Full Bio: Alysha Clark
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WNBA TRANSACTIONS
| April 8, 2010 | Drafted by San Antonio in the Second Round (No. 17 overall) of the 2010 WNBA Draft |
| May 14, 2010 | Waived by San Antonio |
| May 16, 2011 | Signed by San Antonio as a free agent |
| June 2, 2011 | Waived by San Antonio |
| March 9, 2012 | Signed by Seattle as a free agent |
| Feb. 1, 2021 | Signed by Washington as a free agent |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | Signed by Las Vegas as a free agent |
WNBA REGULAR SEASON CAREER
Career Highlights
- 2018, 2020 (SEA) & 2023 (LV) WNBA Champion
- 2023 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year
- 2020 WNBA All-Defensive First Team
- 2019 WNBA All Defensive Second Team
- 2019, 2020 led WNBA in 3-point field goal percentage
- Enters the 2024 WNBA season ranked third in league history in two-point field goal percentage (.577). Sylvia Fowles ranks first at .599
- Enters the 2024 WNBA season ranked second in league history in effective field goal percentage
2023 (Las Vegas—34-6, 1st Place)
- Won her 3rd WNBA Championship
- Named the WNBA and Associated Press Sixth Player of the Year
- Scored a season-high 16 points on Sept. 2 vs. Seattle on 4 of 9 from the field, 4 of 6 from 3-point and 4 of 4 from the line
- Scored in double figures 10 times
2022 (Washington)
- Finished 1st in the WNBA in 2-point field goal percentage (.629)
- Scored in double-figures on 9 occasions, including a season-high 20 points at Las Vegas on June 25
2021 (Washington)
2020 (Seattle)
- Won WNBA Championship
- Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team
- Led the WNBA in Offensive Efficiency Rating (132.6), which, heading into the 2023 season, is the third highest in league history per Basketball Reference.
- Led WNBA in 3-point field goal percentage with what was, at the time, the 5th highest percentage in league history.
- Finished 3rd in the WNBA in 2-point field goal percentage (.588), 6th in field goal percentage, first in true shooting percentage (.693) and second in effective field goal percentage (.677)
- Scored in double figures on 13 occasions, including a season-high 16 on 2 occasions
- Grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds vs. Indiana on August 25
- Handed out a season-high 6 assists vs. Los Angeles on August 1
- Picked up a season-high 4 steals vs. Los Angeles on September 4
2019 (Seattle)
- Named to WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Led WNBA in 3-point field goal percentage
- Finished 8th in the WNBA in true shooting percentage (.602) and 4th in effective field goal percentage (.589)
- Scored in double figures on 16 occasions, including a season-high 21 points at New York on August 11 where she made all 7 of her field goal attempts
- Tied her career-high with 10 rebounds on June 21 vs. Los Angeles, missing out on her first career double-double by one point.
- Handed out a season-high 6 assists vs. New York on July 3
- Handed out a season-high 3 steals on 5 occasions
- Blocked a season-high 4 shots at Chicago on June 9
2018 (Seattle)
- Scored in double figures on 9 occasions, including a season-high 17 at Los Angeles on June 7
- Grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds on 2 occasions
- Handed out a season-high 4 assists on 5 occasions
- Picked up a career-high at steals Los Angeles on June 7
2017 (Seattle)
- Finished 3rd in the WNBA in 2-point field goal percentage (.622), 10th in field goal percentage , and 8th in effective field goal percentage (.579)
- Scored in double figures on 12 occasions, including 2 games of 20 or more and a season-high 22 vs. Indiana on May 28
- Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds at Connecticut on August 8
- Handed out a season-high 5 assists at Dallas on July 1
2016 (Seattle)
- Finished 9th in the WNBA in 3-point field goal percentage, 10th in 2-point field goal percentage, 10th in true shooting percentage (.609) and 9th in effective field goal percentage (.567)
- Scored in double-figures on 14 occasions, including 2 games of 20 or more points, and a career-high 23 points on 7-of-7 shooting from the field vs. New York on June 5
- Grabbed a season-high 8 rebounds vs. Los Angeles on August 26
- Handed out a season-high 7 assists at Atlanta on September 9
- Picked up a season-high 3 steals vs. San Antonio on July 20
