2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jaylen Clark
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Riverside, Calif.
- High School:
- Etiwanda HS
Bio
Career
Played in 90 career games through three seasons at UCLA, making 35 starts … was selected No. 53 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves (June 22, 2023) … had recorded career averages of 7.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 assists per game in three collegiate seasons … shot 49.0 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from 3-point range through three seasons … scored at least 10 points in 30 career games (including in 22 games as a junior in 2022-23) … scored at least 20 points in three games … totaled at least 10 rebounds in six games … recorded five career double-doubles through three seasons … scored a career-high 25 points in a win against Washington during his sophomore season (Feb. 19, 2022) … grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in four games (most recently, at home against Arizona State on March 2, 2023).
2022-23
Played in 30 games, making 29 starts … averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a Pac-12-leading 2.6 steals per game … averaged 30.5 minutes per game … was honored as the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year … was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, marking UCLA’s first such selection since Russell Westbrook in 2008 … earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior … was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season (along with teammate Adem Bona) … shot 48.1 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from beyond the 3-point line … finished the season as the Pac-12 leader in steals (78) and steals per game (2.6) … ranked No. 4 in the nation in steals per game (2.6 spg) and No. 9 in total steals (78) … also recorded 56 assists and eight blocked shots … was second on the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and third in scoring (13.0 ppg) and minutes per game (30.5 mpg) … ranked No. 13 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.0 rpg) … scored in double figures in 22 games and totaled at least 10 rebounds in five contests … had four double-doubles … scored at least 20 points in two games – had 23 points against Baylor in Las Vegas (Nov. 20) and a season-high 24 points in a home win over Denver (Dec. 10) … tallied at least two steals in 23 games and had four or more steals in seven contests … recorded a career-high-tying five assists in two games – versus Long Beach State (Nov. 11) and in a win at Utah (Feb. 23) … recorded a career-high seven steals in the Bruins’ season-opening win against Sacramento State (Nov. 7), marking the most steals in one game by any UCLA player since Jordan Adams had seven steals in a win versus Sacramento State on Nov. 18, 2013 … made a career-high five 3-pointers (on eight attempts) in a win against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) … nailed the game-winning 3-pointer with under 15 seconds to play in UCLA’s 60-58 victory at home against USC (Jan. 5) … finished with 15 points and five rebounds in UCLA’s home win against USC … did not play in UCLA’s game against Bellarmine due to illness (Nov. 27) … missed the Bruins’ final six games due to a lower right leg injury sustained during a home game against Arizona (March 4).
2021-22
Played in 29 games, making six starts … averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game … averaged 18.1 minutes per game … was one of five players to earn Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors (along with teammates Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Myles Johnson) … shot 50.6 percent from the field (81-for-160) … finished the season with 33 steals and five blocks … scored in double figures in seven games … scored a career-high 25 points in a victory at home against Washington (Feb. 19) … recorded his first collegiate double-double, totaling 18 points and 11 rebounds, in a win at home versus Washington State (Feb. 17) … averaged 19.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in a three-game homestand in mid-February (Feb. 17-21), shooting 60.5 percent from the field in that stretch (26-for-43) … recorded a pair of steals in the final 35 seconds of regulation at home against Oregon, helping the Bruins erase a 73-68 deficit and send the game to overtime (UCLA lost in overtime, 84-81) … recorded five assists and four steals against Washington State (Feb. 17).
2020-21
Played in 31 games … averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game … averaged 9.0 minutes per game … shot 50 percent from the field (29-for-58) … made 75.0 percent of his free throw attempts (18-for-24) … scored in double figures in one game, totaling a season-high 10 points at Colorado (Feb. 27) … grabbed at least five rebounds in six games, including a season-best nine rebounds in 18 minutes against Alabama (March 28) in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 win … also had seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament win against Abilene Christian (March 22) … played in a season-high 21 minutes at Washington State (Feb. 11) … helped UCLA overcome an eight-point deficit in the final 10 minutes against Arizona State (Feb. 20), making a free throw with 1.4 seconds to play and give the Bruins an 80-79 lead (was fouled under the basket on a put-back after corralling an offensive rebound).
High School
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in high school … spent his senior season at Etiwanda High School (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) playing for Dave Kleckner … spent his first three seasons playing for Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) for head coach Josh Giles … was ranked the No. 63 player in his high school class by Rivals.com and No. 73 by 247Sports.com … secured All-CIF Southern Section Open Division honors as a junior and senior … as a senior at Etiwanda, averaged 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game … led Etiwanda to a 30-4 overall record in 2019-20, as the Eagles had a perfect 10-0 mark in the Baseline League … Etiwanda dropped a 63-61 decision to Sierra Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Open Division regional final after having defeated Mater Dei, 65-61, in a semifinal contest … scored a team-leading 32 points and tallied 13 rebounds against Sierra Canyon in a CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinal game (Feb. 21, 2020) at Calabasas High School … at the conclusion of his senior season, earned second-team all-state acclaim from MaxPreps.com and first-team all-area accolades from the San Bernardino Sun … as a junior (2018-19), averaged 17.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game at Centennial … as a sophomore (2017-18), averaged 18.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game … competed for the Compton Magic AAU basketball program.
Personal
Full name: Jaylen Bryce Clark … born in Riverside, Calif. … is the son of Cornelius and Denita Clark … has one older brother, Cornelius, and one younger sister, Briana … among his most favorite professional athletes is former UCLA standout Russell Westbrook … sociology major.
