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Clemson guard announces transfer to ACC school

A former Tiger has announced his new home in college basketball.

After recently announcing entering the transfer portal, former Clemson guard Josh Beadle has announced his new team.

Following three seasons spent with Brad Brownell and the Clemson Tigers, Beadle is remaining in the ACC. Beadle is transferring to Boston College, where he will compete head to head with the Tigers in the 2024-25 season.

Participating in 32 games this past season, Beadle averaged 10.8 minutes per game, scoring 3.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He shot 47.3 percent from the field, 68.8 percent from the free-throw line, and 14.3% from the three-point line. In two seasons with the program, he averaged 2.6 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game, averaging 11.8 minutes in 65 games.

Clemson guard enters the transfer portal

After a historic run, a Clemson guard entered the transfer portal.

Brad Brownell and the Clemson men’s basketball team’s dream run in the NCAA Tournament came to an end in the Elite 8 with a loss to Alabama, and with the season behind them, the offseason begins.

Like football, the transfer portal has become an even more integral part of college basketball. When the season concludes, players fly into the transfer portal as they look for perceived greener pastures.

Clemson is no different than others, with a Tigers’ guard entering the portal. According to reports, sophomore guard Josh Beadle has entered the transfer portal.

Participating in 32 games this past season, Beadle averaged 10.8 minutes per game, scoring 3.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He shot 47.3 percent from the field, 68.8 percent from the free-throw line, and 14.3% from the three-point line. In two seasons with the program, he averaged 2.6 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game, averaging 11.8 minutes in 65 games.

Clemson hooper included in ACC top freshmen by On3

This Columbia, South Carolina native could be just what the Tigers need once the season opens up later this year.

A Clemson basketball point guard was included in On3’s top 10 freshmen in the ACC, which was determined based on the players who will bring the most impact to their teams this season.

Redshirt freshman Josh Beadle, a 3-star point guard out of Cardinal Newman High School, was listed in the fifth spot as the only redshirt freshman in the ACC to be included on the list.

Here is what On3’s Jamie Shaw had to say about Beadle:

Josh Beadle is a little different than the rest on this list as he redshirted last season. Still, he is a freshman, nevertheless. Beadle should be the starting point guard for the Tigers. The 6-foot-3 lefty is a crafty scorer with sneaky athleticism. His feel is what is unique about him. Can his body hold up to the grind of ACC play? That will be an interesting question. The Tigers will be without PJ Hall until at least November.

Beadle is a South Carolina kid with little expectations of him from outside the program and a lot of opportunities for him in the program. There could be some growing pains, but there could also be some shining moments.

Though Beadle did not appear in a game for the Tigers last season, the Columbia, South Carolina native played in all three games during Clemson’s foreign tour to France earlier this month. Over the course of their three wins, Beadle put together 40 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 82 minutes of 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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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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Clemson made big-time Peach State prospect feel like a priority during visit

A big-time Peach State prospect was in attendance for Clemson’s game against Duke this past Thursday. As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) three-star Kyle “KJ” Greene, Jr. was on campus for the first time since …

A big-time Peach State prospect was in attendance for Clemson’s game against Duke this past Thursday.

As The Clemson Insider previously reported, Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) three-star Kyle “KJ” Greene, Jr. was on campus for the first time since Clemson extended him a scholarship offer in late June 2021.

Greene —  a 6-foot-3, 170-pound sophomore — recapped his first gameday experience at Littlejohn Coliseum in a conversation with TCI Sunday.

“The Clemson game was really good,” he said. “It was a great experience, great atmosphere, good game. The score (82-64) really showed that Duke won more, but it was actually a close game up until the end. That was really interesting to me because Duke’s a top-10 team in the country vs. Clemson, whose unranked while missing some of their best players (Hunter Tyson & David Collins). So, it really just shows how good of a program Clemson has.”

What was the overall message Greene received from Clemson’s coaching staff while he was on campus?

