Athletic Communications Contact Philip Sikes philips@clemson.edu @PSikes21 864-656-1985 (o) 864-525-4889 (c) @ClemsonMBB Game 16 vs. Georgia Tech January 12, 2017 CLEMSON (11-4, 1-2) vs. GEORGIA TECH (9-6, 1-2) Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Bob Rathbun-pbp; Brian Oliver-color) Clemson looks to snap a two-game losing skid both to ranked opponents on Thursday in Atlanta. The Tigers are looking for their first win at Georgia Tech since 2014. The Tiger program owns 24 wins at Georgia Tech, more than any other ACC opponent's home floor. Clemson won four straight in Brad Brownell's first four seasons in Atlanta. This is the first meeting between the two coaches, Clemson's Brad Brownell and Georgia Tech's Josh Pastner. PROJECTED CLEMSON STARTERS G 4 Shelton Mitchell 6-3, 195 *So. 9.3 ppg 3.4 apg G 12 Avry Holmes 6-2, 195 *Gr. 10.9 ppg 2.6 rpg F 15 Donte Grantham 6-8, 215 Jr. 9.8 ppg 5.5 rpg F 5 Jaron Blossomgame 6-7, 220 *Gr. 18.1 ppg 6.0 rpg C 50 Sidy Djitte 6-10, 240 Sr. 7.2 ppg 8.5 rpg PROJECTED GEORGIA TECH STARTERS G 11 Josh Heath 6-2, 179 Sr. 5.2 ppg 1.4 rpg G 5 Josh Okogie 6-5, 185 Fr. 14.1 ppg 4.2 rpg G 0 Justin Moore 6-4, 160 Fr. 6.4 ppg 2.4 rpg F 12 Quinton Stephens 6-9, 203 Sr. 9.5 ppg 7.7 rpg C 44 Ben Lammers 6-10, 231 Jr. 14.9 ppg 9.9 rpg HEAD TO HEAD Category Clemson Georgia Tech Head Coach Brad Brownell Josh Pastner Overall Record 285-176 (15th season) 176-82 (8th season) Record at School 118-91 (7th season) 9-6 (1st season) Scoring Offense 77.7 ppg 66.6 ppg Scoring Defense 66.7 ppg 67.9 ppg Leading Scorer Blossomgame (18.1 ppg) Lammers (14.9 ppg) Leading Rebounder Djitte (8.5 rpg) Lammers (9.9 rpg) CU Series W-L record Clemson leads 68-62 Streak Georgia Tech has won the last two meetings TIGER TRACKS Clemson has made 107 more free throws than its opponents. The Tigers have outscored the opposition from the charity stripe in all but one game. Jaron Blossomgame became the seventh player in Clemson history with at least 1,400 points and 700 rebounds in a career at Notre Dame. He needs 12 points to pass Will Solomon for 13th on Clemson's all-time scoring list. Blossomgame has scored 20 or more points in 13 of Clemson's last 19 ACC regular season games, dating to the 2015-16 season. Gabe DeVoe is coming off a career-high four three-pointers, all in the first half of Clemson's Jan. 7 game at Notre Dame. Elijah Thomas is shooting 68 percent for the season, converting 21 of his 31 field goal attempts. He also has 12 blocks in six appearances. Avry Holmes had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists (with no turnovers) the last time the Tigers faced Georgia Tech, in the 2016 ACC Tournament. Anthony Oliver II, a member of Clemson's 2017 signing class, enrolled in January and began classes this week. Game Notes vs. Georgia Tech January 12, 2017 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE DAY OPPONENT (AP/COACHES) RESULT/TIME BROADCAST Nov. 11 Fri. Georgia W, 74-64 RSN Nov. 17 Thu. # vs. Davidson W, 95-78 ESPNU Nov. 18 Fri. # vs. Xavier (11/10) L, 77-83 ESPNU Nov. 20 Sun. # vs. Oklahoma L, 64-70 ESPNU Nov. 25 Fri. High Point W, 83-74 ACCN Extra Nov. 30 Wed.! Nebraska W, 60-58 ESPNU Dec. 4 Sun. Coppin State W, 85-43 ACCN Extra Dec. 10 Sat. Mercer W, 90-47 ACCN Extra Dec. 13 Tue. SC State W, 93-65 ESPNU Dec. 18 Sun. ^ at Alabama W, 67-54 ESPNU Dec. 21 Wed. at South Carolina (22/20) W, 62-60 ESPNU Dec. 28 Wed. UNC Wilmington W, 87-73 ACCN Extra Dec. 31 Sat. * at Wake Forest W, 73-68 RSN Jan. 3 Tue. * North Carolina (14/16) L, 86-89 (OT) ESPN2 Jan. 7 Sat. * at Notre Dame (23/21) L, 70-75 ESPNU Jan. 12 Thu. * at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. RSN Jan. 14 Sat. * Virginia (19/18) 12 p.m. ACCN Jan. 19 Thu. * at Louisville 9 p.m. ESPN/2 Jan. 22 Sun. * Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Jan. 28 Sat. * at Pittsburgh 12 p.m. RSN Feb. 1 Wed. * Georgia Tech 7 p.m. RSN Feb. 5 Sun. * at Florida State 12:30 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 7 Tue. * Syracuse 8 p.m. ACCN Feb. 11 Sat. * at Duke 1 p.m. ACCN Feb. 14 Tue. * Wake Forest 7 p.m. RSN Feb. 18 Sat. * at Miami 12 p.m. RSN Feb. 21 Tue. * at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. ESPNU Feb. 25 Sat. * Florida State 12 p.m. ACCN Mar. 1 Wed. * NC State 8 p.m. ACCN Mar. 4 Sat. * Boston College 2 p.m. ACCN Extra Note: All times are and Eastern; * ACC regular season game; # Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.);! ACC/Big Ten Challenge; ^ Birmingham, Ala. NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player 00 Legend Robertin (C) 1 Ty Hudson (G) 2 Marcquise Reed (G) 3 Lyles Davis (G) 4 Shelton Mitchell (G) 5 Jaron Blossomgame (F) 10 Gabe DeVoe (G) 11 Isaac Fields (G) 12 Avry Holmes (G) 14 Elijah Thomas (C) 15 Donte Grantham (F) 22 Scott Spencer (G) 44 Riley McGillan (G) 50 Sidy Djitte (C) ACC STANDINGS # School Overall, ACC 1. Florida State 16-1, 4-0 2. Notre Dame 14-2, 3-0 3. North Carolina 14-3, 2-1 4. Miami 11-3, 1-1 5. Duke 14-3, 2-2 6. Virginia Tech 13-3, 2-2 7. Virginia 12-3, 2-2 8. Syracuse 10-7, 2-2 9. Louisville 13-3, 1-2 10. NC State 12-4, 1-2 Pittsburgh 12-4, 1-2 12. Clemson 11-4, 1-2 13. Georgia Tech 9-6, 1-2 14. Boston College 8-8, 1-2 15. Wake Forest 10-6, 1-3 Note: Standings are as of Tuesday, January 10.
