NBA basketball tournament, where he was defeated by Portland All-Star guard Geoff Petrie at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 1973.[1]
In 2009, Clemens was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.[2]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[3]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | New York | 70 | 3 | 12.5 | .412 | .692 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 5.4 | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago | 60 | 16.4 | .419 | .756 | 3.4 | .7 | 7.3 | |||
| 1967–68 | Chicago | 78 | 20.9 | .449 | .724 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 9.3 | |||
| 1968–69 | Chicago | 75 | 19.3 | .374 | .656 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 7.4 | |||
| 1969–70 | Seattle | 78 | 19.1 | .454 | .793 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 8.3 | |||
| 1970–71 | Seattle | 78 | 16.5 | .470 | .728 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 7.4 | |||
| 1971–72 | Seattle | 82 | 17.6 | .521 | .844 | 3.5 | .8 | 7.1 | |||
| 1972–73 | Cleveland | 72 | 15.5 | .516 | .779 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 6.5 | |||
| 1973–74 | Cleveland | 71 | 12.9 | .471 | .849 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .5 | .0 | 5.5 | |
| 1974–75 | Portland | 77 | 12.4 | .473 | .750 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .9 | .0 | 4.9 | |
| 1975–76 | Portland | 49 | 9.0 | .490 | .886 | 1.4 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 3.5 | |
| Career | 790 | 3 | 15.9 | .454 | .756 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .7 | .1 | 6.7 | |
