PRIOR TO PURDUE
• Committed to Purdue on April 4, and is was ranked as the No. 1 transfer in the country via the On3 rankings and is considered one of the top transfers in America from several other outlets.
• Cluff averaged 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while shooting 63.4 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the free throw line for a South Dakota State team that posted a 20-12 record last season and finished the year ranked 136th in KenPom.
• He joins now-teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn as the lone players in America to average at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting at least 59.0 percent from the field a year ago.
• His season makes him one of just 10 players in NCAA history to average at least 17 points, 12 rebounds and two assists and shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field, joining Zach Edey, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bogut, Tim Duncan, Hank Gathers, Rick Raivio, Larry Smith, Cedric Maxwell and Bill Walton on the list. He is the only one in the group to shoot at least 77.0 percent from the free throw line.
• While not a high-volume, 3-point shooter, Cluff can step out and make the long ball, going 4-of-6 from deep this past season and is 5-of-7 for his career (one year at Washington State, one year at South Dakota State).
• He was named a first-team All-Summit League honoree and was a member of the Summit League All-Defensive team this past season.
• In 2023-24, he averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists at Washington State, shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
• Cluff's best performance of last season came in a win over Denver, scoring 30 points with 19 rebounds and two assists on Jan. 2. He would score over 20 points 13 times, including a 21-point, 15-rebound performance in a loss at Alabama in late December. He recorded 22 double-doubles and narrowly missed out on triple-doubles against St. Thomas (Jan. 8) and South Dakota (Jan. 25).
• According to KenPom, he finished the year fifth in the country in offensive rebound percentage (17.2) and first in defensive rebound percentage (32.4). He was also 33rd in effective field goal percentage (62.6). He finished second in the country in rebounds per game (12.3) and eighth nationally in field goal percentage (.634).
PERSONAL
• Pursuing a master's degree in Sports Management.
• Born Nov. 22, 2001.
• Committed to Purdue on April 4, and is was ranked as the No. 1 transfer in the country via the On3 rankings and is considered one of the top transfers in America from several other outlets.
• Cluff averaged 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while shooting 63.4 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the free throw line for a South Dakota State team that posted a 20-12 record last season and finished the year ranked 136th in KenPom.
• He joins now-teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn as the lone players in America to average at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting at least 59.0 percent from the field a year ago.
• His season makes him one of just 10 players in NCAA history to average at least 17 points, 12 rebounds and two assists and shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field, joining Zach Edey, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bogut, Tim Duncan, Hank Gathers, Rick Raivio, Larry Smith, Cedric Maxwell and Bill Walton on the list. He is the only one in the group to shoot at least 77.0 percent from the free throw line.
• While not a high-volume, 3-point shooter, Cluff can step out and make the long ball, going 4-of-6 from deep this past season and is 5-of-7 for his career (one year at Washington State, one year at South Dakota State).
• He was named a first-team All-Summit League honoree and was a member of the Summit League All-Defensive team this past season.
• In 2023-24, he averaged 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists at Washington State, shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
• Cluff's best performance of last season came in a win over Denver, scoring 30 points with 19 rebounds and two assists on Jan. 2. He would score over 20 points 13 times, including a 21-point, 15-rebound performance in a loss at Alabama in late December. He recorded 22 double-doubles and narrowly missed out on triple-doubles against St. Thomas (Jan. 8) and South Dakota (Jan. 25).
• According to KenPom, he finished the year fifth in the country in offensive rebound percentage (17.2) and first in defensive rebound percentage (32.4). He was also 33rd in effective field goal percentage (62.6). He finished second in the country in rebounds per game (12.3) and eighth nationally in field goal percentage (.634).
PERSONAL
• Pursuing a master's degree in Sports Management.
• Born Nov. 22, 2001.