2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2009–10 record 21–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach Oliver Purnell
Assistant coach Ron Bradley
Assistant coach Frank Smith
Assistant coach Josh Postorino
Home arena Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Duke † 13   3   .813     30   5   .857
#20 Maryland 13   3   .813     24   8   .750
Florida State 10   6   .625     22   10   .688
Virginia Tech 10   6   .625     24   8   .750
Wake Forest 9   7   .563     20   10   .667
Clemson 9   7   .563     21   11   .656
Georgia Tech 7   9   .438     23   12   .657
Boston College 6   10   .375     15   16   .484
Virginia 5   11   .313     15   16   .484
North Carolina 5   11   .313     18   16   .529
NC State 5   11   .313     20   15   .571
Miami 4   12   .250     20   13   .606
† ACC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. Their head coach was Oliver Purnell. The team played its home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. All games were produced and broadcast locally by the Clemson Tigers Sports Network. The Tigers finished the season 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play. They lost in the first round of the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 7 seed in the East Region, where they lost to 10-seed Missouri in the first round.

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Pre-season

On Wednesday, May 27, guard Terrence Oglesby announced he would forego his final two seasons at the school to pursue a professional basketball career. Oglesby appeared in 66 games and scored 777 points in his two seasons at Clemson. Previously, Oglesby played for Norway at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In a press release issued by Clemson University, Oglesby indicated that his time spent playing internationally helped fuel his decision to turn pro.[1] Oglesby's departure left an open roster spot which was filled by the commitment of shooting guard Noel Johnson, a former USC commitment.[2]

On Tuesday, August 18, ESPN announced that Clemson will serve as one of the host sites for the network’s popular basketball series, College GameDay, during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Two one-hour shows (11:00 am and 8:00 pm Eastern) will originate from Littlejohn Coliseum on Jan. 23, 2010 for the Clemson vs. Duke game. This is Clemson’s first appearance on ESPN College GameDay. The series, which is in its sixth season, will make four first-time stops in 2010. Other first-time hosts include Illinois, Kansas State and Washington. The Clemson/Duke game will be one of two ACC tilts featured this season, with the other being North Carolina at Duke on Mar. 6.[3]

On Sunday, October 26, 2008, members of the ACC Media were polled and picked Clemson to finish third in the conference behind North Carolina and Duke.[4]

Regular season

On December 2, 2009, Illinois came back from a 23-point second-half deficit to upset the No. 18 Tigers, 76-74 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The victory was the biggest comeback win in school history and was also notable as it helped the Big Ten win their first ACC – Big Ten Challenge in eleven tries.[5]

On December 6, 2009, Clemson beat rival South Carolina 72-61, extending their winning streak over the Gamecocks to six games. Carolina leads the overall series, 86-74.

On January 3, 2010, the No. 21 Tigers managed only 12 points in the first half as they lost to No. 7 Duke for the 13th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 74-53. Clemson had as many fouls as points in the opening period, and their scoring total and shooting percentage (5-30, 17%) were the lowest for a half in Oliver Purnell's seven years as head coach.[6]

On January 13, 2010, the No. 19 Tigers ended a 10-game losing streak to North Carolina by defeating the No. 13 Tar Heels, 83-64 at Littlejohn Arena. It was the second largest margin of victory ever for the Tigers over the Tar Heels. The most being a 20-point 93-73 win in 1976-77, Tree Rollins' senior season.[7] Clemson then followed the win with a 73-70 win at NC State, ending a streak of 13 consecutive losses in the game following a victory over a top 25 team.[8]

On January 23, 2010, ESPN's College GameDay broadcasted live from Littlejohn Coliseum for the first time. Afterward, GameDay host Digger Phelps said of the broadcast at Clemson: "It was the best". The crowd was so loud during the broadcast that the production director requested that the crowd keep the noise down when cameras were rolling.[9] The day culminated in a 47-60 loss to Duke, the lowest point total for Duke thus far this season,[10] and the lowest point total of a Clemson team at home since the 2003-04 season, Oliver Purnell's first at Clemson.[11]