2015 (Seattle)
- Led the WNBA in 2-point field goal percentage (.689), true shooting percentage (.646) and effective field goal percentage (.620), and finished 5th in field goal percentage
- Scored in double figures on 9 occasions, including a season-high 14 vs. Atlanta on July 18
- Grabbed a season-high 9 rebounds vs. Phoenix on June 21
- Handed out a season-high 3 assists on 5 occasions
- Picked up a season-high 3 steals at Minnesota on September 8
2014 (Seattle)
- Picked up the first start of her WNBA career on May 23 vs. Connecticut
- Scored a season-high 8 points on 3 occasions
- Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds at San Antonio on July 11
- Blocked a season-high 4 shots vs. Los Angeles on May 16
2013 (Seattle)
- Scored in double figures on 2 occasions, including a season-high 11 points vs. Tulsa on September 14
- Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds on 2 occasions
2012 (Seattle)
- Established season highs with 9 points and 8 rebounds at Phoenix on July 13
- Saw her first action in the W on June 1 vs. Tulsa
WNBA POSTSEASON CAREER
2023 (Las Vegas—2-0 vs. Chicago, 1st Round; 3-0 vs. Dallas, Semifinals; 3-1 vs. New York, Finals)
- Started Game 4 of the Finals and was instrumental in holding Breanna Stewart to 10 points on 3 of 17 from the field
- Against Chicago in the First Round, scored 13 points on Sept. 13 and 14 points on Sept. 17
- Scored in double figures 3 times in the playoffs, including 10 points in Game 4 of the Finals
2022 (Washington—0-2 vs. Seattle, 1st Round)
- Scored a playoff season-high 10 points, grabbed a playoff season-high 4 rebounds and handed out a playoff season-high 4 assists at Seattle on August 21
2020 (Seattle—3-0 vs. Minnesota, Semifinals; 3-0 vs. Las Vegas, Finals)
- Scored in double figures on 4 occasions, including a playoff career-high 21 points in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals vs. Las Vegas on October 4
- Grabbed a playoff season-high 9 rebounds vs. Minnesota on September 27
- Handed out a playoff career-high 6 assists vs. Las Vegas on October 4
2019 (Seattle—1-0 vs. Minnesota, 1st Round; 0-1 vs. Los Angeles, 2nd Round)
- Scored a playoff season-high 5 points and grabbed a playoff season-high 5 rebounds at Los Angeles on September 15
- Recorded a playoff career-high 4 steals vs. Minnesota on September 11
2018 (Seattle—3-2 vs. Phoenix, Semifinals; 3-0 vs. Washington, Finals)
- Scored in double-figures on 3 occasions, including a playoff career-high 15 at Washington on September 12
- Grabbed a playoff career-high 13 rebounds vs. Phoenix on September 4
- Handed out a playoff season-high 5 assists vs Washington on September 7
2017 (Seattle—0-1 vs. Phoenix, 1st Round)
- Scored 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in her lone playoff appearances on September 6 at Phoenix
2016 (Seattle—0-1 vs. Atlanta, 1st Round)
- Scored 8 points and handed out 3 assists in her lone playoff appearance on September 21 at Atlanta
2013 (Seattle—0-2 vs. Minnesota, Western Conference Semifinals)
- Scored a playoff season-high 12 points at Minnesota on September 20
- Grabbed a playoff season-high 9 rebounds vs. Minnesota on September 22
ALYSHA CLARK IN THE NEWS
- Could Aces’ Alysha Clark repeat as Sixth Player of the Year? (May 10, 2024)
- Why Alysha Clark Is Still The WNBA’s Premier Defender (May 6, 2024)
- Q&A: Aces’ Alysha Clark revealed the 1 thing she still fears after winning 3 WNBA championships (March 13, 2024)
- Aces 2023 6th Woman of the Year Alysha Clark still celebrating title & giving back to LV (Feb. 4, 2024)
- Pops, I Know You’re Up There Absolutely Loving This (Nov. 1, 2023)
- Q&A: Alysha Clark, local legend turned WNBA star (Oct. 27, 2023)
- LISTEN: Surround Sound Podcast w RJ Hunger: WNBA’s Las Vegas forward Alysha Clark (Oct. 25, 2023)
- ‘Bench Mob’ helps push Aces across finish line to second-consecutive title (Oct. 20, 2023)
- Aces’ ‘bench mob’ stood up when needed to claim repeat WNBA title (Oct. 19, 2023)
- ‘Pops, I hope I make you proud today’: 3-time WNBA Champion Alysha Clark dedicates title win to father (Oct. 19, 2023)
- How the Aces’ rarely used bench players stepped up to send Las Vegas to back-to-back titles (Oct. 18, 2023)
- Sixth Player of the Year Alysha Clark Isn’t Done Yet (Oct. 2, 2023)
- Aces’ Alysha Clark named WNBA Sixth Player of Year (Sept. 18, 2023)
