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squad. Cleary finished his collegiate career ranking in Boston
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and four other players. Cleary was rumored to be making a move to
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279:won the Big East tournament over
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270:All-Conference selection and
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428:TheFA.com - Born in the USA
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415:November 14, 2009, at the
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281:Manfred Schellscheidt
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512:Categories
497:2009-12-31
458:2023-02-07
396:2007-08-11
372:References
240:basketball
200:midfielder
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44:1979-08-02
453:0362-4331
355:defeated
345:hat-trick
170:2004–2005
138:2002–2004
95:1998–2001
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264:Ed Kelly
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