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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American basketball player (born 1989)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG/220px-TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG/330px-TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG/440px-TBB-MBC-Clarke.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Clarke with <a href="/wiki/Telekom_Baskets_Bonn" title="Telekom Baskets Bonn">Baskets Bonn</a> in 2015</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFF200 !important; color: #00529C !important; border: 2.5px solid #00529C !important;">Scafati Basket</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">Point guard</a> / <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie A2 Basket">Serie A2</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFF200 !important; color: #00529C !important; border: 2.5px solid #00529C !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1989-07-20</span>) </span>July 20, 1989<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 35)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Claremore,_Oklahoma" title="Claremore, Oklahoma">Claremore, Oklahoma</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">183 lb (83 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFF200 !important; color: #00529C !important; border: 2.5px solid #00529C !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Verdigris (Claremore, Oklahoma)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball">Arkansas</a> (2008–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler</a> (2012–2013)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Undrafted" class="mw-redirect" title="Undrafted">undrafted</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2013–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFF200 !important; color: #00529C !important; border: 2.5px solid #00529C !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2013–2014</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Wollongong Hawks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2014–2015</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Okapi_Aalstar" class="mw-redirect" title="Okapi Aalstar">Okapi Aalstar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2015–2016</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Telekom_Baskets_Bonn" title="Telekom Baskets Bonn">Telekom Baskets Bonn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2016–2018</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Illawarra Hawks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2017–2018</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Libertas_Pesaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Libertas Pesaro">VL Pesaro</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2018–2019</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Trapani" class="mw-redirect" title="Pallacanestro Trapani">Pallacanestro Trapani</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2019–2020</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Mantovana" title="Pallacanestro Mantovana">Pallacanestro Mantovana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2020–2021</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/KK_W%C5%82oc%C5%82awek" title="KK Włocławek">Anwil Włocławek</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2021</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Cestistica San Severo</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">2021–present</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scafati_Basket" title="Scafati Basket">Scafati Basket</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFF200 !important; color: #00529C !important; border: 2.5px solid #00529C !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="NBL Most Valuable Player Award">NBL Most Valuable Player</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBL_Team" title="All-NBL Team">All-NBL First Team</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBL_Best_Sixth_Man_Award" title="NBL Best Sixth Man Award">NBL Best Sixth Man</a> (2017)</li> <li>First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic 10">Atlantic 10</a> (2013)</li> <li>Second-team All-<a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> (2011)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rotnei Clarke</b> (born July 20, 1989) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player for <a href="/wiki/Scafati_Basket" title="Scafati Basket">Scafati Basket</a> of the Italian <a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie A2 Basket">Serie A2 Basket</a>. He played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball">University of Arkansas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler University</a> before beginning his professional career in Australia with the <a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Wollongong Hawks</a>. In his rookie season, he was named the NBL's <a href="/wiki/NBL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="NBL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a>. He went on to play in Belgium and Germany before returning to the Hawks in 2016. He can play both <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a>, and is known for his three-point shooting ability. </p><p>During high school, Clarke's sharp shooting and chase for the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> high-school scoring record attracted large crowds. During his senior year, he led <a href="/w/index.php?title=Verdigris_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Verdigris High School (page does not exist)">Verdigris High School</a> to the school's first state title. He captured the state scoring record, finishing with more than 3,700 career points. Clarke was highly recruited out of high school, attracting more than 50 college scholarship offers. He selected the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball">Arkansas Razorbacks</a>, joining the team for the <a href="/wiki/2008-09_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="2008-09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">2008–09 season</a>. </p><p>During a game in 2009, Clarke made 13 <a href="/wiki/Three-pointer" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-pointer">three-pointers</a> and scored 51 points, setting SEC and team records respectively. During the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">2010–11 season</a>, he led Arkansas in scoring and made the All-SEC second team. Arkansas coach <a href="/wiki/John_Pelphrey" title="John Pelphrey">John Pelphrey</a> was fired at the end of the season and Clarke elected to leave the team. After sitting out a year, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler Bulldogs</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">2012–13 season</a>. He led the Bulldogs in scoring and was named to the All-<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic 10">Atlantic 10</a> first team. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clarke was born to Conley and Christine Clarke.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was named after <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football" title="Oklahoma Sooners football">Oklahoma Sooners</a> running back <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Anderson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rotnei Anderson (page does not exist)">Rotnei Anderson</a>. "(Anderson) was fast, and I wanted him to have a fast name," Clarke's father explained, “but we just called him ‘Baby’ til he was old enough to run.”<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke is one-sixteenth <a href="/wiki/Cherokee" title="Cherokee">Cherokee</a>, a descendant of people who walked the <a href="/wiki/Trail_of_Tears" title="Trail of Tears">Trail of Tears</a>, and distantly related to actor <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers" title="Will Rogers">Will Rogers</a> and athlete <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Jim Thorpe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From a very young age, Clarke was exposed to sport. By the fourth grade, he and his father were shooting together on an almost daily basis.<sup id="cite_ref-countless_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-countless-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke's parents, who were both sports coaches, moved frequently as he was growing up. Wherever they went, they made sure Clarke had access to the school's gymnasium. By the time he entered seventh grade, he was attempting 500 shots a night.