Tristan Clark: Triumph Over Tragedy
2021-22 (Senior): Played 29 games... 4.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 blocks... 69.4% FGs (50-72)...
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Had 9 points (3-4 FG, 3-4 FT) with 3 rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes in the win at USF 1/26...Added 9 points (3-3 FG, 3-5 FT) with 4 rebounds and a steal in the win over?Dayton 12/8...Added 10 points (5-6 FGs), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and an assists in 20 minutes in the win vs UNLV 12/1...Had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in his SMU debut vs McNeese 11/9.
Meet The Mustangs 2021-22
Highlights: Tristan Clark
Tristan Clark played three seasons at Baylor. Entering the 2019-20 season, he was preseason All-Big 12 and on the Karl Malone Award watch list. He played in 69 games with 50 starts for the Bears from 2017-20. As a sophomore, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots while shooting a national-best 73.7% through 14 games before his season ended due to injury. He was a consensus four-star prospect out of Wagner High School in San Antonio, and was named 2017 Class 6A Player of the Year by Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. He was ranked the No. 8 recruit in Texas and No. 106 overall in 2017 signing class by 247Sports composite rankings.
Dallas Morning News: After mental and physical struggles forced Tristan Clark’s retirement, the ex-Baylor star opens up about returning with SMU
2019-20 (Junior at Baylor): Preseason All-Big 12 Team and Karl Malone Award watch list ... Played 22 games with 6 starts… averaged 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and hit 47.5% from the field.
2018-19 (Sophomore at Baylor): Started first 14 games before suffering season-ending knee injury on Jan. 8 ... Led nation with .737 field goal percentage at time of injury ... Scored in double-figures in 11 of 14 games, surpassing his total of 10 double-digit efforts in 33 games as a freshman in 2017-18 ... Also posted 34 blocks in 14 games, five more than the 29 he recorded in 33 games as a freshman ... Opened season with five consecutive double-digit scoring games ... Recorded 11 points in 19 minutes limited by foul trouble vs. Texas Southern (11/6) ... Scored 17 points in consecutive games against Southern (11/10) and Prairie View A&M (11/12) ... Posted career-high 27 points on 11-of-13 from field against Ole Miss (11/23) at Emerald Coast Classic ... Blocked career-high six shots vs. South Dakota (11/27) ... Recorded second 20-point game with 24 points on perfect 9-of-9 from field in 37 minutes against Stephen F. Austin (12/18) ... Posted 13 points in 38 minutes of win over Oregon (12/21) ... Named Big 12 Player of the Week after notching third career double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks against New Orleans (12/29) ... Had 18 points, six rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes of Big 12 opener at TCU (1/5) ... Led Bears to win over Iowa State (1/8), scoring 16 points in 34 minutes in final game before undergoing season-ending knee surgery.
2017-18 (Freshman at Baylor): Played in 33 games and made 30 starts during debut season, helping Bears to 19 wins and NIT second round appearance ... Led team with .608 field goal percentage, which was ninth-best single-season mark in school history and second-best among freshmen ... Tied Perry Jones III with 30 starts for third-most starts by a true freshman in program history ... Ranked second on team with 29 blocks, which tied for 13th-most in Big 12 Conference ... Also ranked fourth on team with 148 rebounds and sixth with 224 points ... Scored in double-figures 10 times and had two double-doubles ... Blocked multiple shots in a game nine times, including trio of games with three blocks ... Started first 29 games before coming off bench in three of last four contests ... Played at least 20 minutes in 16 of 33 games, including four games with 30+ minutes ... Made collegiate debut with 15 points in 27 minutes of season-opener vs. Central Arkansas (11/10) ... Had seven points, six rebounds and season-high three blocks in win over Wisconsin (11/20) at Hall of Fame Classic ... Posted career-first double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Randall (12/9) ... Scored in double-figures five times in Big 12 play, beginning with 10 points in conference opener at Texas Tech (12/29) ... Posted season-highs with 16 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in 28 minutes at Iowa State (1/13) ... Recorded 14 points and eight rebounds against Kansas State (1/22) ... Had 10 points in just 16 minutes of road win at Oklahoma State (2/6) ... Posted 14 points in 23 minutes at TCU (2/24) ... Missed final game of season due to foot injury suffered in NIT first round win over Wagner (3/13).
High School: Played senior season for head coach Rodney Clark at San Antonio’s Wagner High School ... Helped Thunderbirds to 36-3 record and runner-up finish in Class 6A playoffs, marking school’s first appearance in state championship game ... Played all 39 games and averaged 17.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.1 blocks per game during 2016-17 senior season ... Honored by TABC as Class 6A Player of the Year, first-team All-State and District 27-6A MVP ... Also recognized as San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year ... Played junior season at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. and sophomore season at Judson High School in Converse, Texas.
Personal: Son of Margit Simpson.
Major: Sociology
