Dennis Clifford
American basketball player (born 1992)
Dennis John Clifford (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Rajawali Medan of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL).
College career
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. He missed a game in December 2015 due to an illness, thought to be linked to an E. coli outbreak at a Chipotle.
On January 16, 2012, Clifford was selected ACC Rookie of the Week after averaging 15 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Professional career
Santa Cruz Warriors (2016–2017)
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Clifford joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. He posted 11.9 points on 59 percent shooting and 8.1 rebounds per contest. He was selected to play at the 2017 NBA G League All-Star Game. However, he had a stress fracture of the left fibula and missed every game for the Warriors after March 4.
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