Bio

2016-17 AT ILLINOIS STATE (JUNIOR)
▪ Named to the MVC All-Bench Team…Played in all 35 games with five starts and averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest
▪ Was among ISU's first substitutions in a team-high 20 games…Scored seven points in the NIT second-round game against UCF (March 20)
▪ Collected eight rebounds in the State Farm MVC Tournament second-round win over Southern Illinois (March 4)
▪ Netted 12 points in the State Farm MVC Tournament first-round win over Evansville (March 3)…Scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting in the win at Missouri State (Feb. 15)
▪ Collected seven rebounds in the win over Bradley (Feb. 11)…Netted seven points on 3-for-4 shooting in the win at Drake (Feb. 7)
▪ Scored nine points, including a career-best seven free throws, as a starter in the win over Evansville (Jan. 29)
▪ Scored a career-high 15 points with seven rebounds in the win over Drake (Jan. 21)…Netted eight points in the win at Bradley (Jan. 18)
▪ Scored 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting in the win over Wichita State (Jan. 14)
▪ Matched a then-career high with 13 points on a career-high 6-for-7 shooting from the field in the win at Southern Illinois (Jan. 11)
▪ Scored nine points in the win at Loyola Chicago (Jan. 1)
▪ Scored eight points with four rebounds in the win over Tulsa (Dec. 25)
▪ Scored 12 points and collected a game-best eight rebounds in the win over IUPUI (Nov. 30)
▪ Made his first start as a Redbird, scoring 11 points with five rebounds, in the win over Ferris State (Nov. 27)
▪ Netted 13 points with five rebounds at TCU (Nov. 21)
▪ Scored 11 points (all in the first half) and collected a team-high nine rebounds in the win over Fort Wayne (Nov. 16)
▪ Made his Illinois State debut off the bench at Murray State (Nov. 11) and scored six points with three rebounds.

2015-16 AT PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE (SOPHOMORE)
▪ averaged a team-best 13.2 points per game while shooting 141-for-341 (41.3 percent) from the field, 55-for-171 (32.2 percent) from beyond the arc and 73-for-119 (61.3 percent) at the free throw line
▪ Played in 31 games with 25 starts as a sophomore
▪ Reached double-figure scoring 22 times – including a career-high 30-point effort versus Broward College Feb. 16 – and averaged 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game
▪ Helped the Panthers finish the 2015-16 season with a 24-8 record after advancing to the NJCAA Region 8 Championship semifinals
▪ Earned spots on the All-Southern Conference First Team and the Region 8 All-Tournament Team

2014-15 AT WESTERN KENTUCKY (FRESHMAN)
▪ played in 29 games with two starts
▪ Averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per game for the Hilltoppers
▪ Scored a season-high 15 points versus Marshall (Jan. 4, 2015)
▪ Reached double-digit scoring in four games, including a 14-point performance versus then-No. 4 Louisville (Dec. 20, 2014)

HIGH SCHOOL
▪ Finished his high school career at Elev8 Sports Academy in Orlando, Florida, after originally playing at Castro Valley High School, which is approximately 15 miles southeast of Oakland
▪ As a senior at Elev8 in 2013-14, averaged 18 points per game and helped his team to a 20-12 overall record.

PERSONAL
Full Name: Derrick Clayton, Jr.
Birthdate: January 13, 1996 in Oakland, California
Goes By: D. J.
Parents: Latasha Clayton and Derrick Clayton
Brothers: Lloyd Redding (29)
Sisters: Paja Ali (34)
Major: University Studies
Target Graduation Date: May 2018