Biography
AS A SENIOR (2018-19)
Closed his collegiate career as one of only two players in NCAA history, across all divisions, with at least 1,800 career points, 600 career rebounds, 700 career assists, and 300 career steals...Named to the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List for the second consecutive season...Tabbed All-America Honorable Mention by Division II Bulletin...D2CCA Second Team All-South Region...NCAA South Region Tournament MVP ...NABC Coaches' Division II First Team All-District...Google Cloud Academic All-District 5 First Team selection...First Team All-Sunshine State Conference...SSC Player of the Week (12/3)...Started in all 33 games in 2018-19, averaging 15.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 5.8 apg...Shot 44.2% from the field...Scored in double figures in 28 games...Poured in a season-high 30 points in the season's first meeting against Barry (11/28)...Became the 15th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points...Recorded three double-doubles...In just two seasons, finished career among the tops in program history in numerous statistical categories, including: 2nd in steals (188), 3rd in assists (375), 7th in free throws made (232), 8th in field goals made (377), and 14th in points (1,038)...Also, posted some of the program's top single-season marks, finishing: 2nd in steals (92), 4th in assists (192), 5th in field goal attempts (437), 7th in field goals made (193), and 8th in points (520)...Topped the SSC in: assists and assists per game, assist-to-turnover ratio (2.8:1), and steals and steals per game (2.8)...Ranked third in the league in minutes per game (36.2) and 11th in points per game...Named to the 2019 Spring SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18)
Named to the Bevo Francis Top 50 Watch List… Named SSC Newcomer of the Year, the first Shark to do so in the seven-year history of the award… Named to the All-SSC First Team and All-SSC Newcomer Team… Third Shark in program history to earn All-SSC First Team honors, following Tim Coenraad (2008-09) and Chris Page (2014-15, 2015-16)… Named to the D2CCA All-South Region Team… Named to 2018 Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Finished the season second among all Division II players in minutes per game (39:37), just seven seconds off the lead, and steals per game (3.56), less than a third of a steal per game behind the leader… Also tenth in the nation with 6.8 assists per game… Set the program’s all-time single-season steals record, demolishing the 25-year mark previously held by Tom Dana at 73… Also broke the single-season NCAA-era records for assists with 183 (previous record: Zak Kirchgassner, 166 in 2003-04) and field goals made with 184 (previous record: Chris Page, 182 in 2015-16), while falling just 13 points short of matching Page’s NCAA-era points record of 531 from the same season… Tied the NCAA-era single-game steals record of 7, which he accomplished three times: vs. Florida Tech (12/11) and back-to-back games road games against Rollins (1/6) and Embry-Riddle (1/10)… No player had recorded seven assists in a single game since Justin Jeangerard (2/16/13 vs. Tampa) and he is just the third player in the program’s 16 years as an NCAA Division II member (Kluis Wimbush, 12/28/02, at Valdosta State)… Distributed a career-high 12 assists in back-to-back games vs. Florida Tech (12/7) and NYIT (12/11), just one short of the NCAA-era single-game record and two short of the all-time record… Scored 30 or more points in three consecutive games: 31 vs. NYIT, 31 vs. Benedict (12/13) and a career-high 33 vs. Elizabeth City (12/19)… Played more than 40 minutes in all six of the Sharks’ overtime games, including a career-high 51 in the triple-overtime thriller against Caldwell (11/27)… Led the team in scoring (19.6 points per game), rebounding (6.4 per game, 164 total), assists, steals and minutes (1070 total), while shooting 48.0% from the field, 35.4% from beyond the arc and 78.1% at the line… Recorded a team-high five double-doubles, including three of points and assists and two of points and rebounds… Posted a 31-point, 12-assist double-double against NYIT and a 33-point, 10-rebound double-double just eight days later against Elizabeth City… earned three SSC weekly honors: Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 20, following a pair of five-steal efforts in conference wins at Lynn and vs. Tampa; Player of the Week on Dec. 4, following an average of 18.5 points and 9.0 assists on 50% (16-32) shooting from the field in 47 minutes in a back-to-back overtime victories against Caldwell – 51-minute tour de force in triple-OT – and Florida Southern; and Player of the Week once again on Dec. 20, after his trio of 30-point efforts, in which he averaged 31.7 points and 8.3 assists in 41.0 minutes, while shooting 55.0% (33-60) from the field, 66.7% (6-9) from long distance and 82.1% (23-28) from the line… Finished the season with 1070 total minutes played, 518 points (19.2 per game), 166 rebounds (6.3 per game), 13 blocks, a 48.0% field goal percentage, 35.4% 3-point percentage and 78.1% free throw percentage.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
AS A SOPHOMORE (WEST LIBERTY, 2016-17)
Second Team All-MEC selection...Started and played in all 32 games...Averaged a team-high 32.5 minutes per game...Posted 14.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg and a league-best 6.0 apg...Led the Hilltoppers with 71 steals...Scored in double-figures 23 times, tallying a career-high 30 points against Wheeling Jesuit in the NCAA Regional Quarterfinal round...Recorded 20-plus points in seven contests...Ranked among the nation's Top-20 in assist/turnover ratio (3.19)
AS A FRESHMAN (WEST LIBERTY, 2015-16)
Division II Bulletin All-Freshman Team. …MEC Freshman of the Year. …Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team. …Started and played in all 35 games as a true freshman. …Averaged 31.5 minutes per game. …Top 10 nationally in assists (204) and steals (69). …Scored 489 points and grabbed 198 rebounds. …Shot 42 percent (176-of-416) from the floor, 29 percent (33-of-114) from the 3-point arc and 68 percent (104-of-154) from the foul line. …29 double-figure scoring games with 5 20+ games. …Season-high 26 points vs. Lincoln Memorial in Elite Eight semifinal. …Season-high 14 rebounds at Shepherd (2/6). …Season-high 11 assists vs. Shepherd (12/3) and vs. Clarion (12/13). …Season-high 6 steals at Notre Dame (11/21). …Season-high 48 minutes vs. Concord (3/5).
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Ohio Division IV Player of the Year at Canal Winchester Harvest Prep. ...1,500-point career scorer stuffed the stat sheet with 20.8 points, 5.6 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 6.3 steals a game as a senior. ...Led Harvest Prep to back-to-back state “Final Fours” as a junior and senior. ...Set Ohio Division IV "Final Four" record with 9 steals in 2015 semifinal victory against Havilland Wayne Trace. ...Scored team-high 14 points in 48-46 loss to unbeaten New Madison Tri-Village in 2015 state championship game.
PERSONAL
David is the son of David Dennis Sr. and Lori Clark. ...He is majoring in Sports Management.
