#BuiltByUCF - Keith Clanton

#BuiltByUCF – A look at what our Knights in the Pros have been up to this season. All summer, fans can check in on former stars of the Black and Gold as they continue to excel at the next level.
 
Keith Clanton (2009-13)
• UCF's all-time leader in rebounding with 1,000 in his career, recording over 250 in three straight seasons
• Is also the program leader in blocked shots with 227 and games played with 129 in his career
• Ranks sixth all-time in scoring at UCF with 1,718 career points
• Three-time Conference USA All-Conference honoree
• Had eight blocks in a game against Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 4, 2010
 
Keith Clanton recently completed his fifth season playing professional basketball, leading Levski Sofia to the Bulgarian League Championship and a spot in the Champions League.
 
Clanton, who has also played in Poland, South Korea, Puerto Rico, Israel and Greece, averaged 8.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game en route to the title. The big man also shot a staggering 65.3 percent from the field for the season.
 
This summer, Clanton is also playing in The Basketball Tournament with Team DRC. The event is an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer since 2014. The inaugural tournament gave the winning team $500,000 with this year's winning taking home $2,000,000.
 
Clanton's Team DRC has won its first two round, advancing to the Super 16. In round one, Team DRC won 84-66 over NC Prodigal Sons, with Clanton recording game highs of 13 rebounds and three blocked shots to go with six points on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor.
 
In the second round, an 84-80 upset win over Memphis State, Clanton went 8-for-10 from the floor, scoring 16 points. He also grabbed six boards, had three steals and blocked one shot.
 
Clanton and Team DRC continue play Thursday, July 26 against Ram Nation with coverage on ESPN2.

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