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Jeff Clayton
14 Jeff Clayton
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Indianapolis, IN
  • High School:
    Ben Davis
  • Position:
    F
  • Years Coached (at Taylor):
    Ben Davis
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    3.9
  • fg %
    50.0
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    50.0
  • reb/g
    3.5
  • a/g
    0.6
Bio

2021-22 at Taylor: Played in all 30 games while registering 18 starts at forward in his junior season…averaged career-highs in numerous categories, including 94 points, 116 rebounds, 25 blocks and 36 assists for averages of 3.1 points per game 3.9 rebounds per game 1.2 assists per game and 0.8 blocks per game…Led the team in field-goal percentage at 53.4 percent…Second on the team in blocks and fourth in rebounding.

2020-21 at Taylor: Registered 25 appearances off the bench in his sophomore campaign…Shot a career-high 55.3 percent on field goals …Posted a career-high in points against Goshen with 12 on November 24…Registered a career-high three steals against Oakland City on January 2…Third on the team in field-goal percentage.

2019-2020 at Taylor: Played in 28 games as reserve post player for Taylor … Averaged 1.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 9.5 minutes of work … Was more productive early into year with 2.4 points and 2.7 boards per game through first 12 collegiate showings … Saw TU go 7-1 in games when he connected on a field goal … Helped team to 10-3 clip in games with at least three rebounds … Turned in finest outing in 102-55 win over Simmons-Kentucky on December 13, recording single-game highs of nine points, eight rebounds and a perfect four-of-four shooting from the field … Dished three helpers against No. 14 Marian on November 26 … Had two blocks against No. 17 Saint Francis on January 7.

Prep: Three-time varsity letterwinner at Ben Davis for Donavan Carlise … Helped Giants to Indiana State Championship in 2017 and State Championship Runner-Up in 2019 … Won three sectional titles, two regional championships and two semi-state titles during time at BDH … Graduated with Academic Honors Diploma.