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Clemson entered the ACC Tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 9-7 record in the ACC regular season. The Tigers lost their opening game to No. 11 seed NC State 59-57, dropping their record in the tournament to 16-57 all-time with 43 of their losses coming in the first round. Clemson remains the only original member of the ACC to have never won the tournament.[12]

NCAA Tournament

Clemson entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, but was knocked out in the opening round by a lower-seeded team for the third straight year, losing 86-78 to No. 10 seed Missouri. The loss dropped Oliver Purnell to 0-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament games as a head coach for three different schools.[13]

Roster

Coaches & staff

Position Name Year at CU Experience Alma Mater Hometown
Head Coach Oliver Purnell
7th
32
 Old Dominion ('75) Berlin, Maryland, United States
Associate Head Coach Ron Bradley
7th
32
 Eastern Nazarene ('74) Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Assistant Head Coach Frank Smith
7th
20
 Old Dominion ('88) Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Assistant Coach Josh Postorino
3rd
9
 Dayton ('99) Clearwater, Florida, United States
Director of Operations Michael Morrell
2nd
2
 Milligan College ('05)
Video Services Andy Farrell
2nd
1
 Dayton ('07) Richmond, Virginia, United States
Graduate Assistant Adam Gordon
2nd
1
 Tampa ('06) Ocala, Florida, United States

Players

No. Name Ht. Wt. Position Year Hometown
03 Anderson, Zavier 5' 09" 160 PG JR Mauldin, South Carolina, United States
10 Baciu, Catalin 7' 02" 245 C SO Cluj-Napoca, Romania
04 Baize, Jonah 6' 06" 205 SF JR Evansville, Indiana, United States
31 Booker, Devin 6' 08" 235 PF FR Whitmire, South Carolina, United States
35 Booker, Trevor 6' 07" 240 PF SR Whitmire, South Carolina, United States
45 Grant, Jerai 6' 08" 220 PF JR Bowie, Maryland, United States
32 Hill, Donte 6' 04" 200 SG FR Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
24 Jennings, Milton 6' 09" 225 F FR Summerville, South Carolina, United States
1 Johnson, Noel 6' 08" 190 SG FR Fayetteville, Georgia, United States
21 Narcisse, Brian 6' 06" 205 PF SO North Augusta, South Carolina, United States
55 Petrukonis, Karolis 6' 11" 260 C SR Trakai, Lithuania
15 Potter, David 6' 06" 215 SF SR Severn, Maryland, United States
05 Smith, Tanner 6' 05" 220 SG SO Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
02 Stitt, Demontez 6' 02" 175 PG JR Matthews, North Carolina, United States
11 Young, Andre 5' 09" 170 PG SO Albany, Georgia, United States

