May 20 - Rocky Face; May 22 - Macon
May 27 - Peachtree City; May 29 - Duluth
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At Tech
> Versatile scoring guard who made great strides as a freshman after a stress fracture in his leg forced him to miss five games early last season ... Has the ability to knock down the three, drive the lane and score off the bounce ... Played football and baseball as a youth before concentrating on basketball.
> Highest-rated member of Tech's 2005 incoming freshman class who developed into a strong perimeter scoring threat before missing the last three months of his sophomore season due to a violation of Institute policy.
> Gave up No. 33, which he wore as a freshman, to Thaddeus Young, and switched to No. 0, a number never worn by any previous Tech player.
2007-08
> One of Tech's top two scorers early, along with Morrow, but dipped down below double figures (9.1 ppg) by the end of the season ... Struggled in ACC games, averaging just 6.1 points in the regular season with two scoreless games.
> Finished regular season with a 10-point game (4-6 FG, 2-3 on threes) at Boston College, breaking a streak of eight single-digit games, but scored a total of 10 points in two ACC Tournament games.
> Had four double-figure scoring games against the ACC.
> Was 5-for-28 from three-point range in his last 11 games (20-of-65 from the floor overall).
> Started Tech's first 14 games of the season before Tech's Jan. 12 game at Miami ... Averaged 5.9 ppg as a reserve.
> Was Tech's top offensive performer following team's return from the Paradise Jam, averaging 16.8 points over the next six games.
> Had 15 double-digit games on the season, 10 in a row between Nov. 11 and Dec. 27 ... Scored a season-high 22 points each against Georgia State and Kansas.
> Averaged 13.3 points at the Paradise Jam, hitting 9-of-15 three-point attempts in three games.
> Looked more to find others for open shots (fifth in the team with 42 assists) ... Had a career-best six assists against Winthrop, three each against four other teams.
2006-07
> Tech's top scorer through the first 10 games of the season, reaching double digits in every game and exceeding 50 percent from the floor in all but two ... Scored 20 or more four times (Georgia State, UCLA, Penn State, Miami) ... Suspended from the team for spring semester following a violation of Institute policy, but remained in school.
> Shot the ball extremely well (53.2 percent overall, 47.6 percent on threes), carrying over a strong finish in his freshman year ... Made at least one three in 22 straight games before missing his only attempt against Georgia.
> Made the Maui All-Tournament team, also scoring 14 against Purdue and 17 against No. 11 Memphis ... Averaged 17.3 points in that event, making 45.2 percent of his field goals and 41.2 percent of his threes ... Scored 21 (6-11 FG, 3-7 on threes, 6-7 FT) against No. 5 UCLA in the championship game.
> Shot 76.7 percent on free throws (23-of-30) after going just 17-of-30 as a freshman.
2005-06
> Honorable mention ACC All-Freshman ... Ranked third maong ACC freshmen in scoring average at 8.9 points a game overall ... In ACC games, he averaged 9.7 points and shot 50.9 percent (28-of-55) from three-point range ... Made a three-ball in his last 11 regular-season games.
> Started the final eight games of the season, the first starts of his career, and notched double-digit efforts in five of them ... Averaged 11.8 points per game, shot 50 percent from three-point range (15-of-30), 44.7 percent overall, recorded 23 assists and 12 steals in that stretch.
> Established career highs in points in his final two regular season games, first with 20 points against Wake Forest on Feb. 25, then 22 at Clemson on Mar. 4 ... Made 15 of 25 shots from the floor in those two games, 7-for-10 from three-point range.
> Missed five games in late December/early January with a stress fracture in the fibula of his left leg ... Returned to the court about a week ahead of schedule on Jan. 8 against Boston College.
> Reached double digits in 10 games altogether (eight in ACC games) ... Began his career quickly in the first two games of the season, 13 points vs. UNC-Asheville and 14 vs. Elon.
High School
> First-team all-state performer in class AAA at Crisp County High School ... Four-year letterwinner for coach Fred Richard and team captain three years who set a school record with 1,997 points for his prep career ... Also named all-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph ... Averaged 21 points a game as a senior at Crisp, leading his team to the state playoffs, after averaging more than 30 in AAU ball during the summer before his senior year ... Went for 54 points against Worth County ... Averaged 26 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals per game last season as a junior.
> Fourth-team All-American by Parade magazine ... A high honorable mention All-America by Street & Smith's magazine ... Rated the 27th-best prospect in the United States by TheInsiders.com and No. 36 by Rivals.com ... Played in the Jordan Capital Classic and for the Select Team at the Global Games.
Personal
> Full name is Earnest Lewis Clinch, Jr. ... Born June 29, 1987 ... Son of Dorothy Bryant and Earnest Clinch, Sr. ... His aunt, Betty Bryant, played basketball at Alabama ... His first cousin, Johnnie Bryant of Oakland, Calif., was starting point guard at Utah ... Majoring in Management ... Worked in the Tech Alumni Association office the summer before his freshman year.
