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2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
McClure, David
Jersey Number 14
David McClure
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ridgefield, Conn.
- High School:
- Trinity Catholic
Bio
Career Notes
- A skilled and intelligent player with the ability to play multiple positions
- Uses instinctiveness and hustle to be a good rebounder and defender
- Has played in 88 career games, including 18 starting assignments
- Averaging 2.4 points and 2.9 rebounds, while shooting 47.0 percent from the field for his career
- Has battled through injuries during his Duke career ... missed the entire 2005-06 season while recovering from left knee surgery ... missed opening two games of the 2007-08 season while recovering from right knee surgery
- The last player from the state of Connecticut to attend Duke was All-America and three-time Academic All-America Mike Gminski (Monroe, Conn.)
- Active in the community as part of Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district
- Community involvement also includes visits to the Duke Children’s Hospital and an appearance at the 2007 Duke Children’s Golf Classic
2007-08
- Played in 30 games with four starting assignments
- Averaged 1.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.8 percent (14-of-32) from the field
- Grabbed four rebounds and had one steal in 14 minutes against West Virginia (3/22) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Came off the bench to contribute six points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and three steals in two games at the ACC Tournament
- Had two points and five rebounds and against Clemson (3/15) in the quarterfinal game ... posted four points, two assists and three steals in 15 minutes against Georgia Tech (3/14) in the semifinals
- Tallied a season-high six rebounds to go with two assists and two steals in the ACC opener against Virginia (1/13)
- Recorded four points on 2-of-3 shooting, four rebounds and two blocked shots at Temple (1/9)
- Posted five rebounds in 14 minutes against Cornell (1/6)
- Scored five points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field to go along with two steals against Albany (12/17)
- Registered four points on 2-of-3 shooting to go with one rebound and one steal against Georgia Tech (2/27)
- Tallied two points and two rebounds against Michigan (12/8)
- Posted two points and three rebounds against Maryland (2/13)
- Registered three rebounds and a blocked shot at Wake Forest (2/17)
- Tallied two rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal in four minutes against No. 1 North Carolina (3/8)
- Grabbed three rebounds against No. 11 Pittsburgh (12/20) in Madison Square Garden
- Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting to go with one rebound and one assist against Virginia Tech (1/24)
- Missed the first two games of the season recovering from knee surgery performed in August
2006-07
- Played in 33 contests, making 11 starts
- Averaged 4.2 points and 4.9 rebounds in 21.7 minutes per game
- Shot .491 from the field (54-of-110)
- Tied for second on the team in steals with 39
- Also second on the team in offensive rebounds and blocked shots
- Had two double-figure scoring and double-figure rebounding games
- Led the team in rebounds seven times
- Had five or more rebounds in a game 19 times
- Pulled down five rebounds and added one assist and one block against N.C. State (3/8) in the opening round of the ACC Tournament
- Had six rebounds, two points and two assists against Maryland (2/28)
- Grabbed seven boards and added two points and one assist against St. John’s (2/25)
- Pulled down four rebounds, all on the defensive end, to go along with two points and one block against Clemson (2/22)
- Made all four field goal attempts for eight points and added seven boards, two steals and one assist against Georgia Tech (2/18)
- Had four points, two rebounds and one assist against Boston College (2/14)
- Scored four points and added four boards, two steals and one block against Maryland (2/11)
- Grabbed five rebounds, including three on the offensive glass, and added three blocks and a steal against North Carolina (2/7)
- Collected seven boards and added four points and a pair of blocks against Virginia (2/1)
- Recorded nine points, three rebounds, one block and one steal against Boston College (1/28)
- Scored eight points - including the game-winning bucket as time expired - and added six rebounds, one block and one steal against Clemson (1/25)
- Made 5-of-6 field goal attempts for 10 points to go along with four rebounds, four steals and one assist against N.C. State (1/20)
- Scored seven points and added six rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists against Wake Forest (1/18)
- Pulled down 11 boards and added eight points and an assist against Miami (1/14)
- Had six rebounds, one point and one block against Virginia Tech (1/6)
- Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds to go along with six points, two blocks and one assist against Temple (1/2)
- Had a career-high four blocks to go along with six boards, two assists and a steal against Gonzaga (12/21)
- Scored five points and added six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block against Kent State (12/19)
- Pulled down five rebounds and had four points and a steal against George Mason (12/9)
- Scored six points to go along with three rebounds and two steals against Holy Cross (12/6)
- Grabbed five rebounds and scored two points against Georgetown (12/2)
- Tallied six points, three rebounds, three blocks and two steals against Indiana (11/28)
- Had eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 shooting from the foul line with four steals, three rebounds, one assist and one block against Davidson (11/25)
- Scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor, including 1-of-1 shooting from three-point distance, and had three rebounds against Marquette (11/21) in the CBE Classic Championship game
- Had two points, five rebounds and one steal against Air Force (11/20) in the semifinals of the CBE Classic
- Recorded career highs in points (11) and steals (7) and added nine rebounds in 21 minutes against UNC Greensboro (11/16) ... his seven steals in the game tied for the fourth-highest mark in school history ... five of his nine rebounds against the Spartans came on the offensive glass
- Scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds and a steal against Columbia (11/12) in the first round of the CBE Classic
2005-06
- Missed his sophomore season recovering from offseason knee surgery (left) to repair an osteochondral lesion on his patella
- Did not see game action, earned a letter and redshirted
2004-05
- Saw action in 25 games and earned three starting assignments
- Averaged 1.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7.4 minutes per game
- Shot .436 from the floor (17-of-39) and .533 from the free throw line (8-of-15)
- 20 of his 34 total rebounds were on the offensive glass
- Collected three rebounds in three minutes in the ACC Championship game versus Georgia Tech (3/13)
- Set season highs with nine points, five rebounds, three field goals and one three-point field goal versus Virginia (3/11) ... also had two assists and a steal in 20 minutes of action in the win over the Cavaliers
- Went 2-of-3 from the free throw line in two minutes against North Carolina (3/6)
- Went 2-of-2 from the field to score four points in a win over St. John’s (2/26)
- Had two points, one rebound, one blocked shot and two steals versus Maryland (1/26)
- Scored six points on 2-of-2 shooting from the floor and 2-of-2 from the free throw line against N.C. State (1/13)
- Played seven minutes, registering two points, two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot against Illinois-Chicago (12/14)
- Grabbed four rebounds in a win over Toledo (12/12)
- Scored five points in 19 minutes and had one rebound and an assist versus Valparaiso (12/4)
- Played five minutes, recording two points, one rebound and an assist against Michigan State (11/30)
- Registered two points, three rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal in a win over UNC Greensboro (11/27)
- Played seven minutes, collecting three rebounds and an assist in a win over Davidson (11/22)
- Started his first collegiate game, finishing with four points, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots against Tennessee-Martin (11/20).
High School
- A proven winner who led his high school team to a 101-7 record and three state championships in his four-year prep career
- Four-year letterwinner who led Trinity Catholic to a 27-0 record and the Connecticut state championship as a senior
- Closed his high school career with 52 consecutive wins
- Averaged a double-double in each of his last three high school seasons
- Averaged 15.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, while earning Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year honors in 2004
- Also named the 2004 Connecticut High School Coaches Association and Coca-Cola Player of the Year
- A 2004 Connecticut Coaches Academic all-state team selection
- Finished prep career fourth all-time at Trinity with 1,367 points ... was also second with 1,186 career rebounds, while adding 389 steals and 321 blocked shots in his career
- MVP of the state title games in 2003 and 2004
- MVP of the 2004 Glaxo Smith Kline Invitational
- Rated as the country’s No. 13 small forward by Insiders and No. 21 by Rivals ... ranked No. 19 nationally and No. 3 in the Northeast by Prep Nation
- One of six recipients of the New York Knickerbockers MSG Network’s inaugural Dave DeBusschere Award
- Named the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant State Player of the Year as a senior
- Participated in the Wendy’s All-Star Shootout and the J.C.C.S. 43rd Annual Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic
- Three-year starter and three-time all-state selection
- Led Trinity to three FCIAC tournament championships
- Averaged 17.2 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a junior
- Averaged 16.5 points and 10.2 rebounds as a sophomore
- Played at Trinity under head coach Mike Walsh
- Never fouled out of a game in his high school career
- Selected Duke over Notre Dame
USA Basketball
- Member of the East squad in the 2003 USA Youth Basketball Development Festival
- Averaged 6.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game at the event
- Former Duke teammate, DeMarcus Nelson, competed for the West squad
Personal
- Born David James McClure on April 1, 1986, in Danbury, Conn.
- Father, Jim, is a physical therapist and his mother, Betty, is a registered nurse
- Has an older sister, Laura
- Father played basketball from 1966-70 at Davis and Elkins College
- Second cousin, Stanley Dorsey, played football at Duke from 1990-93
- Recipient of President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in 2004
- Volunteered his time for Dads for Kids Inc.
- Recognized by Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club for outstanding achievement on and off the basketball court
- An outstanding student who maintained better than a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in high school
- Hobbies include listening to music, singing, working on computers, playing video games and watching movies
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
- Was born the day after Duke played in its first NCAA title game under Mike Krzyzewski
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