Tipoff time and TV information for the Clemson Tigers’ annual men’s basketball contest with the rival South Carolina Gamecocks was announced on Friday.
The Tigers and Gamecocks’ Dec. 17 matchup in Columbia will be a 7 p.m. ET tipoff. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
Clemson won last year’s meeting, 72-67, on Dec. 6 at Littlejohn Coliseum. That was part of a 9-0 start to the 2023-24 season that saw the Tigers climb to No. 11 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Brad Brownell’s team went on to finish the season 24-12 and made the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed. The Tigers then defeated No. 11 seed New Mexico, No. 3 seed Baylor, and No. 2 seed Arizona to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980.
South Carolina went 26-8 last season and also made the NCAA Tournament as a No. 6 seed. The Gamecocks fell 87-73 in a first-round loss to the Oregon Ducks in the Midwest Region in Pittsburgh.
Clemson has won five of the last seven meetings in the series against South Carolina dating back to 2016.
Our game time at South Carolina on Tuesday, Dec. 17 has been set for 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network! https://t.co/Iph33ZzShb
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) October 11, 2024
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The 2024-25 season will be Brownell’s 15th as head coach of the Tigers. Clemson opens the regular season at Littlejohn Coliseum against Charleston Southern on Nov. 4. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
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