Personal: Son of Jeff Clayton and Shalonda Johnson … Majoring in film and media production … Minoring in coaching.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 at #7 Grace L, 75-56
Feb 8 at #13 Indiana Wesleyan L, 71-65
Feb 11 Bethel (IN) L, 77-49
Feb 18 at #RV Marian L, 85-83
Feb 22 at #16 Indiana Wesleyan W, 78-74
Feb 25 at #15 Huntington L, 73-70
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 18
Games started 29 17
Minutes 511 298
Minutes per game 17.0 16.6
FG 53-106 26-60
FG Pct 50.0 43.3
3PT 0-1 0-0
3PT Pct 0.0 -
FT 10-20 2-4
FT Pct 50.0 50.0
Off rebounds 30 14
Def rebounds 76 43
Total rebounds 106 57
Rebounds per game 3.5 3.2
Personal fouls 59 38
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 17 8
Turnovers 23 10
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.8
Steals 11 5
Blocks 16 7
Points 116 54
Points per game 3.9 3.0
Points per 40 min 9.1 7.2
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 29 Indiana Northwest W, 87-72 1 15 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 2 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-60 1 14 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 4 #RV WVU Tech (WV) L, 60-57 1 18 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 9 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 79-63 1 18 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Nov 15 Trinity International W, 83-77 1 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 19 #6 Marian L, 87-67 1 10 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 22 #14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 68-49 1 12 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 30 at #RV Huntington W, 81-68 1 14 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 3 at #RV Bethel (IN) L, 81-59 1 14 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 9 Miami-Middletown W, 64-55 1 18 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 10 #2 Grace W, 68-62 1 15 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 16 at University of Northwestern Ohio L, 83-80 1 17 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 20 at Nelson University-Arizona W, 79-66 1 26 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Dec 21 at Embry-Riddle W, 87-59 1 18 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 30 #RV Olivet Nazarene L, 75-69 1 18 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Jan 4 Goshen W, 71-59 1 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 7 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 82-73 - 13 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 11 at Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 71-69 1 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 Spring Arbor W, 76-67 1 14 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 18 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 63-57 1 16 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 21 at Spring Arbor L, 66-64 1 22 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 at Goshen L, 72-65 1 19 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 28 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 73-66 1 18 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 1 #RV Huntington L, 77-57 1 16 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 4 at #7 Grace L, 75-56 1 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at #13 Indiana Wesleyan L, 71-65 1 13 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 11 Bethel (IN) L, 77-49 1 21 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 18 at #RV Marian L, 85-83 1 38 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 22 at #16 Indiana Wesleyan W, 78-74 1 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 25 at #15 Huntington L, 73-70 1 25 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 29 Indiana Northwest W, 87-72 1 15 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
Nov 2 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-60 1 14 1 0 1 0 0 2 1
Nov 4 #RV WVU Tech (WV) L, 60-57 1 18 1 3 4 1 0 0 1
Nov 9 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 79-63 1 18 1 2 3 0 1 0 2
Nov 15 Trinity International W, 83-77 1 12 0 4 4 1 2 0 0
Nov 19 #6 Marian L, 87-67 1 10 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 22 #14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 68-49 1 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 at #RV Huntington W, 81-68 1 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Dec 3 at #RV Bethel (IN) L, 81-59 1 14 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 Miami-Middletown W, 64-55 1 18 3 3 6 1 2 0 1
Dec 10 #2 Grace W, 68-62 1 15 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 at University of Northwestern Ohio L, 83-80 1 17 1 6 7 0 2 0 0
Dec 20 at Nelson University-Arizona W, 79-66 1 26 1 5 6 2 1 0 0
Dec 21 at Embry-Riddle W, 87-59 1 18 1 2 3 2 1 1 3
Dec 30 #RV Olivet Nazarene L, 75-69 1 18 4 1 5 0 1 1 0
Jan 4 Goshen W, 71-59 1 17 1 5 6 0 2 0 1
Jan 7 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 82-73 - 13 0 2 2 1 0 0 0
Jan 11 at Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 71-69 1 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Jan 14 Spring Arbor W, 76-67 1 14 0 2 2 2 1 1 1
Jan 18 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 63-57 1 16 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
Jan 21 at Spring Arbor L, 66-64 1 22 0 2 2 1 0 0 1
Jan 26 at Goshen L, 72-65 1 19 2 5 7 1 2 1 2
Jan 28 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 73-66 1 18 3 2 5 0 1 1 1
Feb 1 #RV Huntington L, 77-57 1 16 1 3 4 2 0 0 0
Feb 4 at #7 Grace L, 75-56 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 at #13 Indiana Wesleyan L, 71-65 1 13 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 11 Bethel (IN) L, 77-49 1 21 0 4 4 0 2 0 0
Feb 18 at #RV Marian L, 85-83 1 38 0 6 6 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 at #16 Indiana Wesleyan W, 78-74 1 14 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 25 at #15 Huntington L, 73-70 1 25 2 4 6 1 2 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 29 Indiana Northwest W, 87-72 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 2 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-60 1 3 - -
Nov 4 #RV WVU Tech (WV) L, 60-57 1 2 - -
Nov 9 at Wilberforce (OH) W, 79-63 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 15 Trinity International W, 83-77 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 19 #6 Marian L, 87-67 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 22 #14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 68-49 1 1 - -
Nov 30 at #RV Huntington W, 81-68 1 3 - -
Dec 3 at #RV Bethel (IN) L, 81-59 1 1 - -
Dec 9 Miami-Middletown W, 64-55 1 0 - 0.5
Dec 10 #2 Grace W, 68-62 1 3 - -
Dec 16 at University of Northwestern Ohio L, 83-80 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 20 at Nelson University-Arizona W, 79-66 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 21 at Embry-Riddle W, 87-59 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 30 #RV Olivet Nazarene L, 75-69 1 1 - 0.0
Jan 4 Goshen W, 71-59 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 7 at Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 82-73 - 1 - -
Jan 11 at Mount Vernon Nazarene L, 71-69 1 5 1 -
Jan 14 Spring Arbor W, 76-67 1 4 - 2.0
Jan 18 Mount Vernon Nazarene W, 63-57 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 21 at Spring Arbor L, 66-64 1 3 - -
Jan 26 at Goshen L, 72-65 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 28 Saint Francis (Ind.) W, 73-66 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 1 #RV Huntington L, 77-57 1 2 - -
Feb 4 at #7 Grace L, 75-56 1 2 0 -
Feb 8 at #13 Indiana Wesleyan L, 71-65 1 3 - -
Feb 11 Bethel (IN) L, 77-49 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 18 at #RV Marian L, 85-83 1 1 - -
Feb 22 at #16 Indiana Wesleyan W, 78-74 1 3 - -
Feb 25 at #15 Huntington L, 73-70 1 0 - 0.5
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 30 20.4 1.3-2.4 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.1 3.1
2022-23 30 17.0 1.8-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.7 3.9
Total 60 18.7 1.5-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.9 3.5

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 30 18 612 39-73 53.4 1-1 100.0 15-33 45.5 94
2022-23 30 29 511 53-106 50.0 0-1 0.0 10-20 50.0 116
Total 60 47 1123 92-179 51.4 1-2 50.0 25-53 47.2 210

