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Jersey Number 9
John Clark
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Link Academy [Mo.]
- Major:
- Interested in Sport Management
Ranked No. 42 nationally in the Class of 2025 by Rivals, No. 60 by 247 Sports Composite, No. 63 by On3 and No. 67 by ESPN ... spent his senior year at Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) but missed the majority of the season with a left hand injury ... played at Klein Cain High School (Klein, Texas) during his freshman through junior seasons.
High School:
Played his senior year at Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) ... ranked No. 42 nationally in the Class of 2025 by Rivals, No. 60 by 247 Sports Composite, No. 63 by On3 and No. 67 by ESPN ... missed the majority of his senior season with a left hand injury ... played at Klein Cain High School (Klein, Texas) during his freshman through junior seasons ... earned All-Adidas Performer recognition on the 2024 Adidas 3SSB circuit while competing for T.J. Ford Elite ... during his junior season in 2023-24, he averaged 17.8 points and 13.1 rebounds per game while converting 61-percent from the floor ... led all players in Class 6A in the state of Texas in rebounds per game (13.1) and double-doubles (22) as a junior ... paced Klein Cain to the first round of the 2024 UIL Class 6A state tournament ... earned a spot on the All-Greater Houston Boys Basketball second team by the Houston Chronicle.
Personal:
Born in The Woodlands, Texas … son of John Clark and Brandy Clark ... has one older sister, Rayionne Beraud, and one older brother, Jaden McKinzie ... first touched a basketball at age 3 and fell in love with the game at age 6 while playing at his local YMCA ... also played flag football and baseball during his youth ... had his primary growth spurt in the summer after his eighth grade year when he went from 6-2 to 6-5 ... wears jersey No. 9 as a tribute to the late musician Juice WRLD, who frequently used the number in his branding and music to push the theme of taking a bad situation or negative experience and using it to move forward in a positive direction ... interested in Sport Management.
