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Jai Clemons
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    9
  • pts/g
    6.2
  • fg %
    32.1
  • 3pt %
    32.0
  • ft %
    82.4
  • reb/g
    1.3
  • a/g
    2.2

Bio

2019-20: Appeared in all 25 games, making one start…averaged 5.2 points per game and 1.9 boards a game. Shot 70 % from the free throw line. Scored a career and season high 12 points vs Lakeland, dished out a career high four assist twice with most recent vs UW-River Falls. WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll member. Majoring in business administration.

2018-19: Appeared in 22 games as a sophomore. Averaged 10.5 minutes and 3.2 points per a game. WIAC All-Academic

 

Career Highs:

Minutes: 28 at UW-La Crosse 2/5/20

Points: 12 vs Lakeland 12/20/19

Rebounds: 5 (2x) Most Recent vs. Fontbonne 11/15/19

Assist: 4 (2x) Most Recent vs UW-River Falls 1/25/20 

 

Getting to know Jai

What makes you love UW-Platteville Women's Basketball?

I love the relationships I've made with my teammates on and off the court that help push me to be a better player, and the coaching staff that makes sure we put our all into the game.

What is your nickname? How did you get it and who gave it to you?

A lot of my friends and family back home call me Jai Jai, i guess because my name is so short it just adds a little fun to it.

Who are the role models in your life and why?

My parents, my mom showed me to always put in the work and the result will show and my dad taught me to never stop believing in something I love.

Who or what inspired you to play basketball and why?

My dad inspired me to play basketball, he's a really good coach and i saw the impact he had on a lot of young athletes.

If you were a superhero, what would your name be and what superpower would you have?

My name would be Speedo.

Pre-game rituals or game day superstitions:

Usually before games, i listen to J.Cole in my beats.

Describe yourself in 3 words.

Motivated, dependable, determined

What advice did you get that was the most rewarding?

"Hard work, is easy work"

If you won a million dollars what would you buy?

I would buy a big house for my family and I then would take a trip to Mexico.

What is one of the things you would put on your bucket list?

Travel to 10 different countries.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 64-59
Feb 17 Wis.-Whitewater L, 71-68
Feb 19 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 64-53
Feb 24 Wis.-La Crosse W, 68-58
Feb 26 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 69-48
Mar 1 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 81-56
  Total Conference
Games 9 7
Games started 9 7
Minutes 230 179
Minutes per game 25.6 25.6
FG 17-53 15-39
FG Pct 32.1 38.5
3PT 8-25 7-19
3PT Pct 32.0 36.8
FT 14-17 14-17
FT Pct 82.4 82.4
Off rebounds 1 1
Def rebounds 11 11
Total rebounds 12 12
Rebounds per game 1.3 1.7
Personal fouls 18 15
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 20 16
Turnovers 20 20
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 0.8
Steals 5 5
Blocks 0 0
Points 56 51
Points per game 6.2 7.3
Points per 40 min 9.7 11.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Feb 3 at Wis.-Oshkosh W, 74-68 1 21 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 5 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 81-64 1 25 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Feb 10 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 74-69 1 22 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 12 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 64-59 1 28 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Feb 17 Wis.-Whitewater L, 71-68 1 34 0-8 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0
Feb 19 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 64-53 1 23 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 24 Wis.-La Crosse W, 68-58 1 26 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 7-8 87.5 15
Feb 26 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 69-48 1 25 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Mar 1 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 81-56 1 26 1-8 12.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Feb 3 at Wis.-Oshkosh W, 74-68 1 21 0 0 0 3 3 1 0
Feb 5 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 81-64 1 25 0 3 3 1 2 0 0
Feb 10 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 74-69 1 22 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Feb 12 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 64-59 1 28 0 2 2 2 2 1 0
Feb 17 Wis.-Whitewater L, 71-68 1 34 0 5 5 4 4 2 0
Feb 19 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 64-53 1 23 0 0 0 4 3 1 0
Feb 24 Wis.-La Crosse W, 68-58 1 26 1 0 1 2 3 0 0
Feb 26 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 69-48 1 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mar 1 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 81-56 1 26 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Feb 3 at Wis.-Oshkosh W, 74-68 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 5 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 81-64 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 10 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 74-69 1 1 0 0.0
Feb 12 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 64-59 1 2 - 1.0
Feb 17 Wis.-Whitewater L, 71-68 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 19 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 64-53 1 3 - 1.3
Feb 24 Wis.-La Crosse W, 68-58 1 2 - 0.7
Feb 26 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 69-48 1 1 - -
Mar 1 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 81-56 1 2 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2017-18 24 10.5 1.1-3.7 0.3-1.4 1.3-1.5 3.8
2018-19 22 10.5 1.1-4.1 0.6-2.2 0.3-0.6 3.2
2019-20 25 18.3 1.8-6.4 1.0-3.8 0.6-0.8 5.2
2020-21 9 25.6 1.9-5.9 0.9-2.8 1.6-1.9 6.2
Total 80 14.7 1.4-4.9 0.7-2.5 0.8-1.1 4.4

