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Transfer guard puts Clemson in top six

Clemson lands in the final six of a starting-caliber transfer guard.

Clemson basketball has dipped its toes into the transfer portal multiple times this offseason, and the program could be adding Wichita State transfer guard Dexter Dennis, who put the Tigers in his final six on Wednesday.

Along with Clemson, the 6-foot-5 guard has Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas State, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt as his potential new school. Dennis has seen plenty of action with four years of experience at Wichita State. In 27 games last season, he scored 8.4 points per game on 35.3% from the field, also grabbing five rebounds per game.

In 2019, Dennis was named to the AAC All-Freshman Team after scoring 8.4 points per game and shooting 40% from the 3-point line.

If Dennis were to join the Tigers, he would join a guard group consisting of Chase Hunter, Josh Beadle, Alex Hemenway and incoming freshman Dillon Hunter, brother of Chase. The Tigers were thought to have added Princeton transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who committed to the Tigers in April, but he backed out and recently chose Michigan as his new school.

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Clemson lands three-star 2022 point guard

Clemson men’s basketball added a fourth, highly-touted recruit to its 2022 class on Wednesday.

In an offseason with plenty of turnover and unexpected twists, Clemson men’s basketball added a 2022 three-star recruit to its incoming freshman class on Wednesday.

According to Joe Tipton of On3, Dillon Hunter, brother of current Clemson guard Chase Hunter, has committed to Clemson. Out of Wichita, Kansas, Hunter is the No. 127 overall prospect, according to On3 2022 Consensus.

The 6-foot-3 guard chose the Tigers over five other schools, including Baylor, Auburn and Georgia. Dillon Hunter signed a letter of intent to Baylor in November but decommitted on April 18, just two days before the move to the Tigers.

Dillon Hunter’s commitment helps alleviate the hole left behind by former Clemson guards Nick Honor and Al-Amir Dawes, who both entered the transfer portal after last season. The Tigers were thought to have added Princeton transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn a week ago, but Llewellyn announced his recruitment reopening on Tuesday.

With the addition of Dillon Hunter, Clemson now has four members of its 2022 recruiting class, which includes three-star forward RJ Godfrey and three-star guard Chauncey Gibson.

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Former Big 12 hoops recruit commits to Clemson

A day after losing a recruit, Clemson’s men’s basketball program has landed an important one. Sunrise Christian (Kansas) combo guard Dillon Hunter has committed to Clemson. Hunter, the brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, announced his verbal …

A day after losing a recruit, Clemson’s men’s basketball program has landed an important one.

Sunrise Christian (Kansas) combo guard Dillon Hunter has committed to Clemson. Hunter, the brother of current Tiger Chase Hunter, announced his verbal pledge Wednesday on social media. He also had offers from Auburn, Georgia and Florida State among others.

Hunter was previously pledged to Baylor before decommitting earlier this week. A four-star recruit, the 6-foot-3, 180-pounder is a high-end pick up for the Tigers at a position of need with a trio of guards, including starters Nick Honor and David Collins, leaving the program.

Clemson recently signed transfer Jaelin Llewellyn, but the former Princeton point guard announced Tuesday he was reopening his recruitment — a development that came following the departures of assistant coaches Antonio Reynolds Dean (Georgia) and Kareem Richardson (North Carolina State).

Hunter, who is set to join early signees Chauncey Gibson, Chauncey Wiggins and RJ Godfrey as part of Clemson’s freshman class, is ranked as the No. 145 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle in the 247Sports Composite. The Atlanta native is rated 64th in the ESPN 100.

Should Hunter following through with his commitment and sign as expected, it would leave Clemson with two available scholarships to continue adding to next season’s roster.

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