2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 14
Record24–12 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBilly Donlon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon (2nd season)
  • Dick Bender (8th season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,000)
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 – 3   .850 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Virginia 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 – 8   .600 22 – 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 – 9   .550 24 – 12   .667
Syracuse 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 10 NC State † 9 – 11   .450 26 – 15   .634
Boston College 8 – 12   .400 20 – 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 – 13   .350 13 – 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 – 14   .300 15 – 17   .469
Louisville 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 14th-year head coach Brad Brownell and played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tigers began the season with nine straight wins. This included a one-point win over UAB and a three-point win over Davidson to claim the Asheville Championship. They continued their strong start to the season, upsetting twenty-third ranked Alabama in the ACC–SEC Challenge. They opened the ACC season with a nine-point win at Pittsburgh. They debuted in the national rankings at twenty-fourth before their rivalry game with South Carolina. They won that game and their ensuing game against TCU for their ninth win of the season. After the win, they achieved their highest ranking during the season of thirteenth. Their first defeat was by two-points against Memphis on December 16, 2023. They won their final two non-conference games to finish their non-conference season 10–1. Their non-conference success did not carry into the start of their ACC season as they lost four of their first five games. A loss to Miami (FL) and eigtht-ranked North Carolina dropped them to twenty-first in the rankings. Despite defeating Boston College and losing to Virginia Tech, the Tigers fell out of the rankings. A double-overtime loss to Georgia Tech capped the first five games. The Tigers won five of their next seven games, including only their second ever win at North Carolina. They lost by a point at twelfth-ranked Duke and also by a point to Virginia. They Tigers won four of their last six games including the completion of a season sweep against Pittsburgh and Florida State. They ended the season with a loss to Wake Forest. After the season, Ian Schieffelin was named ACC Most Improved Player, becoming the second Clemson player to win the award. PJ Hall was named to the All-ACC First Team.

The Tigers finished the season 24–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, were defeated by Boston College in the Second Round. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as the sixth-seed in the West region. They defeated eleventh-seed New Mexico in the First Round, third-seed Baylor in the Second Round and second-seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. This advanced Clemson to only their second Elite Eight in program history. In the Elite Eight the Tigers lost in a rematch of an early season game against Alabama 82–89 to end their season.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–6 in ACC play, in a three-way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated sixth seed NC State for the third time during the season. They fell to second seeded Virginia in the semifinals. They were not selected for the NCAA tournament and were listed as the fourth team out on Selection Sunday. They received a first overall seed in the National Invitation Tournament.[1] Despite being the first seed, and hosting, the Tigers lost to Morehead State in the first round to end their season.

Clemson started the season 6–0 in ACC play, for the first time since the ACC was created as a conference. Their previous best was in the 1996–97 season when they started 5–0.[2] The Tigers continued their run by defeating Duke but then lost to Wake Forest to end their undefeated run. They won their next two games and were 9–1 at the halfway point of the conference season. This gave the team its best six, seven, eight, nine and ten game starts in conference history.[3] The Tigers would set another program record on February 15, 2023, when they defeated Florida State 94–54 at home. This was the Tigers' widest margin of victory in ACC play, beating the previous record of a 34-point win in 1975.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Clemson Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Hunter Tyson 5 F 6'8" 215 Redshirt Senior Monroe, NC Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected
37th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder[5]
Ben Middlebrooks 10 F/C 6'10" 232 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to NC State[6]
Brevin Galloway 11 G 6'2" 215 GS Senior Anderson, SC Graduated
Chauncey Gibson 13 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to Tulsa[7]
Devin Foster 14 G 6'2" 180 Senior Canton, MA Walk-on; graduated
Jack Nauseef 15 G 6'1" 160 Senior Dayton, OH Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Clemson incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jake Heidbreder 3 G 6'5.5" 180 Junior Floyds Knobs, IN Air Force[8]
Jack Clark 5 G 6'8" 200 GS Senior Wyncote, PA NC State[9]
Joseph Girard III 11 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Glen Falls, NY Syracuse[10]
Bas Leyte 33 F 6'10" 220 GS Senior Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands UNC Greensboro[11]

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Asa Thomas
#21 PF 		Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

  • "2023 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  • "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dallas Thomas
#24 SF 		Little Rock, AR Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