Played in 90 career games through three seasons at UCLA, making 35 starts … was selected No. 53 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves (June 22, 2023) … had recorded career averages of 7.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.0 assists per game in three collegiate seasons … shot 49.0 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from 3-point range through three seasons … scored at least 10 points in 30 career games (including in 22 games as a junior in 2022-23) … scored at least 20 points in three games … totaled at least 10 rebounds in six games … recorded five career double-doubles through three seasons … scored a career-high 25 points in a win against Washington during his sophomore season (Feb. 19, 2022) … grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in four games (most recently, at home against Arizona State on March 2, 2023).
2022-23
Played in 30 games, making 29 starts … averaged 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a Pac-12-leading 2.6 steals per game … averaged 30.5 minutes per game … was honored as the Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year … was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, marking UCLA’s first such selection since Russell Westbrook in 2008 … earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior … was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive season (along with teammate Adem Bona) … shot 48.1 percent from the field and 32.9 percent from beyond the 3-point line … finished the season as the Pac-12 leader in steals (78) and steals per game (2.6) … ranked No. 4 in the nation in steals per game (2.6 spg) and No. 9 in total steals (78) … also recorded 56 assists and eight blocked shots … was second on the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) and third in scoring (13.0 ppg) and minutes per game (30.5 mpg) … ranked No. 13 in the Pac-12 in rebounding (6.0 rpg) … scored in double figures in 22 games and totaled at least 10 rebounds in five contests … had four double-doubles … scored at least 20 points in two games – had 23 points against Baylor in Las Vegas (Nov. 20) and a season-high 24 points in a home win over Denver (Dec. 10) … tallied at least two steals in 23 games and had four or more steals in seven contests … recorded a career-high-tying five assists in two games – versus Long Beach State (Nov. 11) and in a win at Utah (Feb. 23) … recorded a career-high seven steals in the Bruins’ season-opening win against Sacramento State (Nov. 7), marking the most steals in one game by any UCLA player since Jordan Adams had seven steals in a win versus Sacramento State on Nov. 18, 2013 … made a career-high five 3-pointers (on eight attempts) in a win against Norfolk State (Nov. 14) … nailed the game-winning 3-pointer with under 15 seconds to play in UCLA’s 60-58 victory at home against USC (Jan. 5) … finished with 15 points and five rebounds in UCLA’s home win against USC … did not play in UCLA’s game against Bellarmine due to illness (Nov. 27) … missed the Bruins’ final six games due to a lower right leg injury sustained during a home game against Arizona (March 4).
2021-22
Played in 29 games, making six starts … averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game … averaged 18.1 minutes per game … was one of five players to earn Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honors (along with teammates Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Myles Johnson) … shot 50.6 percent from the field (81-for-160) … finished the season with 33 steals and five blocks … scored in double figures in seven games … scored a career-high 25 points in a victory at home against Washington (Feb. 19) … recorded his first collegiate double-double, totaling 18 points and 11 rebounds, in a win at home versus Washington State (Feb. 17) … averaged 19.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in a three-game homestand in mid-February (Feb. 17-21), shooting 60.5 percent from the field in that stretch (26-for-43) … recorded a pair of steals in the final 35 seconds of regulation at home against Oregon, helping the Bruins erase a 73-68 deficit and send the game to overtime (UCLA lost in overtime, 84-81) … recorded five assists and four steals against Washington State (Feb. 17).
2020-21
Played in 31 games … averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game … averaged 9.0 minutes per game … shot 50 percent from the field (29-for-58) … made 75.0 percent of his free throw attempts (18-for-24) … scored in double figures in one game, totaling a season-high 10 points at Colorado (Feb. 27) … grabbed at least five rebounds in six games, including a season-best nine rebounds in 18 minutes against Alabama (March 28) in the Bruins’ Sweet 16 win … also had seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament win against Abilene Christian (March 22) … played in a season-high 21 minutes at Washington State (Feb. 11) … helped UCLA overcome an eight-point deficit in the final 10 minutes against Arizona State (Feb. 20), making a free throw with 1.4 seconds to play and give the Bruins an 80-79 lead (was fouled under the basket on a put-back after corralling an offensive rebound).
High School
Was a four-year varsity letterwinner in high school … spent his senior season at Etiwanda High School (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) playing for Dave Kleckner … spent his first three seasons playing for Centennial High School (Corona, Calif.) for head coach Josh Giles … was ranked the No. 63 player in his high school class by Rivals.com and No. 73 by 247Sports.com … secured All-CIF Southern Section Open Division honors as a junior and senior … as a senior at Etiwanda, averaged 18.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.6 steals per game … led Etiwanda to a 30-4 overall record in 2019-20, as the Eagles had a perfect 10-0 mark in the Baseline League … Etiwanda dropped a 63-61 decision to Sierra Canyon in the CIF Southern Section Open Division regional final after having defeated Mater Dei, 65-61, in a semifinal contest … scored a team-leading 32 points and tallied 13 rebounds against Sierra Canyon in a CIF Southern Section Open Division semifinal game (Feb. 21, 2020) at Calabasas High School … at the conclusion of his senior season, earned second-team all-state acclaim from MaxPreps.com and first-team all-area accolades from the San Bernardino Sun … as a junior (2018-19), averaged 17.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game at Centennial … as a sophomore (2017-18), averaged 18.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game … competed for the Compton Magic AAU basketball program.
Personal
Full name: Jaylen Bryce Clark … born in Riverside, Calif. … is the son of Cornelius and Denita Clark … has one older brother, Cornelius, and one younger sister, Briana … among his most favorite professional athletes is former UCLA standout Russell Westbrook … sociology major.
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