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 30 612 20.4 2.5-4.8 0.1-0.1 100.0 1.0-2.2 6.1
2022-23 30 511 17.0 4.1-8.3 0.0-0.1 0.0 0.8-1.6 9.1
Total 60 1123 18.7 3.3-6.4 0.0-0.1 50.0 0.9-1.9 7.5

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 30 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.8
2022-23 30 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5
Total 60 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.7

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 30 18 35 81 116 36 30 17 25
2022-23 30 29 30 76 106 17 23 11 16
Total 60 47 65 157 222 53 53 28 41

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 30 2.3 5.3 7.6 2.4 2.0 1.1 1.6
2022-23 30 2.3 5.9 8.3 1.3 1.8 0.9 1.3
Total 60 2.3 5.6 7.9 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.5

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 30 17.0 1.8-3.5 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.7 3.9
Conference 18 16.6 1.4-3.3 0.0-0.0 0.1-0.2 3.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 15 15.6 1.9-4.0 0.0-0.1 0.3-0.5 4.1
Away 15 18.5 1.7-3.1 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.9 3.7
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 14 16.3 2.1-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.8 4.6
Losses 16 17.7 1.5-3.7 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.6 3.3
Month            
October 1 15.0 2.0-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 4.0
November 7 14.0 1.9-4.1 0.0-0.0 0.4-0.9 4.1
December 7 18.0 2.7-4.3 0.0-0.1 0.4-0.9 5.9
January 8 16.4 1.2-3.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 2.5
February 7 20.1 1.3-2.3 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.1 3.1

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 30 29 511 53-106 50.0 0-1 0.0 10-20 50.0 116
Conference 18 17 298 26-60 43.3 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 54
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 15 15 234 28-60 46.7 0-1 0.0 5-7 71.4 61
Away 15 14 277 25-46 54.3 0-0 - 5-13 38.5 55
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 14 13 228 29-47 61.7 0-0 - 6-11 54.5 64
Losses 16 16 283 24-59 40.7 0-1 0.0 4-9 44.4 52
Month                    
October 1 1 15 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
November 7 7 98 13-29 44.8 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 29
December 7 7 126 19-30 63.3 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 41
January 8 7 131 10-27 37.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 20
February 7 7 141 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 22

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 30 511 17.0 4.1-8.3 0.0-0.1 0.0 0.8-1.6 9.1
Conference 18 298 16.6 3.5-8.1 0.0-0.0 - 0.3-0.5 7.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 15 234 15.6 4.8-10.3 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.9-1.2 10.4
Away 15 277 18.5 3.6-6.6 0.0-0.0 - 0.7-1.9 7.9
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 14 228 16.3 5.1-8.2 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-1.9 11.2
Losses 16 283 17.7 3.4-8.3 0.0-0.1 0.0 0.6-1.3 7.3
Month                
October 1 15 15.0 5.3-10.7 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 10.7
November 7 98 14.0 5.3-11.8 0.0-0.0 - 1.2-2.4 11.8
December 7 126 18.0 6.0-9.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.0-1.9 13.0
January 8 131 16.4 3.1-8.2 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 6.1
February 7 141 20.1 2.6-4.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.1-2.3 6.2

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 30 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5
Conference 18 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.5
Away 15 0.8 2.7 3.5 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 14 0.9 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.8
Losses 16 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3
Month                
October 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
November 7 0.9 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7
December 7 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.6
January 8 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.8
February 7 0.6 2.6 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 29 30 76 106 17 23 11 16
Conference 18 17 14 43 57 8 10 5 7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 15 15 18 36 54 7 14 6 7
Away 15 14 12 40 52 10 9 5 9
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 14 13 13 37 50 10 13 4 11
Losses 16 16 17 39 56 7 10 7 5
Month                  
October 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
November 7 7 6 11 17 2 4 2 5
December 7 7 11 22 33 5 7 2 4
January 8 7 8 23 31 6 7 4 6
February 7 7 4 18 22 4 4 3 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 30 2.3 5.9 8.3 1.3 1.8 0.9 1.3
Conference 18 1.9 5.8 7.7 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 15 3.1 6.2 9.2 1.2 2.4 1.0 1.2
Away 15 1.7 5.8 7.5 1.4 1.3 0.7 1.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 14 2.3 6.5 8.8 1.8 2.3 0.7 1.9
Losses 16 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.7
Month                
October 1 2.7 5.3 8.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 2.7
November 7 2.4 4.5 6.9 0.8 1.6 0.8 2.0
December 7 3.5 7.0 10.5 1.6 2.2 0.6 1.3
January 8 2.4 7.0 9.5 1.8 2.1 1.2 1.8
February 7 1.1 5.1 6.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min