2017–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2017–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (8th season)
Assistant coach	Antonio Reynolds Dean
Assistant coach	Dick Bender
Assistant coach	Steve Smith
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers will play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland.

Offseason

On June 19, 2017, the Tigers announced the signing of Antonio Reynolds Dean as an assistant coach.^[1] Dean replaces longtime assistant Mike Winiecki, who left the program in April.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Legend Robertin	00	C	7'0"	260	Junior	London, England	Transferred to Nicholls State University^[3]
Ty Hudson	1	G	6'1"	200	Sophomore	Mableton, GA	Transferred to Jacksonville St.^[4]^[5]
Jaron Blossomgame	5	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Graduated/2017 NBA draft
Arvy Holmes	12	G	6'2"	195	Graduate Student	Salem, OR	Graduated
Riley McGillan	44	G	6'0"	170	Graduate Student	Fort Mill, SC	Graduated
Sidy Djitte	50	C	6'10"	240	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mark Donnal	5	C	6'9"	240	Graduate Student	Monclova, OH	Graduate transfer from Michigan. Will play immediately in the 2017–18 season under NCAA transfer rules.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malik William #26 PF	Orlando, FL	The First Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 27, 2016
Malik William #26 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Aamir Simms #27 PF	Saint George, VA	Blue Ridge School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 22, 2016
Aamir Simms #27 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
A.J. Oliver #38 SG	Central, SC	D.W. Daniel High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Dec 1, 2015
A.J. Oliver #38 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Clyde Trapp Jr. SG	Hopkins, SC	Lower Richland High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Nov 9, 2016
Clyde Trapp Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2017 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Newman G	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
John Newman G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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: "2018 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.

Roster

2017–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Trapp, ClydeClyde Trapp	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	2	Reed, MarcquiseMarcquise Reed	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Landover, Maryland
1.5 !G	3	Davis, LylesLyles Davis (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charleston, South Carolina
1.5 !G	4	Mitchell, SheltonShelton Mitchell	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Waxhaw, North Carolina
3.5 !F	5	Donnal, MarkMark Donnal	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	5.0 !GS	Monclova, Ohio
1.5 !G	10	DeVoe, GabeGabe DeVoe	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Shelby, North Carolina
1.5 !G	11	Fields, IsaacIsaac Fields (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Pewee Valley, Kentucky
3.5 !F	14	Thomas, ElijahElijah Thomas	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lancaster, Texas
3.5 !F	20	William, MalikMalik William	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	21	Oliver II, AnthonyAnthony Oliver II	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Clemson, South Carolina
1.5 !G	22	Spencer, ScottScott Spencer	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Suffolk, Virginia
3.5 !F	24	Skara, DavidDavid Skara	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Zadar, Croatia
3.5 !F	25	Simms, AamirAamir Simms	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Palmyra, Virginia
3.5 !F	32	Grantham, DonteDonte Grantham	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island)
Dick Bender (Western Maryland)
Steve Smith (Morgan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 6/19/2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 2017* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Ohio Charleston Classic	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 17, 2017* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Dayton or Hofstra Charleston Classic	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 19, 2017* TBD, ESPN2	vs. Auburn, Indiana State, Old Dominion, or Temple Charleston Classic	–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
Nov 29, 2017*	at Ohio State Big Ten–ACC Challenge	–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 16, 2017*	vs. Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	–	–	–	BB&T Center Sunrise, FL
Dec 22, 2017*	Louisiana–Lafayette	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
		–	–	–
ACC Tournament
Mar 6–10, 2018	vs.	–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Referances

↑ "Dean named Clemson Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". TigerNet.com. Tigernet.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
↑ "Reynolds Dean named Clemson assistant basketball coach". USA TODAY Sports. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
↑ "Clemson center Legend Robertin transferring from basketball team". Charleston Post and Courier. May 9, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
↑ Ryan Kantor (April 9, 2017). "Ty Hudson to Transfer from Clemson Basketball". shakinthesouthland.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
↑ Tony Crumpton (July 14, 2017). "Report: Former Clemson guard to transfer to Jacksonville St.". Retrieved July 14, 2017.

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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