Record Book (DI Era)

• Career FG percentage: 5. .514
• Career free throw percentage: T10. .769
• Career blocks: T7. 26
• Season FG percentage: 8. .528
• Season blocks: 7. 23
• FG percentage in a game: T1. .889 (at Drexel 11/10/19)

Career highs

• Points: 21 (at Drexel 11/10/19)
• Rebounds: 9 (vs. Dallas Christian 12/7/19)
• Assists: 4 (vs. Central Arkansas 2/29/20)
• Steals: 4 (vs. Arlington Baptist 11/6/18)
• Blocks: 2 (6 times, last vs. Sam Houston State 2/26/20)

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

• Appeared in 31 games, making 11 starts
• Averaged 9.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
• Shot .528 from the field and .339 from three
• Had 16 double-digit scoring games, including closing the season with six straight 
• Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-9 shooting at Drexel

As a Freshman (2018-19)

• Appeared in 31 games, earning one start
• Averaged 2.1 ppg in 5.1 minutes per game. 
• Shot 45.8% from the field and 42.1% from three-point range

High School

• Clay was a four year varsity starter
• Appeared in 106 games and held averages of 20.1ppg, 11.3rpg, and 3.7bpg, in those 106 games he had eighty three double doubles, seven of which were triple doubles
• Single game career highs were 43 points, 21 rebounds, and 13 blocks
• He went 27/31 from the free throw line in a single game placing him second in the state record books for most ft made
• Four time all-conference selection, twice poy
• Three time all district selection, once poy
• Two time all area selection, twice poy
• Two time Missouri class 4A all state selection
• Two time Joplin Globe male basketball poy
• Made twelve all tournament teams and was named tournament mvp three times
• Two time all star, regardlessof class, southwest Missouri defensive mvp, Bass Pro tournament of champions slam dunk contest finalist, and Missouri Mr. Basketball finalist as a senior
• Led Nevada to 45-9 record as an upperclassmen and finished his prep career as the schools all time leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks.
• As a sophomore Clay played for Gateway (St. Louis, Mo.) and as a junior for the Kansas City Pacers
• Consistently averaged double doubles and  was named to 15 all tournament teams
• Tournament MVP at the Adidas All American tourney in St. Louis
• Named to the Powerade Platform circuit all American team, Hoop Focus Missouri all star game KC vs St Louis, Basketball Movement camp mvp, and was a Prep Hoops Missouri all state selection twice.

Personal

• Given name is Aaron Clay Gayman
• Born Nov. 16, 1999
• Son of Dennis and Colleen Gayman
• Majoring in education or kiniesiology with a minor in business or administration
• After ACU he wants to earn his master's degree and would love to play professionally overseas
• His mother, Christanne (Buttorff), played volleyball for Mountain View College in Dallas
• Aunt, Crystal Bearce (McCrery), played basketball for Kansas State from 1989-1990
• His grandmother, Wanda June Buttorff (Pettigrew), attended ACU from 1952-56
• Grandfather, Gordon Stephen Buttorff, Jr., gave a lectureship at ACU from 1959-1960
• His great-aunt, Armonte Pettigrew, attended ACU Academy and graduated from ACU in 1957
• His great-uncle, Grayson Pettigrew, attended ACU Academy, graduating in 1958.