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Three standing out among Clemson’s freshman hoopsters

Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell has gotten an up-close look at his revamped roster for a few weeks now as the Tigers prepare for their upcoming foreign tour in France, and he’s largely been impressed with what he’s seen from the Tigers’ …

Clemson men’s basketball coach Brad Brownell has gotten an up-close look at his revamped roster for a few weeks now as the Tigers prepare for their upcoming foreign tour in France, and he’s largely been impressed with what he’s seen from the Tigers’ freshmen.

“It’s just a really good class,” Brownell said.

Of the five scholarship newcomers Clemson had added this offseason, four of them were playing high school basketball this time a year ago. Former Boston College guard Brevin Galloway was the Tigers’ lone addition from the transfer portal.

Dillon Hunter, Chauncey Wiggins, Chauncey Gibson and RJ Godfrey are all enrolled after signing with Clemson either this spring or last fall, and they’ve joined Galloway and the Tigers’ holdovers from last season this summer to take part in their first practices, 10 of which Clemson is allowed before departing for France on Wednesday. Brownell said Hunter, Wiggins and Godfrey have been particularly impressive with their size at their particular positions, versatility and high basketball IQ.

Hunter, the younger brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, was the gem of the class, backing off his verbal pledge to Baylor before inking with the Tigers. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound combo guard is capable of playing on or off the ball, but Brownell called him a “natural point guard.”

The Hunter brothers spent time as their respective team’s primary ball handler during some recent 5-on-5 team periods that were open to the media for viewing, and Brownell said Hunter, whose strength has most impressed his coach, is “going to get a lot of time” at the point during the team’s games overseas.

Wiggins, an Atlanta native, is a 6-9 forward who’s capable of playing both inside and out. As for Godfrey, the 6-7, 225-pound small forward has a body type beyond his years, Brownell said.

“They’re both good players. They’re different,” Brownell said. “RJ is much more physical. Very physical and competing in the paint and at the rim. Chauncey still has to get better in that area, but he’s a skilled guy that can make shots, dribble and pass. They can both dribble and pass, they can see and they’ve got tremendous size.

“That was a big thing when we went out for the class was we’re going to go get positional size. We’ll see how guys develop and all of that, but we’re going out and coming back with a bigger team. Now we’re becoming a bigger team, and I think that’s probably a good thing moving forward.”

Gibson, who signed with the Tigers out of Kimball (Texas) High, also gives Clemson more size on the perimeter as a 6-5, 190-pound wing. Brownell said Gibson has strides he needs to make with his overall strength so that the increased physicality that comes with making the transition to the college game doesn’t bother him as much, but Gibson has caught on quickly from a mental standpoint.

“When he gets two years from now, he’s going to be a big kid,” Brownell said. “And he’s got a great attitude. He really comes into work and is pretty bright. Learns things pretty quickly. One of the faster learners of the freshmen.”

Clemson’s trip to France will include a maximum of 10 games against international competition. It will give the newcomers their first chance to compete against someone other than their teammates, something Brownell believes the group needs as it continues to get acclimated to the college game.

“We have a great group of kids. They’re phenomenal,” Brownell said. “They’re some of the nicest kids I’ve ever coached. I worry about us being a little too young and a little too nice. There’s a competitive fight that you’ve got to have to win, and we’ve got to grow that part of it up because we’re going to need some of these young guys. Hopefully the trip will give us some things to work through.”

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Clemson’s top hoops signee ‘off to very good start’

With Nick Honor, Al-Amir Dawes and David Collins no longer around, the production Clemson’s men’s basketball program is tasked with replacing in its backcourt goes well beyond scoring. Honor and Dawes (who transferred to Missouri and Seton Hall, …

With Nick Honor, Al-Amir Dawes and David Collins no longer around, the production Clemson’s men’s basketball program is tasked with replacing in its backcourt goes well beyond scoring.

Honor and Dawes (who transferred to Missouri and Seton Hall, respectively) combined for more than 18 points a game last season while Collins (who exhausted his eligibility) contributed 10 points per game. But the trio were also the Tigers’ primary ball handlers, each responsible for getting Clemson into its half-court offense depending on who was on the court at any given time.