00 LEGEND ROBERTIN Jr. 7-0 260 Center London, England Chipola Junior College (Fla.) Former JUCO transfer added 10 pounds to frame in the offseason Posted six rebounds, four blocks in win over Mercer (12/10) Member of 2015-16 ACC Academic Honor Roll Last name is pronounced ROH-buhr-tihn BROADCAST SHEET 11 ISAAC FIELDS Fr. 6-1 180 Guard Pewee Valley, Ky. South Oldham HS Walked onto the Tiger team over the summer of 2016 Brother of former Clemson guard Carson Fields (2011-14) Led South Oldham to pair of regional championships Scored first career field goal vs. Coppin State (12/4) TY HUDSON So. 6-1 200 Guard Mableton, Ga. Pebblebrook HS AVRY HOLMES *Gr. 6-2 195 Guard Salem, Ore. North Salem HS 1 Averaging 1.4 points per game in seven appearances Posted five points in season-high 19 minutes vs. Coppin State (12/4) Shot 34 percent from long distance as a first-year player Four-star prospect in class of 2015 by ESPN and Scout 12 Veteran of 108 career games, first at San Francisco and then Clemson Averaging 10.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game this season Posted 20 points in ACC home opener vs. North Carolina (1/3) Earned undergraduate degree in communication in December 2016 MARCQUISE REED *So. 6-3 185 Guard Landover, Md. Capitol Christian Academy ELIJAH THOMAS So. 6-9 230 Center Dallas, Texas Lancaster HS 2 Transfer from Robert Morris sat out the 2015-16 season at Clemson Former Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year for the Colonials Averaging 10.3 points per game; tied for team lead with 22 steals Posted season-high 21 in ACC road opener at Wake Forest (12/31) 14 Transfer from Texas A&M appeared in first game vs. Alabama (12/18) Averaging 8.5 points per game in six appearances Posted 12 points, seven rebounds in win over South Carolina (12/21) Top-50 prospect in class of 2015 by ESPN, Rivals and Scout LYLES DAVIS So. 5-11 160 Guard Charleston, S.C. James Island Charter HS DONTE GRANTHAM Jr. 6-8 215 Forward Martinsburg, W.Va. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) 3 Second-year competitor appeared in six games in 2015-16 Three-time team captain in high school Serves as point guard on the Tiger scout team in practice Posted two points and an assist in win over Coppin State (12/4) 15 Veteran of 77 career games, with 77 starts Has scored 737 points as a Tiger Averaging 9.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game Posted first double-double of season at Wake Forest (12/31) SHELTON MITCHELL *So. 6-3 195 Guard Waxhaw, N.C. Oak Hill Academy (Va.) SCOTT SPENCER Fr. 6-6 195 Guard Suffolk, Va. Blue Ridge School 4 Transfer from Vanderbilt sat out the 2015-16 season at Clemson Sustained knee injury in practice and missed first four games Averaging 9.3 points and 3.4 assists per game Scored career-high 18 points in win over Alabama (12/18) 22 Nation s No. 24 small forward prospect for 2016 by ESPN Played three seasons at Nansemond River High School in Suffolk Blue Ridge s all-time leader in three-pointers in just two seasons Scored season-high four points in win over SC State (12/13) JARON BLOSSOMGAME *Gr. 6-7 220 Forward Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee HS RILEY McGILLAN *Gr. 6-0 175 Guard Fort Mill, S.C. Fort Mill HS 5 Opted to return to school after attending NBA Draft Combine Averaging team-high 18.1 points per game Has 20+ points in 13 of Clemson's last 19 regular season ACC games Earned undergraduate sociology degree in August 2016 44 Two-year team manager joined roster as a walk-on in 2014 Scored first field goal of season in win over Coppin State (12/4) Earned undergraduate marketing degree in May 2016 Father, Marty, was an assistant coach under Brad Brownell previously 10 GABE DeVOE Jr. 6-4 210 Guard Shelby, N.C. Shelby HS One of top bench performers, averaging 9.3 points per game Scored 14 points, career-best four three-pointers vs. Notre Dame (1/7) Tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists vs. Xavier (11/18) Member of All-ACC Academic Team in 2015-16 50 SIDY DJITTE Sr. 6-10 240 Center Dakar, Senegal Northwood Temple Academy (N.C.) Averaging 7.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game Posted third career double-double (14p,14r) vs. Oklahoma (11/20) Scored 11 points and added seven rebounds vs. Xavier (11/18) Name is pronounced SIH-dee zhih-tay
ROSTER # Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl. Exp. Hometown Previous School 00 Legend Robertin C 7-0 260 Jr. 1VL London, England Chipola Junior College (Fla.) 1 Ty Hudson G 6-1 200 So. 1VL Mableton, Ga. Pebblebrook HS 2 Marcquise Reed G 6-3 185 *So. TR Landover, Md. Robert Morris University 3 Lyles Davis G 5-11 160 So. 1VL Charleston, S.C. James Island Charter HS 4 Shelton Mitchell G 6-3 195 *So. TR Waxhaw, N.C. Vanderbilt University 5 Jaron Blossomgame F 6-7 220 *Gr. 3VL Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee HS 10 Gabe DeVoe G 6-4 210 Jr. 2VL Shelby, N.C. Shelby HS 11 Isaac Fields G 6-1 180 Fr. HS Pewee Valley, Ky. South Oldham HS 12 Avry Holmes G 6-2 195 *Gr. 1VL Salem, Ore. University of San Francisco 14 Elijah Thomas C 6-9 230 So. TR Dallas, Texas Texas A&M University 15 Donte Grantham F 6-8 215 Jr. 2VL Martinsburg, W.Va. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) #21 Anthony Oliver II G 6-5 180 Fr. HS Clemson, S.C. Daniel HS 22 Scott Spencer G 6-6 195 Fr. HS Suffolk, Va. Blue Ridge School ^24 David Skara F 6-8 210 Jr. TR Zadar, Croatia Valparaiso University 44 Riley McGillan G 6-0 175 *Gr. 2VL Fort Mill, S.C. Fort Mill HS 50 Sidy Djitte C 6-10 240 Sr. 3VL Dakar, Senegal Northwood Temple Academy (N.C.) # - Early enrollee from the class of 2017, will not dress; ^ must sit out 2016-17 per NCAA transfer rules. Head Coach: Brad Brownell PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Mike Winiecki Jaron Blossomgame juh-rahn Assistant Coaches: Steve Smith, Dick Bender Brad Brownell brow-nehl Director of Basketball Operations: Lucas McKay Sidy Djitte SIH-dee zhih-tay Strength & Conditioning: Mike Bewley Legend Robertin ROH-buhr-tihn Athletic Trainer: Brad Crowe David Skara SKAH-ruh Video Coordinator: Amit Tailor Mike Winiecki wih-neh-kee Director of Recruiting: Nick Bowman Graduate Managers: Stewart Brown, C.J. Gleaton HEAD COACH BRAD BROWNELL Named the 21st men s basketball head coach in Clemson history on April 13, 2010. Is coaching his 15th season in Division I, having previously coached four years each at UNC Wilmington and Wright State before coming to Clemson. Set Clemson records for total wins (22) and ACC wins (9) by a first-year head coach in 2010-11. Led Clemson to first NCAA Tournament win in 14 years when the Tigers topped UAB in the first round in 2011. Has taken three different schools to the NCAA Tournament. Took the Tigers to the 2014 NIT