- Veteran Aces wing named 2023 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year (Sept. 18, 2023)
- Las Vegas Aces forward Alysha Clark chosen WNBA Sixth Player of the Year (Sept. 18, 2023)
- Aces forward Clark named WNBA’s Sixth Woman of the Year (Sept. 18, 2023)
- Sixth Player of the Year Debate: Do Dana Evans’ big-time buckets give her the edge? (Sept. 6, 2023)
- The Aces’ bench has helped cook up the perfect chemistry (Aug. 4, 2023)
- 2-time WNBA champion giving Aces needed boost off the bench (July 31, 2023)
- Why Alysha Clark’s versatility has allowed her to fit right in on the Aces (July 3, 2023)
- Frances Tiafoe reacts to receiving WNBA star Alysha Clark’s jersey with a hand-written note (December 22, 2022)
- ‘She’s Everywhere’: Inside the elite defense of Alysha Clark (July 12, 2022)
- Alysha Clark feels like shes taken another step forward in comeback journey (June 10, 2022)
- Inside Alysha Clark’s long-awaited Mystics debut (May 14, 2022)
- Feeling Like A Basketball Player Again, Mystics Alysha Clark Nearing Return (April 30, 2022)
- Mystics get Alysha Clark back as training camp approaches (April 17, 2022)
- What are Lisfranc injuries, like Alysha Clark’s like (February 15, 2022)
- The Mystics tried to acquire Alysha Clark for years (February 1, 2021)
- Storm forward Alysha Clark set to sign with Washington Mystics (January 28, 2021)
- Alysha Clark’s long road from Mt. Juliet to two-time WNBA champion (October 17, 2020)
- Alysha Clark on her induction into the Blue Raiders Hall of Fame (October 17, 2020)
- Two Jewish stars helped power the Seattle Storm to a WNBA championship (October 7, 2020)
- Storm’s Alysha Clark dedicates WNBA title to Black girls and women (October 7, 2020)
- For Storm’s Alysha Clark, season about much more than championship (October 6, 2020)
- The Nasty, Brutal, Beautiful Triumph Of A’ja Wilson And The Las Vegas Aces (September 30, 2020)
OVERSEAS CAREER
2022-23 [Elitzur Ramla—Israel (D1)]
2022-23 [Elitzur Ramla—Israel (EC)]
2020-21 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (LFB)]
- Team finished on 2nd place during the regular season
- Finished 5th on the team in scoring and 2nd in steals
2020-21 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (EL)]
- Team finished in 2nd place in Group B (4-2) before falling to Sopron in the quarterfinals
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring and field goal percentage, and 3rd in rebounding
2019-20 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (LFB)]
- Team finished 1st in the regular season and won the French Supercup
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring and rebounding, 2nd in assists, and 3rd in field goal percentage
2019-20 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (EL)]
- Team finished in 2nd place in Group B (8-6), but playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring, 3-point field goal percentage and steals, 2nd in field goal percentage, and 3rd in rebounding
2018-19 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (LFB)]
- Team won French League Championship after finishing 1st in the regular season
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring and steals, 2nd in rebounding, and 3rd in field goal percentage and assists
2018-19 [Lyon ASVEL Féminin—France (EC)]
- Team finished in 2nd place in Group I (3-3) and fell to Girona in the quarterfinals
- Finished 2nd on the team in scoring and steals, 3rd in rebounding, and 2nd in 3-point field goal percentage
2017-18 [CCC Polkowice—Poland (BLK)]
- Won BLK Championship after finishing 3rd during the regular season
- Finished 1st on the team in rebounding and free throw percentage, and 2nd in scoring
2017-18 [CCC Polkowice—Poland (EL)]
- Finished in 7th place in Group A (3-11)
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring, rebounding, 3-point field goal percentage and steals
2016-17 [Adana ASKI Mersin—Turkey (KBSL)]
- Team finished 9th in the regular season
- Finished 1st on the team in 3-point field goal percentage and steals, 2nd in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage, and 3rd in assists
2015-16 [Maccabi Ashdod—Israel (D1)]
- Team won Israeli League Championship after finishing 3rd in the regular season
- Team won Israeli Cup
- Named Player of the Year, Domestic Player of the Year & Forward of the Year
