Gilberto Clavell III (born August 10, 1989) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Criollos de Caguas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Clavell was an All-American college player at Sam Houston State University. Clavell represents the Puerto Rico national basketball team and the Puerto Rico 3x3 men's national team at the international level.
College career Clavell, a 6'6" small forward who prepped at Florida Air Academy, played two years at Collin County Community College in Texas. He then moved to Sam Houston State, where he scored over 1,000 points in only two years (1,166). As a junior in 2009–10, Clavell averaged 17 points per game and was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and a second team All-Conference pick.UT Arlington's Marquez Haynes Named Southland Player of the Year, accessed November 26, 2011 As a senior, Clavell averaged 19.4 points per game on 55.9 percent shooting and grabbed 7.3 rebounds per game on his way to Southland Player of the Year honors and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American designation.Gilberto Clavell All-America, accessed November 26, 2011
Professional career Following the completion of his college career, Clavell signed with Maratonistas de Coamo of Puerto Rico's top league. In 2012, he signed with Kouvot of Finland's Korisliiga. In October 2013, Clavell signed with Hapoel Migdal Ha'emek in Israel, and in 2015 he moved to another Israeli team, Hapoel Afula.
Clavell joined Mets de Guaynabo in 2025.
Personal life Clavell's brother Gian is also a professional basketball player who previously played for the Dallas Mavericks, as well as played college basketball at Colorado State.
References
External links Finnish League profile BSN profile Latinbasket.com profile