1. Cleanthony Early was born on April 17,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Al Arabi SC of the Qatari Basketball League.
23 Facts About Cleanthony Early
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Cleanthony Early was an All-American college player at Wichita State University after a stint at Sullivan County Community College.
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Cleanthony Early attended Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York before transferring to Mount Zion Christian Academy in Durham, North Carolina.
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Cleanthony Early was a junior college star at Sullivan County Community College, where he was the two-time Division III NJCAA Player of the Year.
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Cleanthony Early made an immediate impact for the Shockers, averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.
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Cleanthony Early was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference and the MVC Newcomer of the Year.
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Cleanthony Early was named to the All-Final Four team for his efforts.
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Cleanthony Early was named preseason Player of the Year for the Missouri Valley Conference and was named to the preseason top 50 watch lists for the John Wooden and Naismith Awards for national player of the year.
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Cleanthony Early put up an impressive effort in an attempt to help the Shockers advance to the Sweet Sixteen, with 31 points and 7 rebounds on 12-of-17 shooting.
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On June 26,2014, Cleanthony Early was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
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On March 25,2015, Cleanthony Early had a season-best game for New York with 18 points and 4 rebounds in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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On March 20,2016, Cleanthony Early made his first appearance for New York since December 29,2015, having been out for nearly three months with a knee injury he suffered after being shot on December 30.
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Cleanthony Early re-signed with the New York Knicks on October 18,2016, but was waived three days later.
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On October 31,2016, Cleanthony Early was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the New York Knicks.
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On December 21,2016, Cleanthony Early was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors in a three-team trade involving Westchester and the Texas Legends.
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On September 2,2017, Cleanthony Early signed a contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.
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On December 21,2017, Cleanthony Early was traded by the Warriors with the rights to Elgin Cook to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for Winston Shepard and the rights to Markus Kennedy.
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On October 11,2019, Cleanthony Early signed with Al Ahli of the Saudi Basketball league.
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On May 4,2022, Cleanthony Early was announced as a new signing by the Cape Town Tigers of the Basketball Africa League, joining the team ahead of the 2022 BAL Playoffs.
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On November 25,2022, Cleanthony Early signed with TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League.
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On January 21,2023, Cleanthony Early joined Lebanese side Dynamo Lebanon.
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On January 8,2025, Cleanthony Early signed with the Central Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.
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Cleanthony Early was taken to Elmhurst Hospital after the shooting where he was listed in stable condition.