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2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh Beadle 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Columbia, South Carolina
G 1 Chase Hunter 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Dillon Hunter 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Jake Heidbreder 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Floyds Knobs, Indiana
F 4 Ian Schieffelin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Loganville, Georgia
G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) GS Wyncote, Pennsylvania
F 10 RJ Godfrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Suwanee, Georgia
G 11 Joseph Girard III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) GS Glens Falls, New York
G 12 Alex Hemenway Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Newburgh, Indiana
G 13 Andrew Latiff (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Clemson, South Carolina
F 15 Asa Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lake Forest, Illinois
G 20 Matt Kelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina
F 21 Chauncey Wiggins 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Covington, Georgia
C 24 PJ Hall 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Spartanburg, South Carolina
F 32 Daniel Nauseef (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
F 33 Bas Leyte 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Newberry W 90–39  –
  14 – Hall   13 – Schieffelin   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (–)
Clemson, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Winthrop W 78–56  1–0
  20 – Hall   7 – Schieffelin   4 – Girard III  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,361)
Clemson, SC
November 10, 2023*
9:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UAB
Asheville Championship semifinals 		W 77–76  2–0
  27 – Hall   9 – Hall   4 – Tied  Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,319)
Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Davidson
Asheville Championship game 		W 68–65  3–0
  17 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Girard III  Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,129)
Asheville, NC
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Boise State W 85–68  4–0
  23 – Girard III   9 – Schieffelin   4 – C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,748)
Clemson, SC
November 24, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Alcorn State W 90–69  5–0
  29 – Hall   10 – Schieffelin   7 – C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,791)
Clemson, SC
November 28, 2023*
9:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 23 Alabama
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 85–77  6–0
  21 – Hall   14 – Schieffelin   4 – Girard III  Coleman Coliseum (10,725)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 79–70  7–0
(1–0) 		 25 – Girard III   17 – Schieffelin   5 – C. Hunter  Petersen Events Center (7,713)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 24 South Carolina
Rivalry 		W 72–67  8–0
  15 – Wiggins   12 – Schieffelin   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 vs. TCU
Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto 		W 74–66  9–0
  21 – Girard III   10 – Godfrey   5 – Schieffelin  Coca-Cola Coliseum (5,281)
Toronto, ON
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 13 at Memphis L 77–79  9–1
  21 – Hall   11 – Schieffelin   6 – Schieffelin  FedExForum (15,052)
Memphis, TN
December 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 18 Queens (NC) W 109–79  10–1
  27 – Hall   6 – Tied   6 – Girard III  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,871)
Clemson, SC
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 18 Radford W 93–58  11–1
  24 – Girard III   13 – Schieffelin   5 – C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,276)
Clemson, SC
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 at Miami (FL) L 82–95  11–2
(1–1) 		 18 – Girard III   11 – Schieffelin   5 – Girard III  Watsco Center (6,800)
Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 16 No. 8 North Carolina L 55–65  11–3
(1–2) 		 17 – C. Hunter   11 – Schieffelin   2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 21 at Virginia Tech L 72–87  11–4
(1–3) 		 15 – Schieffelin   8 – Schieffelin   4 – Girard III  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 21 Boston College W 89–78  12–4
(2–3) 		 26 – Tied   1 – Hall   3 – Beadle  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,708)
Clemson, SC
January 16, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech L 90–93 2OT 12–5
(2–4) 		 31 – Hall   17 – Hall   4 – Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,217)
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State W 78–67  13–5
(3–4) 		 14 – C. Hunter   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,033)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 12 Duke L 71–72  13–6
(3–5) 		 19 – Hall   11 – Schieffelin   4 – Schieffelin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 30, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville W 70–64  14–6
(4–5) 		 25 – Hall   8 – Schieffelin   4 – Wiggins  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,760)
Clemson, SC
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		Virginia L 65–66  14–7
(4–6) 		 19 – Hall   9 – Schieffelin   3 – Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 3 North Carolina W 80–76  15–7
(5–6) 		 25 – Hall   11 – Schieffelin   5 – C. Hunter  Dean Smith Center (20,689)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Syracuse W 77–68  16–7
(6–6) 		 18 – Girard III   10 – Tied   7 – C. Hunter  JMA Wireless Dome (23,050)
Syracuse, NY
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Miami (FL) W 77–60  17–7
(7–6) 		 20 – C. Hunter   11 – Schieffelin   5 – Girard III  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,211)
Clemson, SC
February 17, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW 		NC State L 77–78  17–8
(7–7) 		 23 – Girard III   7 – Tied   3 – Girard III  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech W 81–57  18–8
(8–7) 		 19 – Schieffelin   6 – C. Hunter   6 – C. Hunter  McCamish Pavilion (4,567)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW 		Florida State W 74–63  19–8
(9–7) 		 24 – Girard III   11 – Tied   4 – C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh W 69–62  20–8
(10–7) 		 15 – Tied   12 – Schieffelin   3 – Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,346)
Clemson, SC
March 2, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW 		at Notre Dame L 62–69  20–9
(10–8) 		 21 – Hall   14 – Schieffelin   3 – Schieffelin  Joyce Center (7,313)
South Bend, IN
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Syracuse W 90–75  21–9
(11–8) 		 25 – Hall   16 – Schieffelin   5 – Clark  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest L 76–81  21–10
(11–9) 		 18 – Hall   6 – Schieffelin   4 – Hall  LJVM Coliseum (12,288)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 13, 2024
9:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(6) vs. (11) Boston College
Second Round 		L 55–76  21–11
  21 – Hall   7 – Girard III   4 – Schieffelin  Capital One Arena (13,445)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
3:10 p.m., TruTV 		(6 W) vs. (11 W) New Mexico
First Round 		W 77–56  22–11
  21 – C. Hunter   12 – Schieffelin   4 – Clark  FedExForum (12,754)
Memphis, TN
March 24, 2024
6:10 p.m., TNT 		(6 W) vs. (3 W) No. 14 Baylor
Second Round 		W 72–64  23–11
  20 – C. Hunter   8 – Clark   6 – C. Hunter  FedExForum (13,506)
Memphis, TN
March 28, 2024*
7:09 p.m., CBS 		(6 W) vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen 		W 77–72  24–11
  18 – C. Hunter   8 – Hall   6 – Girard III  Crypto.com Arena (19,625)
Los Angeles, CA
March 30, 2024*
8:49 p.m., TBS/TruTV 		(6 W) vs. (4 W) No. 19 Alabama
Elite Eight 		L 82–89  24–12
  19 – Girard III   11 – Schieffelin   6 – C. Hunter  Crypto.com Arena (19,227)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[12]

