Clark Kellogg: Buckeye Star Turned NBA Pro and Acclaimed Broadcaster
2/5/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CLARK KELLOGG
1980-82, Cleveland, Ohio, St. Joseph High School | Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (9/14/2001) | Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
Clark Kellogg broke into the OSU lineup early in his freshman year and was a starter the next two years before passing up his senior season in favor of the NBA. At the end of his junior year, he was a first-round pick of the Indiana Pacers. During his OSU career, the 6-foot-8-inch Kellogg averaged 14.9 points and 10.1 rebounds, scoring 1,285 points and pulling down 872 rebounds in 86 games.
He was the 1982 Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player, when he averaged 16.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. His best year statistically, however, was in 1981, when he averaged 17.3 points and 12.0 rebounds. Kellogg led the Buckeyes in both scoring and rebounding as a sophomore and junior. He is 32nd in career scoring and sixth in career rebounding at OSU. He also ranks fifth in career rebounding average.
When his professional career ended prematurely because of a knee injury, he began a broadcasting career with the Indiana Pacers’ radio network. He currently works as a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports. Additionally, he was a Vice President of Player Relations for the Indiana Pacers and current is a member of the Board of Trustees at The Ohio State University.
