CAREER: In two seasons as a walk-on, has played in 36 games and started five ... Averaging 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.6 minutes.

PEPPERDINE 2008-09: Playing time increased greatly as his sophomore season went on ... Appeared in 20 games, starting four ... Averaged 1.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.3 minutes ... Made 52.6% of his shots (10-for-19) ... Played in 36 minutes in the season’s first 22 games ... Played a season-high 26 minutes in the very next game at Santa Clara (1/31), and over the final 10 games, averaged 14.9 minutes ... Started the final four games of the season, including both contests at the WCC Tournament ...  Scored a season-high four points in a game three times: at Santa Clara (1/31), at Gonzaga (2/21) and vs. Portland at the WCC Tournament (3/7) ... Had at least five rebounds in a game four times, including a season-high six vs. San Diego (2/14) ... Had three steals vs. Santa Clara (2/12) and two assists vs. San Francisco (2/28) ... Selected to the WCC All-Academic team ... Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors.

PEPPERDINE 2007-08: Appeared in 16 of the first 18 games as a true freshman, but left the team shortly thereafter to concentrate on his studies ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 5.6 minutes ... Made 10 of his 16 shots from the field (62.5%) ... Made his only start vs. Pacific in the Oregon Tournament (11/12) ... Had season highs of six points and six rebounds vs. Hope International (1/8) ... Played a season-high 17 minutes at Montana State (12/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Nacogdoches (Texas) High School in 2007 ... Played three years on the varsity ... Was a two-time all-district first team selection ... Averaged 12.3 points and 12.4 rebounds as a senior ... Team won district titles in 2005 and 2006 ... Also played tennis and was a state qualifier ... Was an academic all-state selection in both basketball and tennis ... Graduated in the top five percent of his class and was a National Merit Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Travis and Judy Clardy ... Has three siblings: Blake, Luke and John ... His father attended Pepperdine’s law school and his brother Blake also went here ... His father played basketball and his mother played tennis at Abilene Christian ... Spent a month in Costa Rica during summer 2007 learning Spanish ... Earned a Regents’ Scholarship to Pepperdine based on academics ... Chose Pepperdine because of “my family, the location and the good people.”

FAVORITES: Enjoys tennis, X-Box, swimming, hunting, camping and going to the beach ... Lists his sports hero as John McEnroe ... Favorite pro basketball player is Dirk Nowitzki ... Favorite pro basketball team is the Dallas Mavericks ... Favorite book is Catch 22 ... Favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber ... Favorite TV show is The Office ... Favorite musical artist is Ben Folds ... Favorite thing about basketball is the “competitive spirit.”