#35 Landry Nnoko Season 2015-16

Final Bio (posted 4/26/16)

OverviewProductive post player that signed in the fall of 2011 … long, athletic center appeared in 128 career games (90 starts) … logged over 2,600 minutes in the post … finished his career with 744 points, 606 rebounds and 212 blocked shots … ranked fifth in Clemson history in blocks at the time of his graduation … earned team’s Tiger Pride Award after the conclusion of the 2015-16 season … spent two years in the United States at famed basketball school Montverde Academy, playing for one of the most successful high school coaches in the nation, Kevin Boyle, as a senior … cousin of current NBA player and former UCLA standout Luc Richard Mbah a Moute … recruited to Clemson by former assistant Rick Ray … on track to earn undergraduate degree in economics in May 2016.2015-16Named to All-ACC Defensive Team by the league media and head coaches … appeared in all 31 games, with 26 starts … averaged 22.2 minutes per game … fifth on the team with a scoring average of 8.1 points per contest … team’s No. 2 rebounder at 5.7 per game … led the ACC in blocked shots at 2.3 per game … finished with 71 total blocks, his highest single-season total in four seasons … shot career-best 55.2 percent from the floor … scored double figures in nine games … accounted for three of team’s nine double-doubles … tied for team lead with 21 dunks … had at least one blocked shot in 27 of 31 games, including all 18 ACC games in the regular season.BEST GAMES, 2015-16Top effort was against Syracuse, a Final Four team, on the road in an overtime win … posted 19 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Tigers to victory … made 5-5 free throws in the game, Clemson’s first road overtime win in an ACC game in nearly 30 seasons … outstanding once again versus Duke with 12 points and 13 rebounds … added four blocks in the upset over the Blue Devils … posted 17 points, 12 rebounds and career-high eight blocks at Virginia Tech … his eight blocks tied for the most by any ACC player and were the most by a Tiger in an ACC game since Trevor Booker also had eight against North Carolina in 2006-07 … posted 14 points in win over Rutgers, making 6-7 field goals … posted 15 points and four blocks against Alabama … tallied five blocks in game against South Carolina … notched 15 points at Virginia, he made 7-9 field goals against the Cavaliers … followed with 12-point showing in home win over Pittsburgh, where he added eight rebounds.

2014-15Appeared in 31 games and started 30 … played 753 minutes, an average of 24.3 per game … averaged 7.6 points, an increase over his sophomore season, and 5.4 rebounds per game … ranked third in the ACC with 2.0 blocks per game, tallying 63 for the season … shot 50.8 percent from the floor, the second straight season he was over 50 percent … grabbed 71 offensive rebounds, second on the team … improved as a free throw shooter, making 65.7 percent of his attempts … posted one double-double and a pair of double-figure rebound games … reached double figures in the scoring column in eight games.

Best Games, 2014-15Top performance came in the regular season finale, he matched his career high with 19 points on 7-12 field goals and 5-5 free throws at Notre Dame … also grabbed nine rebounds (including seven offensive) versus the ACC Tournament champion Irish … originally set career high versus Winthrop in the second game of the season … posted 19 points, nine rebounds and five blocks against the Eagles … posted 15 in the season opener versus Florida A&M … scored 11 against Gardner-Webb, with seven rebounds and four blocks … notched 17 points and seven rebounds against Oakland … posted 10 points against Nevada … also scored 10, with a game-high 13 rebounds, in a win over High Point … notched nine points and seven rebounds against Auburn … posted eight points and nine boards in win over LSU … had nine points and nine rebounds against Boston College … totaled eight points, six rebounds and three blocks at home in a win over Virginia Tech … finished season with eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks in ACC Tournament versus Florida State.

