Biography
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean's List (Spring 2020)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)
ENTERING 2022-23: Leading returning scorer and rebounder with 9.7 ppg. and 6.1 rpg… fourth all-time with 137 career blocks, 78 away from the top mark of 215 set by Kirill Misyuchenko (1995-98)… 517 career points with 344 career rebounds and 189 career assists… 55.3 career field goal percentage (218-of-394)… 77 career games with 56 starts… five career double-doubles.
JUNIOR (2021-22): Was the only Bulldog to start all 31 games, averaging 31.6 minutes per contest with three double-doubles… finished with a career-high 75 blocks (2.4 per game) to lead the SoCon that ranks second all-time and eight from the top record of 83 by Kirill Misyuchenko (1996-97)… his six blocks at Western Carolina on Jan. 5 ranks fourth-most all-time in school history… posted five blocks in two games, starting with N.C. Central on Dec. 6 and Mercer on Jan. 17 to go with 18 points and nine rebounds, making 9-of-15 from the field… finished second on the team averaging 6.1 rebounds per game (10th in SoCon) with 3.6 assists per game (7th in SoCon) and fourth with 9.7 points per game (29th in SoCon)… made the most trips to the free throw line on the team, making 40-of-73 free throw… more than doubled his sophomore-season assists total with 112, dishing out a career-best eight in three games… nearly had the first triple-double in school history at South Carolina State on Nov. 28 with 13 points, career-best 15 rebounds, and eight assists… garnered 12 points, five rebounds, eight assists and three blocks against VMI on Jan. 15… posted noteworthy performances in all three matchups with eventual SoCon Champion Chattanooga, beginning with making 9-of-15 from the floor for a career-high 22 points with four blocks on Jan. 8, a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds with three blocks on Jan. 29, and 14 points in the second round of the SoCon Tournament on Mar. 5.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Appeared in 25 games, making 18 starts… second on team averaging 4.6 rebounds per game, fifth with 5.9 points per game and 23.4 minutes per game… led the team with 46 blocked shots (1.8 per game), tied for seventh all-time, with 12 multi-block games… led the team with a 62.0 field goal percentage (62-of-100)… established career high with five blocks against North Carolina A&T… matched that mark with five blocks in back-to-back games against Chattanooga Jan. 9 and Furman Jan. 13 to open conference play… recorded first career double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds in a victory over Carver on Dec. 9…made all four shots in home game against ETSU, finishing with nine points, 10 rebounds, three assists and four blocks in 33 minutes of play… played 34 minutes at Wofford Feb 17, earning six points with four rebounds and four assists… posted a second four-block game versus VMI on Feb. 20 in 33 minutes of action… closed out regular season with 14 points against Furman in a season-high 35 minutes… scored career-high 18 points to rank second on the team in scoring in opening round of SoCon Tournament against Western Carolina Mar. 5, totaling six rebounds in 100-86 victory… shot 3-for-4 from the field for six points in SoCon Tournament second round game against UNC Greensboro Mar. 6, adding five rebounds.
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in 21 games, making seven starts as a true freshman … Finished the season tied for 12th in program history for blocks by a freshman with 16 … Blocked multiple shots in six games… ended the season having blocked at least one shot in three straight contests, including a pair of two-block outings … for the year, averaged 3.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, while averaging 15.5 minutes per contest … Shot .500 for the year from the floor … Made his collegiate debut at home against Brevard (11/26/19), scored six points, shot 75.0% from the field and blocked a pair of shots in 18 minutes of action … In his second game, a tilt with Carver (12/7/19), scored six points to go along with five rebounds, two steals and a block, while shooting 66.7% from the field … Made his first collegiate start at home against Wofford (1/29/20), scoring six points in 16 minutes of action … Started each of the next six games … At Mercer (2/1/20), scored a season-high 14 points, also recorded season highs of three steals and four assists, and brought down three rebounds in 32 minutes of work, while shooting 63.6% from the field … Against UNC Greensboro (2/5/20), scored six points and had his third multi-block game of the season, while bringing down five rebounds in 33 minutes of play … Converted his first career collegiate 3-pointer and brought down a season-high seven rebounds at home against VMI (2/8/20) … Scored seven points and notched his fourth multi-block game at ETSU (2/12/20), while adding three assists and three rebounds … Had his fifth multiple-block game at home against Mercer (2/26/20) with two … Followed that up with his first back-to-back multi-block game performance at Furman (2/29/20) with another two blocks … Ended his freshman campaign with seven points, including one made 3-pointer, and one block against Wofford (3/6/20) in the opening round of the 2020 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships presented by General Shale in Asheville.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Metrolina Christian Academy (Indian Trail, N.C.), was named a 4A All-State selection and All-Metrolina Athletic Conference (MAC) selection after averaging 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game… guided the Warriors to the best record in school history (21-10) and was named the team's Most Valuable Player… as a junior, averaged 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game en route to earning All-MAC honors… was an A/B Honor Roll student … also performed in the long jump, triple jump and hurdles for high school's track & field team.
PERSONAL: From Charlotte, North Carolina… full name is Stephen Burke Clark … son of Drew and Missy Clark … Major is mechanical engineering.
