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Utah Women's Basketball Adds Tilar Clark
4/25/2016 2:18 PM | Women's Basketball
First-team NJCAA All-American at SLCC last season.
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's basketball program has added NJCAA First-Team All-American shooting guard Tilar Clark to its roster, Head Coach Lynne Roberts announced Monday. Clark will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Utes.
"We are really excited to have Tilar join our program," Roberts said. "She was highly recruited and comes from one of the best junior college programs in the country at Salt Lake Community College. I believe Tilar is going to be able to come in and bring instant offense for us. She can really shoot the ball, rebounds well and has the competitiveness that is necessary to be successful in the Pac-12 [Conference]."
Clark was a First-Team All-American at SLCC during the 2015-16 season and was also named the Scenic West Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team.
Clark, an Idaho Falls, Idaho native, scored averaged 16.0 points per game to lead the Bruins to a 31-3 mark last season as well as a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament. Clark led the team in both of their appearances at the tournament, pouring in 23 points against No. 19 Vinncennes and 19 points against No. 6 Trinity Valley.
Clark also led SLCC in steals (2.2 per game) and rebounds (6.5 per game).
"We couldn't be happier for Tilar," SLCC Head Coach Betsy Specketer said. "She had a great year for us and we're thrilled that Utah recognized her talent as a student-athlete. She is a long guard who is a great target in the open floor and can run the floor. She will thrive in Utah's dribble-drive system."
As a freshman during the 2014-15 season at Utah State, Clark started 23 games and had double-digits seven times. Clark averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game during her campaign with the Aggies and shot 34.8% (71-of-204) from the field, 23.0 percent (17-of-74) from 3-point range and 58.9 percent (43-of-73) from the free throw line.
Clark a career-best 17 points against Nevada on Jan. 21, 2015 and had a career-best three steals against Westminster (Dec. 6) and UNLV (Jan. 24) to go with a career-high 10 rebounds at Nevada on Feb. 2, 2015.
A product of Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Clark was named the Post Register Girls Basketball Player of the Year and the regional player of the Year as a senior in 2013-14 after averaging 19 points and nine rebounds per game.
Clark was also a two-time High Country Conference Player of the Year and earned first-team 5A sixth district honors as a junior. She also took all-conference honors in volleyball, and finished second in the high jump at the Idaho State Track & Field Championships.
"We are really excited to have Tilar join our program," Roberts said. "She was highly recruited and comes from one of the best junior college programs in the country at Salt Lake Community College. I believe Tilar is going to be able to come in and bring instant offense for us. She can really shoot the ball, rebounds well and has the competitiveness that is necessary to be successful in the Pac-12 [Conference]."
Clark was a First-Team All-American at SLCC during the 2015-16 season and was also named the Scenic West Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team.
Clark, an Idaho Falls, Idaho native, scored averaged 16.0 points per game to lead the Bruins to a 31-3 mark last season as well as a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament. Clark led the team in both of their appearances at the tournament, pouring in 23 points against No. 19 Vinncennes and 19 points against No. 6 Trinity Valley.
Clark also led SLCC in steals (2.2 per game) and rebounds (6.5 per game).
"We couldn't be happier for Tilar," SLCC Head Coach Betsy Specketer said. "She had a great year for us and we're thrilled that Utah recognized her talent as a student-athlete. She is a long guard who is a great target in the open floor and can run the floor. She will thrive in Utah's dribble-drive system."
As a freshman during the 2014-15 season at Utah State, Clark started 23 games and had double-digits seven times. Clark averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game during her campaign with the Aggies and shot 34.8% (71-of-204) from the field, 23.0 percent (17-of-74) from 3-point range and 58.9 percent (43-of-73) from the free throw line.
Clark a career-best 17 points against Nevada on Jan. 21, 2015 and had a career-best three steals against Westminster (Dec. 6) and UNLV (Jan. 24) to go with a career-high 10 rebounds at Nevada on Feb. 2, 2015.
A product of Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Clark was named the Post Register Girls Basketball Player of the Year and the regional player of the Year as a senior in 2013-14 after averaging 19 points and nine rebounds per game.
Clark was also a two-time High Country Conference Player of the Year and earned first-team 5A sixth district honors as a junior. She also took all-conference honors in volleyball, and finished second in the high jump at the Idaho State Track & Field Championships.
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