Clarence Massamba

Tabbed a three-star recruit by both ESPN and On3, the former of which slotted him at No. 53 among small forwards in his class.
Placed No. 256 in the 247Sports Composite rankings, good for a three-star listing and for the No. 66 spot at the shooting guard position.
Spent his senior year of high school taking classes through Edmentum.
Appeared in 29 games for AS Monaco Basket’s U21 team in the LNB Espoirs league during the 2024-25 campaign, notching 21 starts.
Averaged 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.7 minutes per game, while shooting 46.3 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent beyond the arc and 78.3 percent at the line.
Helped his team take second place in the regular season at 22-8, as well as finish as the runner-up in the playoffs.
Scored in double figures 17 times, reaching 15-plus in nine contests and 20-plus in five.
Tallied a season-high 25 points in a Feb. 2025 victory over Espoirs Chalon-Saone in which he shot 10-of-19 from the floor, including 5-of-7 on 3-pointers.
Also made three appearances with AS Monaco Basket’s senior team in the LNB Élite league, all in Oct. 2024, and amassed five points in five total minutes of action.
Went to The Rock School in Gainesville, Fla., during his junior and sophomore prep campaigns.
Led his team to a 25-8 record and a Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) title as a junior, posting a 58-47 victory over DME Academy to seal the crown.
Averaged 13.0 points, a team-best 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, plus shot 53.0 percent from the field and 42.0 percent beyond the arc.
Garnered SIAA Second Team All-State status, as well as his team’s Most Improved Player award.
Tabbed a 2023 Chick-Fil-A Classic All-Tournament Team pick after averaging 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game across three outings in Lexington, S.C., shooting 22-of-35 (62.9 percent) from the field and 9-of-15 (60.0 percent) from deep.
Finished second in the prestigious tournament in made field goals, co-second in made 3-pointers, fourth in scoring, fourth in made 3-pointers (min. four 3PA) and sixth in field-goal percentage (min. 10 FGA).
Attended Lycée General Charles de Gaulle in Caen, France, to begin his high school career.
Joshua Hayes (Appalachian State), Ryan Jones Jr. (Liberty/Virginia Tech) and Sammie Yeanay (Cal/Grand Canyon) were among his teammates at The Rock.
Among the notable basketball players to graduate from The Rock are 2022-23 NBA MVP Joel Embiid and 2013-14 SEC Player of the Year Scottie Wilbekin.

PERSONAL

Full name is Clarence Nelson Fondeur-Massamba.
Last name is pronounced muh-SAHM-buh.
Born Dec. 14, 2005, in Paris.
Parents are Florent Fondeur, an RATP safety agent, and Julia Massamba.
Has two older brothers, Cameron and Sidney, as well as one younger brother, Mylson-Davis, and two younger sisters, Charlie and Orphée.
Majoring in recreation & sport management.
Enjoys playing various sports in addition to basketball, especially soccer.
Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because he feels pushed to go harder by the mental component of Bryant’s game.
Best sports memory is winning the state title as a junior at The Rock School.
Wears No. 4 because he has kept it ever since he first got it during his sophomore year of high school.
Committed to Tennessee over interest from schools such as Arkansas, Duke, Kansas, Ohio State, North Carolina, Southern Cal, Virginia Tech and Xavier.
Chose Tennessee because of his good connection with the coaches and how they made him feel like it was the right place for him.
Follows one prior Tennessee letter winner from France in Yves Pons, a Fuveau native who played from 2017-21 and was the 2020 SEC Defensive Player of the Year.