Career Bio and Stats
ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2012-13 A-10 All-Rookie Team
• 2012-13 ESPN.com Top 25 Freshmen Team
• 2012-13 Midseason A-10 Rookie of the Year by ESPN.com
• A-10 Rookie of the Week (1/7/13)
ACADEMICS
• Fall 2016 Dean's List
• 2015-16 Sun Belt Honor Roll
• Spring 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Graduated with a degree in sociology
2016-17
In his lone year on the court, averaged 6.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game . . . The 7.2 rebounds per game was ranked fifth in the Sun Belt and No. 167 in the NCAA . . . Grabbed 237 total rebounds, good enough for the tenth-most in a single season in school history . . . Finished the year as one of just 12 active players with 1,000-plus career points and 900-plus career rebounds . . . Scored the 1,000th point of his career on Feb. 13 against Coastal Carolina . . . Finished season averaging 21.0 minutes per game, shooting 64.2 percent from the floor while making 23 starts in 33 games played.
Named one of three captains prior to the start of the season . . . Garnered a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds, to go along with a career-high five blocked shots in regular season opener against Thomas . . . Just missed a double-double with nine points and 15 rebounds in the championship game of the Cancun Challenge against Eastern Kentucky . . . Finished with eight points and nine rebounds in Cancun Challenge opener against NJIT . . . Grabbed a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds against Georgia Southwestern . . . Pulled down 12 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes at UL Monroe . . . Finished with 12 points and nine rebounds against Alabama A&M . . . Pulled down 12 rebounds including six on the offensive glass against UMass . . . Scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 17 minutes off the bench at Little Rock . . . Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench at Arkansas State.
2015-16
Redshirted season after transferring from Charlotte.
2014-15 (CHARLOTTE)
Ranked fourth in Conference USA and 53rd in the nation in offensive rebounds at 3.09 per game . . . Ranked 13th in Conference USA in rebounding at 6.3 boards per game . . . Recorded his 19th career double-figure rebounds game with 10 rebounds in the 49ers season-opening win at Elon (11/16) . . . Tallied his first double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points with nine of them coming in the second half in the 49ers win over South Carolina (11/21) . . . Recorded second double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points in the 49ers home-opening game versus No. 17 Miami (11/25) . . . Recorded 20th career double-figure rebounds game which was the 8th most in school history with 10 boards at UNC Asheville (11/30) . . . Scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 16th career double-double and the first of the season against UNC Asheville and his 16 double-doubles is tied for the 10th most in school history . . . Recorded 43rd career double-figure scoring game with a season-high 17 points at Davidson (12/3) . . . Recorded 21st career double-figure rebounds game with 14 boards against George Washington (12/7) . . . Recorded 17th career double-double and 22nd career double-figure rebounds game with 15 points and 10 rebounds against College of Charleston (11/16) . . . Scored 12 points (6-for-6 from the field) with eight rebounds all in the second half against Appalachian State (12/18) . . . Scored 10 points (8 in the second half) at Georgia Tech (12/30) . . . Recorded 23rd career double-figure rebounds game with 13 boards against North Texas (1/15) . . . Was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field en route to scoring 15 points against Rice (1/17) . . . Tied career-high with 19 points while grabbing seven rebounds in only 25 minutes of action against Florida Atlantic (1/29) . . . Grabbed 12 rebounds against FIU (1/31) for his sixth double-figure rebounds game of the season.
