Mark Worthington
July 23, 2020
Ira Clark
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 15/06/75
- Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas (USA)
- Position: FRD
- Height (CM): 203
- Weight (KG): 107
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Temple JC (1994–1996) / Texas (1996–1998)
- NBL DEBUT: 13/11/10
- AGE AT DEBUT: 35
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/04/11
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 35
- NBL History: Gold Coast 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Ira Clark was born in Fort Worth, Texas (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Ira Clark made his NBL debut with the Gold Coast Blaze at 35 years of age. He scored 16 points in his first game.
Ira Clark played one season in the NBL. He averaged 17.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 24 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 35 | Gold Coast | 13-15 (6) | 24 | 679 | 411 | 163 | 29 | 47 | 116 | 17 | 28 | 72 | 89 | 165 | 282 | 59% | 12 | 39 | 31% | 69 | 96 | 72% | 63% | 61% | 29 | Totals | 24 | 679 | 411 | 163 | 29 | 47 | 116 | 17 | 28 | 72 | 89 | 165 | 282 | 58.5% | 12 | 39 | 30.8% | 69 | 96 | 71.9% | 63% | 61% | 29 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 35 | Gold Coast | 13-15 (6) | 24 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 59% | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31% | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72% | 63% | 61% | 29 | Total | 24 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 11.8 | 58.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8% | 0.5 | 1.6 | 71.9% | 63% | 61% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Bahrain - Al Muharraq (2012) | Greece - Makedonikos (2003–2004) | Italy - Fabriano Basket (2002–2003) | Kuwait - Al Kuwait (2007–2010) | Philippines - Tanduay Rhum Masters (1999–2000) | Russia - UNICS Kazan (2004–2005) | South Korea - Daegu Orions (2005–2006), Seoul Samsung Thunders (2011–2012), Changwon LG Sakers (2012–2013), Busan KT Sonicboom (2013–2014), Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2014–2016, 2018–2019), Jeonju KCC Egis (2017) | Taiwan - Yulon Dinos (1998–1999) | Turkey - Efes Pilsen (2003), Ülkerspor (2006), Fenerbahçe (2006–2007)
Clark joined Yulon Dinos for the 1998–99 season, playing his first season in Taiwan’s domestic league.
Clark joined Tanduay Rhum Masters for the 1999–2000 season in the Philippines, where he continued his career in Asia’s professional club system.
After returning overseas, Clark joined Fabriano Basket for the 2002–03 season in Italy before moving into Turkey later in 2003.
Clark joined Efes Pilsen during the 2002–03 Turkish Basketball League season and appeared in the club’s playoff run, totaling 94 points across nine postseason games alongside teammates Marcus Brown, Antonio Granger, Kaspars Kambala, Kerem Tunçeri, Kaya Peker, and Ömer Onan as Efes won the Turkish league championship.
Clark joined Makedonikos for the 2003–04 season in Greece and then moved to UNICS Kazan for the 2004–05 season in Russia.
Clark joined Daegu Orions for the 2005–06 season in South Korea’s Korean Basketball League and averaged 22.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game during that stint.
Clark joined Ülkerspor for the 2006 Turkish Basketball League season and won the league title, including a championship-clinching win over Efes in which Ibrahim Kutluay led the scoring and Clark finished with 15 points while Jeff Trepagnier and Mirsad Türkan also featured for Ülker in the deciding game.
After Ülkerspor later merged into Fenerbahçe, Clark joined Fenerbahçe for the 2006–07 season in Turkey and won another Turkish Basketball League championship with the Istanbul club.
Clark joined Al Kuwait for the 2007–08 season and remained with the club through the 2009–10 season in Kuwait’s domestic competition.
Clark returned to South Korea, joining Seoul Samsung Thunders on November 7, 2011 as a mid-season foreign-player change, before continuing in the Korean Basketball League with Changwon LG Sakers in 2012–13, Busan KT Sonicboom in 2013–14, and Ulsan Mobis Phoebus from 2014–16.
Clark joined Jeonju KCC Egis for the 2017 season in South Korea and later returned to Ulsan Mobis Phoebus for the 2018–19 season to close out his playing career in the Korean Basketball League.
COLLEGE
Clark played college basketball at Temple JC from 1994 to 1996 before transferring to Texas, where he competed from 1996 to 1998.
He attended Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas, and his junior-college years in Temple, Texas were spent under coach Kirby Johnson.
At Texas, he played under head coach Tommy Penders during the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons.
In the 1996–97 season, Texas went 18–12 overall (10–6 in Big 12 play), finished 3rd in the conference, and earned a #10 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
That NCAA Tournament run included wins over Wisconsin (71–58) and Coppin State (82–81) before Texas fell to Louisville (78–63) in the East Regional Semifinal, which placed the Longhorns in the Sweet 16.
During that 1996–97 Texas season, Clark appeared in 26 games and made 4 starts, averaging 14.3 minutes per game with 4.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, alongside 0.2 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game.
He shot 50.0% from the field in 1996–97, and averaged 0.7 made free throws on 1.2 attempts per game (58.1%).
In the 1997–98 season, Texas went 14–17 overall (6–10 in Big 12 play) and finished 10th in the conference, again with Tommy Penders as head coach.
Across that 1997–98 season, Clark played 31 games and made 3 starts, averaging 17.2 minutes per game with 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, plus 0.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.
He shot 51.7% from the field in 1997–98, and from three-point range he went 0.1 makes on 0.4 attempts per game (30.8%), while making 1.3 free throws on 1.7 attempts per game (72.2%).
Across his Texas career (1996–98), Clark played 57 games and averaged 5.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game, with 51.1% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three, and 67.1% at the free-throw line, finishing with an effective field-goal percentage of 52.2 and 2.6 win shares.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL Second Team
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