2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Accolades
- 3x All-MEAC Team
- 2020-21: First Team
- 2019-20: Third Team
- 2018-19: Second Team
- MEAC All-Rookie Team (2016-17)
- 2x MEAC Player of the Week (2019-20, 2020-21)
- MEAC Rookie of the Week (2016-17)
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At Cal
2022-23 (Gr.)
- Battled through injuries & an illness to play in nine games in his lone season with the Golden Bears
- Averaged 9.2 points, 2.9 assists & 1.9 rebounds in 31.6 minutes played per game & made eight starts
- Erupted for 26 points on a career-high six 3-pointers (6 of 8) to go along with six assists to zero turnovers in a win vs. Stanford (Jan. 6)
- Helped Cal tie a program record with 16 made 3-pointers)
- Scored in double figures three other times, including 11 in 41 minutes played in an overtime loss at Washington (Jan. 14)
- Dished out three-plus assists four times
- Knocked down multiple 3-pointers in four straight games played from Dec. 31-Jan. 14
- Made Cal debut vs. Utah on Dec. 29; went 412 days between games played (Nov. 12, 2021 with Hartford to Dec. 29, 2022 with Cal)
- Missed the first 13 games of the season with an injury & 10 of the final 13 contests with an illness
- Was one of six NCAA Division I men's basketball student-athletes to play their seventh season in 2022-23
- Signed with Cal on May 31, 2022 following stops at Hartford (2021-22) & Coppin State (2016-21)
At Hartford
2021-22 (Gr.)
- Started the first two games of the 2021-22 season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury
- Arrived at Hartford as a graduate transfer ahead of the 2021-22 season
- Scored eight points vs. Wagner & Campbell in lone two games played
- Totaled six assists
At Coppin State
2020-21 (R-Sr.)
- Named to the All-MEAC First Team & was recognized as an All-American (Second Team) by BOXTOROW
- Started in all 16 games he played in & averaged a career-high 14.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 36.8 minutes per game
- His 14.9 PPG ranked seventh among MEAC players
- Credited with 83 assists and 25 steals
- His 5.2 assists per contest ranked second in the MEAC along with his 1.9 assists/turnover ratio, while his 1.6 steals were seventh
- In MEAC play, averaged 15.7 points (fifth in MEAC), 3.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists (second in MEAC) and 1.3 steals while ranking first with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio
- Made 35.3% (61-of-173) of his field goals, 28.2% (22-of-78) of his 3-pointers and a MEAC-leading 94 free throws out of 120 attempts (78.3%)
- Reached double figures in scoring in 12 games with four 20-plus point games
- Recorded a career-high 32 points on 8-of-17 shooting while making a career-high 14-of-15 free throws to go with six assists and five steals in MEAC opener against Delaware State (1/4)
- Dished out five or more assists in ten games and five or more rebounds in six contests
- Recorded 22 points while making all ten of his free throws in season opener at Duke (11/28)
- Tallied 20 points while hitting all 10 free throws along with seven rebounds and six assists in opener against Norfolk State (1/23) before following up with 22 points with 8-of-9 free throws along with a career-high nine assists against the Spartans (1/24)
- Had back-to-back games with four steals at George Washington (12/5) and Drexel (12/6)
- Had another eight-assist performance with nine points and three steals at Morgan State (1/17)
- Had 18 points, seven assists and three steals in first game at Norfolk State (2/7)
- Went for nine points and eight assists in MEAC Tournament against Morgan State (3/12)
2019-20 (Sr.) (Coppin State)
- Graduated from Coppin State in spring 2020 with his undergraduate degree in social science
- Named to the All-MEAC Team (Third Team) for the second straight season
- Started in all 31 games & averaged 12.0 points & 3.7 rebounds with a team-high 108 assists and 50 steals in 33.9 minutes per game
- Made 126-of-309 (40.8%) from the field, 31-of-121 (25.6%) from 3-point range and 89-of-125 (71.2%) from the line
- Put up 12.3 points and 3.8 rebounds in MEAC games
- Reached double figures in scoring in 23 games with four games with at least 20 points
- Had five or more rebounds in 12 games and five or more assists in seven games
- Credited with multiple steals in 16 games
- Recorded 17 points, six rebounds, four assists, four steals and a block in the season opener against Rider
- Made 12-of-14 free throws while scoring 21 points with six rebounds and two steals in historic win at Loyola Chicago
- Followed the win with 17 points at Northern Illinois and 15 at Northern Kentucky and received the MEAC Player of the Week award
- Reached 1,000 career points at Pacific as he totaled 21 points with a career-high four 3-pointers
- Dished out season-high seven assists while adding 12 points in win at James Madison
- Scored season-high 23 points at Bethune-Cookman
- In victory over North Carolina A&T, tallied 18 points with four 3-pointers, a career-high eight rebounds and seven more assists
- Credited with career-high five steals against Morgan State
- Added another 20 points with seven assists and five rebounds against Maryland Eastern Shore
- Sunk all six free throws while going for 16 points in win over Delaware State
2018-19 (R-So.)
