Earl Clark
Clark played collegiate basketball for the University of Louisville men's basketball team and was drafted 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Career
High school
Clark grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey and attended Rahway High School in Rahway, New Jersey. As a senior, he averaged 25.2 points, 13.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
College
As a freshman, for the Louisville Cardinals, along with Derrick Caracter, Edgar Sosa, and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006-07 season.
The team went on to win 8 out of its last 10 games, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
In the first game of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, he scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals against Stanford.
Clark decided not to put his name in the 2008 NBA Draft and return to the University of Louisville, for the 2008-2009 season.
In the 2008-2009 season, Clark, along with future NBA player Terrence Williams, led Louisville to the Big East Title, as well as a #1 ranking, the first ever in the University of Louisville's history.
NBA
Early in his Junior season, Clark announced that he would forgo his senior season to enter the 2009 NBA Draft. On April 4, 2009, agent Dan Fegan told ESPN that he had signed Clark as a client shortly after the end of Louisville's 2008–09 season, which under NCAA rules ended Clark's college eligibility.
Clark was drafted 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA Draft. Clark made his first career three pointer on January 28th, 2010.
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