John Barry Clemens (born May 1, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6' 6" Clemens attended Xenia High School and Ohio Wesleyan University before being drafted by the NBA's New York Knicks in the 1965 NBA draft, and he went on to have a productive 11-year career with five teams: the Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. He retired in 1976 with career totals of 5,312 points and 2,532 rebounds.

Barry Clemens
Personal information
Born (1943-05-01) May 1, 1943 (age 81)
Dayton, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolXenia (Xenia, Ohio)
CollegeOhio Wesleyan (1961–1965)
NBA draft1965: 3rd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1965–1976
PositionPower forward
Number10, 16, 43, 40
Career history
1965–1966New York Knicks
19661969Chicago Bulls
19691972Seattle SuperSonics
19721974Cleveland Cavaliers
19741976Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
  • OAC Player of the Year (1965)
Career NBA statistics
Points5,312 (6.7 ppg)
Rebounds2,532 (3.2 rpg)
Assists905 (1.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Clemens surprised many observers by making it all the way to the final round in ABC television's one-on-one NBA basketball tournament in 1973. Portland All-Star guard Geoff Petrie defeated ex-Knick Clemens in the championship game at Madison Square Garden on May 6, 1973. (www.apbr.org/forum/viewtopic.php?=1935)

In 2009, Clemens was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.[1]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Source[2]

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1965–66 New York 70 3 12.5 .412 .692 2.6 1.0 5.4
1966–67 Chicago 60 16.4 .419 .756 3.4 .7 7.3
1967–68 Chicago 78 20.9 .449 .724 4.8 1.3 9.3
1968–69 Chicago 75 19.3 .374 .656 4.2 1.7 7.4
1969–70 Seattle 78 19.1 .454 .793 4.1 1.5 8.3
1970–71 Seattle 78 16.5 .470 .728 3.1 1.2 7.4
1971–72 Seattle 82 17.6 .521 .844 3.5 .8 7.1
1972–73 Cleveland 72 15.5 .516 .779 2.9 1.6 6.5
1973–74 Cleveland 71 12.9 .471 .849 2.3 1.1 .5 .0 5.5
1974–75 Portland 77 12.4 .473 .750 2.1 1.0 .9 .0 4.9
1975–76 Portland 49 9.0 .490 .886 1.4 .7 .6 .1 3.5
Career 790 3 15.9 .454 .756 3.2 1.1 .7 .1 6.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1967 Chicago 3 6.7 .000 .857 1.0 .7 2.0
1971 Baltimore 4 11.3 .500 1.000 .5 1.3 5.0
Career 7 9.3 .400 .909 .7 1.0 3.7

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: The Inductees for 2009".
  2. ^ "Barry Clemens NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 4, 2024.