GW Hoops / Transfer: EJ Clark, Guard, 2018 - Transferring from Alabama State

**Posted by dmvpiranha** 7/15/2022 12:35 pm

EJ Clark
Year: 2018
Position: PG
Height: 5-11
Hometown: Dallas, TX
High School: McKinney HS (McKinney, TX)
Junior College: Bossier Parish CC (Bossier City, LA)
AAU Team: ProSkills (TX)

Eligibility: Immediately eligible, one year to play

Statistics:
(from Senior year at Alabama State) 8.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2 apg, 0.1 bpg, 0.6 spg; 39% FG, 43% 3-pt, 86% FT per 21.1 mpg with 28 GP
(from Junior year at Alabama State) 5.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.8 spg; 33% FG, 25% 3-pt, 84% FT per 20.4 mpg with 12 GP
(from Sophomore year at Bossier Parish CC) 14.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.1 bpg; 47% FG, 41% 3-pt, 86% FT per 30.8 mpg with 30 GP
(from Freshman year at Bossier Parish CC) 8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1 spg, 0.1 bpg; 37% FG, 30% 3-pt, 90% FT per 28.9 mpg with 31 GP

Best Performance: 3/5/22 vs. Grambling State (20 points, 4 assists; 6-9 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 7-7 FT in 35 minutes) Happened to be the last game of the season.

Clark was a big scorer in HS, racking up nearly 2,400 points. He seemed to really develop as a shooter last year and gives us another option at point which we desperately need. I see this as a good pickup for a one-year rental based on what was available. Obviously many of his performances were against SWAC competition (and he is on the shorter side) but he did score 7 points against Dayton in non-con. Per Rivals, he did have a number of high-level schools that showed interest out of HS (Creighton, Houston, Richmond, etc.) Welcome to Foggy Bottom EJ!

Links
247Sports
Bio
Game Log
Hudl
MaxPreps
Rivals
Twitter Account
Verbal Commits

GW Commitment Tweet

Twitter Highlights from Alabama State
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

**Posted by Mike King's Shoulder** 7/15/2022 12:38 pm

Signed.
https://twitter.com/trillydonovan/status/1547997951842086918?s=20&t=uhF4zzgK7aZeem5TKY4hIQ

**Posted by Mike King's Shoulder** 7/15/2022 12:40 pm

Clark shot 46% from three and 86% from the free throw line last season. Was the best catch and shoot scorer in the SWAC last season, per @SynergySST.

Last edited by Mike King's Shoulder (7/15/2022 12:40 pm)

**Posted by Mike K** 7/15/2022 2:15 pm

Welcome EJ!

**Posted by danjsport** 7/15/2022 2:29 pm

Seems like a good get with some veteran presence. Hard to argue with a guy who made 45% of his threes last year. Hopefully we can sneak in a big man recruit too!

**Posted by jf** 7/15/2022 2:50 pm

Welcome EJ and family to the GW Colonial family

**Posted by GW0509** 7/15/2022 2:53 pm

danjsport wrote:
Seems like a good get with some veteran presence. Hard to argue with a guy who made 45% of his threes last year. Hopefully we can sneak in a big man recruit too!

Here’s hoping he can give us what Armel Potter gave us off the bench.

From his highlights I’d say his game compares pretty well to Armel’s, with EJ being a better 3 point shooter

**Posted by Balls Out** 7/15/2022 4:12 pm

Alvin Pearsall

**Posted by The Dude** 7/15/2022 5:01 pm

Armel Potter was who came to my mind as well.

Good players at small schools are good players in the A10 too, particularly 22-23 year old versions

**Posted by Florida Colonial** 7/15/2022 7:10 pm

Another upside to bringing him in (Not saying its the reason but can't hurt.)

Here is part of his Dads twitter bio (A nice recruiting connection)

Eric Clark Sr
@EricChillClark
ProSkills Elite EYBL VP & Coach.

Last edited by Florida Colonial (7/15/2022 7:13 pm)

**Posted by BC** 7/26/2022 12:38 pm

official site article: https://gwsports.com/news/2022/7/25/mens-basketball-adds-graduate-transfer-e-j-clark.aspx

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 7/26/2022 12:55 pm

This was really a great signing given the late date. In the worst case scenario, you pick up a practice player who could help strengthen the team's backcourt skills. In the more likely scenario, you have a solid backup point guard, the one position where this year's team looks to be deficiently thin. And in the best case scenario, EJ plays a lot at the point, moving to James to the 2 where I believe he is better suited (unless he has really worked to improve his decision-making skills at the point). When also considering that EJ is taking up a spot for one season that would likely otherwise have gone unfilled, this is truly a no-brainer. Welcome EJ.