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11 Clay McCorkle
Clay McCorkle
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Converse, Ind.
  • High School:
    Oak Hill
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    8
  • pts/g
    6.1
  • fg %
    40.4
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    100.0
  • reb/g
    2.0
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

Junior (2023-24): Appeared in eight games, starting each contest...Recorded double figures in two of first four games of the season, including a season and career-best 11 points on Nov. 18 vs. Kalamazoo...Scored 10 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers in Defiance's victory over Miami-Hamilton on Nov. 11...Missed the majority of the season due to injury

Sophomore (2022-23): Played 20 games and started five...18 made 3-pointers were fifth-most on the team...Made first career start vs. Alma on Nov. 16, the first of four straight starting nods...Made 11 treys over the first six games of the season and averaged 7.0 points per game over that stretch...Limited to just 10 points over a 10-game stretch while playing double-digit minutes twice over that period...Hit a pair of 3s to aid a season-high 10 points with a season-best four rebounds at Anderson on Feb. 8...Scored 21 points over three games from Feb. 8-14 and averaged 15 minutes on the floor with five made 3-pointers

Freshman (2021-22): Played in 15 games ... Averaged 1.3 points per game ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Maranatha Baptist and scored 11 points after going 3-3 on threes and 2-2 at the free-throw line.

High School: Oak Hill High School (2021) in Converse, Indiana…He was a freshman and appeared in four games when Oak Hill captured the 2017-18 2A Indiana state championship…Sister, Brittany, was a senior when the Oak Hills girls' basketball team won the 2A Indiana state championship during the 2018-19 season…Started at quarterback three seasons and passed for 3,212 yards and 21 touchdowns, also played corner on defense…McCorkle competed at Oak Hill in the same conference as DC teammate Landen Swanner from Mississinewa (Central Indiana Conference)

Personal: Son of Chad and Susie McCorkle...Has one sister, Brittany...Majoring in business

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79
  Total Conference
Games 8 3
Games started 8 3
Minutes 173 61
Minutes per game 21.6 20.3
FG 21-52 7-19
FG Pct 40.4 36.8
3PT 5-20 1-5
3PT Pct 25.0 20.0
FT 2-2 0-0
FT Pct 100.0 -
Off rebounds 2 0
Def rebounds 14 4
Total rebounds 16 4
Rebounds per game 2.0 1.3
Personal fouls 6 3
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 12 2
Turnovers 6 4
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 0.5
Steals 2 1
Blocks 0 0
Points 49 15
Points per game 6.1 5.0
Points per 40 min 11.3 9.8

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 10 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 28 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 20 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 18 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 29 5-8 62.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 17 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 20 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 19 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 22 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 10 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 28 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 20 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 18 0 3 3 3 1 0 0
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 29 0 2 2 2 0 1 0
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 17 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 20 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 19 0 1 1 1 2 1 0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 22 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Cleveland St. L, 102-41 1 0 0 -
Nov 10 Beloit L, 81-64 1 0 0 -
Nov 11 Miami-Hamilton W, 71-68 1 1 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 91-60 1 0 - 3.0
Nov 18 Kalamazoo L, 74-59 1 2 0 -
Nov 25 Oberlin L, 80-58 1 0 0 -
Nov 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 70-65 1 1 0 -
Dec 2 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-69 1 1 0 0.5
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 95-52 1 1 0 0.0
Dec 16 at Alma (Mich.) L, 84-75 - - - -
Dec 18 at Ohio L, 108-28 - - - -
Dec 21 at IUPUI L, 90-67 - - - -
Dec 30 Earlham (Ind.) L, 79-59 - - - -
Jan 3 Manchester (Ind.) L, 87-67 - - - -
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-56 - - - -
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 80-77 - - - -
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 81-74 - - - -
Jan 17 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 102-55 - - - -
Jan 20 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-51 - - - -
Jan 24 Anderson (Ind.) L, 108-68 - - - -
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 80-68 - - - -
Jan 31 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 81-70 - - - -
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 79-49 - - - -
Feb 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 77-68 - - - -
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 85-58 - - - -
Feb 13 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 91-61 - - - -
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 93-79 - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 15 6.9 0.5-1.7 0.2-0.9 0.1-0.1 1.3
2022-23 20 11.1 1.2-3.1 0.9-2.0 0.2-0.3 3.6
2023-24 8 21.6 2.6-6.5 0.6-2.5 0.2-0.2 6.1
Total 43 11.6 1.2-3.3 0.6-1.7 0.2-0.2 3.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 15 0 103 7-25 28.0 3-14 21.4 2-2 100.0 19
2022-23 20 5 222 25-63 39.7 18-41 43.9 5-6 83.3 73
2023-24 8 8 173 21-52 40.4 5-20 25.0 2-2 100.0 49
Total 43 13 498 53-140 37.9 26-75 34.7 9-10 90.0 141

