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Jai Clemons
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    3.8
  • fg %
    30.3
  • 3pt %
    21.2
  • ft %
    88.6
  • reb/g
    1.5
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

Getting to know Jai

Favorite Food: Boneless hot wings

One thing you cannot live without: Cellphone 

If you were in a karaoke contest, which song would you choose to sing, and why?: Broken Clocks by Sza because its my favorite song right now and I love hitting the high notes.

Pre-game rituals or game day superstitions: I always have to put my Jcole playlist on. 

Favorite college sports team: UConn women’s basketball 

Favorite professional sports team: Warriors 

Favorite athlete: Kyrie Irving 

If you could meet one person in the entire world, who would it be?: J.Cole

Hidden Talent: Cooking 

Nickname: Jai Jai 

Why UWP: It seemed like the perfect place to start my journey. With all the help from coaches and faculty on campus I am guaranteed success on and off the court. 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Jan 31 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 65-55
Feb 3 Wis.-La Crosse L, 66-60
Feb 7 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 85-41
Feb 10 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 66-51
Feb 14 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 77-42
Feb 17 at Wis.-River Falls L, 75-61
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 14
Games started - -
Minutes 253 168
Minutes per game 10.5 12.0
FG 27-89 18-58
FG Pct 30.3 31.0
3PT 7-33 5-19
3PT Pct 21.2 26.3
FT 31-35 22-25
FT Pct 88.6 88.0
Off rebounds 4 2
Def rebounds 31 20
Total rebounds 35 22
Rebounds per game 1.5 1.6
Personal fouls 31 17
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 22 15
Turnovers 48 30
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.5
Steals 16 9
Blocks 0 0
Points 92 63
Points per game 3.8 4.5
Points per 40 min 14.5 15.0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Wisconsin L, 107-58 - 0 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 17 vs. St. Norbert L, 70-67 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 18 vs. St. Olaf W, 68-51 - 8 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 21 at Luther L, 73-60 - 2 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 25 Ripon W, 81-73 - 0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 29 Concordia (Wis.) L, 83-79 - 4 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 Wartburg L, 58-55 - 17 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 6 at Carroll (Wis.) W, 78-73 - 15 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 13 Edgewood W, 82-62 - 14 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Dec 16 at Loras L, 80-69 - 9 3-3 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 29 at Fontbonne L, 82-81 - 11 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Dec 30 at Washington (Mo.) L, 73-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Wis.-Stout W, 83-75 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 6 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 75-42 - 12 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 10 Wis.-River Falls L, 79-45 - 12 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 13 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 75-55 - 16 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 7
Jan 17 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 77-50 - 15 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Jan 20 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 83-61 - 17 4-8 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 24 Wis.-Whitewater L, 67-58 - 14 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 27 at Wis.-Stout W, 88-83 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 31 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 65-55 - 11 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 3 Wis.-La Crosse L, 66-60 - 14 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 7 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 85-41 - 11 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 6
Feb 10 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 66-51 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 77-42 - 8 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 17 at Wis.-River Falls L, 75-61 - 21 1-12 8.3 0-5 0.0 8-8 100.0 10
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Wisconsin L, 107-58 - 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 17 vs. St. Norbert L, 70-67 - 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Nov 18 vs. St. Olaf W, 68-51 - 8 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nov 21 at Luther L, 73-60 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 25 Ripon W, 81-73 - 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Nov 29 Concordia (Wis.) L, 83-79 - 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Dec 2 Wartburg L, 58-55 - 17 1 2 3 0 3 0 0
Dec 6 at Carroll (Wis.) W, 78-73 - 15 1 1 2 1 3 2 0
Dec 13 Edgewood W, 82-62 - 14 0 5 5 1 2 2 0
Dec 16 at Loras L, 80-69 - 9 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
Dec 29 at Fontbonne L, 82-81 - 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Dec 30 at Washington (Mo.) L, 73-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 Wis.-Stout W, 83-75 - 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 75-42 - 12 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 10 Wis.-River Falls L, 79-45 - 12 0 3 3 2 1 0 0
Jan 13 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 75-55 - 16 0 2 2 1 3 1 0
Jan 17 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 77-50 - 15 0 1 1 2 1 0 0
Jan 20 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 83-61 - 17 0 1 1 1 3 2 0
Jan 24 Wis.-Whitewater L, 67-58 - 14 1 1 2 1 2 2 0
Jan 27 at Wis.-Stout W, 88-83 - 9 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 31 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 65-55 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 3 Wis.-La Crosse L, 66-60 - 14 0 4 4 0 4 0 0
Feb 7 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 85-41 - 11 0 1 1 2 3 1 0
Feb 10 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 66-51 - 6 0 2 2 1 3 0 0
Feb 14 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 77-42 - 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Feb 17 at Wis.-River Falls L, 75-61 - 21 1 0 1 1 6 2 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Wisconsin L, 107-58 - 0 - -
Nov 17 vs. St. Norbert L, 70-67 - 3 - 1.0
Nov 18 vs. St. Olaf W, 68-51 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 21 at Luther L, 73-60 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 25 Ripon W, 81-73 - 0 - 1.0
Nov 29 Concordia (Wis.) L, 83-79 - 1 - -
Dec 2 Wartburg L, 58-55 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 6 at Carroll (Wis.) W, 78-73 - 2 0 0.3
Dec 13 Edgewood W, 82-62 - 2 - 0.5
Dec 16 at Loras L, 80-69 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 29 at Fontbonne L, 82-81 - 3 - 0.5
Dec 30 at Washington (Mo.) L, 73-65 - - - -
Jan 3 Wis.-Stout W, 83-75 - 1 - -
Jan 6 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 75-42 - 1 0 1.0
Jan 10 Wis.-River Falls L, 79-45 - 2 - 2.0
Jan 13 at Wis.-La Crosse L, 75-55 - 1 - 0.3
Jan 17 at Wis.-Oshkosh L, 77-50 - 1 - 2.0
Jan 20 Wis.-Stevens Point L, 83-61 - 1 - 0.3
Jan 24 Wis.-Whitewater L, 67-58 - 1 - 0.5
Jan 27 at Wis.-Stout W, 88-83 - 1 - 2.0
Jan 31 Wis.-Oshkosh L, 65-55 - 3 - -
Feb 3 Wis.-La Crosse L, 66-60 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 7 at Wis.-Stevens Point L, 85-41 - 3 - 0.7
Feb 10 Wis.-Eau Claire L, 66-51 - 0 - 0.3
Feb 14 at Wis.-Whitewater L, 77-42 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 17 at Wis.-River Falls L, 75-61 - 1 - 0.2
  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 per game

