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Jersey Number 23
AJ Clayton
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roseville, Ohio
- High School:
- Philo
- Major:
- Physical Education & Sport Coaching
- Position:
- F
2024-25: Played and started in 28 games during his final season as a Bobcats…Averaged 14.2 points a game…Shot 47.7 percent from the field, 37.2 percent from three and 78.7 percent from the line…Averaged 5.4 rebounds a game…Recorded 42 total blocks, 16 steals and 30 assists…Scored a career-high 34 points against Portland in the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Nov. 22…Hit a career-high nine three-pointers against NIU on Jan. 11, going 9-of-10 from three…Scored 31 points in 18 minutes in that same game against NIU…Scored in double figures 18 times….Recorded two 30+ point games…Scored 20+ points three times…Tied a career-high 12 rebounds against Portland…Two-time MAC Player of the Week…Named the Lou Henson National Player of the Week on Jan. 13…Named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on Jan. 14…Named to the Preseason All-MAC First Team…Named Third Team All-MAC.
2023-24: Played and started 33 games for Ohio during the season…Averaged 12.0 points in 26.3 minutes a game…Shot .496 from the field, .401 from three and .814 from the line…Averaged 4.7 rebounds and a team-leading 1.8 blocks a game…Scored in double figures 23 times…Tied his career-high 23 points twice, once against NIU (1/6) and against at Buffalo (3/5)…Hit a career-high seven three pointers at Buffalo (3/5)…Hit five threes against Miami (2/3)…Recorded a double double against George Washington (11/24) in the Baha Mar Nassau Hoops Championship, scoring 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds…Grabbed 11 rebounds in Ohio MAC Quarterfinals win against WMU (3/14)…Recorded a career-high five blocks three times…Recorded four or more blocks five times…Named All-MAC Honorable Mention.
2022-23: Played in 33 games, making 16 starts…Averaged 7.8 points a game…Shot .430 from the field, .324 from three and .897 from the line…Averaged 4.7 rebounds a game and dished out 19 assists and had 11 steals…Recorded 21 blocks…Scored a career-high 23 points at Delaware on Dec. 21 where he went 6-of-11 from the field, 2-of-6 from three and 9-for-9 from the line…Scored 15 points twice, once against Detroit Mercy and against UC Clermont…Scored 18 points at Central Michigan on Feb. 18…Hit four three pointers in a game three times…Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds twice…Recorded three blocks in a game twice.
2021-22: Played in 34 games for the Bobcats, averaging 9.9 minutes a game…Averaged 3.3 points a game, while shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 38.2 percent from three and 50 percent from the line…He added 2.0 rebounds a game…Scored his first career points with a. three on Nov. 9 against Belmont…Scored a career-high 12 points and went 4-for-7 from the field and 3-for-6 from three against Bowling Green on Jan. 11…Scored 11 points against Abilene Christian on March 21…Grabbed a career-high five rebounds twice…Hit two threes in both games at Kentucky and LSU.
PRIOR TO OHIO: Spent the 2020-21 season at Philo High School... a four-star recruit, is ranked the 43rd best power forward in the country and the eighth best player in the state of Ohio on the ESPN 2022 List...This past season, averaged 23.6 points and 13.6 rebounds per game...Named Second Team All-Ohio, Ohio District 12 Player of The Year and Muskingum Valley League Player of the Year. Clayton also played AAU for All Ohio Red.
2023-24: Played and started 33 games for Ohio during the season…Averaged 12.0 points in 26.3 minutes a game…Shot .496 from the field, .401 from three and .814 from the line…Averaged 4.7 rebounds and a team-leading 1.8 blocks a game…Scored in double figures 23 times…Tied his career-high 23 points twice, once against NIU (1/6) and against at Buffalo (3/5)…Hit a career-high seven three pointers at Buffalo (3/5)…Hit five threes against Miami (2/3)…Recorded a double double against George Washington (11/24) in the Baha Mar Nassau Hoops Championship, scoring 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds…Grabbed 11 rebounds in Ohio MAC Quarterfinals win against WMU (3/14)…Recorded a career-high five blocks three times…Recorded four or more blocks five times…Named All-MAC Honorable Mention.
2022-23: Played in 33 games, making 16 starts…Averaged 7.8 points a game…Shot .430 from the field, .324 from three and .897 from the line…Averaged 4.7 rebounds a game and dished out 19 assists and had 11 steals…Recorded 21 blocks…Scored a career-high 23 points at Delaware on Dec. 21 where he went 6-of-11 from the field, 2-of-6 from three and 9-for-9 from the line…Scored 15 points twice, once against Detroit Mercy and against UC Clermont…Scored 18 points at Central Michigan on Feb. 18…Hit four three pointers in a game three times…Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds twice…Recorded three blocks in a game twice.
2021-22: Played in 34 games for the Bobcats, averaging 9.9 minutes a game…Averaged 3.3 points a game, while shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 38.2 percent from three and 50 percent from the line…He added 2.0 rebounds a game…Scored his first career points with a. three on Nov. 9 against Belmont…Scored a career-high 12 points and went 4-for-7 from the field and 3-for-6 from three against Bowling Green on Jan. 11…Scored 11 points against Abilene Christian on March 21…Grabbed a career-high five rebounds twice…Hit two threes in both games at Kentucky and LSU.
PRIOR TO OHIO: Spent the 2020-21 season at Philo High School... a four-star recruit, is ranked the 43rd best power forward in the country and the eighth best player in the state of Ohio on the ESPN 2022 List...This past season, averaged 23.6 points and 13.6 rebounds per game...Named Second Team All-Ohio, Ohio District 12 Player of The Year and Muskingum Valley League Player of the Year. Clayton also played AAU for All Ohio Red.
2026 Ohio Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Miami
Saturday, March 07
2026 Ohio Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Toledo
Sunday, March 01
2026 Ohio Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Ball State
Wednesday, February 18
2026 Ohio Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Western Michigan
Wednesday, February 04
