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33 Chase Claxton

  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Greenville, SC
  • High School Legacy Early College

Biography

Senior Highlights (2022-23)
  • Played in his 100th game with his start against PC on Jan. 4
  • Set career-highs in blocked shots (36), steals (33) and assists (31)
  • Ranked 5th in Big South with 1.2 blocks per game and 10th in steals (1.1)
  • In the win over S.C. State, he had a season-high 14 point as well as seven rebounds, swatted a career-high five blocks and three steals
  • Had eight games with multiple steals and had a streak of 14 straight games with at least one steal
Junior Highlights (2021-22)
  • Played in 30 games with 11 starts
  • Set career-highs in assists and blocks while tying his career-high in rebounds per game (3.8) and steals (18)
  • Led the team with 40 offensive rebounds
  • Scored a season-high 10 points in season-opener vs. Mary Baldwin and also against Converse College
  • Posted a double-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Converse College (12/31/21)
  • Set a career-high in steals with four vs. UNC Asheville on Jan. 13, 2022
  • Had 12 games with five or more rebounds and five with seven or more
  • Tied his career-high of three blocks in a game against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Tournament semifinals
Sophomore Highlights (2020-21)
  • Came off the bench in 22 of the 23 games he appeared
  • Led the team with 16 blocks and finished second in offensive rebounds (41)
  • Ranked 11th in the Big South in blocks per game (0.7)
  • Scored a season-high 14 points on Dec. 31 in win over Campbell
  • Grabbed a season-high and tied career-high with nine rebounds at High Point on Feb. 18
Freshman Highlights (2019-20)
  • Finished the season with 115 free throw attempts, 2nd most by a freshman in program history
  • Finished the season with 66 made free throws, 3rd most by a Winthrop freshman
  • Scored career-high 19 points in 19 minutes in the win over Asheville on Feb. 1
  • Hauled in career-best nine rebounds in triple-overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Jan. 11
  • Had 10 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three blocks in the Big South Championship game victory over Hampton
Prior to Winthrop
  • Was one of about 6-7 D1 prospects that played for Legacy Early College
  • As a senior he averaged 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.4 steals for Legacy Early College
  • Father Charles Claxton played basketball for the University of Georgia and was a second round pick of the Phoenix Suns
  • Played on same AAU team as current teammate Russell Jones Jr.
Personal
  • Born June 25, 2001 in Greenville, S.C.
  • Is the son of Charles and Nicole Claxton
  • Is seeking a degree in sport management

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 180 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'7" 185 lbs
    33