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 15 103 6.9 2.7-9.7 1.2-5.4 21.4 0.8-0.8 7.4
2022-23 20 222 11.1 4.5-11.4 3.2-7.4 43.9 0.9-1.1 13.2
2023-24 8 173 21.6 4.9-12.0 1.2-4.6 25.0 0.5-0.5 11.3
Total 43 498 11.6 4.3-11.2 2.1-6.0 34.7 0.7-0.8 11.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 15 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
2022-23 20 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0
2023-24 8 0.3 1.8 2.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0
Total 43 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 15 0 1 8 9 6 4 2 0
2022-23 20 5 5 13 18 20 16 6 0
2023-24 8 8 2 14 16 12 6 2 0
Total 43 13 8 35 43 38 26 10 0

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 15 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.3 1.6 0.8 0.0
2022-23 20 0.9 2.3 3.2 3.6 2.9 1.1 0.0
2023-24 8 0.5 3.2 3.7 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.0
Total 43 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.1 2.1 0.8 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 8 21.6 2.6-6.5 0.6-2.5 0.2-0.2 6.1
Conference 3 20.3 2.3-6.3 0.3-1.7 0.0-0.0 5.0
Exhibition 1 10.0 0.0-4.0 0.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location            
Home 4 23.5 3.0-6.8 1.0-3.5 0.5-0.5 7.5
Away 4 19.8 2.2-6.2 0.2-1.5 0.0-0.0 4.8
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 1 20.0 3.0-7.0 2.0-5.0 2.0-2.0 10.0
Losses 7 21.9 2.6-6.4 0.4-2.1 0.0-0.0 5.6
Month            
November 6 22.0 2.7-6.8 0.7-2.8 0.3-0.3 6.3
December 2 20.5 2.5-5.5 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.0 5.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 8 8 173 21-52 40.4 5-20 25.0 2-2 100.0 49
Conference 3 3 61 7-19 36.8 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 15
Exhibition 1 1 10 0-4 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 4 4 94 12-27 44.4 4-14 28.6 2-2 100.0 30
Away 4 4 79 9-25 36.0 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 19
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 1 1 20 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Losses 7 7 153 18-45 40.0 3-15 20.0 0-0 - 39
Month                    
November 6 6 132 16-41 39.0 4-17 23.5 2-2 100.0 38
December 2 2 41 5-11 45.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 8 173 21.6 4.9-12.0 1.2-4.6 25.0 0.5-0.5 11.3
Conference 3 61 20.3 4.6-12.5 0.7-3.3 20.0 0.0-0.0 9.8
Exhibition 1 10 10.0 0.0-16.0 0.0-16.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 4 94 23.5 5.1-11.5 1.7-6.0 28.6 0.9-0.9 12.8
Away 4 79 19.8 4.6-12.7 0.5-3.0 16.7 0.0-0.0 9.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 1 20 20.0 6.0-14.0 4.0-10.0 40.0 4.0-4.0 20.0
Losses 7 153 21.9 4.7-11.8 0.8-3.9 20.0 0.0-0.0 10.2
Month                
November 6 132 22.0 4.8-12.4 1.2-5.2 23.5 0.6-0.6 11.5
December 2 41 20.5 4.9-10.7 1.0-2.9 33.3 0.0-0.0 10.7

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 8 0.3 1.8 2.0 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.0
Conference 3 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Location                
Home 4 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0
Away 4 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0
Month                
November 6 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.0
December 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 2.0 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 8 8 2 14 16 12 6 2 0
Conference 3 3 0 4 4 2 4 1 0
Exhibition 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0
Location                  
Home 4 4 2 7 9 7 1 1 0
Away 4 4 0 7 7 5 5 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Losses 7 7 1 12 13 10 5 2 0
Month                  
November 6 6 2 12 14 11 2 1 0
December 2 2 0 2 2 1 4 1 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 8 0.5 3.2 3.7 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.0
Conference 3 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.3 2.6 0.7 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 4.0 0.0
Location                
Home 4 0.9 3.0 3.8 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.0
Away 4 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.5 0.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 2.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.0
Month                
November 6 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.0
December 2 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 3.9 1.0 0.0