Layshia Clarendon

Layshia Renee Clarendon (born May 2, 1991) is an American basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Born in San Bernardino, California, she completed her college career at the University of California, Berkeley in 2013.[1] The 2012–2013 season saw her become a leader of the team and receive national recognition for her abilities, culminating in her place as a finalist for the Senior Class Award.[2][3]

Layshia Clarendon
Clarendon in 2019
No. 7 – New York Liberty
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991
San Bernardino, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolCajon (San Bernardino, California)
CollegeCalifornia (2009–2013)
WNBA draft2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2015Indiana Fever
2016–2018Atlanta Dream
2018–2019Connecticut Sun
2020–presentNew York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
World Cup
2018 Spain
U19 World Championship
2009 U19 Bangkok

According to her coach Lindsay Gottlieb, "She is vocal in terms of helping us achieve those goals and being a leader off the court and talking to her teammates, but you're never necessarily going to notice that on the court."[4]

For the 2012–2013 regular season, the Clarendon-led Bears lived up to expectations, compiling a 28–2 record (excluding the Pac-12 Tournament) and earning a 2nd seed in the NCAA tournament.[5] Clarendon and the Bears have also enjoyed post season success, resulting in the team's first Final Four appearance.[6][7] The Bears lost in the national semifinals to Louisville.[8]

College statistics

Source[9]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 California 37 – 36.2 26.2 78.7 4.5 2.3 0.8 0.1 8.9
2010–11 California 34 450 40.0 33.7 69.6 5.4 3.5 1.5 0.1 13.2
2011–12 California 35 449 41.3 32.7 69.8 3.9 2.6 1.5 0.1 12.8
2012–13 California 36 590 45.2 32.5 66.5 4.0 2.8 1.7 0.1 16.4
Career California 142 1489 41.0 31.3 69.7 4.4 2.8 1.4 0.1 10.5

USA Basketball

Clarendon was named to the USA Women's U19 team which represented the US in the 2009 U19 World's Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand in July and August 2009.[10] Clarendon scored 4.5 points per game, and helped the USA team to an 8–1 record and the gold medal.[11]

Clarendon was selected 9th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.

In 2018, Clarendon was traded to the Connecticut Sun in July.[12]

Activism

Layshia Clarendon is a noted social advocate, speaker and writer, who is often asked to lend her voice and opinions on various social topics. In 2017, she discusses the issues within the WNBA in regards to the inclusion of people in the LGBTQ+ community.[13] She claims that during her early career playing for the Indiana Fever, the team was attempting to include LGBTQ+ individuals by participating in a "Diversity Night" during Pride month- which Clarendon felt was purposefully coded, a way to tiptoe around the true purpose of recognizing Pride month.[13] As time went on and Clarendon began playing for other teams, she stated that she saw the league improving and becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community. The league even allowed Clarendon to use their WNBA Player’s Association Twitter account to send a supportive message to Mili Hernandez, the eight-year-old soccer player banned from a tournament in part because her short haircut made someone think she looked like a boy.[13]

Personal life

In 2017, Clarendon married Jessica Dolan.[14]

References
  1. Layshia Clarendon Profile at calbears.com
  2. "player-spotlight-layshia-clarendon". Dailycal.org. February 10, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  3. Layshia Clarendon. "Layshia Clarendon, California". Seniorclassaward.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  4. "Clarendon A Quiet Superstar". Pac-12. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. "No. 6 Cal Beats Arizona WBB, 91–86". Kvoa.com. February 10, 2013. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  6. Spokane Bound Cal Readies For Sweet 16 Archived April 10, 2013, at Archive.today
  7. "Cal women's basketball team reaches its first Final Four". Mercurynews.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  8. "Louisville makes title game with second-half rally". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 7, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  9. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. "U19 World's Championship for women Thailand". FIBA. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  11. "Eighth FIBA Women's U19 World Championship – 2009". USA Basketball. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. "Dream Trade Layshia Clarendon, Draft Pick to Sun For Alex Bentley". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  13. "A gender nonconforming WNBA star is pushing the league forward on LGBTQ inclusion". Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  14. Outsports.com: Layshia Clarendon married her wife last weekend at their alma mater
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