2013-14Appeared in 35 games, with 34 starts at center … played 982 minutes, an average of 28.1 per game … averaged 6.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game … second on the team in rebounding, he was also second with 69 blocked shots … ranked third among ACC players with 2.0 blocks per game, giving Clemson the No. 1 and No. 3 shot-blockers in the league … shot 54.8 percent on field goals and totaled 80 more makes than he had as a freshman … second on the team with 77 offensive rebounds, over two per game … improved offensively during the ACC regular season, he averaged 6.9 points over the 18-game slate … scored double figures in 10 games … second on the team with three double-doubles and with four double figure rebound totals … also second with 15 dunks … ended the season on a high note, averaging 8.0 points and 3.3 blocks per game during the postseason (ACC Tournament + NIT) … only game he missed was Virginia due to injury; he came off the bench against NC State in the following game before returning to the lineup full time after that.

Best Games, 2013-14Best performance was Jan. 11 against Duke, he posted a double-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds and four blocked shots in just 25 minutes to help the Tigers take down the No. 13 ranked Blue Devils … notched double-double with 10 points and career-high 15 rebounds in opening win over Temple in the Charleston Classic … added three blocks in that contest … posted 13 points and six rebounds at Georgia Tech, connecting on 5-8 field goal attempts in 35 minutes … totaled 12 points and two blocks in 29 minutes at North Carolina … scored 11 and added eight rebounds and three blocks in 32 minutes versus Illinois in the NIT … also reached double digits with 10 against SMU, while adding five rebounds … posted 13 points and 13 rebounds in December against SC State … scored 11 points on 5-7 shooting and added six boards and three blocks against VMI … tallied 11 points and nine rebounds in career-high 46 minutes in double overtime win over Maryland … posted 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in 35 minutes against Duke in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal … posted six points and 11 rebounds against Furman … tallied eight points and eight rebounds at Auburn … produced eight points and three blocks in home win over Wake Forest … scored nine points and added six rebounds and three blocks against NC State … had six points, six rebounds and three blocks in win over Miami … posted eight points, six boards and six blocks in ACC Tournament win over Georgia Tech … tallied five points, nine rebounds and four blocks in NIT quarterfinal win over Belmont.

Italy (August 2013)Averaged 7.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game … second on the team in both rebounding and blocked shots (11) … played 78 minutes, an average of 19.5 per game, with three starts … made 63 percent of his field goals (12-19) … posted 20 offensive rebounds, tied for second-best on the roster … grabbed 19 rebounds in the win over Vicenza All-Stars, including nine offensive, in just 26 minutes … also had trip-high 11 points in that contest … had five blocks against Indiana Pesre in the opener.

2012-13Played in all 31 games as backup center to Booker … logged 206 minutes, an average of 6.6 per game … averaged 1.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … half of his rebound total (44) came on the offensive glass … blocked nine shots in limited minutes … shot just 34.3 percent from the field, but 70 percent at the free throw stripe … played 16 mintues off the bench in season opener against Presbyterian, where he contributed three rebounds and a blocked shot … posted six points and two offensive rebounds in 13 minutes at Furman … grabbed four offensive rebounds and blocked a shot in 12 minutes against a Gonzaga team that went on to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament … played 10 minutes against Florida A&M and scored two points … had four points and three rebounds against SC State … scored season-high eight points on 3-5 field goals and 2-2 free throws versus The Citadel … played eight minutes against Wake Forest and grabbed three rebounds and blocked a shot … contributed two offensive rebounds and a block in seven minutes against Georgia Tech on Jan. 29 … played seven minutes versus North Carolina and responded with four points and three rebounds … logged 13 minutes at Miami when Booker was in foul trouble and blocked a shot.

Before ClemsonThree-star prospect according to most national recruiting services … rated as high as the nation’s No. 19 prospect at the center position by ESPNU … No. 24 at his position according to Scout.com … led team to 23-4 overall record and No. 9 final standing in Powerade FAB 50 boys basketball rankings … helped team earn berth in ESPN Rise National High School Invitational, where it finished runner-up to Findlay Prep (NV) … posted eight points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in championship game but fouled out against a Findlay Prep team featuring two of the top post prospects in the country … also had three blocked shots in the tournament opener against La Lumiere … earned all-tournament honors at Kingdom of the Sun in Ocala, FL and at the Montverde Academy Invitational … coached by Kevin Boyle at Montverde … considered Florida State, George Washington and South Florida … born Apr. 9, 1994.