4 Jr. Clay
4 - Jr. Clay
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Position: G
Previous School: The McCallie School
gp 24
pts/g 17.3
fg % 43.4
3pt % 34.7
ft % 72.3
reb/g 2.9
a/g 3.7

2019-20 (Sophomore): Clay made 28 starts while appearing in all 31 games during the season, averaging 29.6 minutes per game… led Tech and ranked 11th in the OVC in scoring with 13.4 points per game… also led the team and finished fifth in the league with 56 steals on the year… totaled 121 assists or 3.9 dimes per game to rank second on the team and sixth in the OVC… averaged 3.6 rebounds per game… shot 41.1 percent from the floor, 32.7 percent from 3-point range and 74.3 percent from the charity stripe… led the Golden Eagles with 78 made free throws on a team-high 105 attempts… drilled 48-of-147 tries from downtown to rank second on the team in made triples… scored a season-high 22 points at Eastern Illinois (Jan. 18)… dished out a season-best nine assists in Tech’s win at Winthrop (Nov. 21)… collected a season-high five steals against Western Carolina (Dec. 21) and again against Tennessee State (Feb. 1)… snagged a season-best nine rebounds at Tennessee State (Feb. 15)… connected on a career-high four 3-pointers against Lipscomb (Nov. 25)… led the team in scoring 14 times and finished in double figures in scoring 26 times… ended the season with 24 consecutive double-digit scoring performances… recorded at least one assist in 29 of the 31 games he played… led the team in assists 13 times and in steals 19 times… hit at least one 3-pointer in each of his final 13 games of the season… totaled five or more dimes in 12 contests.

2018-19 (Freshman): Clay played in 29 of the team’s 31 games on the year, making 19 starts and missing just two games due to injury… led the team in scoring with 14.4 points over 31.6 minutes per game… ranked fourth in the league with 4.3 assists per game, accounting for a team-high 124 on the year… set the program’s freshman steals record with a team-best 51, which ranked fifth in the OVC… hauled in 3.8 rebounds per game… shot an impressive 39.4 percent from 3-point range, sinking 39-of-99 tries… connected for a team-high 100 free throws on 139 attempts for a 71.9 percent mark… scored his first collegiate points in the season-opener at Memphis (Nov. 6)… dropped a season-high 26 points at Morehead State (Jan. 24)… narrowly missed a double-double in his first collegiate start, scoring 14 points and dishing out a season-best nine assists against Warren Wilson (Dec. 6)… flirted with a triple-double at Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 26), accounting for 22 points and eight assists while tying his season-high of nine rebounds… also snagged nine boards against Winthrop (Nov. 28)… drained 11-of-12 free-throw attempts on his way to 22 points while playing a season-high 42 minutes at Southeast Missouri (Feb. 7)… his season-high of five steals at Kennesaw State represented the most by a Tech freshman since 2013-14… joined fellow rookies Jared Sherfield and Hunter Vick to represent the program’s first freshman class to have three players with 20 points in at least one game… tallied 20+ points in seven games, the second-most by a Tech freshman in program history… also turned in the second-most double-figure scoring performances by a Golden Eagle freshman with 24 on the year, missing Earl Wise’s mark of 25 by one… joined fellow freshman Hunter Vick as the first pair of Golden Eagle rookies to average double figures since 1978-79… his 14.4 points per game ranked as the second-highest freshman scoring average in program history… one of just 15 freshman, including teammate Hunter Vick, to post multiple 20-point outings in a single season… led Tech in scoring a team-high 11 times and led the team in assists in 21 games.

High School: Clay prepped as a point guard under John Shulman at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tenn…. averaged 20 points and seven assists per game as a senior… led McCallie to a school-record 27 wins and appearance in the state championship game as a junior, scoring 35 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the semifinal victory over Montgomery Bell Academy… named a finalist for the TSSAA Division II Class AA Mr. Basketball award as a junior and again as a senior… earned All-State honors and All-Region honors four times… named the MVP of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps tournament three times… collected Best of Preps Player of the Year honors… selected to the Arby’s Classic All-Tournament Team… scored over 1,800 points in his high school career.

Personal: Son of Naketa and Ardarryl Clay Sr.… born February 23, 2000… full name is Ardarryl Clay Jr…. sister, Chadarryl, played basketball at Auburn and VCU.

Academic: Majoring in EXPW/pre-physical therapy… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice.