“When I was there, they was just telling me that they like my size, they like how I can score, how I affect the game,” Greene said. “They were just telling me that they really see me coming down to Clemson. They were talking about how they give their guards freedom on offense, but they expect a lot from them on defense.”

He indicated that Clemson really made him feel like a priority when he was on campus.

Greene got a chance to speak with Brad Brownell and Clemson assistant coach Antonio Reynolds Dean. He talked with Brownell after Clemson’s 82-64 loss and according to Greene, Clemson’s head coach was telling him how he likes his size, how he really likes how he can score on and off the ball and how somebody of his size could really fit into the Tigers’ program.

Greene also has a previous connection to Clemson, as he has a close relationship with Josh Beadle. He caught the freshman guard as he was leaving the locker room after the game.

“We talked for a bit,” he said. “My parents were talking about how cool it was to see him there with me visiting. We used to grow up playing basketball together, going to the same basketball camp as kids. To see us both now chasing our dream, being successful, was a heartfelt moment.

“He really likes it there. They treat him good. They got him on a workout plan where he workouts a lot every day because he’s redshirting, trying to get him ready for next year when he finally gets a chance to play. He really enjoys it. You can just tell by the way he sits on the bench, talking to his teammates. He’s not mad. He’s not grumpy. He’s always into the game. You can really tell he likes what’s going on there.”

Speaking of his parents, Greene indicated that he loved the experience and the atmosphere. Greene’s dad was also pretty excited they were sitting behind Dabo Swinney at the game. 

“They really just loved it,” he said. “It really felt like a family-oriented environment for it to be a college.”

Clemson was the first ACC school to offer Greene. He has since earned offers from Ole Miss, LSU, Cleveland State, Georgia Tech and Georgetown, to go with the offers he already held from Texas A&M, South Carolina and North Carolina A&T.

For Greene, this past Thursday was an opportunity to see Clemson in person, which he said meant a lot to him and his family.

“To see ACC play up close, you really see how fast and physical the game is,” Greene said. “Everyone is big and built, so they really show you that you got to come with it. It was really good to get out there. Clemson’s a great school with a great campus. It’s in a nice part of South Carolina. It’s very nice.

Greene has come with it this season. The sophomore point guard is averaging eight points and seven assists per game. It’s a season for him to feel out his new team at Pace Academy after transferring from Blythewood. He’s also learned how to become more of a point guard.

Next season, Greene is planning to pick up production. This season, Pace has a Cincinnati commit in Josh Reed, so they’ve really been running the offense through the three-star forward. Greene said he’s tried to get in where he can, but he feels his junior season will be interesting to see how he and 2025 forward Bryson Tiller mesh together.

This season has really opened Greene’s eyes as a passer. It showed him that he can do more than just score the basketball to affect the game.

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Clemson set to redshirt freshman

This Clemson true freshman is expected to redshirt. After having all players available for its first two regular-season games, Clemson listed Josh Beadle as a “redshirt,” on the team’s availability report, prior to tonight’s game against Bryant …

This Clemson true freshman is expected to redshirt.

After having all players available for its first two regular-season games, Clemson listed Josh Beadle as a “redshirt,” on the team’s availability report, prior to tonight’s game against Bryant University at 7 p.m at Littlejohn Coliseum.

The expectation is that the 6-foot-3 combo guard out of Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.) will not be dressing this season. Of course, this is subject to change.

“Josh Beadle is a hard-working young guy, we think is talented,” Clemson head coach Brad Brownell said during the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte (N.C.) last month. “He’s put on eight pounds. He’s gotten physically stronger. Just needs the experience of handling the ball against high-level guards and decision-making in pick-and-rolls that are challenging, but man, he’s shown some flashes of really good play.”

