Campbell University

Career: Finished his career third on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list (3225 points), tops in Big South Conference history... One of only 10 players in NCAA D1 history to reach 3,000 career points... Shares longest active consecutive double figure scoring streak (115 games) in Division I history with Lionel Simmons of LaSalle (1987-90)... Scored in double figures 129 times in 130 career games with 93 games of 20-plus points (school record)... 31 career 30-plus point games and 5 of at least 40 (both school records)... Scored at least 20 points in 82 of his final 100 collegiate games... Led all active D1 players in career scoring average, points, FGM, FGA, 3FGA, 2nd in 3FGM (443), FTM, 3rd FTA and 4th in 3FG/game... Only player in Big South history to score at least 500 points in all 4 years... Owns 49 school records... Went through NBA Draft process in 2017 and 2018... Owns Big South career 3-point FG record, 5th in D1 history... Had 5 career ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 plays (3 in ’18-19)...

2018-19: Campbell’s first men’s basketball All-America selection at the Division I level (since ’77-78)… Named third-team All-America by the US Basketball Writers Association and Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press… Chosen to College Insider’s Lute Olson and Lou Henson (Mid-Major) All-America teams… Named to All-District 3 teams by the USBWA and NABC… Chosen MVP of West Team at the Reese’s NABC All-Star Game at the Final Four… MVP of Portsmouth Invitational… Big South Player of the Year... 1st-team All-Conference... Big South all-tournament... Nation’s leading scorer (30.0), who also led country in total points (993) and 3-point FG attempts (389)… 3rd in 3FG/game (4.21) and 2nd in free throws made (246)... Scored at least 20 points 31 times in senior year, 15X at least 30, including 4 of 40 or more... 7X Big South player of the week... Lou Henson Award POTW (2X) and USBWA National Player of the Week (2/4)... Led Big South in ppg, 18th in rebounds (5.1), 9th FG% (.448), 14th assists (2.8), 2nd FT% (.869), 6th steals (1.5), 4th 3FG% (.357), 1st 3FGM (4.2), 1st minutes (36.6)... Averaged 30.7 ppg (1st) and hit 4.8 threes/game (1st) on 38% shooting beyond the arc (3rd), while shooting 89.6% from line (2nd) in Big South regular season... Had a streak of 34-consecutive free throws made (one shy of school record)... Game-high 32 points with 4 steals in NIT first round at UNC Greensboro (3/19), where he moved into third place on NCAA all-time scoring list in second half... 23 points, 4 assists, 0 turnovers in Big South semifinal vs. Gardner-Webb (3/8)... Scored 34 points (17-19 FT) with 7 rebounds and just 1 turnover in 40 minutes of Big South quarterfinal win over Hampton (3/7)... 30 points in Big South regular-season title-clinching win over Radford (3/2)... 32 points 4 assists, 4 steals in win at Upstate (2/27)... Became NCAA’s 6th all-time leading scorer during 41-point effort in win at Longwood (2/23) when he blocked potential game-tying shot at buzzer... Became 9th player in NCAA D1 history to reach 3,000 career points at Presbyterian (2/16), where he scored 28 points and set a school single-game record for most free throws without a miss (16-16)... Tallied season-high and Gore Arena record 48 points, when he set school records for free throws made (22) and attempted (24) in win over Hampton (2/13)... Scored 32 points (23 in 1st half) in win over USC Upstate (2/9)... Had 23 points and tied career high with 3 blocks at High Point (2/7)... 2nd-straight 39-point outing (Gore Arena record 10 threes) with 5 assists in win over Longwood (2/2)... Hit 4th career buzzer-beater 3 (ESPN SportsCenter No.-1 play of the night) to cap comeback win Jan. 30 at Radford where he scored 28 of his 39 points in the 2nd half... Pulled down career-high 10 rebounds to go along with 14 points at Hampton (1/26) for 1st career double-double... Scored 26 points (6-11 3s) with season-high 6 assists and 0 turnovers in 39 minutes of win over Presbyterian (1/24)... Tallied 29 points, including game-winning 3, in comeback win at Charleston Southern (1/19), where he became the first player in Big South history to reach 500 points in 4-straight years and also scored in double digits for the 100th-straight game... Scored 17 of game-high 22 points (6-11 3FG) in 2nd half of win at Asheville (1/16)... Tallied 34 points (10-10 FTs) with season-high 6 assists vs. Winthrop (1/10)... 2nd half dunk through contact was 2nd SportsCenter Top-10 play of the year... Scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in 2nd half of win over Gardner-Webb (1/5), when he added 3 assists and 0 turnovers in 38 minutes... Had 36 points (20 in 2nd half) with 5 steals in win over Alabama State  at St. Pete Shootout (12/22), where he was named to all-tournament team... Became Big South all-time scoring leader in 2nd half vs. Austin Peay (12/21) at St. Pete Shootout when he scored 30 points... Passed 2,500-point plateau on FT in 2nd half of win over Central Penn when he scored 28 points and matched season-high 8 rebounds in 28 minutes (12/13)... Season-high 45 points (16-28 FG, 9-19 3FG) + 8 boards at Georgetown, 2nd-highest scoring total in school D1 era... MVP of Jamaica Classic Rose Hall Division... 34 points  vs. Austin Peay, 27 vs. Florida A&M (11/16) in wins at Montego Bay... 2nd half dunk vs Austin Peay (11/18) picked 3rd on SportsCenter Top-10 plays... 26 points at Ohio (11/12) and at Abilene Christian (12/4)... 27 points (14-17 FT) vs. Coastal Carolina (11/9)... 44 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals in OT win over UNCW (11/6)... Named Big South Conference preseason player of the year for second-straight time… Selected second team preseason Mid-Major All-American by NBCSports.com… Preseason Big South POTY by SB Nation Mid-Major Madness… Chosen 32nd-best player in the nation and 8th-best point guard by CBS Sports…
 
