Bio

Brad Clark, one of the most prolific scorers in UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball history, remains the only player from the program to earn three All-Region citations.

From 1997-2000, Clark poured in 1,692 points to rank sixth on the school’s scoring list. After averaging more than 10 points in a reserve role during his freshman season, Clark went on to lead the Titans in scoring and rebounding each of his last three years.

During Clark’s four seasons, UW-Oshkosh produced a 73-32 record and made NCAA Division III Championship appearances in 1997 and 1998. Clark earned three All-WIAC first team honors after averaging 17.3 points and 5.9 rebounds in 1998, 18.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 1999, and 19.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in 2000.

Clark, a Markesan High School graduate, currently ranks second in WIAC history with 535 free throws made and seventh with a school-record .862 free throw percentage. He also holds the conference record by making all 24 attempts at the free throw line during a game against UW-Eau Claire in 2000.

Clark was selected to the NCAA Division III All-West Region Second Team in each of last three seasons while his shooting proficiency is documented in both the conference and the school record books. He ranks fourth in the WIAC with 193 made free throws in 2000 and eighth with a .916 free throw percentage in 1999.

Clark scored double-digit points 83 times in his 105-game UW-Oshkosh career, including a career-best 40 at UW-Superior during his senior season. He also led the Titans to a win during the opening round of the 1998 Division III Championship by scoring 24 points against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.) in Kolf Sports Center.

During his illustrious high school basketball career, Clark was named the 1996 Wisconsin Boys Basketball Player of the Year by the Association Press as well the earning Wisconsin’s 1996 Mr. Basketball award. Clark, Markesan High School’s all-time leader in points, rebounds and steals, led the Hornets to Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 championships in 1994 and 1996. He currently ranks 14th in Wisconsin boys basketball history with 2,269 career points.

After completing his bachelor’s degree at Ripon College in 2000, Clark coached basketball at Oshkosh West High School from 2001-12 before becoming the head boys coach at Lourdes Academy in 2015. He has been a physical education and health instructor in the Oshkosh Area School District since 2004.

Clark, who will join the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame later this year, earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Irvine in 2014.

Clark’s coaching highlights include assisting the Oshkosh West High School boys basketball team to Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 titles in 2006 and 2007 before leading the Wildcats to the state semifinals as head coach in 2008. Clark, who was a men’s basketball assistant coach at Ripon College from 2012-15, guided his Lourdes Academy team to a conference championship in 2017.

Clark lives in Oshkosh with his wife, Erin, and children Jada, Steven, Violet, Oscar Bryan and ZuZu.