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Will Clyburn

born 1990 · basketball player

Detroit-born forward who starred at Romulus High School before a college career at three schools and a long professional career in Europe, winning EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 2019.

Portrait of Will Clyburn
Photo: Zafer · CC BY 4.0
Born

Detroit, Michigan
age 36
Birth name
William Dalen Clyburn
Detroit years
1990–2008
Field
Sports

01 / The Detroit story

The Detroit story

Clyburn was born in Detroit and grew up in the nearby suburb of Romulus, where he attended Romulus Senior High School and earned a "Best Shooter" award as a senior. His college career took him through Marshalltown Community College, the University of Utah and Iowa State University before he turned professional in Europe rather than pursuing the NBA. Playing in Germany, Israel, Turkey and Russia over the following decade, he led the Israeli league in scoring in 2015–16 and was named Final Four MVP of the EuroLeague, Europe's top club competition, in 2019 while with CSKA Moscow.

Highlights

  1. Born in Detroit and raised in nearby Romulus, Michigan
  2. "Best Shooter" award at Romulus Senior High School
  3. EuroLeague Final Four MVP, 2019

02 / Their Detroit places

Their Detroit places 1

Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.

  1. Studied here · 2000s–2008

    Romulus Senior High School

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    The high school in the Detroit suburb of Romulus where he starred before turning professional.

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