2017-18: 1st team Big South all-conference... NABC and USBWA All-District... Big South Conference preseason player of the year… Named to Lou Henson (Mid-Major) All-America team by CollegeInsider.com... Named Big South player of the week 3 times... 4th among national scoring leaders (24.9), 7th in free throws made (211), 8th in total points (772)... Missed 3 games due to injury... Big South scoring leader, 8th in assists (3.1), 3rd in FT% (.861), 1st 3FGM (3.1), 4th steals (1.6)... Had 35 points (23 in 2nd half) + 5 assists and 3 steals in CBI quarterfinal win over New Orleans (3/19)... 32 points (11-19 FG) in CBI 1st round win over Miami (Ohio) (3/14) when he broke school career scoring mark with 5:06 left in 1st half... 23 points + career-high tying 9 assists vs Presbyterian (2/24)... 24 of game-high 26 points came in 2nd half of win over Liberty (2/18)... Became 1st junior in Big South history to reach 2000 career points during 2nd half at Gardner-Webb (2/7), where he finished with 33 points in win... Matched career high with 9 rebounds at Winthrop (1/27)... Season-high 42 pts (school record for Big South regular season and road game) when he made career-high 10-14 3FG in win at Liberty (1/23)... Became 1st teammates (along with Marcus Burk) in NCAA D1 history to make 10 3FG in same game... Hit game-winning 3 with 0.3 seconds left and scored 22 vs. Radford (1/21) to earn second ESPN SportsCenter Top-10 in 9 days... 23 points (10-10 FTs) in win over Charleston Southern (1/18) when he broke school mark for career 20-point games... 28 points (11-12 FT) at Longwood (1/15)... Lou Henson Award National Mid-Major POTW Jan. 15...  Hit game-winning 3 at buzzer and scored 25 in win over High Point (1/12)... Game-winning shot named to SportsCenter Top-10 Jan. 12... 28 points (8-13 FG, 10-11 FT) in win at Presbyterian (1/9)... 33 points (9-12 FG, 13-15 FT) in win over Winthrop (1/6)... 25 points at UNC Asheville (12/30)... Career-high 9 assists vs. Allen (12/22)... 28 points (10-10 FT) at Saint Louis (12/19)... 32-point outing in win over The Citadel (12/14)... School road game scoring record with 39 points (13-15 FTs) at Penn State...
 