Honor, the team’s primary point guard, led the team in assists (75) followed closely by Collins (69) and Dawes (68). Now they’re all gone.

Junior Chase Hunter and redshirt freshman Josh Beadle are getting reps at the point this summer, but another contender to help pick up the slack is Dillon Hunter. The highest-rated signee in what Clemson coach Brad Brownell called a “really good” freshman class, Hunter, the younger brother of Chase, was ranked by ESPN as the nation’s No. 64 overall recruit in the 2022 recruiting cycle.

Hunter, an Atlanta native who finished his prep career at Sunrise Christian (Kansas) Academy, was initially committed to Big 12 power Baylor before switching to Clemson this spring. Brownell, who’s watched the 6-foot-4, 190-pounder up close during the Tigers’ practices in preparation for the team’s trip to France next month, said Hunter is a “natural” at point guard.

“He’s physically strong. He’s 190 pounds, and he’s played with more composure than most freshmen probably because he’s gone away to (prep) school for a couple of years,” Brownell said. “He’s probably grown up a little more than they have. He’s probably played a little better high school competition at Sunrise than normal high school basketball, so he’s experienced a lot. I think he’s done very well. He hasn’t turned the ball over very much. He’s been a good decision-maker.”

Brownell said Hunter is working to improve his 3-point shot, something the Tigers are also losing with the departures of Dawes (40% from deep last season) and Collins (38.1%). But it’s on the other end of the floor where Brownell said Hunter has maybe been the most impressive.

“His physicality helps him on the defensive end,” Brownell said. “He’s not overpowered at all as a freshman defender, which a lot of guys are. I think he’s off to a very good start.”

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Clemson basketball ranked in bottom half of 247Sports’ ACC power rankings

Finishing last season 17-16, Clemson was recently ranked in the bottom half of the ACC power rankings.

247Sports released its ACC basketball power rankings on Sunday, and Clemson is in the bottom half of the mix.

With the Tigers coming off a 17-16 season and an offseason filled with roster turnover, 247Sports’ Isaac Trotter ranked the Tigers at No. 9. Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, North Carolina and Duke took the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively, while Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech rounded out the list.

Here’s Trotter’s reasoning behind Clemson’s ranking and his prediction of the team’s starting five.

Projected starting lineup: G Brevin Galloway, G Chase Hunter, G Dillon Hunter, F Hunter Tyson, F PJ Hall

Hall and Tyson are two dependable, reliable pieces for Clemson. Hall averaged 15.5 points per game this past season, but even bigger things could be in store. The junior big man has everything it takes to be a superstar and a potential ACC Player of the Year contender. Clemson’s guard play will be the thing to really watch. They’ll play defense. They’ll get great production from hall and Tyson. But if Clemson’s unproven guards do not step up, the Tigers can’t compete with the ACC big dogs.

Clemson finished 10th in the ACC standings last season, so Trotter’s ranking can’t be judged. However, if the Tigers can remain healthy, the team has the talent to return to the NCAA Tournament.

Last season, Hall was in-and-out of the lineup with a foot injury that later required surgery, while Tyson suffered a broken collarbone that sidelined him for eight games.

Hall is the unquestioned offensive leader of the program and, as Trotter points out, has the potential to be one of the most productive players in the ACC. If Hall can stay on the court and carry the load for the Tigers, there’s a real chance of the team finishing in the top half of the ACC standings.

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Brownell gives early assessment of Clemson’s retooled roster

Clemson’s men’s basketball still has one last scholarship available for next season’s roster, though there’s no guarantee at this point the Tigers are going to use it. In other words, Brad Brownell largely knows what he has to work with from a …

Clemson’s men’s basketball still has one last scholarship available for next season’s roster, though there’s no guarantee at this point the Tigers are going to use it.

In other words, Brad Brownell largely knows what he has to work with from a personnel standpoint. He is entering his 13th season in charge of Clemson’s program with a roster that features its share of turnover as the Tigers try to get back to the NCAA Tournament after a 10th-place finish in the ACC this past season.