2010 commitments

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Thornton
PF		 Atlanta, GA Westlake High School (GA) 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 08,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Fri, Nov. 6* 7:00 pm Francis Marion #24 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(Exhibition)		 W 99–51  5,000
Regular Season
Fri, Nov. 13* 8:00 pm Presbyterian #24 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 84–41   9,177 1–0
Tue, Nov. 17* 10:00 am at Liberty #23 Vines Center • Lynchburg, VA
(ESPN College Basketball Tip-off Marathon)		 ESPN W 79–39  8,143 2–0
Fri, Nov. 20* 7:00 pm at UNC Greensboro #23 Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC FSN W 89–67  5,672 3–0
Mon, Nov. 23* 7:30 pm Winthrop #19 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 102–66  10,000 4–0
Thur, Nov. 26* 4:30 pm vs. Texas A&M #19 Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA
(76 Classic)		 ESPN2 L 60–69  2,1171 4–1
Fri, Nov. 27* 5:00 pm vs. Long Beach State #19 Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA
(76 Classic)		 ESPNU W 87–79  2,0671 5–1
Sun, Nov. 29* 7:30 pm vs. #10 Butler #19 Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA
(76 Classic)		 ESPNU W 70–69  2,0571 6–1
Wed, Dec. 2* 7:15 pm Illinois #19 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN L 74–76  10,000 6–2
Sun, Dec. 6* 1:00 pm South Carolina #19 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(Carolina-Clemson Rivalry)		 FS South W 72–61  10,000 7–2
Sun, Dec. 13* 4:00 pm Furman #24 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 82–53  7,183 8–2
Wed, Dec. 16* 7:00 pm at East Carolina #24 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC CSS W 80–63  4,841 9–2
Sat, Dec. 19* 7:30 pm College of Charleston #24 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 94–55  8,308 10–2
Tue, Dec. 22* 7:30 pm Western Carolina #23 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 79–57  8,485 11–2
Tue, Dec. 29* 7:30 pm SC State #18 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC W 70–67  8,589 12–2
Sun, Jan. 3 7:45 pm at #7 Duke #18 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC FSN L 53-74  9,314 12–3 (0–1)
Sat, Jan. 9 4:00 pm Boston College #21 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC Raycom W 72–56  10,000 13–3 (1–1)
Wed, Jan. 13 9:00 pm #13 North Carolina #19 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC ESPN W 83–64  10,000 14–3 (2–1)
Sat, Jan. 16 Noon at NC State #19 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC Raycom W 73–70  17,984 15–3 (3–1)
Tue, Jan. 19 7:00 pm at #18 Georgia Tech #16 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA ESPN2 L 64–66  8,738 15–4 (3–2)
Sat, Jan. 23 9:00 pm #7 Duke #16 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(ESPN College GameDay Game of the Week)		 ESPN L 47–60  10,000 15–5 (3–3)
Tue, Jan. 26 9:00 pm at Boston College #21 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 L 69–75  6,238 15–6 (3–4)
Sun, Jan. 31 5:30 pm Maryland #21 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC FSN W 62–53  10,000 16–6 (4–4)
Sat, Feb. 6 4:00 pm at Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA Raycom L 59–70  9,847 16–7 (4–5)
Wed, Feb. 10 7:00 pm Florida State Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC ESPN2 W 77–67  10,000 17–7 (5–5)
Sat, Feb. 13 Noon Miami Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC RSN W 74–66  9,700 18–7 (6–5)
Sat, Feb. 20 4:00 pm Virginia Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC RSN W 72–49  10,000 19–7 (7–5)
Wed, Feb. 24 9:00 pm at Maryland Comcast Center • College Park, MD Raycom L 79–88  17,514 19–8 (7–6)
Sun, Feb. 28 5:30 pm at Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL FSN W 53–50  9,153 20–8 (8–6)
Tue, Mar. 2 8:00 pm Georgia Tech Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC
(Senior Night)		 Raycom W 91–80  10,000 21–8 (9–6)
Sun, Mar. 7 6:00 pm at Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC FSN L 65–70  14,410 21–9 (9–7)
ACC Tournament
Thur, Mar. 11 9:30 pm vs. NC State Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(First Round)		 Raycom L 57–59  23,381 21–10
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Fri, Mar. 19 2:35 pm vs. Missouri HSBC Arena • Buffalo, NY
(First Round)		 CBS L 78–86  18,653 21–11
Notes: 1 - Denotes Session Attendance
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.