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before eighth grade, the family moved to <a href="/wiki/Denison,_Texas" title="Denison, Texas">Denison, Texas</a>, where Clarke's uncle Kelly had landed a head basketball coaching job and had brought along Conley as an assistant coach. Within a year, Clarke had worn out the school's shooting machine.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="High_school_career">High school career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: High school career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freshman_year">Freshman year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Freshman year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before high school, Clarke's family returned to Oklahoma when Kelly and Conley Clarke took over coaching at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Verdigris_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Verdigris High School (page does not exist)">Verdigris High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located 20 miles (32 km) northeast of <a href="/wiki/Tulsa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulsa">Tulsa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Verdigris,_Oklahoma" title="Verdigris, Oklahoma">Verdigris</a> is a small town consisting of fewer than 4,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arriving in town a week before classes began, it was doubtful that Clarke would contribute much to a senior-laden team that had made the previous year's state tournament, losing in first round to the eventual champion.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lofty_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lofty-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended up averaging 20 points per game, shooting 47% on three-pointers, while the Verdigris Cardinals finished 24–4.<sup id="cite_ref-lofty_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lofty-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Verdigris recorded its first ever state-playoff win, before losing in the Class 3A semi-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-lofty_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lofty-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke was named to the <i><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_World" title="Tulsa World">Tulsa World</a></i> All-Metro first team.<sup id="cite_ref-lofty_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lofty-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the summer, he played for Team Texas where he was asked to play up an age group during a tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 31-point performance against The Family of Detroit brought Clarke to the attention of college recruiters across the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sophomore_year">Sophomore year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sophomore year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boosted by several players moving into the area, Verdigris started the 2005–06 season ranked No. 2 in their class.<sup id="cite_ref-lofty_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lofty-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first two games of a three-game tournament early in the season, Clarke scored 41 and 44 points.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the championship game, he was held to one three-pointer in the first half, before hitting 9-of-10 in the second half, including a game-tying shot at the buzzer. In overtime, he scored all ten of the Cardinals' points, bringing his game total to 55.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Verdigris gym holds 2,700, fans had to show up several hours before games to get a seat.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> So many people wanted to see Clarke play that highway officials added Verdigris to a highway exit sign on the <a href="/wiki/Will_Rogers_Turnpike" title="Will Rogers Turnpike">Will Rogers Turnpike</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended the year leading the state in scoring at 34.2 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the area final, Clarke hit the game winner as Verdigris defeated previously unbeaten <a href="/wiki/Adair,_Oklahoma" title="Adair, Oklahoma">Adair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the state tournament, the Cardinals again reached the semi-final game.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke was named Metro Player of the Year by <i>Tulsa World</i>, becoming the first sophomore since 1980 to earn the honor, and was the only Oklahoman named to <a href="/wiki/MaxPreps" title="MaxPreps">MaxPreps</a>' national honorable mention list.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_year">Junior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Junior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg/220px-Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg/330px-Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg/440px-Rotnei_Clarke_dribbling_2-18-2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2594" data-file-height="1729" /></a><figcaption>Clarke (#15, center) dribbles the ball against LSU on February 18, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>By his junior year, Clarke was a pop-culture hero to many fans and the target of profane insults from opposing crowds.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "[The insults] just angered me and, in a way, just fueled me and made me want to do better," he recalled.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Opponents' defenses grew more physical as they tried to stop Clarke. Verdigris coaches ordered Clarke not to enter the foul lane for fear that he would be clobbered. The team traveled with a nurse who carried bandages, glue, and stitches to treat the frequent blows to the face that Clarke suffered.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he scored a career-high 65 points at <a href="/wiki/Berryhill,_Oklahoma" title="Berryhill, Oklahoma">Berryhill</a>, Clarke was removed part way through the fourth quarter as his coaches feared for his safety.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a game at <a href="/wiki/Nowata,_Oklahoma" title="Nowata, Oklahoma">Nowata</a>, he received a death threat. When the originators, two local boys, were found, the Clarkes did not press charges but instead asked the perpetrators to apologize at the sheriff's office.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one game, the opposing team had two players simultaneously guard Clarke all game; he still managed to score 31 points.<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a playoff game, 2,800 fans showed up to watch Clarke play, 300 more than capacity. He scored 57.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the state playoffs, Verdigris faced <a href="/wiki/Vian,_Oklahoma" title="Vian, Oklahoma">Vian</a>, a school with three future <a href="/wiki/Division_I_(NCAA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Division I (NCAA)">Division I</a> football players on their roster.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke was subjected to physical defense from a <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a>, had trouble breathing at times due to allergies, and scored 60 points.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The performance set a state single-tournament-game record.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the season, Clarke averaged 37.2 points, which increased to 46.2 in the playoffs, and 9.0 rebounds per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the third consecutive year, the Cardinals lost in the semi-finals of the state playoffs. Clarke was again named Player of the Year by <i>Tulsa World</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-denies_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denies-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the AAU spring season, he averaged 25 points for Team Texas.<sup id="cite_ref-denies_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-denies-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_year">Senior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During Clarke's senior year, fan fever reached new heights as he battled <a href="/wiki/Pawnee_High_School" title="Pawnee High School">Pawnee</a>'s Keiton Page for the state scoring title. When Verdigris met Pawnee in the Tulsa area Tournament of Champions, so many fans were buying tickets that the start of the game was delayed for 30 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke scored 34, but Pawnee won the game behind 28 points from Page.