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Cleanthony Early Biography
Forward who starred for the Wichita State Shockers from 2012 to 2014, helping lead the team to an undefeated regular season in 2013-14. He was selected 34th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
He played high school ball at Pine Bush in New York and Mount Zion Christian Academy in North Carolina before beginning his collegiate career at Sullivan County Community College.
He helped lead the Shockers to the Final Four in 2013 and was a Consensus Second Team All-American in 2014.
He was born in Middletown, New York and raised mostly by his mother Sandra Glover.
His Shockers were eliminated by Julius Randle and the Kentucky Wildcats in the third round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in a classic game where Early scored 31 points, hitting 12 of his 17 shots on the day.
Cleanthony Early (born April 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahli of the Saudi Basketball league. He was an All-American college player at Wichita State University after a stint at Sullivan County Community College.
Considered a two-star recruit by ESPN.com, Early was listed as the No. 102 small forward in the nation in 2010.
Early helped lead the 2013–14 team to an undefeated 34–0 record entering the NCAA Tournament, becoming the first team in NCAA Division I men’s basketball to do so in over two decades. Cleanthony put up an impressive effort in an attempt to help the Shockers advance to the sweet sixteen, with 31 points and 7 rebounds on 12/17 shooting. The Shockers ended up losing to Kentucky 78-76, ending their hopes of a final four repeat.
Early made an immediate impact for the Shockers, averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He was named first team All-Missouri Valley Conference and the MVC Newcomer of the Year. In the post-season, Early led the team to the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta. In the Shockers’ semifinal game against eventual champion Louisville, Early scored 24 points and collected 10 rebounds in a narrow 72–68 loss. He was named to the All-Final Four team for his efforts.
On June 26, 2014, Early was selected with the 34th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. On August 1, 2014, he signed with the Knicks. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. In three games for Westchester during the 2014–15 season, he averaged 20.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. On March 25, 2015, Early had a season-best game for New York with 18 points and 4 rebounds against the Los Angeles Clippers.
In the early hours of December 30, 2015, Early was held up at gunpoint and shot in the right knee while traveling in an Uber. The attack took place after Early and his girlfriend left a strip club in Maspeth, Queens. He was taken to Elmhurst Hospital after the shooting where he was listed in stable condition.
During the 2015–16 season, Early has received multiple assignments to Westchester. On December 2, 2015, he became the fifth player ever to appear in both a Development League game and NBA game in the same day. On March 20, 2016, Early made his first appearance for New York since December 29, 2015, having been out for nearly three months with a knee injury he suffered after being shot on December 30.
On December 21, 2016, Early was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors in a three-team trade involving Westchester and the Texas Legends. In 16 games for Santa Cruz, he averaged 9.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Early appeared in 19 games for Santa Cruz in the 2017–18 season.
Early re-signed with the New York Knicks on October 18, 2016, but was waived three days later. On October 31, 2016, Early was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the New York Knicks.
On December 21, 2017, Early was traded by the Warriors with the rights to Elgin Cook to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for Winston Shepard and the rights to Markus Kennedy.
On September 2, 2017, Early penned a contract with AEK Athens of the Greek League, but Early was stripped of his recently-signed contract with Greek club AEK due to disciplinary reasons on September 9.
On August 23, 2019, he has signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.
What's Cleanthony Early Net Worth 2024
Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Cleanthony Early Family
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