semifinals. Winningest coach in history on a percentage basis against ACC competition, and needs just eight wins to pass Cliff Ellis for the career record (59) at Clemson. Coached K.J. McDaniels (2014) and Jaron Blossomgame (2016) to first-team All- ACC honors. McDaniels was ACC Defensive Player of the Year, while Blossomgame won the ACC s Most Improved Award. Named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006. He coached CAA Player of the Year Brett Blizzard in 2002-03, his first season. Took over Wright State in 2006-07 and guided the school to a record 23 wins in his first season and an NCAA Tournament bid. Played Division III ball at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He and his wife, Paula, have two daughters, Abby (18), a freshman at Clemson, and Kate (16). Brownell Year by Year as Head Coach Year School Record Postseason 2002-03 UNC Wilmington 24-7 NCAA, 1st rd 2003-04 UNC Wilmington 15-15 2004-05 UNC Wilmington 19-10 2005-06 UNC Wilmington 25-8 NCAA, 1st rd 2006-07 Wright State 23-10 NCAA, 1st rd 2007-08 Wright State 21-10 2008-09 Wright State 20-13 2009-10 Wright State 20-12 2010-11 Clemson 22-12 NCAA, 2nd rd 2011-12 Clemson 16-15 2012-13 Clemson 13-18 2013-14 Clemson 23-13 NIT, semifinals 2014-15 Clemson 16-15 2015-16 Clemson 17-14 2016-17 Clemson 11-4 Totals 13th season 285-176 (.618) LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM BACK IN BUSINESS Clemson held a ribbon-cutting for the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday, October 14. The opener against Georgia on Nov. 11 served as the grand reopening of the facility, complete with all the bells and whistles. The $63.5 million project was completed after 16 months of renovation, which began almost immediately after the 2014-15 season. Renovation features include: -Newly configured seating bowl, with court rotating 90 degrees from its prior layout -Swann Pavilion, a newly designed operations complex and practice facility connected to the arena -Burton Gallery, a new 10,000 square foot main entrance space -Expanded portals, allowing for a more accessible in-game atmosphere from the concourse level -Nation s largest centerhung curved videoboard, as well as ribbon boards atop each portal in the seating bowl -Coliseum club & courtside club premium seating areas -Coaches offices overlooking the practice gym -Expansive space for staff conferences -Locker room for players, coaches and staff -Team film and meeting room -Players lounge -Recruiting lounge -Weight room connecting the players lounge to the practice gym -Athletic training room TIGERS COMPLETE EARN YOUR ORANGE CHALLENGE Brad Brownell took his team through a five-week series in the preseason entitled Earn Your Orange, where players were given a weekly challenge that included mile runs, campus runs, hill runs, football field lengths, learning the alma mater, and a community service project with ClemsonLIFE. Clemson also practiced five sessions with the women s rowing staff, learning how to compete together as a team on Lake Hartwell.
GAME NOTES & MISCELLANEOUS STATS TIGERS HAVE FARED WELL IN ATLANTA Clemson has fared well against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, accumulating 24 wins in 66 trips. The 24 wins are most by the Tigers over another ACC school on its home floor. Fourteen have come since the Yellow Jackets joined the ACC full time in 1979-80. Brad Brownell ushered his program to four consecutive wins over the Jackets in Atlanta from 2011-14, before Tech won the past two meetings. Defense was the big culprit in Clemson's four-game winning streak at Tech, as the Tigers held the Jackets to 52.8 points per contest. GEORGIA TECH SCOUTING REPORT The Yellow Jackets enter Thursday's contest with an 8-6 record, 1-2 in the ACC. Georgia Tech opened league play with a 75-63 win over North Carolina. Josh Pastner, formerly at Memphis, is in his first season as head coach. He carries a career 176-82 record into Thursday's tilt. The Yellow Jackets have one of the youngest rosters in the ACC after graduating several seniors and fifth-year players from 2016. Ben Lammers, a junior, leads Tech in both points and rebounds per game. TIGERS EARN CONSECUTIVE WINS AT WAKE FOREST Clemson has won just four times in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum since the facility opened in 1989, but three of the four wins have come under Brad Brownell's watch. The Tigers earned an 89-75 win that first season, but did not experience the taste of victory again until 2011-12. Brownell guided Clemson to a 76-62 win at Wake last season, and 73-68 last weekend to earn the Tigers' first consecutive wins in Lawrence Joel. COMEBACK FOR THE AGES In the 73-68 victory over Wake Forest, the Tigers ended the game with a 15-0 run to stun the Lawrence Joel Coliseum crowd. Clemson overcame a 13-point deficit in the final seven minutes, the largest second half deficit overcome since the Tigers of 2010-11 erased a 19-point lead by NC State at home. The Tigers held the Demon Deacons scoreless over the final 4:50. It was the 10th time a Tiger team has rallied from a double-digit deficit since Brad Brownell became head coach in 2010. TIGERS HAD LONGEST WINNING STREAK SINCE 2008-09 With the win over Wake Forest to start ACC play, Clemson won its ninth straight game, the longest streak under coach Brad Brownell. Clemson's longest winning streak since 2008-09 (16) was snapped in the overtime loss to North Carolina on Jan. 3. During the winning streak, the Tigers were 3-0 in games decided by five points or less. CLEMSON CLOSED OUT NON-CONFERENCE PLAY 10-2 The Tigers, 10-2 on the season, compiled the program's best winning percentage in non-conference play (.833) since 2009-10, when Oliver Purnell's last team went 12-2 prior to ACC play. Clemson's win over UNC Wilmington boosted the Tigers to an RPI of No. 24, by far the top non-conference performance in a number of years. DECEMBER WAS PERFECT FOR THE TIGERS Clemson closed out the year 2016 on the highest note possible, winning all seven of its games in the month of December. It marked the first time since December 2008 that the Tigers finished a month with a perfect record. During the month, Clemson posted three road wins (Alabama, South Carolina, Wake Forest) and defeated three teams in the top 100 of the RPI. THE BENCHMARK A big reason for the Tigers' success so far in 2016-17 has been the play of their bench. Clemson is 10-2 when its reserves outscore the opposition. Marcquise Reed (10.3 points per game), Gabe DeVoe (9.3 ppg) and Elijah Thomas (8.5 ppg) comprise one of the ACC's top bench rotations. Clemson's bench has outscored each of its three ACC opponents. INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS Field Goals 3-PT ## Name GMs Sts. Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. FG FGA Pct. FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT Avg. PF DQ A TO BK S Pts. Avg. 00 ROBERTIN, Legend 18 0 112 6.2 6 14.429 0 0.000 2 8.250 6 11 17 0.9 26 1 0 4 16 2 14 0.8 1 HUDSON, Ty 30 0 216 7.2 23 64.359 14 42.333 5 11.455 0 9 9 0.3 22 0 12 5 0 7 65 2.2 2 REED, Marcquise 50 28 1304 26.1 241 502.480 50 117.427 151 187.807 30 121 151 3.0 99 4 100 114 1 89 683 13.7 3 DAVIS, Lyles 10 0 15 1.5 1 1 1.000 0 0.000 0 4.000 0 4 4 0.4 2 0 4 1 0 2 2 0.2 4 MITCHELL, Shelton 42 20 904 21.5 80 201.398 17 55.309 57 74.770 9 77 86 2.0 52 0 140 83 5 14 234 5.6 5 BLOSSOMGAME, Jaron 110 107 3292 29.9 509 1049.485 79 254.311 323 447.723 211 503 714 6.5 184 1 116 157 82 70 1420 12.9 10 DeVOE, Gabe 65 6 1160 17.8 120 340.353 66 207.319 40 61.656 29 128 157 2.4 92 0 92 61 9 44 346 5.3 11 FIELDS, Isaac 2 0 5 2.5 1 2.500 0 1.000 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 12 HOLMES, Avry 108 81 2984 27.6 321 785.409 179 455.393 260 335.776 38 210 248 2.3 174 1 234 151 3 97 1081 10.0 14 THOMAS, Elijah 14 0 179 12.8 33 50.660 0 0.000 15 35.429 9 27 36 2.6 44 3 6 11 20 5 81 5.8 15 GRANTHAM, Donte 77 77 2374 30.8 266 691.385 120 370.324 85 119.714 111 239 350 4.5 123 0 154 119 56 72 737 9.6 22 SPENCER, Scott 6 0 28 4.7 4 12.333 0 2.000 0 0.000 0 3 3 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 1.3 44 McGILLAN, Riley 18 0 35 1.9 4 12.333 2 10.200 1 2.500 1 1 2 0.1 4 0 1 2 0 1 11 0.6 50 DJITTE, Sidy 110 21 1485 13.5 140 264.530 1 2.500 92 152.605 207 269 476 4.3 257 10 29 79 62 50 373 3.4 Overall... 11-4 At home... 7-1 On the road... 3-1 At neutral sites... 1-2 In overtime... 0-1 Vs. ranked opponents... 1-3 In games decided by 3 points or less... 2-1 In games decided by 5 points or less... 3-2 In games decided by 7 or more points... 8-0 When leading at halftime... 9-2 When trailing at halftime... 2-2 When tied at halftime... 0-0 When leading with 5:00 left... 9-0 When trailing with 5:00 left... 1-4 CLEMSON S RECORD... When leading with 1:00 left... 10-0 When trailing with 1:00 left... 1-4 When shooting 50% or better... 3-0 When opponent shoots less than 50%... 10-3 When scoring 70 or more points... 8-3 When winning the rebound margin... 6-2 When winning the turnover margin... 8-2 When winning points in the paint... 7-2 When winning bench points... 10-2 In November... 4-2 In December... 7-0 In January... 0-2 In February... 0-0 In March... 0-0
TURNOVER MARGIN AMONG THE NATION'S BEST Clemson has protected the basketball well during the first 15 games of the season, committing just 11 turnovers per game. Only 20 teams have protected the basketball better this season. Equally as important, the Tigers have been turning their opponents over. Clemson is 14th nationally in turnover margin (+4.6), due in large part to one of the ACC's best steals per game (8.2) figures. The Tigers are on pace for the program's top steals per game figure since the 2009-10 season. TIGERS MAKE HISTORY IN COLUMBIA Clemson entered its Dec. 21 contest with No. 20 South Carolina with an 0-12 record all-time on the road against ranked non-conference opponents, but changed that with a thrilling 62-60 victory over the Gamecocks. It was only Clemson's seventh regular season win over a ranked non-conference team in history, regardless of site, and first since 2014-15 against Arkansas. The win was Clemson's second over a top-25 Gamecock team (1997-98). Clemson has now won 28 times in history over South Carolina in Columbia, second-most wins in program history on the road over another opponent, trailing only 41 all-time road wins over Furman. The win was the Tiger program's fifth in the last seven games against South Carolina in Colonial Life Arena. CLEMSON FLIPS SCRIPT, GOES 3-0 VS. THE SEC The Tigers have rewritten the script from the 2015-16 season, BROWNELL VS. THE SEC (8-8) when Alabama, Georgia and South Date Site-Opponent W-L Score Carolina all defeated Clemson. 12/5/10 A-South Carolina L 60-64 This year's group went 3-0 against 12/4/11 H-South Carolina L 55-58 12/2/12 A-South Carolina W 64-55 the same three teams, beating 11/17/13 H-South Carolina W 71-57 Alabama and South Carolina in 12/7/13 A-Arkansas L 68-74 consecutive road games. 12/19/13 A-Auburn L 64-66 11/24/14 N-LSU W 64-61 Clemson last won three games 12/7/14 H-Arkansas W 68-65 against teams in the SEC in the 12/14/14 H-Auburn W 72-61 same season in 2014-15, when 12/19/14 A-South Carolina L 45-68 12/13/15 H-Alabama L 50-51 the Tigers knocked off LSU, 12/18/15 H-South Carolina L 59-65 Arkansas and Auburn. The Tigers are now 8-8 alltime 12/22/15 11/11/16 A-Georgia H-Georgia L W 48-71 74-64 under Brad Brownell against 12/21/16 A-South Carolina W 62-60 12/18/16 A-Alabama W 67-54 teams from the SEC. CLEMSON OPENS LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM WITH WIN OVER GEORGIA The Tigers long anticipated a return to their home arena, which finished a 16-month renovation in October 2016. Clemson did not disappoint in its return before a capacity crowd. The Tigers beat nearby rival Georgia, avenging a 23-point loss the year before with a 74-64 win to open the season November 11. The win was the program s first over a team currently in a Power 5 conference to open a season since 1996-97, when the Tigers shocked the world by beating defending NCAA champion Kentucky in Indianapolis, Ind. BROWNELL CLEMSON S WINNINGEST COACH VS. ACC COMPETITION Head coach Brad Brownell carries a career record of 285-176 overall, 118-91 at Clemson. Brownell is Clemson s career winning percentage leader against ACC competition, and has led the Tigers to 10 regular-season wins in two of the past three seasons. Brownell owns 53 career wins over ACC teams, third-most in school history behind Cliff Ellis (59) and Oliver Purnell (54). He needs seven to move atop GAME NOTES NON-CONFERENCE TOP-25 WINS Date Site-Opponent (AP-USA) Score 12-29-80 N-Indiana (15-16) 58-57 12-30-93 N-Oklahoma St. (20-19) 68-65 11-15-96 N-Kentucky (3-4) ^79-71 12-17-97 H-South Carolina (6-6) 62-57 11-29-09 N-Butler (12-10) 70-69 12-7-14 H-Arkansas (18-21) ^68-65 12-21-16 A-South Carolina (22-20) 62-60 Note: ^ - overtime the recordbooks following his team's 73-68 victory at Wake Forest. BROWNELL GETS A WIN OVER FIRST HEAD COACHING STOP Clemson head coach Brad Brownell earned his start as a head coach at UNC Wilmington from 2002-06. In four seasons, his teams compiled a combined record of 83-40 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice. Brownell was the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006, both seasons his teams won conference tournament titles. He put all the emotions aside on Dec. 28, when he led his Tigers to an 87-73 win over Wilmington, the school that first gave him a shot as head coach. THREE TIGERS PLAYING