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Clemson cruises past the Citadel 80-69 in season opener

Despite missing a key starter in center PJ Hall, the Tigers were still able to get the job done on Monday night with a more than convincing win over the Bulldogs.

Via Clemson Athletic Communications:

Clemson University men’s basketball cruised past The Citadel 80-69 on Monday night as four Tigers scored in double figures in the 2022-23 season opener.

The Tigers’ (1-0) offensive explosion was spearheaded by redshirt junior Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) and sophomore Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson). Hunter tied his career high in points with 23 while tallying a career-high in assists with seven. Hunter notched 13th career double-digit scoring effort.

Schieffelin ignited the Tiger offense off the bench by scoring his career high of 20 points off an efficient 9-of-13 from the floor while also snatching a career-best 14 rebounds – nine of which came on the offensive glass.

The Tigers shot 54.8 percent from the field in the first half and connected on five threes. Clemson’s offense was propelled by a 23-5 run to close the first half and went into the break up 45-31. Clemson held the high-flying offense of The Citadel to 44.0 percent shooting while forcing nine turnovers that turned into 12 points on the other end.

In the second half, graduate Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) led the way for The Tigers, scoring 13 of his 19 points in the final 20 minutes. The Tigers kept The Citadel at bay as the Bulldogs were held to 42.9 percent shooting in the second half.

Clemson will travel to Columbia, S.C. to play in-state rival South Carolina on Friday at 7 pm. The game will be aired on SECN+.

Clemson starts important hoops season with win

The totality of Clemson’s latest basketball season will be revealed over the next four months or so. But the Tigers began an important one under their veteran coach in the win column, though getting there wasn’t always comfortable. Clemson opened …

The totality of Clemson’s latest basketball season will be revealed over the next four months or so.

But the Tigers began an important one under their veteran coach in the win column, though getting there wasn’t always comfortable.

Clemson opened the new season Monday by knocking off The Citadel at Littlejohn Coliseum. Even without the services of star big PJ Hall (knee), the Tigers still had four players score in double figures in their 80-69 win. Chase Hunter led the way with 23 points, tying a career high.

Ian Schieffelin had the first 20-point game of his Clemson career as part of a double-double. Hunter Tyson and Boston College transfer Brevin Galloway added 19 and 11 points, respectively, for the Tigers.

A recent exhibition romp over an overmatched Division II program not withstanding, Monday marked the Tigers’ competitive return to the court after a disappointing 17-16 season plagued by injuries and inconsistency. Clemson wasn’t part of college basketball’s postseason in any capacity last season, the first time that’s happened since 2017.

The Tigers went to the NCAA Tournament in 2021 – their second appearance in the last three tournaments – but Clemson’s showing last season, which included a 10th-place finish in the 15-team ACC, prompted Graham Neff to publicly express his disappointment of the Tigers failing to dance for the ninth time in Brad Brownell’s 12-year tenure. Clemson’s first-year athletic director made clear his expectations for the program in a letter penned to season-ticket holders.

Preseason projections weren’t high on the Tigers this season either as Clemson was picked by league media to finish 11th in the conference. But with five newcomers, including Boston College guard transfer Brevin Galloway, joining seven holdovers from last season’s team, Brownell touted the Tigers’ depth and versatility coming into it.

A Citadel team that lost all of its double-figure scorers off a 13-18 squad last season wasn’t the most accurate barometer when it comes to the chemistry and cohesion of Clemson’s retooled roster, though the Bulldogs didn’t go quietly. Behind Austin Ash’s 19, The Citadel cut the deficit to single digits a handful of times in the second half, the last coming at 78-69 with less than 2 minutes remaining. But Chase Hunter found Schieffelin for a dunk on Clemson’s next possession, and the Bulldogs didn’t get any closer.

The lineup tinkering for Clemson started early with nine players getting some run within the first 6 minutes and change, but it was a familiar face that helped the Tigers overcome a sluggish start for some early breathing room.

