Keydren "Kee-Kee" Clark (born October 8, 1984) is an American former professional

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player. At a height of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, he played at the point guard position. He also holds Bulgarian citizenship.

College career

Clark was one of the most prolific scorers in

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history, amassing 3,058 points and averaging 25.9 points per game for his

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career. Not heavily recruited from a Rice High School team in New York City, that featured four Division I-bound seniors, Clark became one of the shortest players ever to lead the Division I in scoring, at 5 ft 11 (1.80 m), doing so twice. A point guard at Saint Peter's College from 2002 to 2006, Clark scored 435 three-pointers in his college career, briefly holding the record for the most three-point shots made in NCAA history, during the end of his senior season. Clark finished as the career leader at the end of the 2006 MAAC tournament, but was soon passed by

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, who held the NCAA record for three-point field goals made with 457, until 2014, when

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(461+) surpassed him. Clark finished his career as number six on the list of all-time NCAA scoring leaders. At the time, Clark, along with

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(3,667),

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(3,249),

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of La Salle (3,217),

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(3,066),

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(3,008), and

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of Creighton, were the only eight players to score over 3,000 points in their college careers. In 2003, he averaged 24.9 points per game, leading all freshmen in Division I. In 2004, he averaged 26.7 points per game, and in 2005, he averaged 25.8 points per game; Clark led the nation in points scored per game, becoming just the eighth player to repeat as NCAA Division I scoring champion. He also was one of the Division I steals leaders, with 3.3 per game. He is the all-time leading scorer in Saint Peter's College and

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collegiate history. Clark led the MAAC in scoring for all four seasons. He is also the all-time leader in steals and three-point field goals for the Peacocks. Lionel Simmons and La Salle were a part of the MAAC when he scored his 3,217 points.

Professional career

In July 2006, he joined the recently promoted Greek League club

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. On July 19, 2007, he signed a contract with the Italian League club

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. In June 2008, he signed a contract with the Greek club

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. In June 2010, he signed a contract with the Italian League club

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. In July 2013, he signed with

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. He parted ways with Varese on April 3, 2014. In September 2014, he signed a short-term deal with the French club

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, to replace injured T.J. Campbell. After Campbell returned, Clark left Nanterre. On December 24, 2014, he signed with

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for the rest of the season. On July 26, 2015, Clark signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Second Division. On August 6, 2017, Clark signed with

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of the Greek 2nd Division. Clark won the

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with

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/ref> On July 2, 2018, Clark officially re-signed with the Greek team for another season, after a brief stint with Orléans Loiret in France.

References

External links

EuroCup profileEurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Keydren 1984 births Living people Aigaleo B.C. players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Alabama Bulgarian men's basketball players Bulgarian people of American descent Nanterre 92 players Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria Orléans Loiret Basket players Pallacanestro Varese players Peristeri B.C. players Point guards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Reyer Venezia players Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball players SLUC Nancy Basket players Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players

College career

Professional career

See also

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