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 5,000 fans turned out for the area final against Adair on February 29, 2008, as Clarke closed in on the state scoring record of 3,639 points held by Ty Harman, a record that had stood since 1989. "You couldn't get in there sideways," recalled an observer.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 3:14 to go in the fourth quarter, Clarke scored his 3,640th point on a made free throw.<sup id="cite_ref-king_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke ended the game with 37 points, 3 assists, and 2 steals, as he led Verdigris into the state playoffs with a 70–51 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-king_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It's a great feeling and it's truly a blessing," Clarke said after the game.<sup id="cite_ref-king_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-king-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I'm glad to have it out of the way so we can focus on our main goal — winning a state championship."<sup id="cite_ref-well-taken_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-well-taken-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While fans rejoiced in the record, others criticized Verdigris for running up the score in some games to get Clarke more points. Coach Kelly Clarke acknowledged the criticism saying, "I made a decision that I was going to be the bad guy in this. For three years I took him out [at the end of blowouts]. I didn't want to look back in a couple years and think I held him back from accomplishing this."<sup id="cite_ref-well-taken_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-well-taken-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg/150px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="348" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg/225px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg/300px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_2-18-2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="1604" /></a><figcaption>Clarke launches a shot against LSU February 18, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>More than 13,000 people attended the 2008 state finals, filling the aisles of the 10,000 seat arena that hosted the event.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crowd is believed to be the largest ever to witness a high school game in Oklahoma.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke scored 25 and led Verdigris to the school's first Class 3A state championship.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the game, he signed autographs for 90 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To recognize the accomplishment, the town of Verdigris renamed a street "Rotnei Clarke Road" and his school retired his jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, the street sign has often been stolen by fans looking for a souvenir.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke ended the season averaging 40.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 3.4 steals per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He shared <i>Tulsa World</i> Player of the Year honors with Page, who broke the state's single-season scoring record.<sup id="cite_ref-double_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke ended his high school career with 3,758 points, beating out Page's 3,709 for the most in Oklahoma high school history.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of this career, he averaged 33.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 3.4 steals per game. He scored more than 40 points 34 times, more than 50 points seven times, and more than 60 twice.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He shot 47% on three-pointers, 60% on two-pointers, and 89% on free throws, while leading Verdigris to a 99–15 record.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When I think back on [my high school days], it was a crazy deal," says Clarke. "It was fun. But at the same time, there was a lot of pressure on every game."<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Verdigris teachers, Clarke was more than a star athlete; he was a role model.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He maintained a 4.0 grade point average and was a member of Verdigris' student council and honor society.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His work ethic was an inspiration to younger players, and he was happy to help them work on their games.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke's active Christian faith inspired classmates to bring Bibles to games and wear T-shirts with Bible verses. "He made it OK to give glory to God and not be selfish about things," recalled a teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recruiting">Recruiting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Recruiting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Coming out of high school, Clarke was highly recruited, attracting more than 50 scholarship offers.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was so much interest in Clarke, that he ran up a $400 cell phone bill largely on texts from interested coaches.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His bedroom was filled with more than 2,500 recruiting letters.<sup id="cite_ref-countless_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-countless-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> ranked Clarke as the sixth best <a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">point guard</a>, and 52nd best player overall in his recruiting class.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Telep&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Telep (page does not exist)">Dave Telep</a>, analyst for <a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout.com</a>, wrote "He is flat out, without a doubt, the best shooter in the 2008 class".<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service rated Clarke as 4-stars.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_profile_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler_profile-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke turned down offers from <a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball">Gonzaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Memphis Tigers men's basketball">Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_men%27s_basketball" title="Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball">Oklahoma</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_basketball" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball">Oklahoma State</a>, among others, in order to sign with <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball">Arkansas</a> in November 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-double_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-double-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He liked the school's fans, staff, and facilities, and the fact that he would be able to contribute from day one.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke's immediate family relocated to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville</a>, where his maternal grandmother also lived, to support his career.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "My grandma really [worked] on me" to choose Arkansas, he remarked.<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Freshman_year_2">Freshman year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Freshman year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2008–09 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">freshman year</a>, Clarke started all 30 games for Arkansas.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He averaged 31.5 minutes and 12.2 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the nation in three-point shooting percentage among freshmen at 39.3%, and shot 93.5% on free throws.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He hit at least three three-pointers 17 times, and scored in double figures 22 times.