Player Bio: John Clark - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

John Clark

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
	High School: Cascia Hall Prep

	Height / Weight: 6-7 / 205
	Position: Forward

Hard-nosed, physical frontcourt player ... slowed late last year by a foot injury that could also jeopardize the start of his 2005-06 season ... helps the team in a number of ways ... very creative passer who can also rebound, defend and knock down the open jump shot ... team is 21-9 in his starts over the last two seasons ... one of the Bison's funniest and wittiest players ... writes an opinion column in The Bucknellian.

2004-05: Participated in 31 of 33 games, including 13 starts ... started every one of Bucknell's 11 straight wins ... team was 11-2 in his starts ... minutes dwindled late in the season due to the foot injury ... did get to play in both NCAA Tournament games in his home state of Oklahoma ... scored season-high 11 points in an OT win at Yale ... hit a critical 3-pointer with 44 seconds left in regulation in that game ... also connected on big second-half treys in road wins over St. Joseph's and Pittsburgh ... dished three assists in 15 minutes in a home win over Rider, including a highlight-reel, no-look tap pass to Kevin Bettencourt for a layup ... led team with career-high seven rebounds in a win over Stephen F. Austin.

2003-04: Produced a very solid rookie campaign ... numbers were not eye-popping (3.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg), but proved to be a steady contributor ... played in every game, including starts in 17 of the last 18 contests ... team was 10-7 with him as a starter ... scored career-high 12 points in a win at Army, including 10 in the first half when the rest of the lineup was struggling offensively ... scored 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting on the Army-Lafayette road trip ... dished season-best four assists on three occasions ... made a pair of three-pointers at Northwestern ... had 16-5 assist-turnover ratio over last six games ... had positive ratio (38-36) for the season.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Full name is John William Clark ... son of Bill and Laurie Clark ... born Aug. 28, 1984 in Tulsa ... father played basketball at Northern Arizona ... has three younger siblings, Christie (18), Charles (14) and Mary (11) ... 2003 graduate of Cascia Hall Prep, where he played for coach Brian Rahilly ... first-team all-state selection ... four year letterwinner on the hardwood ... averaged 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists during his senior campaign ... led his squad to a regional championship in 2002-03 ... one of 39 high school players selected to the 2002 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival ... was class vice-president and a National Merit Finalist ... member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... majoring in philosophy ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.