{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ahmad Clark | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 175 | league = Prva A Liga | team = KK Feniks 2010 Skopje | number = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|9}} | birth_place = | high_school = *DeMatha Catholic<br>(Hyattsville, Maryland) *DME Academy<br>(Daytona Beach, Florida) | college = *St. Petersburg College (2016–2017) *Albany (2017–2020) | draft_year = 2020 | career_start = 2021 | years1 = 2021–present | team1 = KK Feniks 2010 Skopje | highlights = *Second-team All-America East (2020) *Third-team All-America East (2019) }} '''Ahmad Clark''' (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for KK Feniks 2010 Skopje of the Prva A Liga. He played college basketball for Albany.
==High school career== Clark attended DeMatha Catholic High School. He joined the varsity basketball team as a junior. Clark rarely played on the team, which was one of the best in the country headlined by NBA player Markelle Fultz. However, he impressed coach Mike Jones with his personality, and Jones considered him skilled despite his infrequent usage. Clark took a postgraduate season at DME Academy. Finding that he had no Division I offers, he committed to St. Petersburg College.<ref name="spotlight">{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=UAlbany basketball's Clark earns senior night spotlight |url=https://dailygazette.com/2020/02/28/ualbany-basketball-s-clark-earns-senior-night-spotlight/ |access-date=September 15, 2021 |work=Daily Gazette |date=February 28, 2020}}</ref>
==College career== Clark had a successful freshman season at St. Petersburg, averaging 16.5 points per game and leading the team to a 27–8 record.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilkin |first1=Tim |title=Three players leave UAlbany men's basketball team |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Three-players-leave-UAlbany-men-s-basketball-team-11200423.php |access-date=September 15, 2021 |work=Times Union |date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> He transferred to Albany following the season, choosing the Great Danes over Morgan State.<ref name="spotlight" /> Clark played sparingly as a sophomore, serving as a backup to Joe Cremo, and averaged 3.7 points per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=UAlbany men's basketball to lean on Clark |url=https://dailygazette.com/2018/11/06/ualbany-men-s-basketball-to-lean-on-clark/ |access-date=November 6, 2018 |work=The Daily Gazette |date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He considered transferring after the season, but was persuaded to remain at Albany by his family and St. Petersburg coach Earnest Crumbley.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dougherty |first1=Pete |title=Ahmad Clark has emerged as UAlbany's best player |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Ahmad-Clark-has-emerged-as-UAlbany-s-best-player-13489690.php |access-date=September 15, 2021 |work=Times Union |date=December 24, 2018}}</ref> On November 17, 2018, he set career-highs with 30 points and seven assists in a 75–66 win against Canisius.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clark's career-best 30 points leads Albany over Canisius |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401085906 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> Clark averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a junior, earning Third Team All-America East honors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=UAlbany's Clark, Siena's Pickett nominated for men's basketball award |url=https://dailygazette.com/2019/11/07/ualbany-s-clark-siena-s-pickett-nominated-for-men-s-basketball-award/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |work=The Daily Gazette |date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> He started the first 26 games of the season but came off the bench for the final six, struggling with turnovers but remaining an offensive weapon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=UAlbany basketball's Clark set for senior season |url=https://dailygazette.com/2019/10/25/ualbany-basketball-s-clark-set-for-senior-season/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |work=The Daily Gazette |date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> Clark struggled with hamstring tendinitis during his senior season.<ref name="spotlight" /> On January 11, 2020, he set a single-game school record 19-of-24 free throws and finished with 28 points in a 76–70 victory over Maine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clark sets free throw record, Albany tops Maine 76–70 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401170919 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> As a senior, Clark averaged 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Michael |title=Point guards start strong for UAlbany men's basketball |url=https://dailygazette.com/2020/12/27/point-guards-start-strong-for-ualbany-mens-basketball/ |access-date=September 13, 2021 |work=The Daily Gazette |date=December 27, 2020}}</ref> He was named to the Second Team All-America East.<ref name="AEAST awards">{{cite press release|url= https://americaeast.com/news/2020/3/6/2020-mbbawards.aspx |title= Lamb's Second Player of Year Honor Highlights 2019–20 Men's #AEHoops Honors |publisher=America East Conference |date=March 6, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
==Professional career== Clark signed his first professional contract with KK Feniks 2010 Skopje of the Prva A Liga on August 27, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Najdovski|first=Darko |title=Clark inks at KK Feniks 2010 Skopje at the beginning of his pro career |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/North-Macedonia/news/702104/Clark-inks-at-KK-Feniks-2010-Skopje-at-the-beginning-of-his-pro-career |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 13, 2021 |date=August 27, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Clark is the son of Darren and Emily Clark. His older brother Darren Jr. played basketball at DeMatha Catholic High School.<ref name="spotlight" />
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==External links== * [https://ualbanysports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ahmad-clark/7211 Albany Great Danes bio] * [https://athletics.spcollege.edu/sports/mbkb/2016-17/bios/Ahmad_Clark St. Petersburg Titans bio]
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