Gian Clavell
No. 24 – Cangrejeros de Santurce
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueBaloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born (1993-11-26) November 26, 1993 (age 30)
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
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–presentCangrejeros de Santurce
2022–2023Prometey
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
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 Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2017. Clavell became the first CSU Ram to win the award.[1]

Professional career

After graduating from Colorado State University, Clavell signed a minor deal with the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico. He played in three games for them around April 2017 before practicing for the 2017 NBA draft. After going undrafted in the draft that year, Clavell joined the Miami Heat Summer League team. On July 23, 2017 he signed a partially-guaranteed deal with the Dallas Mavericks to join the preseason roster.[2] 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.[3] Clavell made his NBA debut on October 20, 2017 against the Sacramento Kings.

On November 17, 2017, the Mavericks waived Clavell from his two-way contract early to sign Antonius Cleveland.[4]

He joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On August 3, 2018, Clavell signed a one-year deal with Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.[5][6]

In the summer of 2019, it was announced that Clavell will be joining the Portland Trail Blazers at NBA Summer League.[citation needed]

On December 11, 2019, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).[7] He averaged 18 points per game.

On October 24, 2020, Clavell signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.[8] On April 28, 2021, Clavell signed with Promitheas Patras for the Greek Basket League playoffs.

On August 11, 2021, he has signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[9]

In 2022, he signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in his home country of Puerto Rico.

On June 24, 2022, he has signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.[10]

Personal life

Clavell's brother, Gilberto, is also a professional basketball player and played college basketball at Sam Houston State.[11]

Career statistics

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

Regular season

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

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

  1. ^ Lyell, Kelly (March 5, 2017). "CSU's Gian Clavell named Mountain West Player of the Year". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Mavericks sign guard Gian Clavell". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Mavericks convert contract of Gian Clavell into two-way contract". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mavericks sign Antonius Cleveland to two-way contract; waive Clavell". NBA.com. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "ACB.COM - Gian Clavell, puntos y juventud para el perímetro estudiantil". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Estudiantes signs Gian Clavell". Sportando. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Gian Clavell Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da" (in Turkish). Basketball.com.tr. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Gian Clavell signs with BC Avtodor Saratov". Sportando. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Budivelnyk announce Drew Gordon, Gian Clavell". Sportando. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  10. ^ "Джиан Клавелл - гравець БК "Прометей" у сезоні 2022/23". prometeybc.com (in Ukrainian). June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  11. ^ 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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