Geoff Clark begins his first season in a new role as Scouting Medical Director in 2023-24. He will assist the Trail Blazers front office in evaluating prospective players from a medical perspective and monitoring league injury trends and best health practices, while continuing to be involved with player acquisition during the draft, trades and free agency. Entering his 26th season with the Trail Blazers, Clark was previously the team’s Director of Player Health and Performance and has also held roles as both Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Athletic Trainer for the team. He has been an NATA Certified Athletic Trainer for over three decades and is a 1990 graduate of Oregon State University. Clark joined the Trail Blazers in 1999 following stints with the Los Angeles Dodgers minor league system and the Yakima Sun Kings of the CBA. His volunteer work has included the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1997 USA Basketball Tournament of the Americas and time with the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1998 and 1999. Clark also served a four-year term as a member of the NBATA Executive Committee. Additionally, he earned a gold medal in 1997 with USA Basketball, was named the CBA Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1995 and received the illustrious Joe O’Toole NBATA Athletic Trainer of the Year 2014. Clark’s Pacific Northwest heritage, being born and raised in Oregon, has created a passion for the wine industry. He holds two internationally recognized wine education awards and is also credentialed as a sommelier. He and his wife, Alisa, have four grown children and reside in Hillsboro.