Honors & Awards:

  • 2019-20 All-OVC Second Team
  • 2018-19 All-OVC Second Team
  • 2018-19 OVC All-Newcomer Team
  • 2018-19 Two-time OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 3, Jan. 28)
Recent Games
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 24 20
Games started 21 18
Minutes 825 702
Minutes per game 34.4 35.1
FG 144-332 124-280
FG Pct 43.4 44.3
3PT 58-167 47-138
3PT Pct 34.7 34.1
FT 68-94 61-83
FT Pct 72.3 73.5
Off rebounds 13 13
Def rebounds 56 47
Total rebounds 69 60
Rebounds per game 2.9 3.0
Personal fouls 39 33
Disqualifications - -
Assists 88 77
Turnovers 68 55
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.4
Steals 43 33
Blocks 4 3
Points 414 356
Points per game 17.3 17.8
Points per 40 min 20.1 20.3
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 25 at Indiana L, 89-59 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 62-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Xavier L, 79-48 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Northern Kentucky L, 74-65 - 22 3-12 25.0 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 10
Dec 6 at Western Carolina L, 76-75 1 35 8-16 50.0 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 20
Dec 13 Jacksonville State L, 73-67 1 32 6-12 50.0 3-6 50.0 5-6 83.3 20
Dec 16 at Jacksonville State L, 74-50 1 20 1-9 11.1 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 5
Dec 18 at #10 Tennessee L, 103-49 1 31 4-13 30.8 2-8 25.0 3-4 75.0 13
Dec 22 at WKU L, 88-68 1 35 5-11 45.5 3-6 50.0 2-2 100.0 15
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri W, 72-63 1 35 5-10 50.0 1-4 25.0 11-14 78.6 22
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 87-81 1 37 6-13 46.2 3-6 50.0 4-4 100.0 19
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 57-54 - 36 7-14 50.0 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 20
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 90-80 1 36 6-15 40.0 2-9 22.2 1-1 100.0 15
Jan 14 Belmont L, 88-67 1 28 1-12 8.3 1-7 14.3 4-4 100.0 7
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 74-71 1 38 3-12 25.0 2-9 22.2 1-4 25.0 9
Jan 21 at Austin Peay L, 72-69 1 38 8-16 50.0 4-10 40.0 9-12 75.0 29
Jan 23 at Murray State L, 72-63 1 34 5-12 41.7 1-6 16.7 4-6 66.7 15
Jan 30 Morehead State L, 74-55 1 39 6-13 46.2 1-5 20.0 4-4 100.0 17
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-64 1 39 6-13 46.2 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 14
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 66-64 1 37 5-14 35.7 1-7 14.3 3-6 50.0 14
Feb 11 SIUE L, 81-63 1 37 9-19 47.4 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 19
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67 1 35 9-16 56.3 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 22
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72 1 36 10-16 62.5 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 23
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86 1 37 10-22 45.5 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 26
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66 - 32 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 9
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76 1 38 11-17 64.7 6-8 75.0 3-4 75.0 31
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61 1 38 7-17 41.2 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 20
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 25 at Indiana L, 89-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 30 Chattanooga L, 62-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 at Xavier L, 79-48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 at Northern Kentucky L, 74-65 - 22 0 2 2 3 2 1.5 2 0 0 -
Dec 6 at Western Carolina L, 76-75 1 35 0 2 2 4 4 1.0 4 1 0 -
Dec 13 Jacksonville State L, 73-67 1 32 1 1 2 10 6 1.7 1 0 4 -
Dec 16 at Jacksonville State L, 74-50 1 20 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 3 0 1 -
Dec 18 at #10 Tennessee L, 103-49 1 31 0 4 4 1 4 0.3 2 0 3 -
Dec 22 at WKU L, 88-68 1 35 0 1 1 3 3 1.0 2 0 3 -
