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0 Aliza Clark
Aliza Clark
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Spring Hill, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Lawrence Central
  • Previous College:
    Bethany
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    3.0
  • fg %
    28.8
  • 3pt %
    14.3
  • ft %
    56.5
  • reb/g
    1.4
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

Senior (2023-24): One of four players to play in all 25 games ... Recorded a season-high and career-high 15 points at Wooster on 11/18, also made a season and career-high seven field goals in that game as well ... Grabbed seven rebounds 12/2 at Transylvania which was a season and career-high ... Recorded first career block at Rose-Hulman on 2/3 ... Made first career start at home against Hiram on 11/27, also started at Earlham on 12/30 and got the starting nod for senior night against Manchester on 2/13 and scored in double figures in the game which was the first double digit scoring effort since the Wooster game

Junior (2022-23): Came off the bench in 13 games and scored 13 total points...Made collegiate basketball debut at Ohio Wesleyan on Nov. 15...Scored first basket on Dec. 19 vs. Kalamazoo...Played in four games over the first 14 contests of the year before appearing in 9 of the final 11...Hit a career-high five points on Feb. 1 at Manchester...Ended the year with two makes in the season finale on Feb. 17 vs. Bluffton, including a go-ahead bucket in the final minute of double-overtime to break an 80-80 tie

Before DC: Attended Bethany College in West Virginia for two years…Played volleyball and ran track for the Bison

High School: Lawrence Central High School (2020) in Indianapolis, Ind…Also attended North Central High School in Indianapolis…Earned two varsity letters in each volleyball, basketball and track…Won a conference championship in volleyball and was also awarded the league’s offensive and defensive player of the year awards

Personal: Daughter of Kelli and Rodney Clark…Has one older sister, Algeria…Majoring in forensic science with a criminal justice minor…Also a member of the DC volleyball team

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41
  Total Conference
Games 25 18
Games started 3 2
Minutes 298 182
Minutes per game 11.9 10.1
FG 30-104 17-63
FG Pct 28.8 27.0
3PT 1-7 1-4
3PT Pct 14.3 25.0
FT 13-23 6-8
FT Pct 56.5 75.0
Off rebounds 24 13
Def rebounds 11 9
Total rebounds 35 22
Rebounds per game 1.4 1.2
Personal fouls 35 24
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 9 6
Turnovers 21 15
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 23 11
Blocks 1 1
Points 74 41
Points per game 3.0 2.3
Points per 40 min 9.9 9.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 - 17 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 - 20 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 - 15 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 - 21 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 15
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 13 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 1 14 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - 19 1-11 9.1 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 16 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 1-6 16.7 3
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 17 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 11 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 10 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 10 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 - 7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 - 9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 - 8 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 - 9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 14 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 24 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 15 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 - 17 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 - 20 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 - 15 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 - 21 2 0 2 1 1 2 0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 13 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 1 14 2 0 2 1 0 1 0
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - 19 5 2 7 0 3 0 0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 16 4 1 5 0 2 5 0
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 17 3 1 4 0 5 2 0
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 11 2 0 2 0 1 2 0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 10 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 - 11 2 0 2 1 1 2 0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 10 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 - 9 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 - 9 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 - 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 - 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 - 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 14 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 24 2 1 3 0 2 1 0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 15 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Ohio Wesleyan L, 101-44 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 12 at Heidelberg L, 79-65 - 1 0 0.0
Nov 15 Adrian (Mich.) L, 76-47 - 1 0 1.0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 74-60 - 2 0 1.0
Nov 21 Kenyon L, 70-64 - 4 0 -
Nov 27 Hiram L, 88-71 1 1 0 -
Dec 2 at #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 93-28 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 9 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 96-43 - 3 0 -
Dec 16 at Kalamazoo L, 67-44 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 18 Lourdes L, 82-32 - 3 0 0.0
Dec 28 Mt. St. Joseph L, 88-27 - 0 0 0.0
Dec 30 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 59-52 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 3 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 57-41 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 6 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 66-37 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 10 Bluffton L, 81-54 - 1 0 -
Jan 13 Franklin (Ind.) L, 76-48 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 17 Anderson (Ind.) L, 84-73 - 3 - -
Jan 20 #2 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 95-36 - 0 0 -
Jan 24 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 76-52 - 2 - -
Jan 27 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 85-43 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 31 Earlham (Ind.) L, 80-63 - 1 0 -
Feb 3 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 80-43 - 0 0 -
Feb 7 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 75-55 - 1 0 -
Feb 10 Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-31 - 2 0 0.0
Feb 13 Manchester (Ind.) L, 73-51 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 16 at Bluffton L, 56-41 - 3 0 1.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 13 6.5 0.4-1.5 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.5 1.0
2023-24 25 11.9 1.2-4.2 0.0-0.3 0.5-0.9 3.0
Total 38 10.1 0.9-3.3 0.0-0.2 0.4-0.8 2.3

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 13 - 85 5-20 25.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 13
2023-24 25 3 298 30-104 28.8 1-7 14.3 13-23 56.5 74
Total 38 3 383 35-124 28.2 1-8 12.5 16-29 55.2 87

