2017-18 Men's Basketball

Clayton Murtha #55 F

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-6 / 235
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dallas, Texas
  • High School:
    Highland Park

Summary

Biography

2017-18: A three-year letterwinner ... will compete for one of the starting forward spots ... enters the season 12th in W&L career scoring with 1,340 points ... has a career scoring average of 16.5 ppg, which ranks eighth in program history ... has made 432 career free throws, which is the fourth-highest total in W&L history.

2016-17: Earned First Team All-ODAC honors for the second time in his career and was named VaSID Second Team All-State ... led the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game, which was fourth in the league ... totaled a career-best 489 points ... led the conference in rebounds per contest at 9.3 (261 total boards) ... shot 55.5 percent (172-of-310) from the field, which was third in the ODAC ... started all 28 games for the Generals, while also registering 43 assists and 22 steals ... shot 60.1 percent (144-of-238) from the free throw line ... recorded 14 double-doubles ... notched at least 20 points in 10 contests ... became the 24th player in program history to score 1,000 points in his career when he dropped 22 points in an 85-70 victory over St. Mary''s (12/30) ... had a season-high 29 points on two occasions ... scored 29 points on 10-of-13 from the field, to go along with 12 rebounds and five assists, in an 85-76 victory over Eastern (12/29) ... had 29 points and 12 rebounds in a 97-83 win over Roanoke (2/11) ... grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds to go with 17 points in an 86-85 win at Eastern Mennonite (1/18).

2015-16: Earned Third Team All-ODAC honors after playing in all 26 games ... made 25 starts ... ended the season averaging 14.7 points (seventh-best in the ODAC) and 7.0 rebounds (fifth-best in the ODAC) per contest ... shot 51.2 percent (133-of-260) from the field, while making the second-most free throws in the league at 68.9 percent (115-of-167) ... also recorded 40 assists and 13 steals ... had at least 20 points in six games, including a season-high 28 in an 81-80 victory over Frostburg State (12/30) ... had four double-doubles ... notched 26 points and 11 rebounds in an 89-86 win over Berry (11/15) ... totaled 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 77-75 win over Pitt-Bradford (11/21).

2014-15: Played in 27 games with 22 starts in what was one of the greatest first-year seasons in program history ... named the ODAC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-ODAC, D3hoops.com South Region Rookie of the Year, the VaSID Rookie of the Year and second team All-State ... became the first W&L rookie to earn First Team All-ODAC honors, and the first player to earn the D3hoops.com South Region Rookie of the Year accolade ... averaged 17.4 points (second in the ODAC), 6.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 53.6 percent (148-of-276) from the field and 79.0 percent (173-of-219) from the foul line ... those numbers improved to 20.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest in conference play ... his 469 total points were the most by a W&L first-year since Mel Cartwright ’70 recorded 482 in the 1966-67 season ... his 173 free throws were the third-most in a single-season in program history and the most by anyone at W&L since the 1950''s ... notched at least 20 points in nine games, including a season-high 31 points in two games ... had 31 points and five rebounds in an 82-77 overtime loss to Randolph-Macon (2/7) and 31 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in a 76-74 victory at Randolph (2/21).

High School: Lettered three times in basketball at Highland Park High School ... in his three years on the varsity basketball team, the squad recorded an 81-15 overall record ... named first team all-district, a captain, the team MVP and the team Defensive Player of the Year his senior season ... was a participant in the North Texas Coaches All-Star Game ... a member of the National Honor Society.

Off the court: An accounting and business administration major ... his brother, Jack, played lacrosse at the Air Force Academy ... an Eagle Scout.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2014-15First Year

    F
    6'6" 215 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    6'6" 235 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2016-17Junior

    F
    6'6" 235 lbs
    55
  • 55
    C

    2017-18Senior

    F
    6'6" 235 lbs
    55
    C