Dec 30 Southeast Missouri W, 72-63 1 35 0 4 4 4 1 4.0 4 0 2 -
Jan 2 at Eastern Illinois L, 87-81 1 37 1 1 2 3 1 3.0 1 0 4 -
Jan 7 at Morehead State L, 57-54 - 36 1 3 4 1 7 0.1 3 0 4 -
Jan 9 at Eastern Kentucky L, 90-80 1 36 0 2 2 10 1 10.0 1 0 3 -
Jan 14 Belmont L, 88-67 1 28 1 2 3 1 2 0.5 2 0 0 -
Jan 16 Tennessee State W, 74-71 1 38 2 4 6 4 5 0.8 2 0 1 -
Jan 21 at Austin Peay L, 72-69 1 38 1 2 3 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 23 at Murray State L, 72-63 1 34 3 6 9 3 2 1.5 1 0 3 -
Jan 30 Morehead State L, 74-55 1 39 1 1 2 2 5 0.4 3 0 2 -
Feb 4 at Southeast Missouri L, 68-64 1 39 0 3 3 6 3 2.0 2 0 0 -
Feb 6 at UT Martin L, 66-64 1 37 1 1 2 5 1 5.0 0 0 2 -
Feb 11 SIUE L, 81-63 1 37 0 2 2 3 0 - 3 0 0 -
Feb 13 Eastern Illinois W, 80-67 1 35 1 1 2 3 2 1.5 1 0 0 -
Feb 15 Eastern Kentucky L, 83-72 1 36 0 1 1 2 3 0.7 1 0 0 -
Feb 18 at Tennessee State L, 91-86 1 37 0 4 4 5 2 2.5 1 1 3 -
Feb 20 at Belmont L, 90-66 - 32 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 -
Feb 25 Austin Peay W, 81-76 1 38 0 3 3 6 5 1.2 3 2 1 -
Feb 27 Murray State W, 71-61 1 38 0 2 2 6 3 2.0 1 0 1 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2018-19 29 19 31.6 4.8-11.7 41.1 1.3-3.4 39.4 3.4-4.8 71.9 14.4
2019-20 31 28 29.6 4.7-11.4 41.1 1.5-4.7 32.7 2.5-3.4 74.3 13.4
2020-21 24 21 34.4 6.0-13.8 43.4 2.4-7.0 34.7 2.8-3.9 72.3 17.3
2021-22 32 16 29.6 4.6-12.2 37.8 1.8-5.6 32.0 2.0-2.8 70.0 12.9
Total 116 84 31.1 5.0-12.2 40.7 1.7-5.1 34.2 2.7-3.7 72.2 14.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 29 19 916 139-338 41.1 39-99 39.4 100-139 71.9 417
2019-20 31 28 917 145-353 41.1 48-147 32.7 78-105 74.3 416
2020-21 24 21 825 144-332 43.4 58-167 34.7 68-94 72.3 414
2021-22 32 16 946 147-389 37.8 57-178 32.0 63-90 70.0 414
Total 116 84 3604 575-1412 40.7 202-591 34.2 309-428 72.2 1661
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2018-19 29 19 31.6 6.1-14.8 41.1 1.7-4.3 39.4 4.4-6.1 71.9 18.2
2019-20 31 28 29.6 6.3-15.4 41.1 2.1-6.4 32.7 3.4-4.6 74.3 18.1
2020-21 24 21 34.4 7.0-16.1 43.4 2.8-8.1 34.7 3.3-4.6 72.3 20.1
2021-22 32 16 29.6 6.2-16.4 37.8 2.4-7.5 32.0 2.7-3.8 70.0 17.5
Total 116 84 31.1 6.4-15.7 40.7 2.2-6.6 34.2 3.4-4.8 72.2 18.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2018-19 29 19 31.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.8 - 4.3 4.0 1.1 1.8 0.1
2019-20 31 28 29.6 0.6 3.1 3.6 1.2 - 3.9 3.1 1.3 1.8 0.2
2020-21 24 21 34.4 0.5 2.3 2.9 1.6 - 3.7 2.8 1.3 1.8 0.2
2021-22 32 16 29.6 0.6 2.4 2.9 1.4 0.0 3.7 2.3 1.6 1.6 0.3
Total 116 84 31.1 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.5 0.0 3.9 3.0 1.3 1.7 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2018-19 29 19 916 24 86 110 52 - 124 116 1.1 51 4
2019-20 31 28 917 18 95 113 37 - 121 96 1.3 56 5
2020-21 24 21 825 13 56 69 39 - 88 68 1.3 43 4
2021-22 32 16 946 18 76 94 44 0 118 72 1.6 52 8
Total 116 84 3604 73 313 386 172 0 451 352 1.3 202 21
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 29 19 31.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.3 0.0 5.4 5.1 1.1 2.2 0.2
2019-20 31 28 29.6 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.6 0.0 5.3 4.2 1.3 2.4 0.2
2020-21 24 21 34.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.3 3.3 1.3 2.1 0.2
2021-22 32 16 29.6 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.9 0.0 5.0 3.0 1.6 2.2 0.3
Total 116 84 31.1 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.9 0.0 5.0 3.9 1.3 2.2 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 24 21 34.4 6.0-13.8 43.4 2.4-7.0 34.7 2.8-3.9 72.3 17.3
Conference 20 18 35.1 6.2-14.0 44.3 2.4-6.9 34.1 3.0-4.2 73.5 17.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 10 35.6 6.7-14.4 46.5 2.5-6.7 37.3 3.1-4.0 77.5 19.0
Away 14 11 33.5 5.5-13.4 41.0 2.4-7.1 33.0 2.6-3.9 68.5 16.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 5 5 36.8 7.0-14.4 48.6 3.4-7.6 44.7 3.4-4.8 70.8 20.8
Losses 19 16 33.7 5.7-13.7 41.9 2.2-6.8 31.8 2.7-3.7 72.9 16.3