- Named to All-League First Team
- Finished 1st on the team in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage,
2014-15 [Maccabi Ashdod—Israel (D1)]
- Team won Israeli League Championship, finished 1st in the regular season and advanced to the Israeli Cup semifinals
- Named Player of the Year, Domestic Player of the Year & Forward of the Year
- Named to All-League First Team
- Finished 2nd on the team in scoring, rebounding and steals, while leading the team in field goal percentage
2014-15 [Maccabi Ashdod—Israel (EC)]
- Team finished in 1st place in Group A (5-1) before losing to Villeneuve in the semifinals
- Finished 1st on the team in field goal percentage, 2nd in rebounding and 3rd in scoring
2012-13 [Ramat Hasharon—Israel (D1)]
- Team finished 3rd in the league, advancing to the Israeli League semifinals and the Israeli Super Cup finals
- Finished second on the team in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage, and 3rd in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals
2011-12 [Ramat Hasharon—Israel (D1)]
- Team finished 3rd in the league, advancing to the Israeli Cup Finals, and the Israeli League semifinals
- Finished 1st on the team in field goal percentage and free throw percentage, 2nd in scoring and 3-point field goal percentage, and 3rd in rebounding and steals
2010-11 [Hapoel Rishon LeZion—Israel (D1)]
- Team finished 5th in the league, advancing to the Israeli Cup Semifinals
- Named Domestic Player of the Year by Eurobasket.com and All-Israeli First Team
- Finished 1st on the team in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage, and 2nd in scoring, rebounding, and steals
OVERSEAS STATISTICS
COLLEGE
Career (Belmont, 2005-07; Middle Tennessee State, 2008-10)
- Majored in electronic media journalism
- Two-time Sun Belt Player of the Year (2008-09, 2009-10)
- Two-time Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2008-09, 2009-10)
- Two-time leading scorer in the nation (2008-09, 2009-10)
- Ranks 10th on Middle Tennessee State’s career scoring list despite only playing two years at the school
- Ranks first in Middle Tennessee State’s career charts in scoring average (27.9) and field goal percentage (.611), third in rebound average (10.7), fifth in free throws made (429), and 4th in free throw percentage (.784)
- Ranks second in Middle Tennessee State’s career list of double figure scoring games (55) and double-doubles (37)
- Owns the top six single-game scoring marks in Middle Tennessee State history
Redshirt Senior (Middle Tennessee State, 2009-10)
- Named to the USBWA All-America and Lowe’s Senior First Teams, AP and Full Court Press Second Teams, to the NetScouts Basketball and Basketball Times Third Teams, and was a WBCA All-America honorable mention
- Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
- Named Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Led the nation in scoring, breaking her own school record
Redshirt Junior (Middle Tennessee State, 2008-09)
- Named a CBSSports.com All-America Second Team, Associated Press All-America Third Team and was a WBCA All-America honorable mention
- Tabbed the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Year, a first for a Middle Tennessee women’s basketball player
- Selected as the Sun Belt Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year
- Believed to be the first player in NCAA basketball history, men’s or women’s, to receive player of the year accolades from more than one conference
- WBCA All-Region Team
- Included on the Naismith Trophy Mid-Season Top-30 List and as a Midseason Top-20 Candidate for the Wooden Award
- Led the nation in scoring, breaking the school record
- Ranked fifth in the nation, and set the school record with 935 points
- Registered an NCAA Division I-high 50 points at Troy on February 11 to set the school single-game record, men’s or women’s, and tie the Sun Belt single-game mark
- Added 45 points in the regular-season finale against Western Kentucky on March 1 to set a Murphy Center record and give her two of the top-four single-game scoring marks in the country
- Selected as the Sun Belt Player of the Week a school and conference record six times
- Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team
- Named the Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament Team
- Scored 30 or more points in 10-straight games from January 31 through March 9
