MALIBU, Calif. — The Pepperdine men's basketball program landed its first signee under head coach
Ed Schilling's regime in Wake Forest transfer
Aaron Clark.
A 6-foot-6 guard by way of Easton, Pa., Clark saw action in seven contests for the Demon Deacons in his freshman year. The previous four-star recruit (247sports, ESPN and On3) out of Brewster Academy (N.H.) was highly touted by multiple Power-5 institutions out of high school after earning the 2022 Lakes Region League All-Star award as well as leading Brewster to a New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class AAA championship and advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2022 National Prep Championship. Clark was also ranked 91st nationally by Rivals and 102nd by On3, and was the 19th-ranked shooting guard on Rivals' list.
During the summer of 2021, Clark averaged 14.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a member of the Puerto Rican U-19 FIBA World Cup team.
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"I recruited Aaron three years ago and was super impressed with both his talent and high character," Schilling said. "To have Aaron as our first commit at Pepperdine is a terrific building block for our program and I'm so excited to coach him."
"I chose Pepperdine because Coach Schilling recruited me and plans to have me come in and lead the pack," Clark said in an
interview with 247sports. "He recruited me at Grand Canyon so we have a lot of history. It's a great opportunity for me, plus I love all the stuff he's done and the pros he produced like Zach Lavine and Lonzo Ball. He's coached in the NBA so there's a lot of knowledge to learn from him."
