This article originally appeared on December 23, 2013 on The Arkansas Traveler website, uatrav.com.
Arkansas has only one junior college transfer on its roster, but
he is a key player for the Razorbacks.
Senior forward Coty Clarke spent two seasons at Lawson State
Community College in Alabama before coming to Arkansas.
With the Cougars, Clarke notched 40 double-doubles and two
triple-doubles. He also became the first player in school history to average a
double-double over two seasons, with 12.8 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.
His play at Lawson State CC made Clarke the No. 8 JUCO prospect in
the country, according to JucoRecruiting.com.
In his first season with the Razorbacks, Clarke proved to be an
important part of the team. He played in all but one game and started the final
13 games, all against Southeastern Conference opponents.
Clarke’s best games came in Arkansas’ home wins over Missouri and
Kentucky.
Against the Tigers, Clarke was 3-for-3 behind the arc and finished
with 13 points and seven rebounds. Against the Wildcats, he notched his first
double-double at Arkansas, with 14 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
This season, Clarke has again proved that he will be a major
contributor with the Razorbacks. Through 11 games, he is tied for the team-lead
in rebounds, with 5.6 per game, and second in steals, with 11.
He is also averaging 7.9 points and 1.8 assists in 18 minutes per
game.
Clarke’s performance in SEC play will be important, but more than
anything, he will provide senior leadership for Arkansas’ pair of
6-foot-10-inch freshmen, Bobby Portis and Moses Kingsley.
This is the 10th of a series of short articles about the Arkansas basketball team. Each
day leading up to SEC play, I will post an entry about something basketball
related that starts with the next letter of the alphabet. Here are links to the
previous entries, as well as the dates for the next five…
K – Dec. 24
L – Dec. 25
M – Dec. 26
N – Dec. 27
O – Dec. 28
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