1. Clarence Weatherspoon is currently the head coach for Meridian Community College.
34 Facts About Clarence Weatherspoon
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At the University of Southern Mississippi, Weatherspoon was a three-time Metro Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, the only player in conference history to achieve the feat three times.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the ninth pick in the 1992 NBA draft.
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Clarence Weatherspoon played for the 76ers, the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets, averaging 11.5 points per game throughout his career.
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Clarence Weatherspoon participated in the 1993 Slam Dunk contest, finishing second to Harold Miner with an overall score of 92.
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Clarence Weatherspoon finished his four-year career at Southern Mississippi with averages of 18.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.
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Clarence Weatherspoon is first on the school's all-time list in rebounding, blocked shots, and minutes; is second in scoring ; and third in points per game, field goals made, field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, and steals.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was named Metro Conference Player of the Year for three straight years, from 1990 to 1992.
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Clarence Weatherspoon is the only three-time recipient of the award, and remains the all-time leading rebounder in the conference's history.
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In 1990, Clarence Weatherspoon was on the silver medal-winning USA team that participated in the Goodwill Games.
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In 1991, Clarence Weatherspoon was on the USA's team for the Pan-American games played in Cuba; the USA won the bronze medal, and in the tournament's seven games Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 9.6 points and 6.3 rebounds.
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In February 1991, Clarence Weatherspoon was the focus of a five-page feature in Sports Illustrated.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was inducted into the Southern Mississippi Alumni Association Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1992 NBA draft.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was drafted just three days after the Sixers had traded away Charles Barkley to Phoenix.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was referred to as "Baby Barkley" at times during his early career.
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Clarence Weatherspoon is often remembered for multiple pump fakes under the basket when scoring down low.
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Clarence Weatherspoon quietly had an excellent rookie campaign for the struggling 76ers.
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Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 15.6 points per game, which placed him third on the team, and he broke Lee Shaffer's thirty-one-year-old record for most points in a season by a Sixers rookie.
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Clarence Weatherspoon led the 76ers in scoring at 18.4 points per game and averaged what turned out to be a career-high 10.1 rebounds per game.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was extremely consistent, scoring in double-figures in 80 of 82 games, and recording 46 double-doubles.
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Clarence Weatherspoon registered his only career triple-double in a February 1994 home win over Charlotte, and scored a then career-high 31 points against Cleveland.
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Clarence Weatherspoon was one of only five players to have over 100 in the five major statistical categories, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shawn Kemp, and Clifford Robinson.
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Clarence Weatherspoon narrowly missed selection, receiving 13 of 15 votes from the East coaches.
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Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 18.1 points per game, but saw his rebounding numbers dip from his new position, down to 6.9 per game.
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Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 16.7 points per game, second behind Stackhouse's 19.2, and 9.7 rebounds per game.
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Clarence Weatherspoon saw his role reduced, averaging 12.2 points and 8.3 rebounds for a Sixers team that battled injuries, consistency, and maturity.
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Clarence Weatherspoon reported to camp unhappy though played dutifully as both a starter and, for the first time in his career, as a reserve.
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Clarence Weatherspoon's name was constantly in trade rumors, with the low point occurring during a December 1997 game with Miami, when Brown did not insert Clarence Weatherspoon into the first half because he thought he had already been traded.
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On January 24,1999, Clarence Weatherspoon signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
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On July 21,2001, Clarence Weatherspoon signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.
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On December 30,2003, Clarence Weatherspoon was traded to the Houston Rockets for Moochie Norris and John Amaechi.
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In 2016, Clarence Weatherspoon was named an assistant coach of the men's basketball team for his alma mater, Southern Miss.
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In 2022, Clarence Weatherspoon was named an assistant coach for the men's basketball team at Jones County JC in Ellisville, Mississippi.