WITH DEGREES Two members of the Tiger team began play in their final seasons with an undergraduate Clemson degree already in hand, Jaron Blossomgame and Riley McGillan. The two roomates both graduated this year, McGillan with a marketing degree in May and Blossomgame with a sociology degree in August. A third, Avry Holmes, joined them on Dec. 15 by graduating with a communication degree. BLOSSOMGAME SEVENTH MEMBER OF 1400/700 CLUB Jaron Blossomgame became 1,400 POINTS / 700 REBOUNDS just the seventh player in Clemson history with 1,400 points and Player (Years) Pts Rebs 700 rebounds over a career. He Jaron Blossomgame (2012-17) 1420 714 Trevor Booker (2006-10) 1725 1060 did it in a 22-point performance Elden Campbell (1986-90) 1880 836 at Notre Dame, which pushed him Dale Davis (1987-91) 1650 1216 to 1,420 career points. Horace Grant (1983-87) 1696 981 K.C. Rivers (2005-09) 1684 721 The most recent player to Tree Rollins (1973-77) 1463 1311 achieve the benchmark in both statistics was Trevor Booker, who played for the Tigers from 2006-10. BLOSSOMGAME MOVIN' ON UP Jaron Blossomgame passed a decorated former player on Clemson's career scoring chart in the Dec. 28 win over UNC Wilmington. With 20 points, he moved ahead of longtime NBA great Larry Nance for 17th on the all-time scoring list. He later passed Vince Yockel for 16th place after his fourth 20-point outing of the season. Blossomgame passed both Stan Rome and Demontez Stitt for 14th place on Clemson's alltime scoring list after his 14-point showing at Wake Forest. He needs just 12 points to move past Will Solomon on the list. He also moved into the top 10 in Clemson history against Wake Forest when he made his 105th start as a Tiger. Only eight players have started more games than Blossomgame. ACC VICTORY LEADERS Rk Coach Years ACC wins 1. Cliff Ellis 1984-94 59 2. Oliver Purnell 2003-10 54 3. Brad Brownell 2010-17 53 4. Bill Foster 1976-84 44 5. Bobby Roberts 1963-70 41 CAREER SCORING LEADERS Rk Name Pts 1. Elden Campbell (1986-90) 1880 2. Terrell McIntyre (1995-99) 1839 3. Butch Zatezalo (1967-70) 1761 4. Greg Buckner (1994-98) 1754 5. Trevor Booker (2006-10) 1725... 11. Cliff Hammonds (2004-08) 1465 12. Tree Rollins (1973-77) 1463 13. Will Solomon (1998-01) 1431 14. Jaron Blossomgame (2013-16) 1420 CAREER STARTS Rk Name Starts 1. Trevor Booker (2006-10) 134 2. Cliff Hammonds (2004-08) 133 3. Greg Buckner (1994-98) 122 4. Terrell McIntyre (1995-99) 112 5. Demontez Stitt (2008-11) 111 6. Tree Rollins (1973-77) 110 7. Tom Wideman (1995-99) 109 Edward Scott (1999-03) 109 9. Jaron Blossomgame (2013-16) 107 BLOSSOMGAME POSTS CONSECUTIVE 20-POINT GAMES Jaron Blossomgame made a habit out of scoring 20 or more points in ACC play last season, a trend that has continued in Clemson's two most recent contests.
The Clemson graduate now has scored 20 or more points in 13 of his last 19 ACC regular season games, dating to last season. He provided 24 in the overtime loss to North Carolina and followed with 22 against Notre Dame. He finished his regular season career by averaging 18.6 points per game in five contests versus the Irish. BLOSSOMGAME AT HIS BEST AGAINST NOTRE DAME Jaron Blossomgame has put up gaudy numbers in five appearances against Notre Dame, an Elite Eight team the past two seasons. His average of 18.6 points per game is his highest against any ACC opponent over his decorated career. Blossomgame scored 22 points in each of his final two games at Notre Dame (2015,17). He has hit 39 of 65 shots in his career against Notre Dame, 60 percent. HOLMES ACHIEVES 1,000 CAREER POINTS Senior guard Avry Holmes went past the 1,000 career point plateau in Clemson's game against Coppin State on Dec. 4, becoming the second active Tiger to reach 1,000, along with Jaron Blossomgame. Holmes scored 607 points his first two seasons for the University of San Francisco, and added 311 in his first year of eligibility at Clemson. HOLMES IMPROVED FROM THREE-POINT RANGE Avry Holmes shot over 40 percent from long distance each of his two seasons at San Francisco, but saw his accuracy dip to 33 percent in his first season with the Tigers in 2015-16. But the steady Tiger senior has seen his percentages increase slowly but surely in 2016-17. He leads the Tigers with 31 three-pointers, five more than the next closest player. Holmes has connected on 38 percent this season, and has made three or more in a game five times this year (after only doing so seven times in 31 games last season). MITCHELL FINDS COMFORT IN POINT GUARD ROLE Sophomore point guard Shelton Mitchell, one of Clemson s most anticipated newcomers, sustained a knee injury in practice on Nov. 7. He underwent a minor procedure the following day to clean up the affected area, and missed Clemson's first four games. Since returning to action Nov. 25 against High Point, he has been one of Clemson's top players. Mitchell is averaging 9.3 points per game. The Tigers are 9-2 with him in the lineup. Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points in the win over Alabama on Dec. 18, hitting 6-10 field goals (2-2 from three) and all four of his free throws. He has increased his assist total steadily and now trails teammate Gabe DeVoe for the team lead by just two, with 37 helpers on the season. Mitchell has paced the Tigers in assists each of the last four games. REED IMPRESSIVE IN PAIR OF DEBUTS AS A TIGER Marcquise Reed, former Robert Morris standout and 2015 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year after scoring 15.1 points per game for the Colonials, did not disappoint in his first game as a Tiger. Reed scored a team-high 19 points, hitting five of 11 field goal attempts and all six of his free throws. He was 3-6 behind the three-point arc in the win over Georgia on Nov. 11. Reed s point total was the highest by any Clemson player in a debut since Elden Campbell also scored 19, as a freshman in 1986-87. He then made his ACC debut with the Tigers in similar fashion, scoring 21 points. His point total was the highest in a first ACC game as a Tiger since 2001-02, when Chey Christie scored 21 against Duke. THOMAS ADDS DEPTH IN THE FRONTCOURT Elijah Thomas, a former top-50 recruit who played eight games last season at Texas A&M, made his debut for the Tigers on Dec. 18 at Alabama. He produced five points and three rebounds in 11 minutes. Thomas transferred to Clemson in the middle of the academic year, and GAME NOTES has been practicing with the Tigers since January 2016. The Dallas, Texas product had a solid showing in his second appearance as a Tiger, compiling career highs in points (12), rebounds (7) and minutes (26) against South Carolina on Dec. 21. In six appearances, Thomas is averaging 8.5 points per game and has made 21 of 31 field goal attempts (.677).