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sophomore_year_2">Sophomore year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sophomore year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to his <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">sophomore year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a> rated Clarke as the top shooter in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_profile_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler_profile-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a game against <a href="/wiki/Alcorn_State_Braves_basketball" title="Alcorn State Braves basketball">Alcorn State</a>, he set a single-game <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern conference">Southeastern conference</a> (SEC) record by hitting 13 three-pointers.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His 51 points set a school record.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_profile_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler_profile-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his accomplishments, Clarke was named SEC Player of the Week on November 16, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the year with 100 made three-pointers, second all-time by an Arkansas player, and averaged 15.1 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_profile_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_profile-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ranked ninth in the country in both three-point shooting percentage (42.7%) and three-pointers made per game (3.2).<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_profile_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler_profile-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke was named to the <a href="/wiki/SEC_community_service_team" title="SEC community service team">SEC Community Service Team</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_Writers_Association" title="United States Basketball Writers Association">United States Basketball Writers Association</a> (USBWA) All-District VII team.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led Arkansas in scoring nine times, and scored in double figures 23 times.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, he was named to the athletic department honor roll during fall semester.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_year_2">Junior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Junior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg/150px-Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="374" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg/225px-Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg/300px-Rotnei_Focused_on_a_Foul_Shout_11-25-09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1139" data-file-height="2841" /></a><figcaption>Clarke prepares to take a free throw against Morgan State on November 25, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>As a junior, Clarke was named to the preseason All-SEC second team by <i><a href="/wiki/Lindy%27s_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lindy's (sports)">Lindy's</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Athlon</i> ranked Clarke as the nation's second best shooter, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i> ranked him as the top shooter in the SEC.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After scoring an SEC career high 36 points against then 19th ranked <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_men%27s_basketball" title="Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball">Vanderbilt</a>, he was named SEC Player of the Week on January 31, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 28, he was again honored as Player of the Week after he led Arkansas to wins over Alabama and 22nd ranked Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the season, Clarke led Arkansas with 15.2 points per game and made the All-SEC second team.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transfer">Transfer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transfer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Arkansas never made the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship">NCAA tournament</a> during Clarke's tenure and coach <a href="/wiki/John_Pelphrey" title="John Pelphrey">John Pelphrey</a> was fired after the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2010–11 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team">2010–11 season</a>. Upon Pelphrey's firing, Clarke asked to be released from his scholarship. Initially, new head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Anderson_(basketball,_born_1959)" title="Mike Anderson (basketball, born 1959)">Mike Anderson</a> convinced Clarke to stay.<sup id="cite_ref-Sports360_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports360-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a few months, Clarke again asked for his release. "I have spent the last couple of months getting to know Coach Anderson, his staff and his system. And I still feel as though it's best for me to finish my career somewhere else," he explained.<sup id="cite_ref-Sports360_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports360-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anderson initially refused, but relinquished a short while later.<sup id="cite_ref-Sports360_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports360-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I just knew I was supposed to get out of there," Clarke later recalled. "I especially knew it when Coach Pelphrey got fired. I just didn't feel comfortable with it at all. But it was hard because I dedicated so much to that program."<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, Clarke had asked for a scholarship release after the 2009–10 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Sports360_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports360-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An estimated 40–50 schools expressed interest in Clarke transferring to their team.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After carefully weighing his options, Clarke selected <a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler</a>, a team that had not recruited him during high school, but had impressed him with back-to-back appearances in the national title game. "It just felt like the best fit for me," Clarke remarked.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I wasn't interested in things like top-notch facilities anymore," he explained. "I was interested in being around good teammates, good people ... And the success Butler had had the previous two years really attracted me."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on Clarke's decision, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eamonn_Brennan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eamonn Brennan (page does not exist)">Eamonn Brennan</a> said he might be a "perfect fit" for Butler.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a transfer, Clarke had to sit out a year before being eligible to play. He used the <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirt</a> year to work on his game, practicing against Butler's <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Nored" title="Ronald Nored">Ronald Nored</a>, who was considered one of the top defenders in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I'm not the quickest guy so playing against a defender like that, you find ways to get by, you find different ways to come off a screen," he remarked. NCAA regulations kept Clarke from traveling with the team for road games, so he practiced alone in <a href="/wiki/Hinkle_Fieldhouse" title="Hinkle Fieldhouse">Hinkle Fieldhouse</a>, refusing to leave until he had made 500 shots on the night.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To facilitate his workouts, Clarke persuaded head coach <a href="/wiki/Brad_Stevens" title="Brad Stevens">Brad Stevens</a> to give him a key to the building. "At night it would just be me and the ball and basket", he recalls. "That was all that mattered to me. Shooting puts me at ease, it puts me at peace, it takes everything else off my mind."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke describes the experience as "definitely one of the toughest years," but credits his teammates and his faith for getting him through it.<sup id="cite_ref-keys_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keys-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While at Arkansas, Clarke had routinely complained about pain and reduced flexibility in his ankles, but medical tests failed to identify the problem.