Clarence Weatherspoon
Clarence Weatherspoon, Sr. (born September 8, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) born in Crawford, Mississippi. He is currently the assistant coach for Jones County JC. Previously, he was an assistant coach for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.
Weatherspoon in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jones County JC | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 8, 1970 Crawford, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High school | Motley (Columbus, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Southern Miss (1988–1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1992–2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30, 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Miami Heat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Southern Miss (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Jones County JC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Points | 10,483 (11.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 6,846 (7.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,346 (1.5 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the ninth pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He 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.
At six-foot-seven-inches and 250 pounds (201 cm, 113 kg), he was nicknamed "Baby Barkley" early during his career due to a similar aggressive playing style attributed to fellow short-statured NBA power forward and former 76er, Charles Barkley.
He participated in the 1993 Slam Dunk contest, finishing second to Harold Miner with an overall score of 92.