  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 totals

  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: Shooting per 40 min

  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 per game

  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 totals

  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

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 24 10.5 1.1-3.7 0.3-1.4 1.3-1.5 3.8
Conference 14 12.0 1.3-4.1 0.4-1.4 1.6-1.8 4.5
Exhibition 1 .0 1.0-4.0 0.0-2.0 2.0-2.0 4.0
Location            
Home 11 10.1 1.2-3.5 0.3-1.1 0.9-1.1 3.5
Away 11 11.7 1.1-4.2 0.4-1.8 1.9-2.1 4.5
Neutral 2 6.5 1.0-2.0 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.0 2.0
Result            
Wins 6 8.0 1.2-2.5 0.2-1.0 0.7-0.7 3.2
Losses 18 11.4 1.1-4.1 0.3-1.5 1.5-1.7 4.1
Month            
November 5 3.8 0.6-2.0 0.0-0.8 0.2-0.4 1.4
December 5 13.2 1.2-4.2 0.4-2.0 1.6-1.6 4.4
January 9 12.0 1.2-3.4 0.2-0.9 1.1-1.3 3.8
February 5 12.0 1.4-5.4 0.6-2.2 2.4-2.6 5.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 24 - 253 27-89 30.3 7-33 21.2 31-35 88.6 92
Conference 14 - 168 18-58 31.0 5-19 26.3 22-25 88.0 63
Exhibition 1 - 0 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Location                    
Home 11 - 111 13-39 33.3 3-12 25.0 10-12 83.3 39
Away 11 - 129 12-46 26.1 4-20 20.0 21-23 91.3 49
Neutral 2 - 13 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Result                    
Wins 6 - 48 7-15 46.7 1-6 16.7 4-4 100.0 19
Losses 18 - 205 20-74 27.0 6-27 22.2 27-31 87.1 73
Month                    
November 5 - 19 3-10 30.0 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
December 5 - 66 6-21 28.6 2-10 20.0 8-8 100.0 22
January 9 - 108 11-31 35.5 2-8 25.0 10-12 83.3 34
February 5 - 60 7-27 25.9 3-11 27.3 12-13 92.3 29

