Walter Clayton Jr. is a guard for the Florida Gators and plays as a senior in the 2024-2025 season. Clayton hails from Lake Wales, Florida, and attended Bartow High School. He earned a selection in the All-SEC second team for his 2023-2024 season. Clayton led Florida in scoring with 17.6 points per game, the highest scoring average by a Gator in two decades. He also earned All-SEC Tournament Team recognition, averaging 18.5 points per game as Florida reached its first SEC Tournament championship game in 10 years. Clayton scored 633 points in a season, ranking him among the top five players in the school’s history. He registered 93 three-pointers in a season, which was eighth-best in the program’s history. Clayton was on a three-pointers streak in 23 games, which was tied for the eighth-longest streak in the school’s history. He scored over 20 points in 15 games, the most by a Gator since 2000. Clayton also recorded 42 consecutive free throws, which was also a joint school record, and had 87.7% free throw accuracy, which was among Florida's top 10 single-season figures.
Prior to joining the University of Florida, Walter Clayton Jr. began his collegiate career at Iona, playing 32 games and starting in four. He accumulated 233 points, 71 rebounds, 51 assists, 24 steals, and 30 3-point field goals. On average, Clayton scored 7.3 per game, playing a role in Iona claiming the regular-season title as well as participating in the NIT tournament. He assisted six times which was his season-high figure in a conference tournament against Rider. Clayton had ten double-digit scoring games. He joined Iona from Bartow High School, where he played both basketball and football during his junior season. He led Bartow to two Class 6A state championships and was teammates with former Florida player Gervon Dexter Sr. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he worked out with Chandler Parsons' CP25 program to uplift his fitness level.
Walter Clayton Parents
Walter Clayton's parents are Cherie Quarg and Walter Clayton Sr, as per Clayton’s official Florida Gators profile. Clayton has two siblings, Asia Harris and Giselle Clayton.
Who is the mother of Walter Clayton?
Cherie Quarg is Walter Clayton's mother. Cherie is a former high school basketball player, according to Clayton's official Florida Gators roster.
Who is the father of Walter Clayton?
Walter Clayton Sr. is the father of Walter Clayton. Walter played basketball and football during his high school career, according to Clayton's official Florida Gators roster.
Walter Clayton Parents’ nationality
Walter Clayton's parents are American nationals.
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