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John Clay
  • Birth Date:
    November 19th
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Westport, Mass.
  • High School:
    Westport
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    11.1
  • fg %
    42.1
  • 3pt %
    38.1
  • ft %
    79.1
  • reb/g
    7.1
  • a/g
    1.0
Bio

CAREER BESTS

PointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocks
27 (12/2/14 vs. Rivier)15 (1/30/16 vs. Suffolk)3 (six times)7 (2/4/15 vs. Mount Ida)2 (two times)

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Played in 25 of 26 games for the Saints, starting 17
  • Averaged 9.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game to rank second on the team in both categories
  • Led the team with 2.1 steals per game
  • Had three double-doubles, including a 27 point, 12 rebound effort against Rivier on December 2, 2014
  • Scored in double figures ten times on the year, including in six of the final nine games of the season
  • Shot 40.9% from the field and 76.6% from the free throw line
  • Earned the team's Unsung Hero Award at the end of the year Athletic Banquet
  • Was named to the GNAC All-Tournament Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Played in all 25 contests, starting 19 for EC
  • Averaged 8.0 points to rank third on the squad and scoring while also averaging a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game
  • Broke into double figures in scoring during 10 games including four of the last five games on the year
  • Scored a season-high 14 points in a 67-62 win over Rivier University on Feb. 15
  • Grabbed 10+ rebounds during six games including back-to-back games to end the season
  • Wrapped up the season with a total of 39 steals, 24 assists and 10 blocks
  • Was named the team's Most Valuable Player at the end of year Athletic Banquet while also receiving the team's Academic Award

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Clay saw action in 14 games, including starts in two games, during his rookie season
  • Following a first semester injury, Clay battled back second semester and played in 13 consecutive games with starts against GNAC rivals Saint Joseph's College and Emerson College
  • Averaged 2.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
  • Totaled 63 rebounds, 34 points, 8 steals, 5 assists and 4 blocked shots

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Clay was a three-sport athlete at Westport High School (Westport, Mass.)
  • Played two years of soccer, three years of basketball and four years of baseball 
  • Started on his varsity basketball team as a junior and senior 
  • Was named Boston Herald South Division 4 Player of the Year as a senior

