Clarence Kea Basketball player

Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959, in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) small forward and played collegiately at Lamar University.Kea was selected with the 9th pick of the eighth round in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks. After signing two 10-day contracts with the Mavericks in 1981, he was signed for the remainder of the 1980-81 season, during which he played 16 games, averaging 7.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The next season (1981-82) he played 35 games but his averages dipped to 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.After his NBA career, Kea played professionally in Italy (Banco di Roma), Israel (Hapoel Holon) and France (Limoges).