2013-14 (CHARLOTTE)
Saw action in 31 games with 30 starts . . . Led Conference USA and ranked ninth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.81 off. rpg) . . . Ranked second in Conference USA and 38th in the nation in rebounds per game at a team-leading 8.9 boards per game . . . Finished second in Conference USA and 37th in the nation with 11 double-doubles . . . Recorded 13 double-figure rebounds games which tied for the ninth highest single-season total in Charlotte history . . . Finished third in Conference USA in field goal percentage at 59.3 percent . . . Finished the season with 24 double-figure scoring games . . . Dominate performance in the second half of the College of Charleston game with 16 points and nine rebounds . . . Finished the College of Charleston game (11/12) with a double-double with a career-high 19 points and 13 rebounds . . . Recorded second straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Elon (11/15) . . . Recorded his third straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas State (November 21) . . . Recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 rebounds in the 49ers Puerto Rico Tip-Off title game win over No. 13/14 Michigan (11/24) . . . Recorded his fifth double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against UNC Asheville (12/1) . . . Recorded sixth double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Davidson (12/4) . . . Recorded fourth straight double-double and seventh of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Appalachian State (12/8), scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the second half . . . Nearly recorded a double-double with his 11th straight double-figure scoring game with 11 points and nine rebounds and a career-high four steals against Georgia Tech (11/29) . . . Recorded 15th straight double-figure scoring game and eighth double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against North Texas (1/18) . . . Recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Louisiana Tech (1/23) . . . Recorded 10th double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Rice (1/25) . . . Recorded a career-high tying 16 rebounds against Marshall (2/15), but saw his 22 consecutive games scoring in double-figures streak end . . . Recorded 13th double-figure rebounds game of the season with 11 boards against UAB in the Conference USA Tournament (3/12).
2012-13 (CHARLOTTE)
Named to the A-10 All-Rookie team . . . Named one of ESPN.com's Top 25 freshmen . . . Led the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage at 57.9 percent . . . Ranked third in the A-10 in offensive rebounds per game at 3.1 . . . Picked as the mid-season A-10 Rookie of the Year by ESPN.com's Eamonn Brennan . . . Scored a career-high 18 points against Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Tournament . . . Named A-10 Rookie of the Week (1/7) after scoring 16 points and grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds in the 49ers win over UNC Asheville . . . One of five 49ers to earn an A-10 Rookie of the Week award in the program's history . . . One of two Niners to start every game . . . Recorded first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds against East Carolina . . . After missing his first free throw, connected on six straight against East Carolina . . . Solid first collegiate game with eight points, four rebounds and two blocked shots against Charleston Southern . . . Scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds against Georgia Southern . . . Recorded his second straight double-figure scoring game with 12 points at Davidson . . . Nearly recorded his second career double-double with 10 points (5-for-6 shooting from the floor) and nine rebounds against Central Michigan . . . Recorded fourth straight double-figure scoring game with 11 points at Miami . . . Recorded second career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Florida State . . . Recorded second straight double-double and third double-double of the season with 16 points and 16 rebounds against UNC Asheville . . . His 16 rebounds performance was the fourth highest freshman single-game total in school history (three former 49ers grabbed 17 rebounds in a game as freshmen) . . . Recorded fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds at Rhode Island . . . Scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the 49ers win at No. 10 Butler.
PREP
Rated as the No. 34 best power forward by ESPN.com . . . Competed with the 22u USA Elite National Team at the 2010 World Championship in Tourcoing, France . . . Scored a game-high 25 points in the US win over Canada at the 22u World Championship . . . Played for the USA 17u Elite National team at the 2010 Argentina World Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina . . . As a junior, named Georgia High School Association Player of the Year, averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds . . . In the spring of 2012, shined at the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) North-South All-Star Game, scoring a game-high 26 points to lead the South squad to a 126-96 victory, in the state's Senior Boys All-Star game, Mar. 24 at Armstrong Atlantic State University . . . Named the South squad's MVP for the second straight year, scoring 20 of his points in the second half, including 12 of the South's first 14 points of the frame with 18 rebounds . . . In 2011, in the GACA North-South Junior All-Star Game, won MVP honors after leading the South to a 112-98 victory scoring 33 points with 22 rebounds, in that game.
PERSONAL
Full name is Willie Fred Clayton . . . Born on November 25, 1992 . . . Parents are Priscilla Engram and Dearen Clayton . . . Has three sisters.