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of seasons, he would be worn down. Butler trainers identified the problem – a bone defect he was born with – but it would require surgery that would confine Clarke to a <a href="/wiki/Wheelchair" title="Wheelchair">wheelchair</a> and limit his activity for four months.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the spring of 2012, Clarke elected to undergo the surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had never been without basketball for more than two weeks before, and had trouble dealing with the situation. There were nights he cried himself to sleep.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It was the ultimate low for me", he later recalled. "But this made me realize that if basketball is taken away from me, I know I still have my relationship with Him [God]."<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_year_2">Senior year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Senior year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg/220px-Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg/330px-Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg/440px-Arkansas_prepares_to_defend_against_Morgan_State.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2320" data-file-height="2035" /></a><figcaption>Clarke (front) and his Arkansas teammates prepare to defend against Morgan State on November 24, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>During Clarke's redshirt year, Butler struggled, finishing the year 22–15 and missing the NCAA Tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conley and Chris Clarke took leaves of absence from work to live in Indianapolis during the subsequent <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2012–13 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team">2012–13 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke was selected to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference second team, but Butler started the season unranked.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the opening round game of the <a href="/wiki/Maui_Invitational" title="Maui Invitational">Maui Invitational</a>, Clarke hit a running three-pointer at the buzzer to lead Butler to a 72–71 victory over <a href="/wiki/Marquette_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball">Marquette</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Video of the shot went viral.<sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "You grow up as a kid — I know I did — watching that tournament, wanting to be in that situation in that atmosphere", Clarke remarked. "To hit a shot like that and be able to celebrate with my teammates was one of the coolest things ever."<sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his efforts, Clarke was named to the All-Tournament team and selected as the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic 10">Atlantic 10</a> Player of the Week.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 15, 2012, Butler faced off against number one ranked <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a>. With Indiana up four points in overtime, Clarke hit a three-pointer that launched an 8–2 Butler run to finish the game.<sup id="cite_ref-keys_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keys-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the game, Clarke remarked that the possibility of big upsets "was one of the reasons I came [to Butler]".<sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The win was Butler's first ever over a number-one ranked them and launched them into the top 25. By early January, the team was ranked 13th in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-picture_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-picture-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 12, 2013, during a game against <a href="/wiki/Dayton_Flyers_men%27s_basketball" title="Dayton Flyers men's basketball">Dayton</a>, Clarke stole the ball from Matt Derenbecker and was going up for a fast-break layup when he was fouled hard from behind by Derenbecker.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke lost his balance and crashed headfirst into the basket support. He collapsed to the floor where he remained for several minutes. From his neck down, he was numb; his arms moved, but he had no control over the movement.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coach Stevens called it the scariest thing he had ever witnessed on the basketball court.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As medical trainers examined Clarke, he told them "I'm not coming out [of the game]".<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite his declaration, he knew the situation was serious, but he tried to stay positive: "I tried to think as many good things as I could, that I was going to be OK and that everything was going to be fine."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a long delay, Clarke was taken from the floor on a stretcher and transported to an area hospital. By the time he arrived, the numbness was subsiding. <a href="/wiki/X-rays" class="mw-redirect" title="X-rays">X-rays</a> revealed that he had suffered a severely strained neck, but no long-term damage.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "He is really lucky," remarked Stevens. "There was a distinct possibility he wouldn't walk again."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two hours later, Clarke walked out of the hospital in a soft <a href="/wiki/Neck_brace" class="mw-redirect" title="Neck brace">neck brace</a>, and with a new perspective. "I feel very blessed that day that I was able to walk out of that hospital," he said.<sup id="cite_ref-picture_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-picture-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It hit like I've never been hit before. There are more important things than a game of basketball."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke missed Butler's next three games and was not allowed to engage in strenuous activity such as basketball practice.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "That was the worst thing for me," he remarked.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I'm not a patient guy," he explained. "[I had] to learn to be patient ... and listen to whatever the doctors [told] me".<sup id="cite_ref-picture_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-picture-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The day he received his medical release, Clarke was back in Hinkle shooting. "It [was] the first time [I'd] seen him truly happy in two weeks," remarked Clarke's father.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke returned to action on January 26 in a game against <a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_men%27s_basketball" title="Temple Owls men's basketball">Temple</a> after missing three games. He scored 24 points and dished out a career-high nine assists.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg/220px-Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg/330px-Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg/440px-Arkansas_vs._LSU_basketball_2009-10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1867" data-file-height="1245" /></a><figcaption>Clarke (far right) and his Arkansas teammates on defense against LSU on February 10, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Clarke finished the regular season with a 16.7 point per game average, fourth in the Atlantic 10. He was first in the conference in made three-pointers per game (3.5) and free throw percentage (89.6%).<sup id="cite_ref-recognized_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recognized-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke led Butler to a 24–7 record and third-place finish in the Atlantic 10. His accomplishments landed Clarke on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team.<sup id="cite_ref-recognized_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recognized-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was selected to the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Basketball_Coaches" title="National Association of Basketball Coaches">National Association of Basketball Coaches</a> All-District 4 team and was the only non-<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ten">Big Ten</a> player selected for the USBWA All-District V team.