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 24 253 10.5 4.3-14.1 1.1-5.2 21.2 4.9-5.5 14.5
Conference 14 168 12.0 4.3-13.8 1.2-4.5 26.3 5.2-6.0 15.0
Exhibition 1 0 .0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 111 10.1 4.7-14.1 1.1-4.3 25.0 3.6-4.3 14.1
Away 11 129 11.7 3.7-14.3 1.2-6.2 20.0 6.5-7.1 15.2
Neutral 2 13 6.5 6.2-12.3 0.0-3.1 0.0 0.0-0.0 12.3
Result                
Wins 6 48 8.0 5.8-12.5 0.8-5.0 16.7 3.3-3.3 15.8
Losses 18 205 11.4 3.9-14.4 1.2-5.3 22.2 5.3-6.0 14.2
Month                
November 5 19 3.8 6.3-21.1 0.0-8.4 0.0 2.1-4.2 14.7
December 5 66 13.2 3.6-12.7 1.2-6.1 20.0 4.8-4.8 13.3
January 9 108 12.0 4.1-11.5 0.7-3.0 25.0 3.7-4.4 12.6
February 5 60 12.0 4.7-18.0 2.0-7.3 27.3 8.0-8.7 19.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 24 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 2.0 0.7 0.0
Conference 14 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location                
Home 11 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.9 1.7 0.5 0.0
Away 11 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 2.5 0.6 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 0.2 1.7 1.8 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.0
Losses 18 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 2.2 0.6 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.0
December 5 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.6 2.6 0.8 0.0
January 9 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.0
February 5 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.8 3.6 0.8 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 24 - 4 31 35 22 48 16 0
Conference 14 - 2 20 22 15 30 9 0
Exhibition 1 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Location                  
Home 11 - 2 20 22 10 19 6 0
Away 11 - 2 10 12 11 27 7 0
Neutral 2 - 0 1 1 1 2 3 0
Result                  
Wins 6 - 1 10 11 5 8 6 0
Losses 18 - 3 21 24 17 40 10 0
Month                  
November 5 - 0 2 2 4 5 3 0
December 5 - 2 9 11 3 13 4 0
January 9 - 1 13 14 11 12 5 0
February 5 - 1 7 8 4 18 4 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 24 0.6 4.9 5.5 3.5 7.6 2.5 0.0
Conference 14 0.5 4.8 5.2 3.6 7.1 2.1 0.0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 0.7 7.2 7.9 3.6 6.8 2.2 0.0
Away 11 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.4 8.4 2.2 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 6.2 9.2 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 0.8 8.3 9.2 4.2 6.7 5.0 0.0
Losses 18 0.6 4.1 4.7 3.3 7.8 2.0 0.0
Month                
November 5 0.0 4.2 4.2 8.4 10.5 6.3 0.0
December 5 1.2 5.5 6.7 1.8 7.9 2.4 0.0
January 9 0.4 4.8 5.2 4.1 4.4 1.9 0.0
February 5 0.7 4.7 5.3 2.7 12.0 2.7 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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