Rankings

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—RVRVRV241318181621RV———RVRVRV——RV14
Coaches—RVRVRV201118171622RVRV——RVRVRVRV——15

Statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
PJ Hall 36 36 28.9 48.8% 31.5% 77.9% 6.4 1.4 18.3
Joseph Girard III 36 36 32.8 43.0% 41.3% 93.5% 3.2 1.5 15.1
Chase Hunter 36 36 32.8 42.4% 31.1% 85.0% 2.6 3.2 12.9
Ian Schieffelin 36 36 27.5 56.4% 46.9% 73.1% 9.4 2.2 10.9
RJ Godfrey 36 0 15.5 59.4% 42.9% 62.7% 3.4 0.8 6.1
Chauncey Wiggins 36 18 17.7 44.2% 34.9% 71.4% 2.1 0.9 5.4
Alex Hemenway 5 0 15.6 38.1% 42.1% 50.0% 0.6 1.4 5.2
Jack Clark 25 17 23.5 39.8% 30.2% 76.9% 4.9 1.4 4.7
Josh Beadle 32 0 10.8 47.3% 14.3% 68.8% 0.9 0.8 3.0
Dillon Hunter 36 1 14.7 39.3% 25.7% 42.1% 1.6 1.3 2.3
Bas Leyte 20 0 4.5 54.5% 33.3% 40.0% 0.8 0.3 0.8
Andrew Latiff 5 0 1.6 25.0% 0.0% — 0.8 0.0 0.4
Daniel Nauseef 5 0 1.9 0.0% 0.0% — 0.6 0.0 0.0
Matt Kelly 5 0 1.8 0.0% — — 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source:[13]

References

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  3. ^ Rink, Brandon (January 24, 2023). "Tigers complete sweep of Jackets, reach record 9–1 at halftime in ACC play". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ^ Rink, Brandon (February 15, 2023). "Tigers bounce back in blowout fashion over Florida State". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Keepfer, Scott (June 22, 2023). "Pros and cons of Denver Nuggets taking Hunter Tyson of Clemson basketball in 2023 NBA Draft". The Greenville News. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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  8. ^ Zahlmann, Luke (March 29, 2023). "Former Air Force leader Jake Heidbreder transferring to Clemson". gazette.com. The Gazette. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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