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Accounting
  • Career Aspirations: To be an accountant
  • Favorite Movie: Coach Carter
  • Favorite Book: Magic Treehouse
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: Bagel and Peanut Butter
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Pizza
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Cafeteria
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: My senior basketball season at Wesport High School
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Allen Iverson
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 9 at Norwich University W, 73-70
Feb 13 Anna Maria College W, 80-79
Feb 16 at Lasell University W, 75-63
Feb 20 at Albertus Magnus College L, 90-87
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College W, 91-89
Feb 25 at #14 Johnson & Wales University L, 97-79
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 16
Games started 21 12
Minutes 634 410
Minutes per game 25.4 25.6
FG 96-228 60-136
FG Pct 42.1 44.1
3PT 32-84 22-50
3PT Pct 38.1 44.0
FT 53-67 37-47
FT Pct 79.1 78.7
Off rebounds 81 53
Def rebounds 96 64
Total rebounds 177 117
Rebounds per game 7.1 7.3
Personal fouls 63 37
Disqualifications 2 0
Assists 24 19
Turnovers 30 15
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 1.3
Steals 42 25
Blocks 7 5
Points 277 179
Points per game 11.1 11.2
Points per 40 min 17.5 17.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 vs. Emerson College L, 76-64 1 37 5-17 29.4 1-7 14.3 7-7 100.0 18
Nov 14 vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 83-72 1 19 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Nov 21 at Westfield State University L, 84-75 1 22 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 8
Dec 1 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 58-37 - 30 7-10 70.0 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 18
Dec 3 Albertus Magnus College L, 84-73 - 22 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Dec 5 at Suffolk University L, 79-72 1 26 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 8 MIT L, 64-62 1 31 9-17 52.9 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 21
Jan 2 vs. Becker College L, 73-68 1 19 2-7 28.6 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 3 at #12 New York University L, 79-61 1 16 3-9 33.3 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Jan 5 Norwich University W, 70-64 1 20 4-9 44.4 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 12
Jan 7 at Anna Maria College L, 92-87 1 26 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 9 at Mount Ida College L, 73-71 1 34 7-16 43.8 2-5 40.0 5-5 100.0 21
Jan 13 Mount Ida College L, 79-66 1 29 4-10 40.0 1-3 33.3 8-8 100.0 17
Jan 16 at Rivier University W, 74-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Johnson & Wales University L, 116-74 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Lasell University L, 96-85 - 19 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 28 #23 Johnson & Wales University L, 82-54 - 12 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 30 Suffolk University W, 68-58 1 28 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 1 #25 Wesleyan University L, 78-60 1 16 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 3 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-61 1 24 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 6 Rivier University W, 76-69 1 20 3-9 33.3 1-2 50.0 5-6 83.3 12
Feb 9 at Norwich University W, 73-70 1 28 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 6-9 66.7 11
Feb 13 Anna Maria College W, 80-79 1 27 3-8 37.5 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 10
Feb 16 at Lasell University W, 75-63 1 36 9-13 69.2 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 22
Feb 20 at Albertus Magnus College L, 90-87 1 29 6-8 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 14
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College W, 91-89 1 29 4-12 33.3 0-3 0.0 3-3 100.0 11
Feb 25 at #14 Johnson & Wales University L, 97-79 1 35 8-13 61.5 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3 20
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 vs. Emerson College L, 76-64 1 37 6 4 10 0 1 4 0
Nov 14 vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 83-72 1 19 0 3 3 1 1 2 0
Nov 21 at Westfield State University L, 84-75 1 22 3 6 9 2 4 2 1
Dec 1 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 58-37 - 30 4 3 7 0 0 2 0
Dec 3 Albertus Magnus College L, 84-73 - 22 4 5 9 0 2 1 0
Dec 5 at Suffolk University L, 79-72 1 26 3 7 10 0 1 1 0
Dec 8 MIT L, 64-62 1 31 6 7 13 0 1 3 0
Jan 2 vs. Becker College L, 73-68 1 19 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 3 at #12 New York University L, 79-61 1 16 2 4 6 1 0 1 1
Jan 5 Norwich University W, 70-64 1 20 2 2 4 1 1 2 0
Jan 7 at Anna Maria College L, 92-87 1 26 1 2 3 1 0 3 0
Jan 9 at Mount Ida College L, 73-71 1 34 1 1 2 0 2 2 0
Jan 13 Mount Ida College L, 79-66 1 29 8 4 12 1 2 2 1
Jan 16 at Rivier University W, 74-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 at Johnson & Wales University L, 116-74 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 Lasell University L, 96-85 - 19 2 2 4 1 0 1 0
Jan 28 #23 Johnson & Wales University L, 82-54 - 12 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 30 Suffolk University W, 68-58 1 28 6 9 15 2 0 1 1
Feb 1 #25 Wesleyan University L, 78-60 1 16 1 0 1 0 3 2 0
Feb 3 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-61 1 24 2 4 6 3 0 2 1
Feb 6 Rivier University W, 76-69 1 20 5 2 7 2 0 0 0
Feb 9 at Norwich University W, 73-70 1 28 0 6 6 2 2 2 1
Feb 13 Anna Maria College W, 80-79 1 27 5 5 10 3 1 1 0
Feb 16 at Lasell University W, 75-63 1 36 7 6 13 3 1 4 0
Feb 20 at Albertus Magnus College L, 90-87 1 29 1 6 7 0 2 1 1
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College W, 91-89 1 29 6 2 8 0 1 1 0
Feb 25 at #14 Johnson & Wales University L, 97-79 1 35 3 3 6 1 3 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 vs. Emerson College L, 76-64 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 14 vs. Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 83-72 1 5 1 1.0
Nov 21 at Westfield State University L, 84-75 1 4 - 0.5
Dec 1 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 58-37 - 2 - -
Dec 3 Albertus Magnus College L, 84-73 - 4 - 0.0
Dec 5 at Suffolk University L, 79-72 1 4 0 0.0
Dec 8 MIT L, 64-62 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 2 vs. Becker College L, 73-68 1 5 1 0.0
Jan 3 at #12 New York University L, 79-61 1 2 - -
Jan 5 Norwich University W, 70-64 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 7 at Anna Maria College L, 92-87 1 4 - -
Jan 9 at Mount Ida College L, 73-71 1 0 0 0.0
Jan 13 Mount Ida College L, 79-66 1 1 - 0.5
Jan 16 at Rivier University W, 74-72 - - - -
Jan 18 at Johnson & Wales University L, 116-74 - - - -
Jan 23 Lasell University L, 96-85 - 1 - -
Jan 28 #23 Johnson & Wales University L, 82-54 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 30 Suffolk University W, 68-58 1 3 0 -
Feb 1 #25 Wesleyan University L, 78-60 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 3 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-61 1 2 0 -
Feb 6 Rivier University W, 76-69 1 1 0 -
Feb 9 at Norwich University W, 73-70 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 13 Anna Maria College W, 80-79 1 4 0 3.0
Feb 16 at Lasell University W, 75-63 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 20 at Albertus Magnus College L, 90-87 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 23 at Anna Maria College W, 91-89 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 25 at #14 Johnson & Wales University L, 97-79 1 2 0 0.3
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2012-13 14 16.0 1.0-3.3 0.2-1.4 0.2-0.8 2.4
2013-14 25 26.8 2.9-6.9 0.3-1.1 1.9-2.2 8.0
2014-15 25 26.6 3.4-8.3 0.6-2.5 2.0-2.6 9.4
2015-16 25 25.4 3.8-9.1 1.3-3.4 2.1-2.7 11.1
Total 89 24.7 3.0-7.4 0.7-2.2 1.7-2.2 8.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2012-13 14 2 224 14-46 30.4 3-19 15.8 3-11 27.3 34
2013-14 25 19 671 72-173 41.6 7-27 25.9 48-56 85.7 199
2014-15 25 17 665 85-208 40.9 16-62 25.8 49-64 76.6 235
2015-16 25 21 634 96-228 42.1 32-84 38.1 53-67 79.1 277
Total 89 59 2194 267-655 40.8 58-192 30.2 153-198 77.3 745

