Daniel Clark (London, September, 1988) is a British professional basketball player. He has played professionally since 2006 debuting for the historic Spanish powerhouse Club Estudiantes after coming through their world-renowned junior program. Dan has also played for Breogan Lugo C.B on two different occasions (2007 and 2008) both times on loan from Club Estudiantes. Dan has also been a member of the Great Britain Senior Men’s Team since 2009. Competing in the FIBA European Championships in Poland 2009, Lithuania 2011 and Slovenia 2013. He was also a part of the Great Britain Team that competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Dan has always been involved in Basketball due to his family ties. It was 2003 when Dan started making a name for him self when he decided to join the historic basketball club Estudiantes (Madrid, Spain) becoming the first Britain to take the alternative route to Europe instead of heading to high school in the USA.
In 2006 Dan was selected to play for the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit were the 12 best American High School players come up against the 12 best from the rest of the world. Dan lead the game in rebounding with 11 rebounds.
BASKETBALL CAREER
 Professional debut in 2006Dan made his Professional debut in a away game vs Tau Vitoria in December 2006. |  Nike Hoop Summit 2006Dan was selected to Play in the 2006 Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee. Where the 12 best US High school players come up against the best 12 players from the rest of the world |  Copa Principe champion in 2008Dan won his First senior title while out on loan at Leche Rio Breogan de Lugo. |
|---|---|---|
 2012 London OlympicsThe highlight of Dan's Professional career. |
2006-07 ACB MMT Estudiantes /
2006-07 FIBA Eurocup. MMT Estudiantes
Dan made is professional debut in December of 2006 against league leaders TAU Vitoria. Although Dan struggled to find a place in the regular rotation during the year although his minutes increased as the season went on tallying a season high in points and minutes against C.B Granada in the penultimate game of the season. Dan also competed valuable minutes in the FIBA Eurocup where Estudiantes made the Final 4 where they lost in the semi finals to C.B Girona who went onto become champions.
During the 2006 season Dan was selected to play for the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Memphis, Tennessee were the 12 best American High School players come up against the 12 best from the rest of the world. Dan led the game in rebounding with 11 rebounds.
After a successful summer with the GB national teams Dan and have graduated from High School Dan became a full time professional. Estudiantes struggled through the beginning of the 2007/2008 ACB season seeing the coach resign after 10 games and as a result Dan was loaned out Leche Rio Breogan Lugo in the Spanish second division (LEB ORO).
Dan made an instant impact at his new team. Gaining a starting role after 2 games he then featured in key role in them gaining the Copa Principe leading the team in scoring and rebounding during the tournament. The season however ended on a low, as Leche Rio Breogan did not win their final game, which would have assured them promotion to the ACB.
2007-08 ACB. MMT Estudiantes /
LEB Gold. Leche Río Breogán
After another successful summer with the GB national teams Dan affronted another season willing to make it into the regular rotation at Estudiantes. Things however once again started of bad for the Madrid based team when a number of injuries and poor performances lead to new signings and consequently Dan being loaned out to Leche Rio Breogan for the second consecutive season.
2008-09. MMT Estudiantes. ACB./Feb. 2009. Leche Río Breogán. LEB Gold.
After Dan’s most successful summer with the national team where cemented his role in the starting line up and along with GB stars Loul Deng and Pops Mensah-Bonsu lead GB back to Eurobasket after qualify first in there group losing only one game along the way.
Dan started of the season in a starting role with Estudiantes in both the ACB and the Eurocup. Whilst exceling in the first round of the Eurocup the team struggled in the early part of the league season winning only one game in there first five. The return of Nick Caner-Medley saw Dan’s minutes reduced however he continued to play a key role in the success of the team that season where they again traveled to the final 8 of the Eurocup before losing to finalist Cedevita Zagreb.
2010-11. Asefa Estudiantes.
ACB + Eurocup
The 2012 London Olympics were the highlight of Dan’s Professional career so far as he took to the court with the first British basketball team at the Olympics sine 1948. GB, who were drawn in a tough group that saw 3 of the teams from group A make the semi-finals, only notched up 1 win that came in the last group match against China.
Due to consequences of an injury suffered before the Olympics Dan missed the first 3 months of the club season. He eventually made his return in week 9 of the regular season against Valencia B.C. He found himself on completely revamped team with only 4 players returning from the previous year. The team however exceled in the early part of the year leading the table for the most part and earning a spot in the Kings Cup after a 38 point victory over defending league champions F.C Barcelona.
Dan’s minutes and productivity increased as the season went on. He ended up with highs in both points and index rating.
2012-13. Asefa Estudiantes.
Liga Endesa + Copa del Rey
2009-10. Asefa Estudiantes.
ACB + Copa del Rey
Coming of a summer that saw him make the Great Britain Senior Men’s team that competed at Eurobasket in Poland, Great Britain’s first Eurobasket finals for over 30 years. Dan came into the season as the back up power forward. He earned a spot in the regular rotation behind eventual regular season MVP Nick Caner-Medley. The highlight of the year came when Dan hit the game winning three in over time against cross town rivals and European powerhouse Real Madrid.
The season was an overall success as it saw Estudiantes qualify for both the Kings Cup and the playoffs before eventually losing to league champions TAU Vitoria.
Another successful summer that saw Dan help Great Britain to there first wins at a Eurobasket finals against Poland and Portugal he returned to a team that had brought back legendary coach Pepu Hernandez who had led Estudiantes to two Kings Cup and numerous league finals before leaving to take the Spanish National team to World Championship success in 2006.
However the season would not turn out as expected for the Madrid based team. With many struggles and injuries to key players Estudiantes lingered in the relegation spots for much of the year. The replacement of coach Hernandez for Trifon Poch came a little to late as under him the team lost only 3 games and won 8 but it was too little to late as the team fell into relegation after the last game of the season ending a historic run that saw them as one of only 3 teams never to be relegated from the Spanish first division.
2011-12. Asefa Estudiantes.
Liga Endesa
