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Gian Clavell

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clavell and the second or maternal family name is López.
Gian Clavell
No. 3 – Covirán Granada
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1993-11-26) November 26, 1993 (age 30)
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolHialeah Gardens
(Hialeah Gardens, Florida)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Brujos de Guayama
2017Dallas Mavericks
2017→Texas Legends
2018Sakarya BB
2018–2019Estudiantes
2019–2020Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2020–2021Avtodor Saratov
2021Promitheas Patras
2021–2022Budivelnyk
2022–2023Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022–2024Prometey
2024Piratas de Quebradillas
2024–presentGranada
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Team

Gian Louis Clavell López (born November 26, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played three seasons of college basketball for Colorado State, where he was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2017. He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

College career

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Clavell played college basketball for Northwest Kansas between 2012 and 2014 and then Colorado State between 2014 and 2017.[1] He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2017, becoming the first CSU Ram to win the award.[2]

Professional career

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After graduating from college, Clavell had a three-game stint with Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico prior to the 2017 NBA draft.[1] After going undrafted, he joined the Miami Heat for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[1] On July 23, 2017, he signed a partially-guaranteed deal with the Dallas Mavericks to join the preseason roster.[3] His contract would later be converted to a two-way deal, meaning throughout his time with the Mavericks, he would split playing time between Dallas and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.[4] He played seven NBA games[5] before being waived by the Mavericks on November 17, 2017.[6]

In January 2018, Clavell joined Sakarya BB of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[1]

In July 2018, Clavell joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[1] On August 3, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.[7][8]

In July 2019, Clavell joined the Portland Trail Blazers for 2019 NBA Summer League.[1] On December 11, 2019, he signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish BSL.[9] In 12 games to finish the 2019–20 season, he averaged 18.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[1]

On October 24, 2020, Clavell signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[10] In April 2021, he joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League. He appeared in 11 games to finish the season.[1]

On August 11, 2021, Clavell signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[11]

In 2022, Clavell played for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. In 35 games, he averaged 15.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[1]

On June 24, 2022, Clavell signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[12] After another stint with Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2023, he returned to Prometey for the 2023–24 season.[1]

In 2024, Clavell played for Piratas de Quebradillas of the BSN.[1]

National team career

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Clavell represents Puerto Rico at the international level. He was part of the team that helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating both Italy in the semifinals and Lithuania in the final of one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.[13]

Personal life

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Clavell's brother, Gilberto, is also a professional basketball player and played college basketball at Sam Houston State.[14]

Career statistics

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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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 7 0 9.1 .333 .400 1.000 1.0 .4 .3 .0 2.9

BSN

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Cangrejeros 26 26 30.1 .396 .320 .700 2.9 2.5 .846 .269 14.8

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gian Clavell". eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Lyell, Kelly (March 5, 2017). "CSU's Gian Clavell named Mountain West Player of the Year". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mavericks sign guard Gian Clavell". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mavericks convert contract of Gian Clavell into two-way contract". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Gian Clavell 2017-18 Game Log". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mavericks sign Antonius Cleveland to two-way contract; waive Clavell". NBA.com. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "ACB.COM - Gian Clavell, puntos y juventud para el perímetro estudiantil". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  8. ^ "Estudiantes signs Gian Clavell". Sportando. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Gian Clavell Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da" (in Turkish). Basketball.com.tr. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Lupo, Nicola (October 24, 2020). "Gian Clavell signs with BC Avtodor Saratov". Sportando. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 11, 2021). "Budivelnyk announce Drew Gordon, Gian Clavell". Sportando. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Джиан Клавелл - гравець БК "Прометей" у сезоні 2022/23". prometeybc.com (in Ukrainian). June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "Puerto Rico ends 20-year Olympic drought with historic win over Lithuania". fiba.basketball. July 7, 2024.
  14. ^ Lyell, Kelly (January 9, 2015). "CSU's Clavell plans to follow brother's path to pros". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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