2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	20–14 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (2nd season); Dick Bender (3rd season); Steve Smith (7th season);
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played 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	RS Sophomore	Hessen, Germany	UNC Asheville[4]
Javan White	35	F	6'10"	230	Graduate Student	Ames, IA	Oral Roberts[4]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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.

Roster

2018–19 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 1, 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 6, 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 9, 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 8, 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	L 53–61	10–5 (0–2)	16 – Reed	7 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (17,289) Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		No. 4 Virginia	L 43–63	10–6 (0–3)	14 – Reed	12 – Thomas	1 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,424) Clemson, SC
January 16, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		Georgia Tech	W 72–60	11–6 (1–3)	30 – Reed	9 – Thomas	9 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,693) Clemson, SC
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Florida State	L 68–77	11–7 (1–4)	18 – Simms	11 – Thomas	5 – Thomas	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,502) Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 21 NC State	L 67–69	11–8 (1–5)	19 – Reed	8 – Reed	2 – Reed	PNC Arena (18,180) Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	W 82–69	12–8 (2–5)	26 – Reed	7 – Skara	5 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,474) Clemson, SC
February 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest	W 64–37	13–8 (3–5)	23 – Thomas	10 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,655) Clemson, SC
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Georgia Tech	W 65–42	14–8 (4–5)	19 – Reed	8 – Skara	4 – Skara	McCamish Pavilion (5,636) Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 11 Virginia Tech	W 59–51	15–8 (5–5)	22 – Mitchell	9 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Miami	L 64–65	15–9 (5–6)	19 – Reed	9 – Thomas	2 – Mitchell	Watsco Center (6,338) Coral Gables, FL
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 16 Louisville	L 55–56	15–10 (5–7)	15 – Thomas	12 – Reed	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (16,043) Louisville, KY
February 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 16 Florida State	L 64–77	15–11 (5–8)	20 – Reed	6 – Thomas	6 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,549) Clemson, SC
February 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		Boston College	W 76–66	16–11 (6–8)	31 – Reed	10 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,810) Clemson, SC
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Pittsburgh	W 62–48	17–11 (7–8)	14 – Reed	8 – Thomas	5 – Thomas	Peterson Events Center (6,102) Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 5 North Carolina	L 79–81	17–12 (7–9)	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	3 – 3 tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,248) Clemson, SC
March 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Notre Dame	W 64–62	18–12 (8–9)	22 – Reed	8 – Thomas	4 – Skara	Joyce Center (8,158) South Bend, IN
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS		Syracuse	W 67–55	19–12 (9–9)	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	5 – Simms	Littlejohn Colisuem (8,620) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	(9)	vs. (8) NC State Second Round	L 58–59	19–13	16 – Reed	10 – Reed	6 – Reed	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
NIT
March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	(7) Wright State First round – Indiana bracket	W 75–69	20–13	24 – Reed	9 – Skara	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718) Clemson, SC
March 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	(6) Wichita State Second round – Indiana bracket	L 55–63	20–14	18 – Reed	8 – Thomas	1 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (3,266) Clemson, SC
*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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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	22	19	16	RV	RV	NR	NR									RV	NR		RV	Not released
Coaches	23	23^	16	24	RV	NR	NR

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

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References

"Clemson's Season Still Sweet Despite 80-76 loss to Kansas". Clemson University Athletic Department. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 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". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

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[1] "Clemson's Season Still Sweet Despite 80-76 loss to Kansas". Clemson University Athletic Department. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 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.

[transfer-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". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved July 13, 2018.

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2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References