The Citadel led by a couple of possessions 13 minutes into the game before the Tigers ended the first half on a 23-5 run. Chase Hunter made seven of his first 10 shots to finish with 19 first-half points. The junior point guard had 11 points during that surge, including his third 3-pointer just before the buzzer to send the Tigers to the locker room with a 45-31 advantage.

Middlebrooks got the start at center in the absence of Hall, one of the most improved players in the ACC last season at 15.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. But Schieffelin ended up logging the most minutes at the position (31) and was highly productive with them. The sophomore forward, who also plucked 14 rebounds, went inside and out to make his first six shots en route to a career night, easily surpassing his previous career-high of 12 points that he scored against North Carolina in February.

What figures to be a much better gauge of where this Clemson team is early in the season comes Friday when the Tigers hit the road for the first time to take on rival South Carolina.

This story will be updated.

Brownell gives the latest on Hall’s recovery

With less than two weeks until Clemson men’s basketball unofficially starts the 2022-23 season, head coach Brad Brownell provided an update on where star big PJ Hall is with his continued recovery. Hall has undergone a pair of surgeries since the …

With less than two weeks until Clemson men’s basketball unofficially starts the 2022-23 season, head coach Brad Brownell provided an update on where star big PJ Hall is with his continued recovery.

Hall has undergone a pair of surgeries since the end of last season, though it’s not the foot injury he dealt with for much of last season that’s got him out of action. After having an operation to repair his fractured foot in the spring, Hall dislocated his kneecap during a summer practice in July, which required another operation.

Now three months removed from that surgery, Hall still hasn’t been cleared for full contact. Brownell initially said following Hall’s latest injury that he hoped to get Hall back at some point in November.

Brownell told The Clemson Insider on Monday that timetable hasn’t changed.

“It’s still about the same,” Brownell said. “He’s still doing well, but we haven’t had him in any full-contact stuff. So it’ll be another couple of weeks before we really know what we’ve got and how he’s doing. But he’s progressing nicely.”

Exactly how soon Hall will return to the court, though, is unclear. He won’t play in Clemson’s exhibition against Benedict College on Nov. 2 and will likely miss the Nov. 7 opener against The Citadel. Beyond that, Brownell said he didn’t know how many games the Tigers might be without their leading scorer from a season ago.

“Not going to speculate,” Brownell said.

Hall averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 rebounds as part of a breakout sophomore campaign. The 6-foot-10, 240-pounder shot 48.9% from the field and 79.1% from the free-throw line in his first season as a full-time starter, earning all-ACC honorable mention honors.

In Hall’s absence, sophomores Ben Middlebrooks and Ian Schieffelin have been practicing at the center position. They’ve gotten the bulk of the reps there since the spring, so Brownell said getting Hall reacclimated will be the biggest challenge once he’s back in action.

“We really haven’t done much with that because there hasn’t really been any need to,” Brownell said. “The more pressing need is to make sure the guys that can play are ready to play.”

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Clemson blows out Azurea Club de Golfe late

GOLFE-JUAN, France — Clemson University men’s basketball routed Azurea Club de Golfe 92-74, which included a 20-7 run in the fourth quarter to secure its third victory of its 2022 France Tour. The Tigers were led by Hunter Tyson (Monroe, …

GOLFE-JUAN, France –– Clemson University men’s basketball routed Azurea Club de Golfe 92-74, which included a 20-7 run in the fourth quarter to secure its third victory of its 2022 France Tour.

The Tigers were led by Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) who finished with 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Tyson scored eight-straight points for the Tigers in the closing quarter to help put the game out of reach.

Josh Beadle (Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman) once again shined for the Tigers, finishing with 16 points, three rebounds and three assists.

After finishing 4-for-7, Alex Hemenway (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) finished 12-for-22 from three in three games in France. He finished with 12 tonight and added two rebounds and three assists.

Both Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) and Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster) each finished with nine points. Schieffelin nearly missed a double-double after collecting 10 rebounds. Middlebrooks finished with four.

In just 12 minutes, RJ Godfrey (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) totaled eight points and eight rebounds.

Chauncey Wiggins (Covington, Ga./Grayson) and Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) each scored seven points.

