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London Clarkson

Forward
Position
6'2''
Height
Sophomore
Class
Pflugerville, Texas
Hometown
Pflugerville HS
High School
Florida State
Previous School
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London Clarkson - Women's Basketball - Virginia Cavaliers

2023-24

  • Recorded a career-high four blocked shots at Georgia Tech (1/4)
  • Tied for a career-high three assists at La Salle (12/3)
  • Scored a season-high 17 points in UVA’s 87-81 overtime win over Missouri (11/30)

2022-23

  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • Presented the “Teammate of the Year” award for women’s basketball at the 2023 Hoos Choice Awards
  • Appeared in 29 games with two starts
  • Averaged 6.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
  • Blocked 21 shots with 16 steals
  • Scored 10 points, going 4-of-5 from the field, in the win against UMBC
  • Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Campbell (11/23)
  • Matched her career high with 12 points against UNCW, going 5-of-7 from the field (12/4)
  • Matched a career high with three blocked shots against Georgia Tech (12/29)
  • Scored a career-high 18 points against Boston College, going 14-of-14 from the free throw line (1/15). She set the program’s single game record for free throw efficiency, eclipsing the previous record of 13-of-13 made by Ariana Moorer in 2012
  • Back-to-back 15-point games at Syracuse (16) and at home against Virginia Tech (15)
  • Came off the bench to score a career-high 23 points at North Carolina (2/2)
  • Made her first start of the season at Pittsburgh, grabbing a carer-high 10 rebounds (2/5)
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22

  • Appeared in all 27 games with 20 starts
  • Averaged 5.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game
  • Was in the starting lineup for the season-opener at JMU (11/09), her first game played in a Cavalier uniform
  • Had her first double-digit scoring game of her career with 10 points against William & Mary (12/2). Her highest single game total while at Florida State was a six-point game against Virginia Tech
  • Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds at North Carolina (1/20)
  • Scored 11 points at Wake Forest (2/13) and followed with a 10-point game against Miami, the first back-to-back double-digit scoring games of her career. Followed with a career-high 12 points against Duke
  • Scored in double figures in each of her last six games of the season, including 11 points in the ACC Tournament game against Wake Forest

2020-21

  • Received waivers for immediate eligibility from the NCAA and ACC. She was eligible to play starting on Dec. 20 at Virginia Tech, a game that was postponed

2019-20 (at Florida State)

  • Played in 25 of FSU’s 32 games in 2019-20
  • Averaged 1.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and shot 43.8 percent (7-of-16) from the floor in 7.5 minutes per game with the Seminoles

Background

  • Ranked 68th nationally and eighth in the state of Texas by Prospects Nation, while earning a No. 93 overall rank by Max Preps
  • Started three years for her varsity squad, registering 17.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.1 assists per game in her senior year
  • Led her high school to the Class 5A regional quarterfinals as a senior, earning All-Central Texas First Team honors
  • Earned district offensive MVP honors as a junior and averaged 13.6 points, 7.6 rebounds as well as shooting 56 percent from the floor
  • Guided Pflugerville to a Class 6A co-title as a junior
  • Recorded Texas Association of Basketball Coaches 6A All-State honors as a junior and senior

Personal

  • Pursuing a Masters in Educational Psychology
  • 2022-23 Virginia Women’s Basketball Alumni Scholarship recipient