Seattle Pacific University Athletics

(2022-23): Appeared in 17 games for the Falcons … averaged 11.1 minutes per game … scored 2.2 points per game … shot 43.8 percent from the field … shot 37.5 percent from 3-point range … pulled down 24 rebounds … dished out nine assists … blocked six shots … nabbed 11 steals … scored a season-high 13 points against Evergreen State (12/08) … pulled in a season-high four rebounds against Western Oregon (02/11) … dished out a season-high two assists against Saint Martin’s (02/09)

Personal: Clayton Rylie Whitman. ... Computer Science major.

Reason he chose SPU: "I chose SPU because of the guys on the team. I love the atmosphere that Coach Leep has created in the program. It feels like everyone involved loves baskerball and that makes it really fun to play here. And I love every single one of the teammates that I've had here."

Lynden High School: Helped the Lions win back-to-back Class 2A (medium-small school) Washington state championships, first as a junior in 2018 and then as a senior in 2019. ... 2-time state tournament MVP. ... 2-time state 2A Player of the Year.

Fun facts: Has been playing basketball since age 5. ... Also played high school tennis. ... If not for basketball, would play baseball. ... Favorite sport to watch is NFL football. ... Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Cabin in the Woods." ... Books he just couldn't put down were "The Eye of Minds."  and "Scythe."... Favorite junk food is dry frosted flakes. ... Favorite healthy food is chicken and rice. ... Favorite TV program is "Hunter x Hunter." ... Favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is Zion Williamson. ... His dream car is a blue minivan. ... Loves to shop for 2K My Team packs. ... Favorite basketball memory is from the state championship game during his senior year, Lynden was comfortably ahead "and our whole team got really emotional realizing we were about to play our last half of basketball together." ... Easiest subject in school is history. ... Toughest subject is math. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be his high school basketball team. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Spider-Man "because he breaks a backboard dunking on a dude in "The Amazing Spider-Man.". ... His friends call him Clay or Vlade. ...