Clemson totaled 32 points in the paint and scored 22 points off of 20 turnovers.

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications

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Teammate of current, future Tiger talks Clemson visit

The Clemson Insider caught up with a teammate of a current and future Tiger, who was in attendance for Clemson’s 80-69 win over Wake Forest last Wednesday at the Littlejohn Coliseum. Gicarri Harris-Robinson attended the game, alongside the rest of …

The Clemson Insider caught up with a teammate of a current and future Tiger, who was in attendance for Clemson’s 80-69 win over Wake Forest last Wednesday at the Littlejohn Coliseum.

Gicarri Harris-Robinson attended the game, alongside the rest of Grayson High School’s boy’s basketball team made the trip to Tiger Town. If that sounds familiar that’s because it’s the high school of Ian Schefflein and Clemson class of 2022 signee, Chauncey Wiggins.

“It was really good,” Harris said regarding his Clemson visit. “I liked the atmosphere. I liked how all the players were engaged in the game. It was a great win. The game was great. I liked how everybody was engaged, everybody was talking and everybody was on the bench clapping for their teammates.”

What has Harris heard from Schieffelin and Wiggins about Clemson?

“That’s great that both of them are now gonna be at Clemson,” he said. “I look up to both of them, Chauncey this past season and Ian last year at Grayson. They said that they have a great coaching staff, great fans, great atmosphere, everything. All positive things about Clemson.”

Harris is close with both Schieffelin and Wiggins, who he described as being really good leaders, who work hard and never take any plays off. They’re also excellent people, on and off the court. Harris has always looked up to both of his high-school teammates, who will be playing with each other again come next season.

Harris had a chance to play with Wiggins this season. Harris feels like he’s improved a lot since last season. In his sophomore campaign, he had the ball more in his hands and was able to make plays for his teammates and himself.

“I pride myself on defense, so the first thing I would say is defense,” Harris said when asked to describe himself as a player. “I just create defense from my offense.”

With that being said, Harris is a fan of the way Clemson utilizes its guard. The Tigers oftentimes expect a lot from their guards defensively, which tends to give them more freedom on the offensive end.

“I definitely like that,” he added. “It’s a lot of movement, you are never standing still, so I like that. You can get easy buckets by cutting to the basket or cutting a screen for somebody. I like their offense.”

Harris currently holds offers from Ole Miss and Mississippi State. In addition to Clemson, he’s received some interest from Purdue and Georgetown. He estimates that his recruitment is only starting to take off.

This offseason, Harris is gonna work on getting stronger, faster and becoming more athletic. He’ll obviously focus on ball-handling, shooting and the rest of the basics.

Additionally, he’ll have to assume more of a leadership role as Wiggins and the rest of Grayson’s senior class will be moving on following this season. Luckily for Harris, he received some good examples in leadership from both Wiggins and Schefflein.

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The latest on a possible return for Tyson

While Clemson’s men’s basketball team waits to see if PJ Hall’s latest injury flareup will force him to miss more game action, the Tigers are holding out hope of getting the other starting piece of their frontcourt back at some point this season. …

Hunter Tyson has missed the last six games after suffering a broken clavicle in Clemson’s win over Florida State on Feb. 2. Brownell initially said the senior forward might be able to make it back for the ACC Tournament, which is set to start March 8 in Brooklyn.

Following Clemson’s loss at Louisville on Saturday, Brownell said a postseason return for Tyson would be optimistic at this point, though he isn’t completely ruling it out.

“If there’s a guy that could get to that point, it would probably be him,” Brownell said.

Brownell added Tyson is “doing everything possible” to play again this season.

“He’s living in the training room,” Brownell said. “He’s doing stuff with (trainer) Brad (Crowe) every single day, and he started doing some things on the court a little bit this week.”

Tyson is third on the team in scoring (10.4 points) and rebounding (5.6) while shooting 38.7% from 3-point range this season, production Clemson has sorely missed in his absence. The Tigers have lost every game Tyson has missed since he sustained the injury. Their six-game losing streak is the program’s longest since also dropping six straight ACC games during the 2016-17 season.