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2017-18 24 - 253 27-89 30.3 7-33 21.2 31-35 88.6 92
2018-19 22 - 232 25-90 27.8 14-48 29.2 7-13 53.8 71
2019-20 25 1 458 46-161 28.6 25-95 26.3 14-20 70.0 131
2020-21 9 9 230 17-53 32.1 8-25 32.0 14-17 82.4 56
Total 80 10 1173 115-393 29.3 54-201 26.9 66-85 77.6 350

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2017-18 24 253 10.5 4.3-14.1 1.1-5.2 21.2 4.9-5.5 14.5
2018-19 22 232 10.5 4.3-15.5 2.4-8.3 29.2 1.2-2.2 12.2
2019-20 25 458 18.3 4.0-14.1 2.2-8.3 26.3 1.2-1.7 11.4
2020-21 9 230 25.6 3.0-9.2 1.4-4.3 32.0 2.4-3.0 9.7
Total 80 1173 14.7 3.9-13.4 1.8-6.9 26.9 2.3-2.9 11.9

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2017-18 24 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 2.0 0.7 0.0
2018-19 22 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.0
2019-20 25 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.0
2020-21 9 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.0
Total 80 0.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2017-18 24 - 4 31 35 22 48 16 0
2018-19 22 - 3 8 11 15 18 13 0
2019-20 25 1 5 43 48 36 42 14 1
2020-21 9 9 1 11 12 20 20 5 0
Total 80 10 13 93 106 93 128 48 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2017-18 24 0.6 4.9 5.5 3.5 7.6 2.5 0.0
2018-19 22 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.0
2019-20 25 0.4 3.8 4.2 3.1 3.7 1.2 0.1
2020-21 9 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.0
Total 80 0.4 3.2 3.6 3.2 4.4 1.6 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 9 25.6 1.9-5.9 0.9-2.8 1.6-1.9 6.2
Conference 7 25.6 2.1-5.6 1.0-2.7 2.0-2.4 7.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 4 26.8 2.8-7.0 1.5-3.8 2.0-2.8 9.0
Away 5 24.6 1.2-5.0 0.4-2.0 1.2-1.2 4.0
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result            
Wins 2 23.5 2.0-4.5 1.0-2.0 4.5-5.0 9.5
Losses 7 26.1 1.9-6.3 0.9-3.0 0.7-1.0 5.3
Month            
February 8 25.5 2.0-5.6 0.9-2.8 1.8-2.1 6.6
March 1 26.0 1.0-8.0 1.0-3.0 0.0-0.0 3.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 9 9 230 17-53 32.1 8-25 32.0 14-17 82.4 56
Conference 7 7 179 15-39 38.5 7-19 36.8 14-17 82.4 51
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 4 4 107 11-28 39.3 6-15 40.0 8-11 72.7 36
Away 5 5 123 6-25 24.0 2-10 20.0 6-6 100.0 20
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result                    
Wins 2 2 47 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 9-10 90.0 19
Losses 7 7 183 13-44 29.5 6-21 28.6 5-7 71.4 37
Month                    
February 8 8 204 16-45 35.6 7-22 31.8 14-17 82.4 53
March 1 1 26 1-8 12.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 9 230 25.6 3.0-9.2 1.4-4.3 32.0 2.4-3.0 9.7
Conference 7 179 25.6 3.4-8.7 1.6-4.2 36.8 3.1-3.8 11.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 4 107 26.8 4.1-10.5 2.2-5.6 40.0 3.0-4.1 13.5
Away 5 123 24.6 2.0-8.1 0.7-3.3 20.0 2.0-2.0 6.5
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result                
Wins 2 47 23.5 3.4-7.7 1.7-3.4 50.0 7.7-8.5 16.2
Losses 7 183 26.1 2.8-9.6 1.3-4.6 28.6 1.1-1.5 8.1
Month                
February 8 204 25.5 3.1-8.8 1.4-4.3 31.8 2.7-3.3 10.4
March 1 26 26.0 1.5-12.3 1.5-4.6 33.3 0.0-0.0 4.6

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 9 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.0
Conference 7 0.1 1.6 1.7 2.3 2.9 0.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 0.3 2.3 2.5 1.8 3.0 0.5 0.0
Away 5 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.6 1.6 0.6 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.5 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.0 0.6 0.0
Month                
February 8 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.5 0.6 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 9 9 1 11 12 20 20 5 0
Conference 7 7 1 11 12 16 20 5 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 4 4 1 9 10 7 12 2 0
Away 5 5 0 2 2 13 8 3 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 2 1 0 1 5 6 1 0
Losses 7 7 0 11 11 15 14 4 0
Month                  
February 8 8 1 11 12 17 20 5 0
March 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 9 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.5 3.5 0.9 0.0
Conference 7 0.2 2.5 2.7 3.6 4.5 1.1 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 4 0.4 3.4 3.7 2.6 4.5 0.7 0.0
Away 5 0.0 0.7 0.7 4.2 2.6 1.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 0.9 0.0 0.9 4.3 5.1 0.9 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.1 0.9 0.0
Month                
February 8 0.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 3.9 1.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Photos

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Oshkosh vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Stevens Point vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-Whitewater vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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Wis.-La Crosse vs. Wis.-Platteville

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