- Earned All-MEAC Second Team honors
- Started in all 31 games he played in, averaging a team-high 34.4 minutes
- Led Eagles at 14.5 points per game, 119 assists & 28 steals while shooting 39.9 percent (142-of-356) from the field
- Shot 74.9 percent (134-of-179) at the free-throw line
- Made 31 3-pointers, grabbed 2.9 rebounds per game & was also credited with two blocks
- Put up 17.3 points in conference play to go with 3.0 rebounds & 72 assists
- Made 44.7 percent of his field goals, 14 3-pointers & shot 75.7 percent (87-of-115) at the free-throw line while tallying a block & 18 steals
- Scored at least 20 points in five games, including a career-high 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting at South Carolina State (2/11)
- Had three straight games where he scored 23 points (Savannah State 1/5, at Delaware State 1/7, vs. Norfolk State 1/12)
- Named MEAC Player of the Week after leading CSU to wins over the Tigers & Hornets where he also made 21-of-27 free throws in the games
- Game-high 23 points & made career-high 12 free throws in MEAC Tournament win over Morgan State (3/12)
- Closed out season with 16 points on 10-of-14 free throws and a career-high nine assists in MEAC Tournament against North Carolina A&T (3/13)
- Recorded five or more assists in 12 games
- Season-high four steals at Savannah State (2/9)
2017-18 (So.)
- Started & averaged 39.8 minutes in six games before suffering a season-ending injury
- Averaged 10.2 points, 1.8 rebounds & 1.8 assists per game
- Two double-figure scoring efforts
- Season highs of 20 points, nine field goals made & four rebounds against Cleveland State
2016-17 (Fr.)
- Earned MEAC All-Rookie Team honors
- Played in all 32 games, including 23 starts & averaged 12.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, a team-leading 3.1 assists & 1.0 steal
- Upped his scoring average to 15.1 points in MEAC play
- Scored at least 20 points in seven games, including the final three games of the season
- Scored a season-high 28 points in a win over Howard earning him MEAC Co-Player and Co-Rookie of the Week honors
- Shot 11-of-15 from the field against the Bison, while dishing out five assists & four rebounds
- Recorded a season-high eight assists against Goldey-Beacom
High School
- Graduated from St. Johns College High School (Washington, D.C.)
- Averaged 7.9 points per game & scored in double-figures 12 times, including a season-high 21 points versus Carroll (Jan. 30)
- Was a part of the 2016 WCAC Championship team
- Earned an honorable mention on the 2016 WCAC All-Conference Boys Team
- Named to the 2015 All-USA District of Columbia Boys Basketball Second team as a junior
- Played AAU for Team Takeover
Personal
- Born on May 18, 1997, in Washington, D.C.
- Son of Renita Springs and Derrick Clayton
Statistics
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