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 13 85 6.5 2.4-9.4 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.4-2.8 6.1
2023-24 25 298 11.9 4.0-14.0 0.1-0.9 14.3 1.7-3.1 9.9
Total 38 383 10.1 3.7-13.0 0.1-0.8 12.5 1.7-3.0 9.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 13 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.0
2023-24 25 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.0
Total 38 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 13 - 6 8 14 3 5 6 0
2023-24 25 3 24 11 35 9 21 23 1
Total 38 3 30 19 49 12 26 29 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 13 2.8 3.8 6.6 1.4 2.4 2.8 0.0
2023-24 25 3.2 1.5 4.7 1.2 2.8 3.1 0.1
Total 38 3.1 2.0 5.1 1.3 2.7 3.0 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 25 11.9 1.2-4.2 0.0-0.3 0.5-0.9 3.0
Conference 18 10.1 0.9-3.5 0.1-0.2 0.3-0.4 2.3
Exhibition 1 17.0 1.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-4.0 3.0
Location            
Home 13 11.5 1.2-3.8 0.1-0.2 0.4-0.6 2.9
Away 12 12.3 1.2-4.5 0.0-0.3 0.7-1.2 3.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 25 11.9 1.2-4.2 0.0-0.3 0.5-0.9 3.0
Month            
November 6 16.7 2.0-5.8 0.0-0.5 1.0-1.5 5.0
December 5 12.6 0.6-5.8 0.0-0.4 0.8-2.0 2.0
January 9 7.4 0.7-1.9 0.1-0.1 0.3-0.4 1.8
February 5 13.6 1.8-4.6 0.0-0.2 0.0-0.0 3.6

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 25 3 298 30-104 28.8 1-7 14.3 13-23 56.5 74
Conference 18 2 182 17-63 27.0 1-4 25.0 6-8 75.0 41
Exhibition 1 - 17 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 3
Location                    
Home 13 2 150 16-50 32.0 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 38
Away 12 1 148 14-54 25.9 0-4 0.0 8-15 53.3 36
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses 25 3 298 30-104 28.8 1-7 14.3 13-23 56.5 74
Month                    
November 6 1 100 12-35 34.3 0-3 0.0 6-9 66.7 30
December 5 1 63 3-29 10.3 0-2 0.0 4-10 40.0 10
January 9 - 67 6-17 35.3 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 16
February 5 1 68 9-23 39.1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 18

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 25 298 11.9 4.0-14.0 0.1-0.9 14.3 1.7-3.1 9.9
Conference 18 182 10.1 3.7-13.8 0.2-0.9 25.0 1.3-1.8 9.0
Exhibition 1 17 17.0 2.4-11.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.4-9.4 7.1
Location                
Home 13 150 11.5 4.3-13.3 0.3-0.8 33.3 1.3-2.1 10.1
Away 12 148 12.3 3.8-14.6 0.0-1.1 0.0 2.2-4.1 9.7
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Losses 25 298 11.9 4.0-14.0 0.1-0.9 14.3 1.7-3.1 9.9
Month                
November 6 100 16.7 4.8-14.0 0.0-1.2 0.0 2.4-3.6 12.0
December 5 63 12.6 1.9-18.4 0.0-1.3 0.0 2.5-6.3 6.3
January 9 67 7.4 3.6-10.1 0.6-0.6 100.0 1.8-2.4 9.6
February 5 68 13.6 5.3-13.5 0.0-0.6 0.0 0.0-0.0 10.6

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 25 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.0
Conference 18 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.1
Exhibition 1 3.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 2.0 0.0
Location                
Home 13 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.0
Away 12 1.3 0.5 1.8 0.4 0.9 1.1 0.1
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.0
Month                
November 6 1.2 0.2 1.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.0
December 5 2.4 0.8 3.2 0.0 1.4 1.6 0.0
January 9 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.0
February 5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.4 0.2

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 25 3 24 11 35 9 21 23 1
Conference 18 2 13 9 22 6 15 11 1
Exhibition 1 - 3 1 4 0 5 2 0
Location                  
Home 13 2 9 5 14 4 10 10 0
Away 12 1 15 6 21 5 11 13 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 3 24 11 35 9 21 23 1
Month                  
November 6 1 7 1 8 3 4 7 0
December 5 1 12 4 16 0 7 8 0
January 9 - 3 5 8 4 5 6 0
February 5 1 2 1 3 2 5 2 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 25 3.2 1.5 4.7 1.2 2.8 3.1 0.1
Conference 18 2.9 2.0 4.8 1.3 3.3 2.4 0.2
Exhibition 1 7.1 2.4 9.4 0.0 11.8 4.7 0.0
Location                
Home 13 2.4 1.3 3.7 1.1 2.7 2.7 0.0
Away 12 4.1 1.6 5.7 1.4 3.0 3.5 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 25 3.2 1.5 4.7 1.2 2.8 3.1 0.1
Month                
November 6 2.8 0.4 3.2 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.0
December 5 7.6 2.5 10.2 0.0 4.4 5.1 0.0
January 9 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.4 3.0 3.6 0.0
February 5 1.2 0.6 1.8 1.2 2.9 1.2 0.6

Photos

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Franklin vs. Defiance

1/13/2024 1:00 PM EST

Manchester vs. Defiance

2/13/2024 7:30 PM EST

Defiance vs. Bluffton

2/16/2024 6:00 PM EST