Clayton Riggs Ladine is an American-French professional basketball player for the Iserlohn Kangaroos of the German ProB. He played college basketball for Skyline College and Rocky Mountain College before turning professional in 2020.
| No. 8 – Iserlohn Kangaroos | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | ProB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 July 1998 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American / French |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Phillip & Sala Burton (San Francisco, California) |
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| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Sorgues BC |
| 2021–2022 | Hrunamenn |
| 2022–2023 | Breiðablik |
| 2023–present | Iserlohn Kangaroos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High School career
editLadine played basketball for Phillip & Sala Burton High School[1] where he averaged 32.3 points in two seasons.[2] He was coached by his father Clinton Ladine, a former professional basketball player.[3]
College career
editLadine started his college career with Skyline College, a community college in San Bruno, California, where he played two seasons. In 2018, he transferred to Rocky Mountain College[4] where he averaged 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists during his senior season.[5][6]
Professional career
editIn December 2020, Ladine signed with Sorgues BC of the French Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2).[5] In July 2021, Ladine signed with Hrunamenn of the Icelandic 1. deild karla.[7] On 24 March 2022, he scored a season high 40 points in a victory against Hamar. For the season, he averaged 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and league leading 8.1 assists per game.[8][9]
The following season, Ladine signed with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[8] In his first Úrvalsdeild game, he had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in a win against Þór Þorlákshöfn.[10] For the season, he averaged 9.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
Ladine signed with German ProB side Iserlohn Kangaroos in October 2023.[11]
Personal life
editLadine's sister is basketball player Elle Ladine.[2] Ladine's uncles are former professional players Bobby Ladine and Matt Ladine (AKA-'Big Cheese'). .
References
edit- ^ Mitch Stephens (26 February 2015). "High school basketball: High-scoring Ladine leads Burton". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b Mitch Stephens (3 April 2022). "All-Metro Player of the Year: Pinewood's Elle Ladine was virtually unstoppable". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Reeves, Glenn. "Pinewood's Ladine a girls basketball star in the making". paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Rocky men add JUCO guard". The Billings Gazette. p. D2. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Ex-Rocky Mountain College guard Clayton Ladine signs second pro contract". The Independent-Record. 14 July 2021. p. B3. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Casey Conlon (27 February 2019). "Hype man: Rocky Mountain College's Clayton Ladine". MontanaSports.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (1 July 2021). "Clayton Ladine á Flúðir". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Clayton Riggs semur við Breiðablik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Atli Arason (25 July 2022). "Blikar tilkynna liðsstyrk - Eiga bara eftir að sækja Kana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 October 2022). "Suðurlandsprinsinn er stórkostlegur gæi sem sló í gegn: "Litla útgeislunin"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Clayton Ladine verstärkt die Iserlohn Kangaroos". Iserlohner Kreisanzeiger und Zeitung (in German). 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
