NCAA Basketball: 10 best players from state of Connecticut of last decade

10. Raiquan Clark – LIU

A 6’6 guard fresh from New Haven, Clark arrived on campus at LIU back in 2015 as a walk-on. He earned his scholarship after barely playing in his first season, playing four more seasons for the Blackbirds and Sharks. His contributions were important for the program, especially as they made the NCAA Tournament in 2018.

After playing two minutes his first season, Clark was a role player during his second year. He then scored a career-high 34 points against Tulane to begin his junior season and was an important leader for his last three seasons. In each of those campaigns, Clark averaged at least 17 points and nearly 7 rebounds per game, culminating in 19.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in his final season. He had 14 points in LIU’s Tournament loss in 2018.

In each of his final two seasons, Clark was named All-NEC First Team, leading the conference in points and field goals in those years. He finished top 10 in the conference in rebounds in those last three seasons, ironically making exactly 200 2-point field goals each year. An overseas professional career has followed, with Clark most recently over in Germany, though his efforts in Long Island won’t soon be forgotten.