Dennis Clifford

Dennis Clifford
No. 42 Alba Berlin
Position Center
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1992-02-29) February 29, 1992
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
College Boston College (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Santa Cruz Warriors
2017–present Alba Berlin

Dennis Clifford (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup. He plays the Center position.[1]

Clifford played college basketball for Boston College. He was named team captain after his sophomore year. As a senior, he posted 9.9 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game.[2]

After college, Clifford joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G-League. He posted 11.9 points on 59 percent shooting and 8.1 rebounds per contest.[3] He was selected to play at the 2017 NBA G League All-Star Game.[4] However, he had a stress fracture of the left fibula and missed every game for the Warriors after March 4. In August 2017, he signed with Alba Berlin.[3] Clifford injured his patellar tendon in September 2018.[5]

References

  1. Breiding, Theo (21 January 2018). "Alba setzt auf seinen disziplinierten Partykönig". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Hoop dreams: Bridgewater man joins Golden State Warriors affiliate". Enterprise News. November 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Fenton, Jim (August 5, 2017). "Bridgewater's Dennis Clifford to play in Germany". The Patriot-Ledger. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. Brandbeck, Leonard (1 November 2017). "Dennis Clifford ist der neue emotionale Anführer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Alba Berlin's Dennis Clifford to miss several weeks". Sportando. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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