<sup id="cite_ref-recognized_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recognized-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2013_Atlantic_10_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament">Atlantic 10 tournament</a>, Clarke scored 21 and 14 points in wins over Dayton and <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a>, and 16 points in a loss to <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Billikens men's basketball">St. Louis</a>. He collected eight assists and hit ten three-pointers over the three game stretch.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_profile_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_profile-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke's efforts landed him on the All-Tournament first team.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Butler entered the <a href="/wiki/2013_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">NCAA tournament</a> as the sixth seed. For Clarke, it was the first time his team was selected to a postseason tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-sweats_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sweats-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on the experience, he said "I was extremely nervous [watching the selection show.] I don't know why. It's my first time to go through this and I was sweating and my knees were shaking a little bit."<sup id="cite_ref-sweats_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sweats-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Butler's round of 64 NCAA tournament game versus <a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_men%27s_basketball" title="Bucknell Bison men's basketball">Bucknell</a>, Clarke struggled with nerves. "I wouldn't want to admit that, but it kind of showed, I think," he remarked.<sup id="cite_ref-shakes_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shakes-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through the first thirty minutes of the game, he had only six points and no made three-pointers. However, over the final ten minutes he scored 11, including two important threes, helping Butler to a 68–56 victory.<sup id="cite_ref-shakes_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shakes-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, Butler faced off with Marquette. Clarke came out hot, scoring 18 before half time.<sup id="cite_ref-NoMagic_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NoMagic-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he injured his shoulder near the end of the half and was less effective in the second half, scoring just six points.<sup id="cite_ref-NoMagic_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NoMagic-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He missed a potential game winning three in the final seconds, but made five on the game. "My shoulder is sore, but that didn't have any effect on the [last] shot," he remarked.<sup id="cite_ref-NoMagic_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NoMagic-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later revealed that he injured ligaments near his clavicle, an injury that requires six-weeks of recovery time.<sup id="cite_ref-recovering_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recovering-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke ended the season with 115 made three-pointers, second most ever by a Butler player, and fifth most ever by an Atlantic 10 player. For the season, he was first in the Atlantic 10 and sixth in the NCAA in made threes per game with 3.48. His 88.6% free-throw accuracy ranked second in the Atlantic 10, and ninth on the Butler all-time list. Clarke made at least one three in all 33 games he played for Butler, and his last 46 college games overall. He finished his career with 389 made three-pointers, tied for 15th in NCAA history.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "When I made my decision to leave Arkansas, I knew that I wanted to be somewhere that I'd have the opportunity to play in the NCAA Tournament ... It's amazing how God works", commented Clarke on his Butler experience.<sup id="cite_ref-sweats_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sweats-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I'm blessed and thankful to be able to share two years with these guys, this coaching staff, and been a part of the Butler community. It's been pretty special."<sup id="cite_ref-NoMagic_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NoMagic-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke was selected to participate in the postseason all-star game for college seniors, but withdrew due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Marquette.<sup id="cite_ref-busy_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-busy-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While still recovering from the shoulder injury, he participated in the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational camp and tournament for NBA prospects in mid-April.<sup id="cite_ref-recovering_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recovering-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He averaged 10.3 points and 4.3 assists over three games.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_NBA_draft">2013 NBA draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2013 NBA draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013 NBA draft</a>, Clarke trained at <a href="/w/index.php?title=St._Vincent_Sports_Performance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="St. Vincent Sports Performance (page does not exist)">St. Vincent Sports Performance</a> and hired Doug Neustadt to be his agent.<sup id="cite_ref-recovering_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recovering-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-refuses_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refuses-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke had workouts with the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>, but was not expected to be drafted due to his height. ESPN's Chad Ford ranked Clarke as the year's 98th best prospect.<sup id="cite_ref-refuses_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refuses-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, he was not drafted.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke said he would rather play professionally in Europe than in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Development League">NBA Development League</a>, believing that is his most likely route to the NBA. "I do believe I have the confidence and I have the ability to play in [the NBA]," he said. "I'm not going to go out and say I'm going to be a starter ... But I do believe I have the ability to come in and do things that a lot of people think I can't."<sup id="cite_ref-refuses_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refuses-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wollongong_Hawks">Wollongong Hawks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Wollongong Hawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Wollongong Hawks</a> of Australia's <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">National Basketball League</a> contacted Clarke's agent and were told that Clarke intended to play in Europe and was out of their price range.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke later had a change of heart, and on August 1, 2013, he signed with the Hawks for the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBL_season" title="2013–14 NBL season">2013–14 NBL season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his debut for the Hawks in the team's season opener on October 10, recording 20 points and six rebounds in a 92–73 loss to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Breakers" title="New Zealand Breakers">New Zealand Breakers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hawks struggled with consistency in 2013–14, but behind Clarke, they managed to stay in playoff contention. Clarke earned Player of the Month honors twice during the season, for December and February,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and battled for MVP supremacy with <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Tigers" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Tigers">Melbourne Tigers</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Chris_Goulding" title="Chris Goulding">Chris Goulding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Perth_Wildcats" title="Perth Wildcats">Perth Wildcats</a> forward <a href="/wiki/James_Ennis_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Ennis (basketball)">James Ennis</a>. Clarke helped the Hawks finish the regular season with a 13–15 record, good for fourth spot on the ladder out of eight teams. In their semi-final match-up with the Perth Wildcats, Clarke struggled with his shot, going 10-of-32 over the two games they played. In the best-of-three series, the Hawks were swept 2–0 by the eventual champion Wildcats. At the season's end, he was named the recipient of the <a href="/wiki/NBL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="NBL Most Valuable Player Award">NBL Most Valuable Player Award</a> ahead of Goulding and Ennis.