#00 LEGEND ROBERTIN Points: 5 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Field Goals Made: 2 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 2 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 2 vs. Florida State, 1/30/16; 2 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Free Throws Made: 1 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16; 1 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Free Throw Attempts: 4 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 : 6 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Offensive : 2 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Assists: Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16; 4 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Steals: 1 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 1 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Minutes: 16 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 #1 TY HUDSON Points: 11 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15 Field Goals Made: 4 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15 Field Goal Attempts: 8 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 8 vs. Georgia, 12/22/15 3-Pointers Made: 3 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15 3-Point Attempts: 6 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15 Free Throws Made: 2 vs. North Carolina Central, 11/13/15; 2 vs. Georgia, 12/22/15 Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. many (4), last vs. Georgia, 12/22/15 : 2 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 2 vs. Florida State, 1/30/16 Offensive : Assists: 6 vs. Virginia, 3/1/16 Blocked Shots: Steals: 2 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 2 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 Minutes: 21 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15 #2 MARCQUISE REED Points: 24 vs. North Carolina, 11/16/14 Field Goals Made: 10 vs. North Carolina, 11/16/14; 10 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/18/15 Field Goal Attempts: 22 vs. Duke, 3/20/15 3-Pointers Made: 4 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 3-Point Attempts: 6 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; 6 vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 Free Throws Made: 8 vs. Delaware, 12/22/14; 8 vs. Mount St. Mary s, 1/22/15 Free Throw Attempts: 13 vs. Delaware, 12/22/14 : 6 vs. Sacred Heart, 1/18/15 Offensive : 2 vs. many (5), last vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 Assists: 5 vs. many (3), last vs. Wagner, 3/4/15 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. Youngstown State, 12/2/14 Steals: 4 vs. many (5), last vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 Minutes: 41 vs. Mount St. Mary s, 1/22/15 #3 LYLES DAVIS Points: 2 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 Field Goals Made: 1 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 Field Goal Attempts: 1 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 3-Pointers Made: 3-Point Attempts: Free Throws Made: Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. USC Upstate, 12/2/15; 2 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 : 2 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16; 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Offensive : Assists: 1 vs. many (4), last vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Blocked Shots: Steals: 1 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16; 1 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Minutes: 3 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 #4 SHELTON MITCHELL Points: 18 vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 Field Goals Made: 6 vs. Yale, 1/3/15; 6 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16; 6 vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Yale, 1/3/15 3-Pointers Made: 3 vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 3-Point Attempts: 6 vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 Free Throws Made: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Free Throw Attempts: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 : 7 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Offensive : 2 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 Assists: 8 vs. Yale, 1/3/15 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. many (4), last vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 Steals: 3 vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 Minutes: 46 vs. Yale, 1/3/15 #5 JARON BLOSSOMGAME Points: 33 vs. NC State, 2/20/16 Field Goals Made: 13 vs. Notre Dame, 2/8/16 Field Goal Attempts: 22 vs. NC State, 2/20/16 3-Pointers Made: 4 vs. Virginia, 1/19/16; 4 vs. Virginia, 3/1/16; 4 vs. Boston College, 3/5/16 3-Point Attempts: 8 vs. NC State, 2/20/16 Free Throws Made: 9 vs. Florida State, 1/30/16 Free Throw Attempts: 11 vs. Auburn, 12/14/14 : 14 vs. Duke, 1/11/14; 14 vs. Notre Dame, 2/10/15 Offensive : 6 vs. South Carolina, 12/18/15 Assists: 4 vs. North Carolina, 12/30/15; 4 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Wofford, 12/6/15 Steals: 3 vs. Notre Dame, 2/10/15; 3 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 Minutes: 40 vs. many (6), last vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 #10 GABE DeVOE Points: 18 vs. NC State, 3/3/15 Field Goals Made: 6 vs. NC State, 3/3/15; 6 vs. Georgia, 11/11/16; 6 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Field Goal Attempts: 13 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 3-Pointers Made: 4 vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 3-Point Attempts: 9 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 Free Throws Made: 4 vs. North Carolina, 12/30/15 Free Throw Attempts: 6 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 CAREER HIGHS : 10 vs. UMass, 11/23/15 Offensive : 3 vs. UMass, 11/23/15 Assists: 5 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16; 5 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. many (7), last vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 Steals: 3 vs. many (4), last vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 Minutes: 38 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 #12 AVRY HOLMES Points: 25 vs. Loyola Marymount, 3/1/14 Field Goals Made: 8 vs. Loyola Marymount, 3/1/14; 8 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 Field Goal Attempts: 16 vs. BYU, 3/10/14; 16 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 3-Pointers Made: 4 vs. many (8), last vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 3-Point Attempts: 10 vs. many (4), last vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Free Throws Made: 11 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 Free Throw Attempts: 14 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 : 6 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16; 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Offensive : 4 vs. Cal State-East Bay, 11/13/12 Assists: 8 vs. Pacific, 1/9/14 Blocked Shots: 1 vs. many (3), last vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 Steals: 6 vs. Georgia Tech, 2/13/16 Minutes: 42 vs. Syracuse, 1/5/16 #14 ELIJAH THOMAS Points: 12 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16; 12 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Field Goals Made: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. many (3), last vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 3-Pointers Made: 3-Point Attempts: Free Throws Made: 5 vs. USC Upstate, 11/13/15 Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. USC Upstate, 11/13/15 : 7 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 Offensive : 2 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 Assists: 3 vs. USC Upstate, 11/13/15 Blocked Shots: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Steals: 2 vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 Minutes: 26 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 #15 DONTE GRANTHAM Points: 22 vs. UTSA, 11/15/15; 22 vs. Rutgers, 11/25/15 Field Goals Made: 9 vs. Rutgers, 11/25/15 Field Goal Attempts: 15 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 3-Pointers