2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record	16–15 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (5th season)
Assistant coach	Mike Winiecki
Assistant coach	Richie Riley
Assistant coach	Steve Smith
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
#4 Duke	15	–	3	.833	35	–	4	.897
#8 Notre Dame †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
#17 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
#15 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	12	.684
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	25	–	13	.658
NC State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
Clemson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Pittsburgh	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Georgia Tech	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
Virginia Tech	2	–	16	.111	11	–	22	.333


† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State.

Last season

The Tigers finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Illinois and Belmont to advance to the semifinals where they lost to SMU.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Adonis Filer	3	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Devin Coleman	15	G	6'2"	205	RS Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Temple
K. J. McDaniels	32	F	6'6"	200	Junior	Birmingham, AL	Declared for the 2014 NBA Draft
Ibrahim Djambo	42	F	6'10"	215	Junior	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to Hofstra

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donte Grantham SF	Martinsburg, WV	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 19, 2014
Donte Grantham SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gabe DeVoe SG	Shelby, NC	Shelby High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 6, 2013
Gabe DeVoe SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA Rivals: NA ESPN: NA
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

Roster

2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	1	Ajukwa, AustinAustin Ajukwa	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbia, South Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Fields, CarsonCarson Fields	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pewee Valley, Kentucky
1.5 !G	3	Holmes, AvryAvry Holmes (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Salem, Oregon
1.5 !G	4	Rooks, PatrickPatrick Rooks	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
3.5 !F	5	Blossomgame, JaronJaron Blossomgame	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Alpharetta, Georgia
1.5 !G	10	DeVoe, GabeGabe DeVoe	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shelby, North Carolina
1.5 !G	12	Hall, RodRod Hall	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Augusta, Georgia
5.0 !C	15	Grantham, DonteDonte Grantham	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Martinsburg, West Virginia
1.5 !G	20	Roper, JordanJordan Roper	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
1.5 !G	21	Harrison, DamarcusDamarcus Harrison	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Greenwood, South Carolina
3.5 !F	33	Smith, JoshJosh Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
5.0 !C	35	Nnoko, LandryLandry Nnoko	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Yaoundé, Cameroon
5.0 !C	50	Djitte, SidySidy Djitte	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Brad Brownell

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Winiecki
Richie Riley
Steve Smith