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2012-13 14 224 16.0 2.5-8.2 0.5-3.4 15.8 0.5-2.0 6.1
2013-14 25 671 26.8 4.3-10.3 0.4-1.6 25.9 2.9-3.3 11.9
2014-15 25 665 26.6 5.1-12.5 1.0-3.7 25.8 2.9-3.8 14.1
2015-16 25 634 25.4 6.1-14.4 2.0-5.3 38.1 3.3-4.2 17.5
Total 89 2194 24.7 4.9-11.9 1.1-3.5 30.2 2.8-3.6 13.6

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2012-13 14 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3
2013-14 25 3.0 3.9 6.9 1.0 0.8 1.6 0.4
2014-15 25 2.7 3.5 6.2 0.7 1.2 2.1 0.1
2015-16 25 3.2 3.8 7.1 1.0 1.2 1.7 0.3
Total 89 2.8 3.6 6.4 0.8 1.0 1.6 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2012-13 14 2 23 40 63 5 5 8 4
2013-14 25 19 75 97 172 24 20 39 10
2014-15 25 17 68 88 156 18 31 53 3
2015-16 25 21 81 96 177 24 30 42 7
Total 89 59 247 321 568 71 86 142 24

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2012-13 14 4.1 7.1 11.3 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.7
2013-14 25 4.5 5.8 10.3 1.4 1.2 2.3 0.6
2014-15 25 4.1 5.3 9.4 1.1 1.9 3.2 0.2
2015-16 25 5.1 6.1 11.2 1.5 1.9 2.6 0.4
Total 89 4.5 5.9 10.4 1.3 1.6 2.6 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 25.4 3.8-9.1 1.3-3.4 2.1-2.7 11.1
Conference 16 25.6 3.8-8.5 1.4-3.1 2.3-2.9 11.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 22.5 3.2-8.5 1.0-3.1 2.4-2.8 9.7
Away 11 28.3 4.8-9.7 1.8-3.5 1.7-2.5 13.2
Neutral 3 25.0 2.7-9.0 0.3-3.7 2.7-2.7 8.3
Result            
Wins 9 26.9 4.2-9.2 1.7-3.7 2.4-3.3 12.6
Losses 16 24.5 3.6-9.1 1.1-3.2 1.9-2.3 10.3
Month            
November 3 26.0 2.7-8.7 0.7-3.0 3.7-4.0 9.7
December 4 27.3 5.2-9.8 1.8-3.5 1.0-1.5 13.3
January 9 22.6 3.0-8.8 1.0-3.2 2.1-2.6 9.1
February 9 27.1 4.4-9.3 1.6-3.6 2.1-2.9 12.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 21 634 96-228 42.1 32-84 38.1 53-67 79.1 277
Conference 16 12 410 60-136 44.1 22-50 44.0 37-47 78.7 179
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 8 248 35-94 37.2 11-34 32.4 26-31 83.9 107
Away 11 10 311 53-107 49.5 20-39 51.3 19-28 67.9 145
Neutral 3 3 75 8-27 29.6 1-11 9.1 8-8 100.0 25
Result                    
Wins 9 8 242 38-83 45.8 15-33 45.5 22-30 73.3 113
Losses 16 13 392 58-145 40.0 17-51 33.3 31-37 83.8 164
Month                    
November 3 3 78 8-26 30.8 2-9 22.2 11-12 91.7 29
December 4 2 109 21-39 53.8 7-14 50.0 4-6 66.7 53
January 9 7 203 27-79 34.2 9-29 31.0 19-23 82.6 82
February 9 9 244 40-84 47.6 14-32 43.8 19-26 73.1 113