Made: 5 vs. UTSA, 11/15/15 3-Point Attempts: 9 vs. Oakland, 12/22/14; 9 vs. South Carolina, 12/18/15; 9 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 Free Throws Made: 9 vs. Wake Forest, 2/2/16 Free Throw Attempts: 10 vs. Wake Forest, 2/2/16 : 10 vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 Offensive : 6 vs. NC State, 3/3/15; 6 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Assists: 7 vs. Florida State, 3/11/15; 7 vs. Florida State, 1/2/16; 7 vs. NC State, 2/20/16 Blocked Shots: 4 vs. Auburn, 12/14/14 Steals: 4 vs. Auburn, 12/14/14; 4 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 Minutes: 40 vs. Syracuse, 1/5/16 #22 SCOTT SPENCER Points: 4 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Field Goals Made: 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Field Goal Attempts: 4 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16; 4 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 3-Pointers Made: 3-Point Attempts: 1 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16; 1 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Free Throws Made: Free Throw Attempts: : 2 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Offensive : Assists: Blocked Shots: Steals: 1 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Minutes: 12 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 #44 RILEY McGILLAN Points: 3 vs. UTSA, 11/15/15; 3 vs. Minnesota, 11/30/15 Field Goals Made: 1 vs. many (4), last vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 Field Goal Attempts: 2 vs. Notre Dame, 3/7/15; 2 vs. Presbyterian, 12/15/15; 2 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 3-Pointers Made: 1 vs. UTSA, 11/15/15; 1 vs. Minnesota, 11/30/15 3-Point Attempts: 2 vs. Notre Dame, 3/7/15; 2 vs. Presbyterian, 12/15/15 Free Throws Made: 1 vs. Presbyterian, 12/15/15 Free Throw Attempts: 2 vs. Presbyterian, 12/15/15 : 1 vs. Virginia Tech, 2/14/14; 1 vs. Notre Dame, 3/7/15 Offensive : 1 vs. Notre Dame, 3/7/15 Assists: 6 vs. North Carolina Central, 11/13/15 Blocked Shots: Steals: 1 vs. Duke, 2/21/15 Minutes: 5 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 #50 SIDY DJITTE Points: 14 vs. Florida State, 1/2/16; 14 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Field Goals Made: 6 vs. many (3), last vs. NC State, 2/20/16 Field Goal Attempts: 9 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 3-Pointers Made: 1 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 3-Point Attempts: 1 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; 1 vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 Free Throws Made: 8 vs. Florida State, 1/2/16; 8 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 Free Throw Attempts: 12 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 : 15 vs. High Point, 11/25/16 Offensive : 7 vs. Furman, 12/14/13; 7 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; 7 vs. High Point, 11/25/16 Assists: 3 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 Blocked Shots: 3 vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 Steals: 4 vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 Minutes: 40 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16
CATEGORY CLEMSON TEAM HIGH CLEMSON TEAM LOW Total Points 95 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 60 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 1st Half Points 51 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 27 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 2nd Half Points 51 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 33 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16; South Carolina, 12/21/16 1st Half Field Goal % 58.8 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 27.6 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 2nd Half Field Goal % 57.1 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 33.3 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Scoring Margin +43 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16-6 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16; Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Field Goals Made 36 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 18 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 Field Goal Attempts 80 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 49 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 Field Goal % 55.6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 30.9 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 3-Pointers Made 13 vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 2 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 3-Point Attempts 31 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 8 vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 3-Point % (min. 10 att.) 46.7 vs. Nebraska (7-15), 11/30/16 18.8 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 Free Throws Made 26 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 7 vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 Free Throw Attempts 32 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 8 vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 Free Throw % (min. 10 att.) 91.7 vs. High Point (22-24), 11/25/16 52.4 vs. Coppin State (11-21), 12/4/16 47 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 31 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 Offensive 23 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; SC State, 12/13/16 5 vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 Rebound Margin +14 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; SC State, 12/13/16-19 vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 Assists 19 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16; High Point, 11/25/16 7 vs. Nebraska, 11/30/16 Turnovers 17 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; Nebraska, 11/30/16 2 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Blocked Shots 9 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16; North Carolina, 1/3/17 1 vs. Xavier, 11/18/16; Alabama, 12/18/16 Steals 12 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 4 vs. Georgia, 11/11/16 Fouls 21 vs. South Carolina, 12/21/16 5 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 CATEGORY OPPONENT TEAM HIGH OPPONENT TEAM LOW Total Points 89 by North Carolina, 1/3/17 43 by Coppin State, 12/4/16 1st Half Points 41 by Xavier, 11/18/16 19 by Alabama, 12/18/16 2nd Half Points 44 by Davidson, 11/17/16 21 by Coppin State, 12/4/16 1st Half Field Goal % 51.6 by Oklahoma, 11/20/16 26.1 by Alabama, 12/18/16 2nd Half Field Goal % 53.8 by Xavier, 11/18/16; SC State, 12/13/16 24.2 by Mercer, 12/10/16 Field Goals Made 30 by Xavier, 11/18/16 16 by Alabama, 12/18/16 Field Goal Attempts 70 by UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 50 by Alabama, 12/18/16 Field Goal % 52.6 by Xavier, 11/18/16 30.4 by Mercer, 12/10/16 3-Pointers Made 15 by Notre Dame, 1/7/17 2 by South Carolina, 12/21/16 3-Point Attempts 40 by Davidson, 11/17/16 15 by Georgia, 11/11/16 3-Point % (min. 10 att.) 50.0 by Oklahoma (10-20), 11/20/16 12.5 by South Carolina, 12/21/16 Free Throws Made 19 by Alabama, 12/18/16 3 by Coppin State, 12/4/16; SC State, 12/13/16 Free Throw Attempts 25 by Alabama, 12/18/16 4 by Coppin State, 12/4/16; SC State, 12/13/16 Free Throw % (min. 10 att.) 90.9 by Wake Forest (10-11), 12/31/16 63.6 by Georgia (7-11), 11/11/16 51 by North Carolina, 1/3/17 29 by SC State, 12/13/16; Notre Dame, 1/7/17 Offensive 23 by North Carolina, 1/3/17 5 by Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Assists 20 by Oklahoma, 11/20/16 5 by Mercer, 12/10/16 Turnovers 22 by Coppin State, 12/4/16 13 by Oklahoma, 11/20/16; High Point, 11/25/16 Blocked Shots 7 by Oklahoma, 11/20/16 1 by Coppin State, 12/4/16 Steals 9 by many (3), last vs. North Carolina, 1/3/17 1 by SC State, 12/13/16 Fouls 25 by many (3), last vs. Mercer, 12/10/16 13 by Notre Dame, 1/7/17 CATEGORY CLEMSON INDIVIDUAL BEST OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL BEST Points 29 by Jaron Blossomgame vs. SC State, 12/13/16 31 by Joel Berry (North Carolina), 1/3/17 Field Goals Made 10 by Jaron Blossomgame vs. High Point, 