Freshman forward Ian Schieffelin, who had seven points and four rebounds against Louisville, has started the last four games with Tyson unavailable. If Clemson is going to be without Hall, too, for any extended time, Brownell said fellow forward Naz Bohannon and freshman center Ben Middlebrooks are both candidates to move into the starting five.

Clemson has four regular-season games left starting Wednesday at home against Wake Forest.

“I think it would go game to game,” Brownell said. “We’d just have to wait and see with the matchups.”

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What Tyson’s extended absence means for Clemson hoops

Just when it seemed like Clemson’s men’s basketball team was building some momentum heading into the back half of its ACC slate, the Tigers were dealt a major blow with news that Hunter Tyson will be sidelined for an extended period of time. Clemson …

Clemson notched its fourth Quadrant 2 victory of the season Wednesday with a home win over Florida State, but it came at a price. Tyson played just nine minutes before leaving the game during the latter stages of the first half after taking a blow to the upper body. He never returned, and an X-ray confirmed the Tigers’ senior forward sustained a broken clavicle.

In a statement released Thursday, Clemson said there’s not yet a timetable for Tyson’s return. So for the foreseeable future, the Tigers will be without not only their fourth-leading scorer (10.4 points) and third-leading rebounder (5.6) but also a veteran leader in the locker room.

“One of our smartest guys because he’s been in the program for four years,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said of Tyson. “He’s your voice. So you need some of your older guys to provide voice.”

Clemson (12-9, 4-6 ACC) has won two of its last three games by a combined 33 points. The Tigers came up three points short of upsetting No. 9 Duke on the road last week. Otherwise, they would be carrying a three-game winning streak into Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech (8-12, 2-8).

After that, Clemson will return to Littlejohn Coliseum for a key three-game homestand next week against North Carolina, Duke and Notre Dame, all of which sit in the top 70 of the NET rankings.

If the Tigers want to keep their momentum going in Tyson’s absence, they’re going to need others to help pick up the slack at his power forward spot, though Tyson was essentially a big guard on the floor with his ability to also step away from the basket on the offensive end. It sounds like Clemson may try to do that by committee.

“You’re going to need Naz (Bohannon) and Ian Schieffelin,” Brownell said. “My freshmen big guys are going to play more and are going to have to produce.”

Bohannon, the likeliest candidate to move into the starting lineup, performed well when pressed into his most extended action of the season Wednesday. The graduate transfer from Youngstown State stepped in for Tyson and played a season-high 30 minutes, finishing with 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting. Generously listed on Clemson’s roster at 6-foot-6, Bohannon is a couple of inches shorter than Tyson, but he also pulled down five boards in Wednesday’s win.

Those numbers far surpassed Bohannon’s season averages of 4.9 points and 3.9 rebounds in 18.9 minutes, but Wednesday’s performance was more on par with what Bohannon did at his previous stop. A 1,200-point scorer in four seasons at Youngstown State, Bohannon also led the Penguins in rebounding (8.2) a season ago.

“Rebounding is a want-to skill,” Bohannon said. “At that point, at 6-5 or whatever it is I am, I feel like my heart makes me bigger than a lot of guys out there.”

Schieffelin, a freshman, had played in 17 of Clemson’s first 20 games but had seen his minutes decrease of late. He didn’t play against Duke and logged just five minutes in the Tigers’ rout of Pittsburgh the game before.

But with Tyson out, the 6-7, 225-pounder played 10 minutes against FSU. It was just his third time playing double-digit minutes in Clemson’s previous 14 games, but Scheiffelin made the most of it, pulling down five boards to help the Tigers finish plus-13 on the glass.

Fellow big Ben Middlebrooks got just three minutes against the Seminoles, which is right at his season average (3.6). But his playing time figures to increase, too. The 6-10 freshman has spent most of his first season at Clemson as PJ Hall’s primary backup at center, but there’s a chance Brownell could play Hall and Middlebrooks together in Tyson’s absence depending on matchups and the team’s foul situation on any given night.

