After a collegiate career at two different junior colleges and UNLV, Clark was selected 13th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1998 NBA draft but was traded to the Denver Nuggets.

He began his professional career with Denver where he enjoyed a stable first three years in the NBA, improving steadily.

[1] In 2002, Clark posted averages of 11.3 points and 1.51 blocks per game, while also finishing ninth in the NBA in total personal fouls.

Marshals found him boarding a bus in Houston, Texas and brought him back to Danville for trial.

At a hearing, Clark admitted that he was a recovering alcoholic who had been drinking for most of the time since high school.