Clemson is welcoming five signees to campus this summer, three of which are guards that will be part of a revamped backcourt after the Tigers lost David Collins (eligibility exhausted), Nick Honor (transfer) and Al-Amir Dawes (transfer) off last season’s team. The group is headlined by Boston College transfer Brevin Galloway and combo guard Dillon Hunter, the brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter.

There are also seven holdovers from last year’s squad, most notably the starting frontcourt tandem of Hunter Tyson and leading scorer PJ Hall. With the roster getting a head start in preparation for next season with an international trip to France looming in August, Brownell recently gave The Clemson Insider an early assessment of the group’s similarities and differences compared to last year’s team.

“It’ll be interesting to see what our team is like next year,” Brownell said. “I think we’ll still play through PJ a good bit because he’s one of the better players in the league.”

As a sophomore, Hall averaged 15.5 points and 5.8 rebounds as one of the ACC’s most improved players. He did it while playing through a fractured left foot that has since been surgically repaired.

Regardless of who’s handling the ball in the backcourt, Brownell said the Tigers will continue to make sure the 6-foot-10, 240-pound is involved on the interior, something Brownell didn’t feel like they did well enough in the early going last season. Hall averaged just 3.5 points in 9.8 minutes per game as a true freshman.

“That was one of the challenges of last year’s team was I think he emerged as a high-profile player and really our most talented, best player earlier than everyone anticipated, even myself,” Brownell said. “I thought it’d take him until the middle of December or Christmas to really become (that kind of player), but it didn’t. He was ready to go in November, and I think it was challenging for some other guys on our team to understand that here’s a guy that didn’t play much as a freshman, but he’s really our most talented player and we’ve got to do some things within the way we play to make sure he’s our No. 1 option.”

With Galloway, true freshman Chauncey Gibson and the Hunter brothers part of a backcourt that includes Alex Hemenway and redshirt freshman Josh Beadle, Brownell said Clemson will “still look to shoot the 3, try to share the basketball and play the right way.” As for how he expects next year’s team to differentiate, Brownell said having and keeping a clean bill of health will go a long way in determining that.

“We couldn’t do some things defensively that maybe we like to do because of PJ’s injury,” Brownell said. “He just wasn’t as mobile. … If he gets healthy, we can play a little bit different defensively if we want to.”

Brownell threw Tyson into that equation, too. Clemson’s fifth-year senior decided to return for one more season with the Tigers after missing eight ACC games with a broken collarbone this past season. Tyson still finished as Clemson’s fourth-leading scorer (10.0 points per game) and third-leading rebounder (5.5). 

“There was obviously a major dropoff when he wasn’t out there not only because of his points and rebounds but leadership and just his toughness. A captain,” Brownell said. “He’s a competitive guy that just brings a lot to our team, so having him back will be huge for us. I’m excited for him. He’s going to have a good year next year.”

Is Clemson basketball still active in the transfer portal?

Brad Brownell doesn’t feel like he has to fill the final available scholarship on his roster for the 2022-23 season. But Clemson’s men’s basketball coach is keeping his eyes and ears open just in case. Like most teams, the Tigers have been active in …

Brad Brownell doesn’t feel like he has to fill the final available scholarship on his roster for the 2022-23 season. But Clemson’s men’s basketball coach is keeping his eyes and ears open just in case.

Like most teams, the Tigers have been active in the transfer portal. Guards Nick Honor (Missouri) and Al-Amir Dawes (Seton Hall) have moved on while Clemson has signed two replacements since, including Boston College transfer and South Carolina native Brevin Galloway. The Tigers also landed a signature from former Princeton guard Jaelin Llewellyn before he backed out of his scholarship last month following the departures of two assistant coaches and instead ended up at Michigan.

Throw in the other comings and goings – Clemson’s current signing class also includes four high school prospects – and the Tigers sit at 12 scholarship players for next season, one shy of the 13-scholarship limit. Brownell said Clemson is “definitely still contacting a few guys” in the portal, though the pickings are slimmer now that the May 1 deadline has passed for players to enter the portal and maintain immediate eligibility at their next school.

“We’re monitoring the situation,” Brownell told The Clemson Insider this week. “There’s less and less guys now because of the deadline, but we’ll kind of take it day by day and see what we’ve got.”

