David
McClure Bio
Personal Notes:
Full name is David James McClure ... father, Jim, is a physical
therapist and his mother, Betty, is a registered nurse ... has an
older sister, Laura ... father played basketball from 1966-70 at
Davis and Elkins College ... second cousin, Stanley Dorsey, played
football at Duke from 1990-93 ... recipient of President’s
Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in 2004 ...
active in the community ... volunteered his time for Dads for Kids
Inc. ... recognized by Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club for outstanding
achievement on and off the basketball court ... an outstanding student
who maintained better than a 3.5 cumulative grade point average
in high school ... hobbies include listening to music, singing,
working on computers, playing video games and watching movies ...
favorite athlete is Michael Jordan ... born April 1, 1986, in Danbury,
Conn. ... was born the day after Duke played in its first NCAA title
game under Mike Krzyzewski.
High School Notes:
A proven winner who led his high school team to a 101-7
record and three state championships in his four-year prep career
... four-year letterwinner who led Trinity Catholic to a 27-0 record
and the Connecticut state championship as a senior ... closed his
high school career with 52 consecutive wins ... averaged a double-double
in each of his last three high school seasons ... averaged 15.7
points and 11.7 rebounds per game, while earning Gatorade Connecticut
Player of the Year honors in 2004 ... also named the 2004 Connecticut
High School Coaches Association and Coca-Cola Player of the Year
... a 2004 Connecticut Coaches Academic all-state team selection
... finished prep career fourth all-time at Trinity with 1,367 points
... was also second with 1,186 career rebounds ... added 389 steals
and 321 blocked shots in his career ... MVP of the state title games
in 2003 and 2004 ... MVP of the 2004 Glaxo Smith Kline Invitational
... rated as the country’s No. 13 small forward by Insiders
and No. 21 by Rivals ... ranked No. 19 nationally and No. 3 in the
Northeast by Prep Nation ... one of six recipients of the New York
Knickerbockers MSG Network’s inaugural Dave DeBusschere Award
... named the New Haven Register and Hartford Courant State Player
of the Year as a senior ... participated in the Wendy’s All-Star
Shootout and the J.C.C.S. 43rd Annual Schoolboy/Schoolgirl Classic
... three-year starter and three-time all-state selection ... led
Trinity to three FCIAC tournament championships ... averaged 17.2
points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a junior ... averaged 16.5
points and 10.2 rebounds as a sophomore ... played at Trinity under
head coach Mike Walsh ... never fouled out of a game in his high
school career ... selected Duke over Notre Dame.
Career Notes:
A skilled and intelligent player with the ability to play multiple
positions ... uses instinctiveness and hustle to be a good rebounder
and defender ... has played in 58 career games, including 14 starting
assignments ... also an efficient shooter with a .477 career field
goal percentage ... has battled through injuries during his Duke
career ... missed the entire 2005-06 season while recovering from
left knee surgery ... recovered from right knee surgery performed
in August to be ready for the open of the 2007-08 season ... the
last player from the state of Connecticut to attend Duke was All-America
and three-time Academic All-America Mike Gminski (Monroe, Conn.)
... active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue
Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school
district ... also did volunteer work during the 2007 Duke Children’s
Golf Classic.
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