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished third in total points scored (633), fourth in scoring average (21.1 points per game), equal first for three-pointers (95) and third for free throw percentage (81%). He appeared in all 30 games for the Hawks and also averaged 2.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Okapi_Aalstar">Okapi Aalstar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Okapi Aalstar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 19, 2014, Clarke signed with Belgian club <a href="/wiki/Okapi_Aalstar" class="mw-redirect" title="Okapi Aalstar">Okapi Aalstar</a> for the 2014–15 season.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 32 games for the club, he averaged 17.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He also played in six <a href="/wiki/EuroChallenge" class="mw-redirect" title="EuroChallenge">EuroChallenge</a> games, averaging 15.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telekom_Baskets_Bonn">Telekom Baskets Bonn</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Telekom Baskets Bonn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 10, 2015, Clarke signed with German club <a href="/wiki/Telekom_Baskets_Bonn" title="Telekom Baskets Bonn">Telekom Baskets Bonn</a> for the 2015–16 season.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 33 games for the club, he averaged 11.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He also played in 10 <a href="/wiki/EuroCup_Basketball" title="EuroCup Basketball">EuroCup</a> games, averaging 11.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Illawarra_Hawks_and_Italy">Illawarra Hawks and Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Illawarra Hawks and Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 12, 2016, Clarke signed a two-year deal with the <a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Illawarra Hawks</a>, returning to the club for a second stint.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> October 7, 2016, he scored a team-high 23 points in the Hawks' 122–88 season-opening win over the <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_36ers" title="Adelaide 36ers">Adelaide 36ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 5, 2016, he scored a season-high 29 points off the bench in a 99–93 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Kings" title="Sydney Kings">Sydney Kings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 11, 2017, in the Hawks' regular season finale, Clarke had 24 points, six assists, five rebounds off the bench in helping the team secure a playoff spot with a 106–79 win over the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bullets" title="Brisbane Bullets">Brisbane Bullets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, he was named the recipient of the <a href="/wiki/NBL_Best_Sixth_Man_Award" title="NBL Best Sixth Man Award">NBL Best Sixth Man Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After helping the Hawks defeat the first-seeded Adelaide 36ers in the semi-finals, Clarke and the Hawks moved on to the best-of-five NBL Grand Final series, where they were defeated 3–0 by the <a href="/wiki/Perth_Wildcats" title="Perth Wildcats">Perth Wildcats</a>. He appeared in all 34 games for the Hawks in 2016–17, averaging 17.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. </p><p>On March 9, 2017, Clarke signed with <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Libertas_Pesaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Libertas Pesaro">Victoria Libertas Pesaro</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Lega_Basket_Serie_A" title="Lega Basket Serie A">Lega Basket Serie A</a> for the rest of the 2016–17 season.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In eight games for Pesaro, he averaged 19.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. </p><p>In his second season with the Illawarra Hawks, Clarke averaged 18.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 25 games. On November 5, 2017, he scored a season-high 29 points in a 93–83 win over the Sydney Kings.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hawks missed the finals in <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBL_season" title="2017–18 NBL season">2017–18</a> with a 12–16 record. </p><p>On February 20, 2018, Clarke re-signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro for the rest of the 2017–18 season.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He joined <a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Trapani" class="mw-redirect" title="Pallacanestro Trapani">Pallacanestro Trapani</a> of the Italian second division on July 16, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 1, 2019, he has signed with <a href="/wiki/Pallacanestro_Mantovana" title="Pallacanestro Mantovana">Pallacanestro Mantovana</a> of the Italian <a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie A2 Basket">Serie A2 Basket</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He averaged 19.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.<sup id="cite_ref-anwil_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anwil-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poland">Poland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Poland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 24, 2020, Clarke signed with <a href="/wiki/KK_W%C5%82oc%C5%82awek" title="KK Włocławek">Anwil Włocławek</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Polish_Basketball_League" title="Polish Basketball League">Polish Basketball League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-anwil_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-anwil-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Italy">Return to Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Return to Italy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 17, 2021, he has signed with Cestistica San Severo of the Italian <a href="/wiki/Serie_A2_Basket" class="mw-redirect" title="Serie A2 Basket">Serie A2 Basket</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 16, he signed with <a href="/wiki/Scafati_Basket" title="Scafati Basket">Scafati Basket</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Skill_set_and_accolades">Skill set and accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Skill set and accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg/150px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg/225px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg/300px-Rotnei_Clarke_shooting_11-25-2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1384" data-file-height="2246" /></a><figcaption>Clarke shoots over a Morgan State defender on November 25, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Clarke began high school as a <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a>, but worked to expand his game. "I [worked] very hard on being able to get my shot off the dribble, hard on driving the basket and on all facet of my game," he said. "I was determined not to be known as just a spot-up shooter."<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the summer AAU season after his sophomore year, he switched to playing the point.<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his three years at Arkansas, Clarke switched back to being a shooting guard. During his redshirt year at Butler, he ran the point for the scout team.<sup id="cite_ref-unorthodox_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unorthodox-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He handled the task well and became Butler's primary ball-handler for the 2012–13 season, but also played off the ball at times. On Clarke's transition to point guard and role on the team, Butler assistant coach Michael Lewis remarked, "He's a much better overall basketball player than he was at Arkansas. At the same time, we ... don't want to limit Rotnei Clarke's shot."