2016-17: 1st-team All-Big South, All-Academic and All-Tournament team and 2nd team NABC All-District 3... Also named to SB Nation Mid-Major Madness All-Mid Major honorable mention… NCCSIA All-State first team… CIT all-tournament team pick… Big South Presidential Honor Roll member… Named Big South Player of the Year by HoopsHD.com... Went through NBA draft process and had workouts with the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets in May before withdrawing to return to CU… Ranked 2nd in the country in scoring (25.1), field goals made (301) and attempted (673) and 3-pointers attempted (332), 6th in 3-pointers made (118), 12th in 3-point FG/game (3.28), 16th in steals (70) and free throws made (184), 23rd in free throw attempts (223), 36th in steals per game (1.94)... Led Big South Conference in scoring and 3-pointers per game, 2nd in 3FG% (.354) and steals, 6th in FT% (.825), and  FG% (.447), 13th in assists (2.6), 17th in rebounds (4.6)...  Set school single-season points record (904), 2nd-highest in Big South history, and also broke marks for field goals made at attempted, 3-pointers made and attempted, and scoring average... Averaged 33.4 points in 7 post-season games, 35.0 in 4 Big South Championship games and 31.3 in 3 CIT contests... Scored 29 points in CIT quarterfinal vs. Furman (3/25)… Had 26 points, 6 reb., 3 asst and 4 steals in CIT 2nd rd win over UT Martin (3/20)... Broke own Gore Arena record with 39 points (career-high 13-16 FTs) in CIT 1st rd. win over Houston Baptist (3/14)...  Set Big South tournament records for points (140), field goals (48) and 3FGM (20)... Tallied 29 points in Big South final at Winthrop (3/5)... 1st player in Big South tourney history with back-to-back 30-pt games after 33-point, 9-rebound, 4-assist performance in semifinal win over Radford (3/3)... Scored Big South and school record 51 points (18-32 FG, career-high 8-14 3s, 7-8 FT in Big South quarterfinal win over UNC Asheville (3/2)... Had 23 of CU’s first 25 points in performance that matched Mike Daum (South Dakota State) for most scored in a D1 game in 2016-17... Scored 27 points (10-14 FG) with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in Big South 1st rd. win over Presbyterian (2/28)... Pulled down career-high 9 rebounds with 16 points, 4 steals vs. Radford (2/25)... Had 30 points (5-11 3s) with 4 steals at Charleston Southern (2/15)... Matched school record for points in a Big South road game with 36 - one shy of his career high - in win at Radford (1/26)...  Tallied 29 points vs. High Point (1/19), whn he scored his 1000th career point with 1:41 left in the game... Scored 28 points with career-high tying 5 assists in win at Gardner-Webb (1/11)... Scored then Campbell Gore Arena record 37 points (21 in 2nd half) when he made 13-24 shots, 8-9 from the line, vs. Charleston Southern (1/4).  Mark was only 2 points shy of CU D1 era (since ‘77-78) single game record... Had 22 points (9-9 FT) with 7 rebounds, plus 4 assists and career-high 3 blocks in win over Stetson (12/22)... Named Big South player of the week Dec. 5 – after averaging 26 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in Holy City Hoops Classic... Scored 27 points in win at The Citadel (12/4)... Named Big South POTW Nov. 28 after averaging 23.5 points in 2 games...
 
