2012-13: All-Conference Northeast-10 Third Team ... Twice named Northeast-10 Player of the Week ... Led the Warriors in scoring (16.2 ppg), rebounding (8.7 rpg), and shooting accuracy (61.8 percent) ... Graduated ranking among the program's all-time leaders in field goal percentage and blocks ... Totaled over 700 points and over 400 rebounds in just two years with the Warriors ... One of only two players to start all 27 games as a senior ... Averaged 27.2 minutes per match ... Topped the 20-point plateau eight times, and finished with 11 double-figure rebounding games and 20 double-digit point games ... Went off for a career-best 28 points and 19 rebounds to lead Merrimack to a win over Dominican in season opener (11/9) ... Added another 26 points against Saint Anselm (11/28) ... Tied his career-high in scoring with 28 points and 14 rebounds while shooting 12-for-13 in a monster performance over UMass Lowell (2/16) ... Dropped 26 points and hauled down 14 boards at Stonehill (2/10).

2011-12: Team’s third-leading scorer, averaging 13.3 points per contest … Saw action in 24 games while averaging 28 minutes per match … Reached double-digit point totals in 18 of those games … Posted 20-point outputs on two occasions … Dropped season-high 23 points at Pace on Jan. 25, finishing that game 10-for-17 from the field and 3-for-4 from the stripe … Also notched 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting at New Haven on Jan. 7 … Finished the year with a 56.4 percent clip from the field, the second-most accurate mark on the squad … Averaged a team-best 8.9 rebounds per game while totaling 17 blocks (second most) and 17 steals.

Before Merrimack: Played two seasons at the University of Buffalo ... Four-year member of the Bishop Fenwick boys' basketball team ... Catholic Central League All-Star sophomore, junior and senior year … Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman … CCL scoring champion junior and senior year … Salem News Player of the Year junior and senior year … CCL MVP as a senior … Boston Globe Super Team selection and Boston Herald All-Star … Won a gold medal at the Empire State Games and was selected to the All-Tournament team.

Personal: Born September 30, 1990 … Son of Kevin and Brenda Clifford … Has three siblings, Emily, Vinny and Elena … Communications major at Merrimack. 

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 28, UMass Lowell -- 02/16/13; vs Dominican -- 11/09/12
Rebounds: 19, vs Dominican -- 11/09/12
Assists: 3, at Le Moyne -- 01/11/12
Steals: 4, Franklin Pierce -- 11/16/11
Blocks: 3, at Stonehill -- 02/10/13; vs Caldwell -- 11/10/12; at Bentley -- 11/20/12
FG made: 13, at Stonehill -- 02/10/13
FG attempts: 18, at Stonehill -- 02/10/13; vs Dominican -- 11/09/12
FT made: 7, at Stonehill College -- 02/26/12
FT attempts: 9, 4 times