Player statistics

As of Monday, February 15, 2010

                                       |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|               |----REBOUNDS----|
## Player              GP-GS  Min--Avg  FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA   Pct  Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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35 Booker, Trevor..... 25-25  753 30.1 150-290  .517   7-26   .269  78-129  .605   63 141  204  8.2  44  0  59  46  37  37  385 15.4
02 Stitt, Demontez.... 23-22  657 28.6  87-199  .437  23-62   .371  52-68   .765   16  47   63  2.7  46  1  77  60   8  31  249 10.8
05 Smith, Tanner...... 25-25  636 25.4  76-178  .427  20-70   .286  66-90   .733   29  79  108  4.3  55  1  57  51  11  32  238  9.5
11 Young, Andre....... 25-3   643 25.7  70-172  .407  43-113  .381  39-50   .780   12  41   53  2.1  40  1  61  45   0  49  222  8.9
15 Potter, David...... 25-23  579 23.2  59-160  .369  36-93   .387  20-27   .741   21  46   67  2.7  61  2  33  41   6  33  174  7.0
45 Grant, Jerai....... 24-22  475 19.8  63-96   .656   0-0    .000  41-68   .603   57  60  117  4.9  66  2  13  30  45  20  167  7.0
31 Booker, Devin...... 25-1   290 11.6  51-83   .614   0-0    .000  22-41   .537   26  49   75  3.0  31  0   8  26   4  11  124  5.0
01 Johnson, Noel...... 25-2   387 15.5  45-127  .354  20-60   .333   8-11   .727   18  28   46  1.8  38  1  23  28   5  12  118  4.7
24 Jennings, Milton... 25-0   279 11.2  32-84   .381   4-27   .148  12-20   .600   29  43   72  2.9  32  0  13  19   7  11   80  3.2
04 Baize, Jonah.......  2-0     3  1.5   2-2   1.000   2-2   1.000   0-0    .000    0   0    0  0.0   0  0   0   0   0   0    6  3.0
21 Narcisse, Bryan.... 20-2   120  6.0  17-30   .567   2-8    .250   4-8    .500   10  10   20  1.0  19  1   5  13   5   3   40  2.0
32 Hill, Donte........ 19-0   104  5.5  10-29   .345   2-10   .200   6-13   .462    6   5   11  0.6   5  0   7   4   1   8   28  1.5
10 Baciu, Catalin..... 11-0    40  3.6   7-15   .467   0-0    .000   1-2    .500    3  14   17  1.5   5  0   2   5   1   3   15  1.4
55 Petrukonis, Karolis  5-0    17  3.4   2-2   1.000   0-0    .000   1-2    .500    0   1    1  0.2   0  0   0   0   0   0    5  1.0
03 Anderson, Zavier...  9-0    17  1.9   2-5    .400   0-0    .000   0-0    .000    1   2    3  0.3   3  0   4   2   0   2    4  0.4
   TEAM...............                                                             39  45   84  3.4   0          5            0
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   Total.............. 25    5000      673-1472 .457 159-471  .338 350-529  .662  330 611  941 37.6 445  9 362 375 130 252 1855 74.2
   Opponents.......... 25    5000      568-1378 .412 117-408  .287 330-488  .676  295 571  866 34.6 467  - 292 448  74 196 1583 63.3

Awards and honors

Trevor Booker

Rankings

See also: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final
USA Today/ESPN Coaches 24 23 19 19 24 24 23 18 21 19 16 21 27 39
Associated Press 24 22 19 18 27 29 24 21 26 24 17 28 31 --

1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.

References

  1. ^ "Oglesby to Leave Clemson to Pursue Professional Basketball Career". Men's Basketball. ClemsonTigers.com. http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052709aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  2. ^ Johnson turns to Clemson after Floyd leaves USC
  3. ^ "Gameday coming to Clemson". CUTigers. Scout.com. http://clemson.scout.com/2/889607.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
  4. ^ "Media Splits Top Spot in 2009-10 ACC Preseason Poll". Men's Basketball. The ACC. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102509aab.html. Retrieved 2008-10-25. 
  5. ^ Illinois’ monster 2nd half stuns No. 18 Clemson
  6. ^ Duke holds No. 18 Clemson to 12 first-half points in blowout win
  7. ^ Clemson vs. North Carolina Postgame Notes
  8. ^ Tigers Top North Carolina State, 73-70
  9. ^ Duke Dominates PHELPS: "It was the best"
  10. ^ Duke Blue Devils
  11. ^ Duke Dominates With Defense, Routs Clemson
  12. ^ North Carolina State drops Clemson from ACC tourney
  13. ^ Missouri stifles Booker, beats Clemson 86-78
  14. ^ "2009-2010 Men’s Preseason List". John R. Wooden Award. http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=358. Retrieved 2009-08-20.