- Set league records for total points (92), field goals made (33), and made free throws (26) in a single tournament, as well as the single-game free throws made mark with 16
- Tied previous single-game tournament marks for field goals made (14) and free throws attempted (18)
- Ranked 5th in the nation in field goal percentage and 26th in rebounds per game
- Led all players with 34 points and 10 rebounds in the Blue Raiders’ NCAA Tournament game at Michigan State, setting a school record for single-game tournament points
- Broke the program single-season records for free throws made, free throws attempted, and 30-point plus games (14)
- Recorded 17 double-doubles
- Surpassed the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound plateaus, raising her career totals 2,031 points and 1,025 rebounds
- Scored in double figures in all but two games—against Indiana on November 22 and at Western Carolina on December 7
- Tallied 32 double-digit scoring games, 18 double-figure rebounding contests, 28 tilts with at least 20 points and four contests with at least 40 points
- Led the team in scoring 29 times and in rebounding 26 times
Junior (Middle Tennessee State, 2007-08)
- Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer rules
Sophomore (Belmont, 2006-07)
- Named the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, becoming only the fifth player in league history to earn the award in consecutive seasons
- Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team
- Reached the 1,000-point mark in her 52nd game—the fastest in school history
- Helped lead the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history
- A five-time Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honoree, matching her school record from the previous season
- Voted the Atlantic Sun Tournament MVP
- Ranked 3rd in the nation in rebounding
- Posted 20 double-doubles, including three 20-plus rebound games—at Mississippi State (Nov. 20), against ETSU (Feb. 1) and against Kennesaw State (Feb. 3)
- Her 23 rebounds against ETSU set a single-game school standard, breaking the mark which had stood since 1975-76 (previously had tied the program record with 20 at Mississippi State)
Freshman (Belmont, 2005-06)
- Became the first player in Atlantic Sun Conference history to receive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season
- Selected to the All-Atlantic Sun First Team and to the league’s All-Freshman Team
- Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team
- Tabbed the Atlantic Sun Player of the Week a school-record 5 times
- Ranked second nationally among freshmen for points per game and double-doubles (18), while placing third for rebounding average (10.9)
- Ranked 11th in the nation in rebounding, 16th in points per game, and 29th in field goal percentage (.540)
- Led the Bruins in scoring during 24 games and rebounding 26 times
- Scored a season-high 36 points to go along with 12 rebounds versus Clemson on November 25 on her way to receiving MVP accolades at Memphis’ 21st Annual Lady Tiger Classic
- Recorded a 29-point, 18-rebound double-double in her first collegiate game at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 19
- Led the conference in points, field goals made and free throws
- Ranked second in the A-Sun in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds
COLLEGE STATISTICS
HIGH SCHOOL
- WBCA High School All-America honorable mention
- Selected as an AAU All-American
- Tabbed the Tennessee Class 3A Miss Basketball as a senior
- Picked by the Tennessean as its Midstate Player of the Year in 2005
- Voted to the Girl’s All-Southern Basketball Team by the Orlando Sentinel
- Named the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
- Garnered Tennessee All-Star Team accolades
- Received state tournament MVP honors her senior campaign
- Averaged 24 points and 11.6 rebounds, while shooting 78 percent from the foul line and 67 percent from the floor as a senior
- Named to the National Honor Roll
PERSONAL
- Has a dog named Sly, who follows her everywhere
- Born Alysha Angelica Clark in Denver
- Daughter of Kenneth and Jan Clark
- Has seven siblings—William, LaTonya, Kenneth Jr., Tisha, Corey, Ajia and Arlisha
- Spent the 2013-14 WNBA offseason as a women’s basketball assistant coach on Rick Insell’s staff at Middle Tennessee State