Gian Clavell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clavell and the second or maternal family name is López.

Gian Clavell

No. 24 – Piratas de Quebradillas
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-26) November 26, 1993 (age 30) Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Hialeah Gardens (Hialeah Gardens, Florida)
College	Northwest Kansas (2012–2014) Colorado State (2014–2017)
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017	Brujos de Guayama
2017	Dallas Mavericks
2017	→ Texas Legends
2018	Sakarya BB
2018–2019	Estudiantes
2019–2020	Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2020–2021	Avtodor Saratov
2021	Promitheas Patras
2021–2022	Budivelnyk
2022–2023	Prometey
2023	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2023–2024	Prometey
2024	Granados Coviran
Career highlights and awards
Latvian-Estonian Basketball League champion (2023, 2024) Latvian–Estonian Basketball League Final MVP (2023, 2024) AP Honorable mention All-American (2017) Mountain West Player of the Year (2017) First-team All-Mountain West (2017) Mountain West All-Defensive Team (2017)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla Team

Gian Louis Clavell López (born November 26, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Piratas de Quebradillas. He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2017. Clavell became the first CSU Ram to win the award.^[1]

Professional career

After graduating from Colorado State University, Clavell signed a minor deal with the Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico. He played in three games for them around April 2017 before practicing for the 2017 NBA draft. After going undrafted in the draft that year, Clavell joined the Miami Heat Summer League team. On July 23, 2017 he signed a partially-guaranteed deal with the Dallas Mavericks to join the preseason roster.^[2] His contract would later be converted to a two-way deal, meaning throughout his time with the Mavericks, he would split playing time between Dallas and their NBA G League affiliate, the Texas Legends.^[3] Clavell made his NBA debut on October 20, 2017 against the Sacramento Kings.

On November 17, 2017, the Mavericks waived Clavell from his two-way contract early to sign Antonius Cleveland.^[4]

He joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On August 3, 2018, Clavell signed a one-year deal with Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.^[5][6]

In the summer of 2019, it was announced that Clavell will be joining the Portland Trail Blazers at NBA Summer League.^{[citation needed]}

On December 11, 2019, he has signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Turkish Super League (BSL).^[7] He averaged 18 points per game.

On October 24, 2020, Clavell signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.^[8] On April 28, 2021, Clavell signed with Promitheas Patras for the Greek Basket League playoffs.

On August 11, 2021, he has signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.^[9]

In 2022, he signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional in his home country of Puerto Rico.

On June 24, 2022, he has signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.^[10]

National team career

Clavell represents Puerto Rico at the international level. He was part of the team that helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics after defeating both Italy in the semifinals and Lithuania in the final of one of four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.^[11]

Clavell plays mainly as a shooting guard for the national team.

Personal life

Clavell's brother, Gilberto, is also a professional basketball player and played college basketball at Sam Houston State.^[12]

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Dallas	7	0	9.1	.333	.400	1.000	1.0	.4	.3	.0	2.9

BSN

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022	Cangrejeros	26	26	30.1	.396	.320	.700	2.9	2.5	.846	.269	14.8

References

1. Lyell, Kelly (March 5, 2017). "CSU's Gian Clavell named Mountain West Player of the Year". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
2. "Mavericks sign guard Gian Clavell". NBA.com. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
3. "Mavericks convert contract of Gian Clavell into two-way contract". NBA.com. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
4. "Mavericks sign Antonius Cleveland to two-way contract; waive Clavell". NBA.com. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. "ACB.COM - Gian Clavell, puntos y juventud para el perímetro estudiantil". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
6. "Estudiantes signs Gian Clavell". Sportando. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
7. "Gian Clavell Frutti Extra Bursaspor'da" (in Turkish). Basketball.com.tr. December 11, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
8. "Gian Clavell signs with BC Avtodor Saratov". Sportando. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
9. "Budivelnyk announce Drew Gordon, Gian Clavell". Sportando. August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
10. "Джиан Клавелл - гравець БК "Прометей" у сезоні 2022/23". prometeybc.com (in Ukrainian). June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
11. "Puerto Rico ends 20-year Olympic drought with historic win over Lithuania". fiba.basketball. July 7, 2024.
12. Lyell, Kelly (January 9, 2015). "CSU's Clavell plans to follow brother's path to pros". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved May 20, 2017.

External links

• Gian Clavell Colorado State Rams Profile
• Gian Clavell at fiba.basketball
• Gian Clavell on X