June 25, 1998

LAS VEGAS, NV -- UNLV senior Keon Clark was selected as the No. 13 pick in the 1998 NBA Draft which was held on June, 24 in Vancouver, B.C. Keon became the first UNLV player drafted since J.R. Rider was selected in the 1993 NBA Draft (No. 5 overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves). The 6-foot-11 forward/center became UNLV's 11th all-time first round selection.

The other first round picks include: Ricky Sobers (1975, No. 16 by Phoenix Suns); Reggie Theus (1978, No. 9 by Chicago Bulls); Sidney Green (1983, No. 5 by Chicago Bulls); Anthony Jones (1986, No. 21 by Washington Bullets); Armon Gilliam (1987, No. 2 by Phoenix Suns); Larry Johnson (1991, Top pick by Charlotte Hornets); Stacey Augmon (1991, No. 9 by Atlanta Hawks); Greg Anthony (1991, No. 12 by New York Knicks); Elmore Spencer (1992, No. 25 by Los Angeles Clippers) and Rider.

Clark appeared in 39 career games (1996-98) for head coach Bill Bayno and averaged 14.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots. He set a UNLV single-season school record with 112 blocked shots in 1996-97. He became the first UNLV player in history to record 100 or more blocks in a season. His 138 career blocked shots ranks him fourth in UNLV all-time history. He scored a career-high 28 points against Air Force on Jan. 10, 1998, and a career-high 17 rebounds against TCU on Feb. 22, 1997, and against Arkansas in the NIT on March 19, 1997.

Keon Clark's UNLV Career Statistics                TOTAL      3-PTERSYEAR    GP GS  FG FGA  PCT FG FGA PCT  FT FTA  PCT REB AVG AST  TO BLK ST PTS AVG1996-97 29 4  168 302 .556  6 19 .316  88 140 .629 289 10.0 32  74 112 23 430 14.81997-98 10 10  57 104 .548  4  8 .500  30  45 .667 86   8.6 19  28  26  2 148 14.8Totals  39 14 225 406 .554 10 27 .370 118 185 .638 375  9.6 51 102 138 25 578 14.8
Minutes Played: 1996-97 (816) and 1997-98 (321) for a total of 1,137