Email Coach Clapper: bclapper@pitt.edu
The 2007-08 season will mark the first for Billy Clapper as a member of the Pitt Johnstown men’s basketball coaching staff.
Clapper came to Pitt Johnstown after spending the 2006-07 season on the coaching staff at Division I Indiana State University, where he coordinated the daily basketball operations for the program and provided assistance with opponent scouting reports and player development. His efforts helped the Sycamores earn victories over three teams that reached the 2007 NCAA Tournament: Purdue, Butler, and Creighton.
Prior to his time at Indiana State, Clapper was an assistant coach at Penn State-Altoona under Head Coach Alan Seretti. He was responsible for recruiting, developing game plans, overseeing team perimeter play, and in-game coaching. While at Penn State-Altoona, Clapper coached Tyler Franklin, the school’s all-time career scoring leader and a two-time First Team Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference selection.
As a player, he was a member of the men’s basketball team at Youngstown State University. He spent three seasons with the Penguins, where he was twice selected to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. Clapper also earned the Tony Vivo Hustle Award as a senior. He played his freshman season at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pa. before transferring to Youngstown State.
Clapper has supplemented his playing experience with extensive work at camps and clinics throughout the United States. He has spent the last eight years doing motivational speaking and instructing basketball skills at over 180 basketball camps. His passion for the game has allowed him to start his own company, and develop a basketball training video, in addition to directing his own basketball camps in Pennsylvania.
A native of Saxton, Pa., Clapper earned his Bachelor’s degree in Integrated Business Education from Youngstown State in 2005. In addition, he received an Associate’s degree in Business Administration from Mount Aloysius in 2005 and his Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from Indiana State in 2007.