2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2	.889	35	–	3	.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4	.778	32	–	6	.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisville	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
NC State	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Clemson	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15	.167	14	–	19	.424

† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers 25 wins tied the most in program history and their 11 conference wins are the most in program history.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mark Donnal	5	F/C	6'9"	240	Graduate	Monclova, OH	Graduated
Gabe DeVoe	10	G	6'3"	207	Senior	Shelby, NC	Graduated
Isaac Fields	11	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Pewee Valley, KY	None Given
Scott Spencer	22	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Suffolk, VA	Transferred to LaSalle^[2]^[3]
Donte Grantham	32	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Martinsburg, WV	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jonathan Baehre	1	F	6'10"	190	Sophomore	Hessen, Germany	Transferred from UNC Asheville. Under NCAA transfer rules Baehre will sit out the 2018-19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Javan White	35	F	6'10"	230	Graduate Student	Ames, IA	Graduate transfer from Oral Roberts. Will play immediately in the 2018–19 season under NCAA transfer rules.

Source:^[4]

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Newman SG	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
John Newman SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Hunter Tyson SF	Monroe, NC	Piedmont Community Charter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
Hunter Tyson SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Trey Jemison PF	Birmingham, AL	Hoover High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 25, 2017
Trey Jemison PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA Rivals: 70 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: "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chase Hunter CG	Atlanta, Georgia	Westlake High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 22, 2018
Chase Hunter CG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Al-Amir Dawes CG	Newark, New Jersey	The Patrick School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 11, 2018
Al-Amir Dawes CG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Alex Hemenway SG	Newburgh, Indiana	Castle High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 2, 2018
Alex Hemenway SG	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: "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

Roster

2017–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Clyde Trapp	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Columbia, South Carolina
F	1	Jonathan Baehre	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Hessen, Germany
G	2	Marcquise Reed	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Landover, Maryland
G	3	Lyles Davis (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Charleston, South Carolina
G	4	Shelton Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Waxhaw, North Carolina
F	5	Hunter Tyson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Monroe, North Carolina
G	10	Parker Fox	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Watkinsville, Georgia
F	14	Elijah Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Lancaster, Texas
G	15	John Newman III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, North Carolina
F	20	Malik William	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida
G	21	Anthony Oliver II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Clemson, South Carolina
F	25	Aamir Simms	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	So	Palmyra, Virginia
F	35	Javan White	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Ames, Iowa
C	55	Trey Jemison	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama

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: 7/13/2018

Schedule and results

Source:^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018* 5:00 PM	No. 22	at UNC Wilmington Hurricane Florence Relief	W 78–67	–	20 – Simms	7 – Mitchell	4 – Reed	Trask Coliseum (4,142) Wilmington, NC
November 01, 2018* 7:00 PM	No. 22	Barton	W 89–80	–	29 – Reed	10 – Skara	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 06, 2018* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 22	The Citadel	W 100–80	1–0	20 – Reed	13 – Reed	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,491) Clemson, SC
November 09, 2018* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 22	North Carolina Central	W 71–51	2–0	16 – Skara	6 – White	5 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,208) Clemson, SC
November 14, 2018* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	No. 19	Sam Houston State Cayman Islands Classic campus site game	W 74–59	3–0	26 – Reed	8 – Simms	4 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,227) Clemson, SC
November 19, 2018* 11:00 AM, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals	W 72–69	4–0	22 – Mitchell	12 – Thomas	3 – 3 tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,050) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2018* 2:30 PM, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Georgia Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	W 64–49	5–0	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	3 – Reed	John Gray Gymnasium (786) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2018* 7:30 PM, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Creighton Cayman Islands Classic Final	L 82–87	5–1	27 – Reed	11 – Skara	3 – 2 tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,709) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2018* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 66–68	5–2	16 – Thomas	8 – Simms	3 – 3 tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,974) Clemson, SC
December 04, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		St. Peter's	W 65–60	6–2	21 – Reed	12 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,254) Clemson, SC
December 08, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 22 Mississippi State Never Forget Tribute Classic	L 71–82	6–3	23 – Simms	8 – Thomas	7 – Mitchell	Prudential Center (7,142) Newark, NJ
December 15, 2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Radford	W 74–66	7–3	20 – Mitchell	9 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,225) Clemson, SC
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Charleston Southern	W 78–51	8–3	25 – Thomas	14 – Thomas	6 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,757) Clemson, SC
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Carolina Rivalry	W 78–68	9–3	20 – Reed	8 – Skara	4 – Reed	Colonial Life Arena (12,269) Columbia, SC
December 30, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		Lipscomb	W 84–67	10–3	26 – Reed	8 – Tied	5 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,879) Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019 8:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 1 Duke	L 68-87	10-4 (0-1)	15 – Reed	10 – Simms	8 – Reed	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 9, 2019 8:00 PM, Raycom		at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2019 12:00 PM, Raycom		Virginia						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 16, 2019 9:00 PM, Raycom		Georgia Tech						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 22, 2019 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2019 2:00 PM, Raycom		at NC State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2019 9:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU		Pittsburgh						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 03, 2019 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Wake Forest						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 06, 2019 7:00 PM, Raycom		at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 09, 2019 12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Virginia Tech						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 13, 2019 7:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU		at Miami						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 16, 2019 12:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 19, 2019 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Florida State						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 23, 2019 12:00 PM, Raycom		Boston College						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 27, 2019 7:00 PM, Raycom		at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 02, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2		North Carolina						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 06, 2019 9:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU		at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 09, 2019 12:00 PM, CBS		Syracuse						Littlejohn Colisuem Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
								Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*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
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	22	19	16	RV	RV	—	—													Not released
Coaches	23	23^	16	24	RV	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "Clemson's Season Still Sweet Despite 80-76 loss to Kansas". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^ Grace Raynor (April 5, 2018). "Clemson guard Scott Spencer to leave basketball program". postandcourier.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Clemson Transfer Scott Spencer". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ Anna Hickey (May 8, 2018). "Clemson basketball welcomes two new transfers". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[1] "Clemson's Season Still Sweet Despite 80-76 loss to Kansas". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletic Department. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.

[2] Grace Raynor (April 5, 2018). "Clemson guard Scott Spencer to leave basketball program". postandcourier.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[3] "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Clemson Transfer Scott Spencer". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[4] Anna Hickey (May 8, 2018). "Clemson basketball welcomes two new transfers". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

[5] "2018-19 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

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