With three guards already signed – the same number Clemson lost off last year’s team – the Tigers have addressed many of their backcourt needs. Four-star signee Dillon Hunter and redshirt freshman Josh Beadle are set to take over at the point with Honor and Dawes no longer around.

But before Galloway inked with the Tigers earlier this month, Brownell said he felt like his team could use another wing. Clemson has missed out on some of its other portal targets at that position, including Wichita State transfer Dexter Dennis (Texas A&M).

Asked if that’s a role the 6-foot-2 Galloway will help fill or if he feels like that’s a position Clemson still needs to address, Brownell avoided specifics. But it’s possible Clemson is done adding to its roster unless the right fit comes along this late in the recruiting calendar.

“We’re still always looking for good players,” Brownell said. “We have a scholarship, and we’ll sign another good player if we feel like we find someone that fits what we’re looking for. I don’t think we have to sign anybody else.

“It’s got to be somebody we think can impact our team. More than likely, it would be an older player. But we’ll just have to wait and see.”

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Filling final scholarship a complicated task for Clemson hoops

Clemson’s men’s basketball team could make one more addition to next season’s roster. There’s also a possibility the Tigers go with they’ve already got in the fold. Between a handful of high school signees and the addition of Boston College transfer …

Clemson’s men’s basketball team could make one more addition to next season’s roster. There’s also a possibility the Tigers go with they’ve already got in the fold.

Between a handful of high school signees and the addition of Boston College transfer Brevin Galloway, Clemson coach Brad Brownell has already added five newcomers to the seven scholarship players that are returning from last season’s team. That leaves the Tigers one shy of the 13-scholarship limit for the 2022-23 season, one they may or may not use at this point of the recruiting calendar.

It’s not the most pressing concern for Brownell, who feels like he has addressed most if not all of the needs the Tigers had after losing three significant contributors in the backcourt, including Nick Honor (Missouri) and Al-Amir Dawes (Seton Hall) to the transfer portal. Redshirt freshman Josh Beadle and four-star signee Dillon Hunter can each play the point while Galloway, a 6-foot-2 guard, could be the answer on the wing with David Collins having exhausted his eligibility.

“I think we’ll use (our last available scholarship) if we think it’s the right person and the right fit, so we’re still looking at it,” Brownell recently told The Clemson Insider.

With the majority of high school prospects having signed at this point, Clemson will almost certainly be relegated to the transfer portal if the Tigers use their final scholarship. With point guard taken care of and the frontcourt solidified with Hunter Tyson, PJ Hall, Ian Schieffelin and Ben Middlebrooks all returning, a wing with the size to defend multiple positions may be the last remaining need for the roster if the Tigers can find it in the portal this late.

They went after that type of profile in Wichita State transfer Dexter Dennis, who visited Clemson and Indiana before committing to Texas A&M last week. Clemson also recently lost out on Georgetown transfer guard Donald Carey, who chose Maryland.

Bringing on an immediate-impact transfer at this point, though, is a little more complicated for Clemson and the rest of college basketball. The May 1 deadline for basketball transfers to enter the portal and maintain immediate eligibility at their next school has passed, meaning any transfers that have put their name in the portal since then would have to sit out a year before being eligible again. That is, unless they receive a waiver from the NCAA, but with many programs wanting to finalize their rosters soon ahead of summer workouts, teams are going to be less likely to play the waiting game with those transfers.

Any players who entered the portal by May 1 and still haven’t made a decision on their next destination will still be immediately eligible provided they’re in good academic standing, though that pool of players is drying up. Many of the top-end transfers who know they’re walking into a situation where they will immediately be part of the rotation if not start are also off the board, making the search for a mutual interest between an available transfer and a potential new landing spot even more difficult.

“We didn’t use all 13 last year, and part of it last year is because it’s becoming more difficult to manage it all,” Brownell said. “That part has become much more challenging, and I think that’s going to be a byproduct because you’re going to see coaches not use all 13 sometimes because nobody is happy kind of being an understudy, learning your craft and earning your time. It’ll be interesting to see what our team will be like next year.”

Clemson needs an answer even sooner considering the Tigers have a trip overseas awaiting them later this summer. Clemson will travel to France for an international tour in early August but will be allowed 10 practices before then, presumably a time for which the Tigers would want their full roster together.