11/25/16 10 by Joel Berry (North Carolina), 1/3/17 Jaron Blossomgame vs. SC State, 12/13/16 Field Goal Attempts 17 by Jaron Blossomgame vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 22 by PJ Dozier (South Carolina), 12/21/16 Jaron Blossomgame vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 Field Goal Perfection 2 by Legend Robertin vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 4 by Sean O'Mara (Xavier), 11/18/16 Elijah Thomas vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 3-Pointers Made 4 by many (4), last by Gabe DeVoe vs. Notre Dame, 1/7/17 7 by Joel Berry (North Carolina), 1/3/17 3-Point Attempts 10 by Avry Holmes vs. SC State, 12/13/16 11 by J.P. Macura (Xavier), 11/18/16 3-Point Perfection 2 by Shelton Mitchell vs. Alabama, 12/18/16 5 by Christian James (Oklahoma), 11/20/16 Free Throws Made 8 by Sidy Djitte vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 8 by Andre Fox (High Point), 11/25/16 Shelton Mitchell vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 Free Throw Attempts 12 by Sidy Djitte vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 10 by Andre Fox (High Point), 11/25/16 Free Throw Perfection 8 by Shelton Mitchell vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 4 by Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington), 12/28/16 15 by Sidy Djitte vs. High Point, 11/25/16 12 by many (3), last by Bonzie Colson (Notre Dame), 1/7/17 Offensive 7 by Sidy Djitte vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 7 by Ed Morrow (Nebraska), 11/30/16 Sidy Djitte vs. High Point, 11/25/16 Assists 6 by Shelton Mitchell vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 9 by Jordan Woodard (Oklahoma), 11/20/16 Blocked Shots 5 by Elijah Thomas vs. UNC Wilmington, 12/28/16 3 by Ed Morrow (Nebraska), 11/30/16 Steals 4 by many (4), last by Marcquise Reed vs. Wake Forest, 12/31/16 4 by many (3), last by Denzel Ingram (UNC Wilmington), 12/28/16 Minutes 40 by Jaron Blossomgame vs. Xavier, 11/18/16 41 by Joel Berry (North Carolina), 1/3/17 Sidy Djitte vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16 Bold denotes a Clemson home game; ^ - denotes one overtime period. SEASON SUPERLATIVES
SUPERLATIVES UNDER BRAD BROWNELL CATEGORY CLEMSON TEAM HIGH CLEMSON TEAM LOW Total Points 95 vs. Davidson, 11/17/16 40 vs. Duke, 1/8/13 1st Half Points 51 vs. Coppin State, 12/4/16 10 vs. Duke, 1/8/13; Virginia, 2/7/13 2nd Half Points 56 vs. Wake Forest, 2/2/16 21 vs. Seton Hall, 11/22/10 1st Half Field Goal % 65.4 vs. UTSA, 11/15/15 12.0 vs. Duke, 1/8/13 2nd Half Field Goal % 85.0 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/12/11 23.5 vs. Duke, 3/2/11 Scoring Margin +45 vs. Florida A&M, 11/14/14-37 vs. Virginia, 2/7/13 Field Goals Made 35 vs. The Citadel, 1/1/13 14 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 Field Goal Attempts 73 vs. Florida State, 3/4/12 33 vs. Virginia, 1/12/13 Field Goal % 69.2 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/12/11 27.1 vs. Georgia, 12/22/15 3-Pointers Made 14 vs. Minnesota, 11/30/15 0 vs. Virginia Tech, 3/1/12 3-Point Attempts 29 vs. many (6), last vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 11 vs. many (4), last vs. Illinois, 3/23/14 3-Point % (min. 10 att.) 78.6 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/12/11 0.0 vs. Virginia Tech, 3/1/12 Free Throws Made 32 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 4 vs. Iowa, 11/29/11 Free Throw Attempts 46 vs. Western Carolina, 11/12/10 10 vs. North Carolina, 1/18/11 Free Throw % (min. 10 att.) 100.0 vs. Miami (15-15), 1/16/16 38.5 vs. Wake Forest (5-13), 2/25/14 51 vs. Presbyterian College, 12/15/15 19 vs. Virginia, 1/31/12 Offensive 23 vs. Oklahoma, 11/20/16; SC State, 12/13/16 2 vs. Virginia, 1/19/16 Rebound Margin +21 vs. Presbyterian College, 12/15/15-22 vs. Louisville, 1/10/16 Assists 22 vs. SC State, 12/23/12; UTSA, 11/15/15 3 vs. Duke, 1/8/13; Georgia Tech, 2/13/16 Turnovers 20 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/12/11; Georgia Tech, 2/5/11 1 vs. NC State, 2/20/16 Blocked Shots 12 vs. Arizona, 12/8/12; South Carolina, 11/17/13 0 vs. North Carolina, 2/28/13; Virginia Tech, 3/2/13 Steals 16 vs. The Citadel, 1/1/13 0 vs. Illinois, 3/23/14 Fouls 25 vs. many (4), last vs. Georgia Tech, 3/9/16 5 vs. SC State, 12/13/16 CATEGORY OPPONENT TEAM HIGH OPPONENT TEAM LOW Total Points 92 by North Carolina, 3/12/11 35 by Furman, 12/14/13 1st Half Points 49 by Florida State, 3/4/12 15 by Georgia Tech, 2/14/13; Stetson, 11/8/13 2nd Half Points 54 by Notre Dame, 2/8/16 14 by Delaware State, 11/13/13 1st Half Field Goal % 64.0 by Florida State, 3/4/12 17.2 by Georgia Tech, 2/14/13 2nd Half Field Goal % 72.0 by Duke, 1/8/13 16.7 by Delaware State, 11/13/13 Field Goals Made 32 by North Carolina, 12/30/15 11 by Savannah State, 12/17/10 Field Goal Attempts 79 by Maryland, 3/2/14 38 by Wake Forest, 2/25/14 Field Goal % 56.3 by Pittsburgh, 1/21/14 22.9 by Savannah State, 12/17/10 3-Pointers Made 16 by UMass, 11/23/15 1 by many (6), last by Georgia Tech, 2/13/16 3-Point Attempts 40 by Davidson, 11/17/16 9 by Furman, 11/16/12; UTEP, 11/23/12 3-Point % (min. 10 att.) 72.7 by Maryland, 2/7/12 7.7 by Delaware State, 11/13/13 Free Throws Made 25 by West Virginia, 3/17/11 1 by Virginia, 2/14/12; SC State, 12/23/12 Free Throw Attempts 35 by Maryland, 1/22/11 1 by Virginia, 2/14/12 Free Throw % (min. 10 att.) 93.3 by Georgia Tech (14-15), 2/23/16 18.2 by Davidson, 11/22/13 63 by Maryland, 3/2/14 20 by Delaware State, 12/27/10 Offensive 24 by Louisville, 1/10/16 1 by Boston College, 1/12/12 Assists 24 by Pittsburgh, 1/21/14 4 by Furman, 12/14/13; Presbyterian College, 12/15/15 Turnovers 25 by The Citadel, 1/1/13 4 by Temple, 11/21/13 Blocked Shots 9 by Florida State, 1/24/13; Florida State, 1/30/16 0 by many (11), last by Rutgers, 11/25/15 Steals 14 by Virginia Tech, 3/5/11 1 by Virginia, 2/15/14 Fouls 32 by Western Carolina, 11/12/10 8 by College of Charleston, 11/19/11 CATEGORY CLEMSON INDIVIDUAL BEST OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL BEST Points 33 by Jaron Blossomgame vs. NC State, 2/20/16 40 by Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), 3/12/11 Field Goals Made 13 by many (3), last by Jaron Blossomgame vs. Notre Dame, 2/8/16 12 by Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), 3/12/11 Quinn Cook (Duke), 1/8/13 Field Goal Attempts 24 by K.J. McDaniels vs. Notre Dame, 2/11/14 22 by PJ Dozier (South Carolina), 12/21/16 Field Goal Perfection 7 by Adonis Filer vs. The Citadel, 1/1/13 5 by Theo Pinson (North Carolina), 12/30/15 3-Pointers Made 7 by Andre Young vs. Georgia Tech, 1/21/12 7 by Trey Davis (UMass), 11/23/15 Jordan Roper vs. Florida State, 1/2/16 Joel Berry (North Carolina), 1/3/17 3-Point Attempts 11 by Andre Young vs. North Carolina, 1/18/11 12 by Zane Johnson (Hawaii), 12/25/11 Andre Young vs. Maryland, 1/22/11 3-Point Perfection 4 by K.J. McDaniels vs. UTEP, 11/23/12 5 by Christian James (Oklahoma), 11/20/16 Adonis Filer vs. The Citadel, 1/1/13 Free Throws Made 16 by Milton Jennings vs. Virginia Tech, 1/27/13 15 by Marcus Georges-Hunt, 3/9/16 Free Throw Attempts 18 by Milton Jennings vs. Virginia Tech, 1/27/13 16 by Marcus Georges-Hunt, 3/9/16 Free Throw Perfection 9 by Jerai Grant vs. College of Charleston, 12/22/10 8 by Erick Green (Virginia Tech), 3/8/12 Jaron Blossomgame vs. Florida State, 1/30/16 Charles Mann (Georgia), 12/22/15 15 by many (3), last by Sidy Djitte vs. High Point, 11/25/16 19 by Charles Mitchell (Georgia Tech), 2/13/16 Offensive 8 by many (3), last by K.J. McDaniels vs. Notre Dame, 2/11/14 8 by Jordan Murphy (Minnesota), 11/30/15 Assists 10 by many (3), last by Jordan Roper vs. Syracuse, 1/5/16 13 by Kendall Marshall (North Carolina), 2/18/12 Blocked Shots 8 by Jerai Grant vs. East Carolina, 12/29/10 5 by many (4), last by Damontre Harris (South Carolina), 12/4/11 Landry Nnoko vs. Virginia Tech, 2/6/16 Steals 6 by Avry Holmes vs. Georgia Tech, 2/13/16 5 by many (3), last by Tyler Lydon (Syracuse), 1/5/16 Minutes 48 by ^^K.J. McDaniels vs. Maryland, 3/2/14 50 by ^^Eric Atkins (Notre Dame), 2/11/14 Bold denotes a Clemson home game; ^ - denotes one overtime period.