Totals......................... 8 552 78-194 .402 31-76 .408 17-30 .567 26 39 65 2.8 57 1 48 49 1 18 204 8.9
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2006-07 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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ELON 11/10/06 * 20 6-11 .545 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 2 1 0 1 14 14.0
JACKSON STATE 11/13/06 * 20 7-9 .778 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 0 1 3 0 2 16 15.0
GEORGIA STATE 11/16/06 * 18 8-9 .889 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 1 1 2 1.7 2 0 1 1 0 4 20 16.7
vs Purdue 11/20/06 * 24 4-10 .400 2-6 .333 4-6 .667 2 0 2 1.8 1 0 1 3 0 0 14 16.0
vs Memphis 11/21/06 * 36 4-10 .400 2-4 .500 7-9 .778 1 4 5 2.4 3 0 1 0 0 0 17 16.2
vs UCLA 11/22/06 * 28 6-11 .545 3-7 .429 6-7 .857 2 3 5 2.8 2 0 3 1 0 3 21 17.0
PENN STATE 11/28/06 * 28 8-13 .615 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 2 0 1 1 0 0 20 17.4
at Miami 12/3/066 * 32 7-14 .500 4-8 .500 4-4 1.000 1 1 2 2.5 2 0 1 1 0 1 22 18.0
at Vanderbilt 12/9/06 * 25 5-9 .556 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.6 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 17.4
CENTENARY 12/18/06 * 15 6-11 .545 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 17.1
GEORGIA 12/22/06 * 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.5
TROY 12/28/06 * 14 3-10 .300 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.2 1 0 1 2 0 0 9 15.0
SAINT FRANCIS PA 12/30/06 10 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14.2
WINSTON-SALEM STATE 1/3/07 5 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.2
Totals......................... 12 283 66-124 .532 30-63 .476 23-30 .767 9 18 27 1.9 21 0 13 17 0 13 185 13.2
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2007-08 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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UNC GREENSBORO 11/9/07 * 28 2-13 .154 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 2 2 0 1 5 5.0
at Tennessee State 11/11/07 * 27 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 3 2 1 0 10 7.5
vs Charlotte 11/16/07 * 28 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.3 2 0 4 2 0 0 14 9.7
vs Winthrop 11/18/07 * 34 5-13 .385 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 1 2 3 2.5 1 0 6 6 0 1 14 10.8
vs Notre Dame 11/19/07 * 25 4-6 .667 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 2 0 1 2 0 0 12 11.0
at Indiana 11/27/07 * 34 6-15 .400 3-5 .600 3-4 .750 1 3 4 2.5 4 0 3 3 0 1 18 12.2
at Vanderbilt 12/1/07 * 29 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 4-5 .800 0 1 1 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 12.6
at Georgia State 12/05/07 * 33 7-15 .467 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000 0 1 1 2.1 1 0 1 3 0 0 22 13.8
KANSAS 12/18/07 * 37 8-16 .500 3-10 .300 3-4 .750 1 1 2 2.1 3 0 0 2 0 2 22 14.7
CENTENARY 12/22/07 * 22 5-8 .625 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1 5 6 2.5 2 0 1 6 0 0 13 14.5
TENNESSEE TECH 12/27/07 * 23 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 1-1 1.000 1 2 3 2.5 2 0 1 6 0 1 11 14.2
FLORIDA STATE 12/30/07 * 26 2-6 .333 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 3 3 0 1 7 13.6
PRESBYTERIAN 1/6/08 * 21 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 13.1
at Georgia 1/9/08 * 32 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.3 2 0 1 3 0 1 11 12.9
at Miami (Fla.) 1/12/08 28 3-10 .300 2-5 .400 5-6 .833 1 2 3 2.3 0 0 1 1 0 1 13 12.9
NORTH CAROLINA 1/16/08 22 2-6 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 12.4
VIRGINIA TECH 1/19/08 23 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0 2 2 2.2 4 0 1 3 1 5 0 11.7
at NC State 1/23/08 20 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 11.3
at Virginia 1/27/08 21 5-8 .625 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 11.5
MARYLAND 2/2/08 20 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 11.3
at Wake Forest 2/6/08 16 4-8 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 11.2
at Connecticut 2/9/08 16 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 11.0
at Clemson 2/14/08 17 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 10.7
MIAMI (FLA.) 2/17/08 15 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.9 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.3
at Virginia Tech 2/23/08 17 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 9.9
at Duke 2/27/08 21 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 3 4 7 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 9.8
WAKE FOREST 3/1/08 20 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 9.6
VIRGINIA 3/3/08 16 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.0 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 9.4
CLEMSON 3/6/08 17 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0 0 0 1.9 2 0 1 3 1 1 4 9.2
at Boston College 3/8/08 23 4-6 .667 2-3 .667 0-3 .000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 2 0 0 1 10 9.2
vs Virginia 3/13/08 23 3-11 .273 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 1 4 5 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 9.2
vs Duke 3/14/08 19 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.0
Totals......................... 14 753 105-264 .398 44-132 .333 33-51 .647 16 46 62 1.9 69 0 42 64 4 19 287 9.0
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