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North Carolina guard talks Clemson offer with TCI

This North Carolina prospect from the Class of 2023 officially received an offer from Clemson back on Aug. 12. While it was a long-time coming and a bit of a surprise, Trey Green now has a Clemson offer under his belt. Green (5-11, 170) played his …

This North Carolina prospect from the Class of 2023 officially received an offer from Clemson back on Aug. 12.

While it was a long-time coming and a bit of a surprise, Trey Green now has a Clemson offer under his belt.

Green (5-11, 170) played his high school ball at Lake Norman Christian School before transferring this past year to a boarding school in Missouri.

He recently caught up with The Clemson Insider regarding his recent offer from Clemson and where things stand with his current recruitment.

“Clemson has reached out to me a few times in the past, like after the AAU season,” Green told TCI. “Coach Bender actually called me and it was a 15-minute conversation. He just said he liked my game and felt like I fit the program and he offered me then.”

Green’s reaction?

“I was actually pretty surprised because in the past they would send me little messages and everything about the program and just fill me in on certain things,” he said. “And then all of a sudden they just offered me. I love the coaching staff. I love Coach Bender. I like it all.”

So far, Green’s relationship with Bender is “pretty solid.”

“He’s a cool guy,” Green added. “He got to know me and my family. He actually called my dad after he offered me, just to get to know him and fill him in on everything. He’s pretty cool…He’s been reaching out.”

Bender talked with Green again just the other day. Clemson’s assistant coach is trying to get Green down to Clemson to see the campus and everything before he heads out to Missouri for school.

Green will be attending Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City (MO.) in the fall.

He’d like to get to Clemson before he’s nearly 1,000 miles from home. 

Right now, Green is trying to figure out mutual dates that work with Clemson’s coaching staff, so he can come and look at the campus, watch the men’s basketball team workout and practice. They’re aiming for this week or early next week, Green said.

This summer has provided Green an opportunity to show what he’s made of on the AAU Circuit. He’s finally gotten a chance to perform at a high level in front of college coaches from around the country. Something that wasn’t readily available this time last year because of the pandemic.

“It feels really good, to be honest,” Green said, “Especially since I’m a shorter guard. It’s kind of harder to get a lot of that ACC attention, those big-time schools, those Power 5 schools. They’ve really been coming in lately, it feels real good out there.”

“At first, I’m not gonna lie, I was a little nervous playing in front of them,” he added. “They are really locked in on you, they watch everything you do from the time you’re out there to the time you touch the bench.”

Green reiterated that it felt really good to get the attention of big-time programs, especially Clemson.

Green has seen his recruitment take off since mid-July. In fact, since July 16, in addition to Clemson, he’s picked up offers from Virginia Tech, North Carolina A&T, Western Carolina, Howard, Nebraska, Boston College, USF, Wichita State and UMass. 

Prior to that, he held just one lone offer — Winthrop.

What do Clemson and Bender, specifically, like about Green’s game?

According to Green, Bender likes his athleticism, fiery competitiveness, shooting ability and the fact that he doesn’t back down from anybody.

Green is a shorter guard, but he prides himself on his shooting ability, his defense and his ball-handling skills, which he constitutes as his strengths on the court.

“I’m a really fiery guard that can defend, score at all three levels, shoot the ball and get after it,” Green said when asked to describe his playstyle.

Obviously Green still has some time before he needs to sit down and make a decision. He still has two years of high school ball left. Regardless, he’s already outlined some of the more important factors he’s looking for in a school at the next level.

“Clemson is definitely one of the top schools that I’m really considering, especially with Coach Bender and everybody there and the history behind Clemson,” he said. “I know a few good cats from where I’m from really and that I’ve worked out with that’s committed to Clemson. They talked about how they loved the system. They love Clemson.”

“I really wanna come down and see it for myself,” Green added.

Green has worked out with Tigers’ freshman guard Josh Beadle in the past. 

He also knows Trenton Simpson, who’s a sophomore linebacker on Clemson’s football team.

“He told me how he loves the school and it’s a great atmosphere to be in,” Green said.

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