“We can practice a little bit more, play some games over there and just kind of begin to put the pieces together for this year’s team,” Brownell said.

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‘A neat story’: Brownell talks addition of former Big 12 pledge, brother of current Tiger

AIKEN, S.C. – From one Hunter to another, Brad Brownell is happy to have another in the fold. Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday. Hunter, the …

AIKEN, S.C. — From one Hunter to another, Brad Brownell is happy to have another in the fold.

Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday.

Hunter, the younger brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, is ranked No. 64 in the ESPN 100 and rated a four-star prospect.

Speaking with The Clemson Insider at Thursday’s Prowl & Growl event at Aiken Technical College, Brownell had the first chance to comment publicly about the former Baylor commit, whose signing became official earlier in the day.

“Kind of a neat story really to get Dillon to come play with Chase,” Brownell said Thursday. “He’s a big guard that really has great vision and passing and distributes the ball well. I think he’ll be a good defender. We need to work with him on the shooting a little bit more, but love his size.”

Brownell emphasized that Clemson wanted to recruit positional size  in the freshman class and thinks that the Tigers certainly did that.

“I think most of the guys we signed are all pretty big and long for their positions,” he said. “I think that was something that we wanted to address and certainly Dillon’s one of those guys that helps us in the backcourt.

TCI asked Brownell if he envisions Dillon being able to contribute right away.

“Yeah, I think he’ll help us some,” Brownell said. “It’s going to be interesting to see how he picks up things. As much as anything, it’s the mental part of it, especially the point guard position. The decision-making and the dealing with the pressure is the thing that you’ve got to deal with most as a young player and that’s not easy to do. But, (I’m) optimistic that he’ll be able to help us a little bit for sure.”

Dillon joins a freshman class that includes Kimball (Dallas, TX.) combo guard Chauncey Gibson, Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) forward Chauncey Wiggins and North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) forward R.J. Godfrey.

Standing at 6-foot-4, Dillon brings some impressive height to go along with Gibson (6-6), Godfrey (6-7) and Wiggins (6-10).

“At the end of the day, we just felt like we’ve been a little smaller the last couple of years and if we could,” Brownell said, “we wanted to go out and try to find some guys that had a little more length…That was something that we certainly wanted to do to help us. I think it helps you a lot defensively, can help you with some rebounding and then just they’re gonna be young, so they’re going to take some time to develop, but I think it’s a really good class. One of our better classes.”

— Photo for this article courtesy of @dillonhunter35 on Twitter.

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‘A neat story’: Brownell talks addition of former Big 12 pledge, brother of current Tiger

AIKEN, S.C. – From one Hunter to another, Brad Brownell is happy to have another in the fold. Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday. Hunter, the …

AIKEN, S.C. — From one Hunter to another, Brad Brownell is happy to have another in the fold.

Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday.

Hunter, the younger brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, is ranked No. 64 in the ESPN 100 and rated a four-star prospect.

Speaking with The Clemson Insider at Thursday’s Prowl & Growl event at Aiken Technical College, Brownell had the first chance to comment publicly about the former Baylor commit, whose signing became official earlier in the day.

“Kind of a neat story really to get Dillon to come play with Chase,” Brownell said Thursday. “He’s a big guard that really has great vision and passing and distributes the ball well. I think he’ll be a good defender. We need to work with him on the shooting a little bit more, but love his size.”

Brownell emphasized that Clemson wanted to recruit positional size  in the freshman class and thinks that the Tigers certainly did that.

“I think most of the guys we signed are all pretty big and long for their positions,” he said. “I think that was something that we wanted to address and certainly Dillon’s one of those guys that helps us in the backcourt.

TCI asked Brownell if he envisions Dillon being able to contribute right away.

“Yeah, I think he’ll help us some,” Brownell said. “It’s going to be interesting to see how he picks up things. As much as anything, it’s the mental part of it, especially the point guard position. The decision-making and the dealing with the pressure is the thing that you’ve got to deal with most as a young player and that’s not easy to do. But, (I’m) optimistic that he’ll be able to help us a little bit for sure.”