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December 7 6 30.0 4.6-11.9 38.6 2.3-6.4 35.6 3.6-4.7 75.8 15.0
January 8 7 35.8 5.2-13.4 39.3 2.1-7.4 28.8 3.8-4.9 76.9 16.4
February 9 8 36.6 7.8-15.8 49.3 2.8-7.0 39.7 1.4-2.4 59.1 19.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 24 21 825 144-332 43.4 58-167 34.7 68-94 72.3 414
Conference 20 18 702 124-280 44.3 47-138 34.1 61-83 73.5 356
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 10 10 356 67-144 46.5 25-67 37.3 31-40 77.5 190
Away 14 11 469 77-188 41.0 33-100 33.0 37-54 68.5 224
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 5 5 184 35-72 48.6 17-38 44.7 17-24 70.8 104
Losses 19 16 641 109-260 41.9 41-129 31.8 51-70 72.9 310
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December 7 6 210 32-83 38.6 16-45 35.6 25-33 75.8 105
January 8 7 286 42-107 39.3 17-59 28.8 30-39 76.9 131
February 9 8 329 70-142 49.3 25-63 39.7 13-22 59.1 178
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 24 21 34.4 7.0-16.1 43.4 2.8-8.1 34.7 3.3-4.6 72.3 20.1
Conference 20 18 35.1 7.1-16.0 44.3 2.7-7.9 34.1 3.5-4.7 73.5 20.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 10 35.6 7.5-16.2 46.5 2.8-7.5 37.3 3.5-4.5 77.5 21.3
Away 14 11 33.5 6.6-16.0 41.0 2.8-8.5 33.0 3.2-4.6 68.5 19.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 5 5 36.8 7.6-15.7 48.6 3.7-8.3 44.7 3.7-5.2 70.8 22.6
Losses 19 16 33.7 6.8-16.2 41.9 2.6-8.0 31.8 3.2-4.4 72.9 19.3
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December 7 6 30.0 6.1-15.8 38.6 3.0-8.6 35.6 4.8-6.3 75.8 20.0
January 8 7 35.8 5.9-15.0 39.3 2.4-8.3 28.8 4.2-5.5 76.9 18.3
February 9 8 36.6 8.5-17.3 49.3 3.0-7.7 39.7 1.6-2.7 59.1 21.6
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 24 21 34.4 0.5 2.3 2.9 1.6 - 3.7 2.8 1.3 1.8 0.2
Conference 20 18 35.1 0.7 2.4 3.0 1.6 - 3.9 2.8 1.4 1.6 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 35.6 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 - 4.1 3.2 1.3 2.1 0.2
Away 14 11 33.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 - 3.4 2.6 1.3 1.6 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 5 36.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.0 - 4.6 3.2 1.4 2.2 0.4
Losses 19 16 33.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 - 3.4 2.7 1.3 1.7 0.1
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December 7 6 30.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.9 - 3.6 3.1 1.1 2.6 0.1
January 8 7 35.8 1.3 2.6 3.9 2.3 - 3.3 3.1 1.0 1.6 0.0
February 9 8 36.6 0.2 2.1 2.3 0.9 - 4.1 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 24 21 825 13 56 69 39 - 88 68 1.3 43 4
Conference 20 18 702 13 47 60 33 - 77 55 1.4 33 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 356 6 21 27 11 - 41 32 1.3 21 2
Away 14 11 469 7 35 42 28 - 47 36 1.3 22 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 5 184 3 14 17 5 - 23 16 1.4 11 2
Losses 19 16 641 10 42 52 34 - 65 52 1.3 32 2
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December 7 6 210 1 16 17 13 - 25 22 1.1 18 1
January 8 7 286 10 21 31 18 - 26 25 1.0 13 0
February 9 8 329 2 19 21 8 - 37 21 1.8 12 3
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 24 21 34.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.3 3.3 1.3 2.1 0.2
Conference 20 18 35.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.9 0.0 4.4 3.1 1.4 1.9 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 10 35.6 0.7 2.4 3.0 1.2 0.0 4.6 3.6 1.3 2.4 0.2
Away 14 11 33.5 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.4 0.0 4.0 3.1 1.3 1.9 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 5 36.8 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.1 0.0 5.0 3.5 1.4 2.4 0.4
Losses 19 16 33.7 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.0 4.1 3.2 1.3 2.0 0.1
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December 7 6 30.0 0.2 3.0 3.2 2.5 0.0 4.8 4.2 1.1 3.4 0.2
January 8 7 35.8 1.4 2.9 4.3 2.5 0.0 3.6 3.5 1.0 1.8 0.0
February 9 8 36.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 1.0 0.0 4.5 2.6 1.8 1.5 0.4