Recruiting Report: Malcolm Clayton (2018)
Currently Iowa’s 31st-ranked 2018, Fort Dodge point guard Malcolm Clayton has spent his past 12 months bulking up and getting ready to make his mark as one of Iowa’s top point guards this winter. And in the meantime, the…
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Continue ReadingCurrently Iowa’s 31st-ranked 2018, Fort Dodge point guard Malcolm Clayton has spent his past 12 months bulking up and getting ready to make his mark as one of Iowa’s top point guards this winter.
And in the meantime, the 5-foot-11 floor general has been starting to gather some NAIA and Division II interest.
“I’ve got interest from places like Briar Cliff, Grand View, Winona State, Upper Iowa. Usually they send me letters, and I went to a Coe College camp, a couple Briar Cliff camps, and then I’m going to a Grand View camp,” said Clayton, who mentioned it’s not the level of the school, but simply the fit that will ultimately be most important to him.
“I’m just trying to get to the best fitting college, I’m not necessarily worried about the level, but just a good fit.”
After two seasons as more of a role player with Fort Dodge, Clayton has spent his spring and summer working on developing his game and becoming a player with takeover capabilities.
“I’ve been working on being able to shoot from a distance, and building up my strength and my size and making it harder for people to guard me inside and outside the perimeter. And I’ve just been bringing out an intensity during games,” said Clayton, who spent his 16U summer playing with the Cornsharks and Kingdom Hoops.
“I improved on really seeing the floor better and being able to create my own shot at the same time. And making sure that I improved my defense so I can be a shutdown defender. And also making sure my teammates can rely on me.”
Clayton has been playing varsity since his freshman season, not many guys in the state get the opportunity to produce at a 4A school as a freshman.
He made great strides last season as a sophomore, averaging 9.3 points and 3.7 assists per game.
This season he expects his production to increase substantially.
“It will be a lot different because before I was just the point guard and I’d set it up for other guys. But now I’ll have to look for my own shots, and really help my team win most the games,” said Clayton.
“Really, I just want to be better than last year.”