Gian Clavell
Puerto Rican guard and 2017 Mountain West Player of the Year.
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Gian Louis Clavell López, born November 26, 1993, is a Puerto Rican professional basketball guard currently playing for the Piratas de Quebradillas in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball at Northwest Kansas from 2012 to 2014 and then at Colorado State from 2014 to 2017, where he earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Year honors in 2017—the first Colorado State Ram to win that award. Clavell also represents the Puerto Rican national team and helped the squad qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics by defeating Italy in the semifinals and Lithuania in the final of one of the four 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Professional career
Clavell began his pro career with a three-game stint for Brujos de Guayama in Puerto Rico before the 2017 NBA draft. After going undrafted, he joined the Miami Heat for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On July 23, 2017, he signed a partially-guaranteed deal with the Dallas Mavericks for their preseason roster, which later became a two-way contract, splitting time between Dallas and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. He played seven NBA games before being waived on November 17, 2017.
In January 2018, he joined Sakarya BB of the Turkish Super League. He played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Summer League and signed a one-year deal with Movistar Estudiantes of Spain's Liga ACB on August 3, 2018. After appearing with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2019 NBA Summer League, he signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor in Turkey on December 11, 2019, averaging 18.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 steals over 12 games to finish the 2019–20 season.
On October 24, 2020, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League, then joined Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League in April 2021, playing 11 games. On August 11, 2021, he signed with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In 2022, he played for Cangrejeros de Santurce in the BSN, averaging 15.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 35 games. On June 24, 2022, he signed with Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
After another stint with Cangrejeros de Santurce in 2023, he returned to Prometey for the 2023–24 season. In 2024, he played for Piratas de Quebradillas in the BSN.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Gold Central American and Caribbean Games — 2018 Barranquilla Team
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Did You Know?
- His brother, Gilberto, also plays professional basketball and attended Sam Houston State.
- On March 1, 2025, Clavell's wife announced he had a brush with death due to complications from appendicitis, including a febrile seizure from a severe infection.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Gian Clavell (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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