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 5:00 PM	Anderson	W 62–36		12 – Hall, Roper	13 – Blossomgame	3 – Blossomgame	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Florida A&M	W 86–41	1–0	15 – Nnoko	8 – Djitte	10 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,646) Clemson, SC
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, RSN	Winthrop	L 74–77	1–1	19 – Nnoko	9 – Nnoko	3 – Roper	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,960) Clemson, SC
11/21/2014* 1:30 PM, ParadiseJam.com	vs. Gardner–Webb Paradise Jam Tournament quarterfinals	L 72–70	1–2	19 – Harrison	10 – Blossomgame	3 – Blossomgame, Hall	Sports and Fitness Center (1,351) Saint Thomas, VI
11/22/2014* 2:30 PM, ParadiseJam.com	vs. Nevada Paradise Jam Tournament consolation semifinals	W 59–50	2–2	13 – Blossomgame	7 – Harrison	2 – Hall, Roper	Sports and Fitness Center (1,968) Saint Thomas, VI
11/24/2014* 4:00 PM, ParadiseJam.com	vs. LSU Paradise Jam Tournament 4th place game	W 64–61	3–2	16 – Harrison	10 – Blossomgame	3 – Grantham	Sports and Fitness Center (1,342) Saint Thomas, VI
11/28/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	High Point	W 62–59	4–2	14 – Blossomgame	13 – Blossomgame, Nnoko	6 – Roper	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,767) Clemson, SC
12/01/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 69–64	4–3	15 – Harrison	10 – Blossomgame, Nnoko	7 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,285) Clemson, SC
12/07/2014* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 18 Arkansas	W 68–65 ^OT	5–3	19 – Hall	8 – Blossomgame	5 – Harrison	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,764) Clemson, SC
12/14/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Auburn	W 72–61	6–3	20 – Hall	10 – Blossomgame	2 – Harrison	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,140) Clemson, SC
12/19/2014* 7:00 PM, SECN	at South Carolina Rivalry	L 45–68	6–4	14 – Blossomgame	6 – Djitte	3 – Hall	Colonial Life Arena (11,992) Columbia, SC
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Oakland	W 70–60	7–4	26 – Blossomgame	8 – Grantham	6 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,146) Clemson, SC
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Robert Morris	W 64–57	8–4	16 – Blossomgame	12 – Blossomgame	5 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,303) Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
01/03/2015 8:15 PM, ESPN	No. 19 North Carolina	L 50–74	8–5 (0–1)	13 – Blossomgame	7 – Nnoko	2 – DeVoe, Grantham, Harrison	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,404) Clemson, SC
01/07/2015 9:00 PM, ACCN	at No. 5 Louisville	L 52–58	8–6 (0–2)	15 – Blossomgame	9 – Blossomgame	4 – Hall	KFC Yum! Center (21,676) Louisville, KY
01/10/2015 12:00 PM, RSN	at Pittsburgh	W 71–62	9–6 (1–2)	18 – Blossomgame	7 – Djitte & Hall	4 – Hall & Roper	Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
01/13/2015 8:00 PM, ACCN	at No. 2 Virginia	L 42–65	9–7 (1–3)	9 – Blossomgame	10 – Blossomgame	3 – Hall	John Paul Jones Arena (13,604) Charlottesville, VA
01/17/2015 4:00 PM, ACCN	Syracuse	W 66–53	10–7 (2–3)	16 – Grantham	12 – Blossomgame	6 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
01/19/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU	Florida State	L 55–59	10–8 (2–4)	12 – Hall	8 – Blossomgame	3 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,993) Clemson, SC
01/24/2015 12:00 PM, ACCN	Wake Forest	W 59–57	11–8 (3–4)	13 – Grantham	8 – Smith	5 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,056) Clemson, SC
01/28/2015 9:00 PM, ACCN	at NC State	W 68–57	12–8 (4–4)	18 – Roper	12 – Blossomgame	3 – Hall	PNC Arena (15,866) Raleigh, NC
01/31/2015 12:00 PM, RSN	Boston College	W 64–49	13–8 (5–4)	24 – Roper	9 – Nnoko	6 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,345) Clemson, SC
02/04/2015 9:00 PM, RSN	at Florida State	W 62–56	14–8 (6–4)	14 – Blossomgame	8 – Smith	4 – Roper	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,362) Tallahassee, FL
02/08/2015 6:30 PM, ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	L 45–56	14–9 (6–5)	10 – Grantham & Roper	7 – Grantham	3 – Hall	BankUnited Center (6,351) Coral Gables, FL
02/10/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 10 Notre Dame	L 58–60	14–10 (6–6)	17 – Blossomgame	14 – Blossomgame	4 – Grantham	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,965) Clemson, SC
02/14/2015 12:00 PM, RSN	Virginia Tech	W 75–54	15–10 (7–6)	21 – Roper	7 – Blossomgame	5 – Roper	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,645) Clemson, SC
02/16/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia Tech	L 52–63	15–11 (7–7)	10 – Ajukwa, Blossomgame	7 – Blossomgame	3 – Hall	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,653) Atlanta, GA
02/21/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN	at No. 4 Duke	L 56–78	15–12 (7–8)	10 – Blossomgame	8 – Grantham	4 – Hall	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
02/28/2015 12:00 PM, ACCN	Georgia Tech	W 70–63 ^OT	16–12 (8–8)	18 – Blossomgame	9 – Blossomgame	4 – Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,553) Clemson, SC
03/03/2015 9:00 PM, RSN	NC State	L 61–66	16–13 (8–9)	18 – DeVoe	10 – Blossomgame	2 – Ajukwa, Hall	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,828) Clemson, SC
03/07/2015 4:00 PM, ACCN	at No. 12 Notre Dame	L 67–81	16–14 (8–10)	22 – Blossomgame	10 – Blossomgame	4 – Grantham, DeVoe	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
03/11/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN	vs. Florida State	L 73–76	16–15	25 – Hall	7 – Blossomgame, Nnoko	7 – Grantham	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Venues	YMCA Building (1916–1922) Riggs Field House (1922–1930) Fike Field House (1930–1968) Littlejohn Coliseum (1968–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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