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 634 25.4 6.1-14.4 2.0-5.3 38.1 3.3-4.2 17.5
Conference 16 410 25.6 5.9-13.3 2.1-4.9 44.0 3.6-4.6 17.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 248 22.5 5.6-15.2 1.8-5.5 32.4 4.2-5.0 17.3
Away 11 311 28.3 6.8-13.8 2.6-5.0 51.3 2.4-3.6 18.6
Neutral 3 75 25.0 4.3-14.4 0.5-5.9 9.1 4.3-4.3 13.3
Result                
Wins 9 242 26.9 6.3-13.7 2.5-5.5 45.5 3.6-5.0 18.7
Losses 16 392 24.5 5.9-14.8 1.7-5.2 33.3 3.2-3.8 16.7
Month                
November 3 78 26.0 4.1-13.3 1.0-4.6 22.2 5.6-6.2 14.9
December 4 109 27.3 7.7-14.3 2.6-5.1 50.0 1.5-2.2 19.4
January 9 203 22.6 5.3-15.6 1.8-5.7 31.0 3.7-4.5 16.2
February 9 244 27.1 6.6-13.8 2.3-5.2 43.8 3.1-4.3 18.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 3.2 3.8 7.1 1.0 1.2 1.7 0.3
Conference 16 3.3 4.0 7.3 1.2 0.9 1.6 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 3.9 3.6 7.5 1.2 1.0 1.4 0.3
Away 11 2.8 4.2 7.0 0.9 1.5 1.9 0.4
Neutral 3 2.3 3.3 5.7 0.3 1.0 2.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 4.1 4.3 8.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 0.3
Losses 16 2.8 3.6 6.3 0.5 1.5 1.7 0.3
Month                
November 3 3.0 4.3 7.3 1.0 2.0 2.7 0.3
December 4 4.3 5.5 9.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.0
January 9 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3
February 9 3.3 3.8 7.1 1.6 1.4 1.7 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 21 81 96 177 24 30 42 7
Conference 16 12 53 64 117 19 15 25 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 8 43 40 83 13 11 15 3
Away 11 10 31 46 77 10 16 21 4
Neutral 3 3 7 10 17 1 3 6 0
Result                  
Wins 9 8 37 39 76 16 6 15 3
Losses 16 13 44 57 101 8 24 27 4
Month                  
November 3 3 9 13 22 3 6 8 1
December 4 2 17 22 39 0 4 7 0
January 9 7 25 27 52 7 7 12 3
February 9 9 30 34 64 14 13 15 3

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 5.1 6.1 11.2 1.5 1.9 2.6 0.4
Conference 16 5.2 6.2 11.4 1.9 1.5 2.4 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 6.9 6.5 13.4 2.1 1.8 2.4 0.5
Away 11 4.0 5.9 9.9 1.3 2.1 2.7 0.5
Neutral 3 3.7 5.3 9.1 0.5 1.6 3.2 0.0
Result                
Wins 9 6.1 6.4 12.6 2.6 1.0 2.5 0.5
Losses 16 4.5 5.8 10.3 0.8 2.4 2.8 0.4
Month                
November 3 4.6 6.7 11.3 1.5 3.1 4.1 0.5
December 4 6.2 8.1 14.3 0.0 1.5 2.6 0.0
January 9 4.9 5.3 10.2 1.4 1.4 2.4 0.6
February 9 4.9 5.6 10.5 2.3 2.1 2.5 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min