<sup id="cite_ref-unorthodox_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unorthodox-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke was named "Metro Boys Player of the Year" three times by <i><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_World" title="Tulsa World">Tulsa World</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to college, he was invited to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Players_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Players Association">NBA Players Association</a> Camp, as well as basketball camps run by <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> and <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 2009–10 season, both <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Andy_Katz" title="Andy Katz">Andy Katz</a> rated Clarke as the best shooter in college basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_profile_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler_profile-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 2010–11 season, Clarke was ranked the nation's second best shooter by <i>Athlon</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ark_profile_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ark_profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prior to the 2012–13 season, <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a>'s Big Lead Sports</i> ranked Clarke as the 35th best player in college basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same season, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bilas" title="Jay Bilas">Jay Bilas</a> described Clarke as the nation's top three-point shooter.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was selected as a finalist for the 2013 <a href="/wiki/Naismith_College_Player_of_the_Year" title="Naismith College Player of the Year">Naismith College Player of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On Clarke, his Butler University Head Coach Brad Stevens commented: "It's arguable who is the best standstill three-point shooter, but I don't know that there's anybody I've ever seen in the last three years who can make so many tough threes with just a sliver of daylight."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke's catch-to-shot-release time has been clocked at 0.6 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke is often referred to as a "gym rat" because of his work ethic.<sup id="cite_ref-keys_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keys-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During high school, a typical workout would involve 500 made three-pointers, 200 made free throws, numerous mid-range jumpshots, weight-lifting, sprinting and ball-handling drills.<sup id="cite_ref-countless_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-countless-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sessions could last four hours or more. "You learn to shoot when you're fatigued," says Clarke.<sup id="cite_ref-countless_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-countless-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "If you want something bad enough, you will work as hard as you can to get there."<sup id="cite_ref-Legend_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legend-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stevens credits Clarke's work ethic for motivating the rest of the team. "Our team gets in the gym twice as much because of Rotnei's presence," Stevens declared. "He is the ultimate gym rat."<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clarke's Christian faith plays a central role in his life. "I give all my glory to God. He put me on this Earth to play basketball." he explains.<sup id="cite_ref-attracting_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-attracting-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, when basketball was taken away from him due to surgery, Clarke began to doubt his faith. "There was a time I definitely doubted God," he recalls. "I left my family. I left my friends. I left diehard fans who just wanted to see me succeed ... It was the ultimate low for me."<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After some soul searching, he concluded his doubts were a "mistake". He explains: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It's easy to praise God because I've had a great day or a great practice or a great game. It's easy to praise him in success, but when you are really going through a struggle or something really tough in your life, I feel like I blame God. But this made me realize that if basketball is taken away from me, I know I still have my relationship with Him. I can still find Him. I can still seek Him. He's going to be there for me no matter what – when basketball isn't.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Clarke has been described as the <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> of basketball due to his <a href="/wiki/Evangelism" title="Evangelism">evangelic</a> outreach.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During high school, teachers and classmates noticed the way Clarke lived his life and were attracted to his faith.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He regularly spoke with teammates and opposing players about his faith. He left letters on visiting players' lockers explaining what <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a> meant to him.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Arkansas, Clarke often spoke about his faith at churches and basketball events around Fayetteville.<sup id="cite_ref-SportsSpectrum_19-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SportsSpectrum-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his senior year at Butler, he organized an on-campus event "Rotnei Clarke's Testimony" where he talked about his faith.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Clarke is naturally an introvert and does not necessarily like being recognized off the basketball court.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has a close relationship with his sister Cassie, with whom he exchanges <a href="/wiki/Bible_verse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bible verse">Bible verses</a> via text message before games.<sup id="cite_ref-relies_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-relies-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Cassie and I are best friends," Clarke remarks.<sup id="cite_ref-relies_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-relies-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is good friends with former Butler player Ronald Nored.<sup id="cite_ref-Woods_3-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Woods-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke describes himself as "an outdoorsy kind of guy."<sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he is not playing basketball, he enjoys hunting and fishing. He listens to <a href="/wiki/Christian_rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian rap">Christian rap</a> regularly and cites <a href="/wiki/Lecrae" title="Lecrae">Lecrae</a> as a non-athlete that he looks up to.<sup id="cite_ref-Cinderella_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cinderella-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clarke lists <a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a> as his favorite basketball player of all-time.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_2-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He hopes to become a coach after his playing days are over. He said "I don't think I'll ever get away from the game of basketball."<sup id="cite_ref-relies_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-relies-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2014, Clarke married Patricia Elliott,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the couple have one daughter, Kyah.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 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href="http://www.claremoreprogress.com/sports/rotnei-clarke-s-long-hot-summer/article_f54b9d8d-2503-52e5-ba57-2b3f41938c8a.html">Rotnei Clarke's long, hot summer</a>" – <i>Claremore Daily Progress</i> article on Clarke's 2007 off-season</li> <li>"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.claremoreprogress.com/sports/grabbing-the-gold/article_88c15d18-72e6-515f-94df-c84d3ff23407.html">Grabbing the Gold</a>" – <i>Claremore Daily Progress</i> article on the 2008 Oklahoma State Championship</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rotnei_Clarke&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid 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