Dillon joins a freshman class that includes Kimball (Dallas, TX.) combo guard Chauncey Gibson, Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) forward Chauncey Wiggins and North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) forward R.J. Godfrey.

Standing at 6-foot-4, Dillon brings some impressive height to go along with Gibson (6-6), Godfrey (6-7) and Wiggins (6-10).

“At the end of the day, we just felt like we’ve been a little smaller the last couple of years and if we could,” Brownell said, “we wanted to go out and try to find some guys that had a little more length…That was something that we certainly wanted to do to help us. I think it helps you a lot defensively, can help you with some rebounding and then just they’re gonna be young, so they’re going to take some time to develop, but I think it’s a really good class. One of our better classes.”

— Photo for this article courtesy of @dillonhunter35 on Twitter.

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Foreign tour a chance for Clemson hoops to ‘begin to put the pieces together’

Clemson’s men’s basketball team won’t have to wait until the fall to start playing games again. Head coach Brad Brownell confirmed to The Clemson Insider on Thursday that his team will take a preseason trip to France this summer. The Tigers’ …

Clemson’s men’s basketball team won’t have to wait until the fall to start playing games again.

Head coach Brad Brownell confirmed to The Clemson Insider on Thursday that his team will take a preseason trip to France this summer. The Tigers’ international tour will take place Aug. 3-13, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman.

Not since 2019 has Clemson traveled overseas, something the NCAA allows basketball teams to do once every four years. Brownell said those European trips, which have included Italy and Spain, have been productive for his teams in the past.

“We’ve done well every time we’ve gone overseas,” Brownell said. “Obviously the chance to go out and experience a little bit of a different culture and learn some other things beyond the United States is really good for our guys. It gives us a great chance to blend and get to know each other a little bit better and spend more time away from basketball, which is good.”

It will give the Tigers a head start on not only preparation for the 2022-23 season but also cohesion within a team that will have its share of new pieces. With four-star combo guard Dillon Hunter freshly in the mix, Clemson is making five new additions, including Boston College transfer Brevin Galloway, to a roster that includes notable holdovers Hunter Tyson and PJ Hall, the Tigers’ leading scorer a season ago.

The number of newcomers could increase by one should Clemson use its final available scholarship for next season’s roster, something the Tigers will do through the transfer portal if it happens. Clemson will get 10 days to practice before making the trip and then play numerous exhibition games against international competition during its 11 days overseas.

“We can practice a little bit more, play some games over there and just kind of begin to put the pieces together for this year’s team,” Brownell said. “So it should be good.”

Particularly for the incoming freshmen. Joining Hunter in the Tigers’ freshmen class are fellow guard Chauncey Gardner and forwards Chauncey Wiggins and R.J. Godfrey, all of whom signed with Clemson in November. It might not come against other Division I players, but Brownell said the overseas competition will help give the Tigers’ first-year players an idea of what to expect at the college level.

“Get acclimated to what life is going to be like,” Brownell said. “The games aren’t the same as the high-major games, but just to be able to play and get used to playing with each other and practicing I think is really important.”

Whether or not Hall will be available to play during the international tour is unknown. Brownell said he expects the Tigers’ sophomore big to be somewhat limited until at least mid-July after Hall recently underwent surgery to repair his fractured left foot.

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Clemson signs four-star point guard, rounds out 2022 freshmen class

Head Coach Brad Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday. Hunter, the younger brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, is ranked No. 64 in the ESPN …

Head Coach Brad Brownell and his staff announced the addition of 2022 four-star point guard Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Sunrise Christian Academy) on Thursday.

Hunter, the younger brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, is ranked No. 64 in the ESPN 100 and rated a four-star prospect.

“Dillon comes from an athletic, high achieving family,” said Brownell. “I’ve enjoyed coaching his brother Chase the last three years, and it will sure be fun to have Dillon here with him contributing in Clemson orange. Our staff looked to add positional size and skill to our team with the incoming freshmen class. Dillon is certainly another example of that, especially at the point guard position. He has excellent vision and a feel for the game, which makes him an outstanding passer and facilitator who complements our other freshmen very well. This rounds out an excellent freshmen class for our program.”

Hunter chose Clemson over Baylor, Auburn, Florida State, Kentucky, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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