2015-16: Big South Freshman of the Year... Big South all-conference 2nd team and All-Freshman team... Chosen first-team all-state by North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association… Named Big South freshman of the week 6 times... Led all Big South freshmen in scoring (18.5), ranking 4th overall... 7th-leading freshman scorer in the nation... 2nd in Big South in FT% (.844), 9th in steals (1.5), 1st in 3FG/gm (3.07), 3rd in 3FG% (.374) and 10th in FG% (.424)... 21st nationally in 3s per game... Scored in double figures 29 times in 30 games... Set CU Division I era (since ‘77-78) freshman class scoring record (556), the 6th-highest mark in Campbell’s senior college history (since ’61-62)... 4th on Big South all-time frosh points list... His 2015-16 season numbers dot the CU Division I era record book, including fourth in points (556), 6th in scoring average (18.5), 7th in field goals (186), 2nd in field goals attempted (439), 4th in 3-pointers made (92), 2nd in 3s attempted (246), 8th in FT% (.844)… Had eleven 20-plus point outings with eight of 25 or more (2nd in BSC)... Scored 25 points in home finale vs. Winthrop (2/27) to average 27.5 in 2 games against the Big South regular season co-champ... Tallied 30 points on just 11 shots (10-11 FG, 4-5 3FG, 6-7 FT) in 22 minutes of win over Allen (2/16)... Shared team lead with 18 pts, plus season-high tying 4 assists in win at Presbyterian (2/13)... Tallied 24 points with game-high 7 rebounds in OT win over Gardner-Webb (2/11)... 26 points (6-12 3FG) vs. Charleston Southern (1/16)... Scored 30 points (26 in 2nd half, including 10-11 FTs) in win at Winthrop (12/31) to become 1st CU freshman to score 30 in a game twice in the school’s Division I era (since ‘77-78)... Set school freshman class scoring record with 31 points (4-10 3s, 13-14 FT) while adding 8 rebounds in win over The Citadel (12/19) when he had 25 points in the second half alone... Scored 13 points with 1st career collegiate dunk at UNC Asheville (12/13)... Matched then season high with 26 points (6-11 3s) in win at Charlotte (12/9)...  Had just 10 points, but hit two threes in last 0:46, including game-winner with 0:03 to play, in comeback win over VMI (11/30)... 16 points in win over 2-time defending Big South champ Coastal Carolina (11/28)... Scored 26 points (4-8 3FG, 6-6 FT) in 26 minutes of win at SIUE (11/24)... Snared 6 steals vs. Morgan State (11/21/15)...
 
Prep/Personal: Christopher Adam Clemons was a three-year letter winner and two-year starter at Millbrook High School… Scored 1230 points, 2nd-highest in school history… Two-time Cap-8 Conference player of the year… 3-time Cap-8 Academic All-Conference… Senior (2014-15): First-team all-state choice… 2015 All-District and District player of the year… Named Cap-8 co-player of the year along with Boston College commit Jerome Robinson after averaging 24.9 points, 4.2 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game… Led team to second-straight NCHSAA Final Four berth and a 26-3 record… Second on team in blocks (28) and had 34 dunks… Scored 30-plus points 10 times… Scored school-record 41-points vs. Knightdale in 3rd round of state playoffs, breaking own record of 40 points vs. Leesville Road… Scored 699 points, most in a season in school history… Named Most Outstanding player at HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational after averaging 35 points in 3 games… Featured on Jan. 23, 2015 SportsCenter Top-10 plays for dunk that he tossed off backboard and slammed…Junior (2013-14): Named Cap-8 Conference player of the year and to the 2014 4-A All-Eastern Regional team… Averaged 14 points, 4 assists, 3 steals and shot 37 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the line for the Wildcats, who finished 24-5 overall and reached the state 4-A semifinals… Named first-team all-district and all-metro… Won the 2014 Wake County Kappa Scholars Award and honored as a Coastal Federal Credit Union Scholar-Athlete of the Month by 99.9 FM The Fan… Son of Carlyton Clemons and Monique Williamson… Born July 23, 1997 in Raleigh, N.C…. Business administration major.
 
Chris Clemons’ Career Highs
Points
51 vs. UNC Asheville (3/2/17)
Rebounds
10 at Hampton (1/26/19)
Assists
9 (2X) last vs. Presbyterian (2/24/18)
Field Goals
18 vs. UNC Asheville (3/2/17)
Field Goal Attempts
32 vs. UNC Asheville (3/2/17)
Three-Point Field Goals
10 at Liberty (1/23/18)
10 vs. Longwood (2/2/19)
Three-Point Attempts
19 (2X) last vs. High Point (2/21/19)
Free Throws
22 vs. Hampton (2/13/19)
Free Throw Attempts
24 vs. Hampton (2/13/19)
Steals
6 vs. Morgan State (11/21/15)
Blocked Shots
3 (3X) last at High Point (2/7/19)
Minutes Played
43 vs. Gardner-Webb (1/3/18)