The facet of Tyson’s game that may be the most difficult for Clemson to replace is perimeter shooting. Tyson has helped the Tigers stretch defenses by shooting 38% from 3-point range on 64 attempts from beyond the arc. Schieffelin is just 3 of 6 from deep this season while the 3-ball is an even smaller part of the repertoire for Bohannon or Middlebrooks, who’ve combined to shoot one 3 all season.

The injury is the latest bout of tough luck for Tyson, who had played through two sprained ankles for most of the season before Wednesday. As a true senior, Tyson still has a COVID year he could use to return to the team next season if that’s something he wants to do even if he’s able to return to the court at some point this season.

For now, though, Brownell said the Tigers will need everyone to elevate their games in the absence of one of their better players.

“He’s basically healthy and ready to go, and then this happens,” Brownell said. “I feel awful for him, but the next man up’s got to go.”

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Elite Georgia prospect impressed with Clemson’s relentless recruiting approach

Clemson continues to pursue this Class of 2022 four-star prospect. Loganville (Ga.) Grayson High School’s Chauncey Wiggins recently broke down the latest of his recruitment with The Clemson Insider. He’s been impressed with the Tigers’ relentless …

Clemson continues to pursue this Class of 2022 four-star prospect.

Loganville (Ga.) Grayson High School’s Chauncey Wiggins recently broke down the latest of his recruitment with The Clemson Insider. He’s been impressed with the Tigers’ relentless recruiting approach.

Wiggins (6-9, 200) ranks as the No. 25 power forward in the country and No. 4 prospect in the state of Georgia, per 247Sports’ recruiting rankings.

Wiggins is a self-described versatile playmaker, who thrives playing along the wing. He told TCI that’s where Clemson would play him, should he choose to commit to the Tigers, who he recently included in his top-5 schools.

The Grayson product can make plays with the ball in his hands and create scoring opportunities for himself.

Defensively, he’s got the length to get hands in passing lanes and be a disruptive force on the opposing end.

Clemson has been recruiting Wiggins since 15U.

According to Wiggins, the Tigers have communicated with him that he’ll either play behind somebody or have the potential to possibly play as soon as he gets there. As mentioned before, that would either be at the 3 or 4.

Wiggins was on Clemson’s campus back on June 22 for an unofficial visit.

“I like how hard they recruit me,” Wiggins said. “I like the area that Clemson’s in. I like the facilities. Also, like the coaches too.”

Wiggins talks with Clemson head coach Brad Brownell and assistants Dick Bender and Antonio Reynolds-Dean on a near-daily basis. He said he speaks with one of them, whether it be a call or text, almost every day or every other day.

“I would say that Clemson is a very, very nice spot,” he added. “Ian [Schieffelin], I played with him last year. He talked about Clemson highly. I just love how they’ve been recruiting me since 15U and haven’t stopped.”

What did Schieffelin tell his former high school teammate about Clemson?

“He said that Coach Brownell pushes him to his limits every day,” Wiggins said. “The assistant are very helpful. Then, what I was really surprised about was the strength coach. [Ian] came in at like 240-something and now he’s down to 225. And it’s just muscle, it’s no fat too.”

Wiggins had similar things to say about the sophomore center/forward P.J. Hall, who he heard lost between 15-20% of his body fat and put muscle on.

Standing at around 200 pounds, Wiggins says he’s very big on that. He’s trying to be around 210 before he leaves for college.

Back on Aug. 20, Wiggins dropped the aforementioned top-5 list. He’s now down to Clemson, Maryland, Georgia, NC State and USF.

“Once I visit the five schools, I’m going to break it down and probably commit after,” he said. “Either in October or November.”

Wiggins is planning to make it back to Tiger Town for one last final visit before his commitment from Sept. 10-12.

What are going to the be most important factors that Wiggins is looking for in a school at the next level?

“How the head coach coaches and how are the assistants developing and how does that school develop,” Wiggins said. “Who am I going to be playing with?”

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