University of Minnesota Athletics
Clyde Turner - M Club Hall of Fame
Clyde Turner
Men's Basketball (1971-73)
Class of 2022
Clyde Turner was an integral part of the 1972 Big Ten Championship team and was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection that season. Turner was a part of Minnesota's first Big Ten title since 1937 in a shared title and the first Gopher outright title since 1919. Playing in a total of 51 games for the Maroon and Gold, he led the team in scoring both seasons when he averaged a team-best 18.6 points in 1972 and 18.1 in 1972. He would also receive Second Team All-Big Ten honors in 1973. Turner ranks eighth all-time in career scoring average per game at a career 18.4 ppg.
Turner was drafted in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He went on to play professionally in Europe for two seasons and later earned his degree from the University of Minnesota. Turner, passed away on Aug. 9, 2022 and will be inducted to the Hall of Fame posthumously.