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2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

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2013–2014 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–13 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Virginia 16 2   .889 30 7   .811
No. 14 Syracuse 14 4   .778 28 6   .824
No. 8 Duke 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 North Carolina 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Pittsburgh 11 7   .611 26 10   .722
Clemson 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
NC State 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Maryland 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Florida State 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Wake Forest 6 12   .333 17 16   .515
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Notre Dame 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Boston College 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Virginia Tech 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
2014 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Illinois and Belmont to advance to the semifinals where they lost to SMU.

Roster

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2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Austin Ajukwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Columbia, South Carolina
G 2 Carson Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pewee Valley, Kentucky
G 3 Adonis Filer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Patrick Rooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 5 Jaron Blossomgame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
G 12 Rod Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Augusta, Georgia
G 15 Devin Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 Jordan Roper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina
G 21 Damarcus Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Greenwood, South Carolina
F 32 K. J. McDaniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 33 Josh Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
C 35 Landry Nnoko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 42 Ibrahim Djambo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bamako, Mali
C 50 Sidy Djitte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 28, 2013

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Landy Nnoko Ibrahim Djambo
PF Jaron Blossomgame Josh Smith
SF K.J. McDaniels Austin Ajukwa
SG Jordan Roper Damarcus Harrison Carson Fields
PG Rod Hall Adonis Filer Patrick Rooks

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 71–51  1–0
 20  McDaniels   7  Tied   4  Roper  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,200)
Clemson, SC
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State W 58–37  2–0
 15  Harrison   8  Blossomgame   4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, SC
Nov 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina W 71–57  3–0
 21  McDaniels   10  McDaniel   4  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,283)
Clemson, SC
Nov 21*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Temple
Charleston Classic
W 72–58  4–0
 20  McDaniels   15  Nnoko   5  Hall  TD Arena (2,311)
Charleston, SC
Nov 22*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic
W 85–54  5–0
 22  McDaniels   9  Blossomgame   3  Tied  TD Arena (2,520)
Charleston, SC
Nov 24*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UMass
Charleston Classic Championship
L 56–62  5–1
 16  Hall   6  McDaniels   4  Hall  TD Arena (2,117)
Charleston, SC
Nov 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 69–40  6–1
 22  McDaniels   9  Nnoko   5  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,735)
Clemson, SC
Dec 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 65–49  7–1
 16  Coleman   13  Nnoko   4  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,256)
Clemson, SC
Dec 7*
2:00 pm, CSS
at Arkansas L 68–74  7–2
 27  McDaniels   11  McDaniels   4  Hall  Bud Walton Arena (13,967)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 71–35  8–2
 16  Roper   11  Nnoko   4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,485)
Clemson, SC
Dec 19*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Auburn L 64–66  8–3
 18  McDaniels   8  Nnoko   4  Hall  Auburn Arena (4,938)
Auburn, AL
Dec 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 80–50  9–3
 19  Roper   8  Roper   6  Filer  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,540)
Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
Jan 4
4:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College W 62–60  10–3
(1–0)
 16  McDaniels   9  McDaniels   7  Hall  Conte Forum (5,268)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 9
7:00 pm, RSN
Florida State L 41–56  10–4
(1–1)
 14  McDaniels   7  McDaniels   3  Filer  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319)
Clemson, SC
Jan 11
2:00 pm, RSN
No. 16 Duke W 72–59  11–4
(2–1)
 24  McDaniels   14  Blossomgame   4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)
Clemson, SC
Jan 15
7:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech W 56–49  12–4
(3–1)
 14  McDaniels   7  Blossongame   1  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,022)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 18
4:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest W 61–53  13–4 (4–1)
 15  McDaniels   12  McDaniels   3  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)
Clemson, SC
Jan 21
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 20 Pittsburgh L 43–76  13–5 (4–2)
 11  McDaniels   7  Djitte   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 26
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina L 61–80  13–6 (4–3)
 13  McDaniels   9  McDaniels   2  Tied  Dean E. Smith Center (18,616)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 1
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State W 53–49  14–6 (5–3)
 26  McDaniels   7  McDaniels   6  Hall  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 4
8:00 pm, ACCN
Georgia Tech W 45–41  15–6 (6–3)
 12  Roper   9  Blossomgame   6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,248)
Clemson, SC
Feb 9
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 1 Syracuse L 44–57  15–7 (6–4)
 19  McDaniels   10  McDaniels   4  Hall  Carrier Dome (25,931)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 11
7:00 pm, RSN
at Notre Dame L 64–68 2OT 15–8 (6–5)
 30  McDaniels   14  McDaniels   3  McDaniels  Purcell Pavilion (8,119)
South Bend, IN
Feb 15
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Virginia L 58–63  15–9 (6–6)
 23  McDaniels   4  McDaniels   5  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,573)
Clemson, SC
Feb 18
7:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State W 73–56  16–9 (7–6)
 20  Hall   6  Blossomgame   2  4 Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,987)
Clemson, SC
Feb 22
12:00 pm, RSN
at Georgia Tech W 63–55  17–9 (8–6)
 16  McDaniels   6  Nnoko   6  Hall  McCamish Pavilion (8,003)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 25
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest L 57–62  17–10 (8–7)
 15  Harrison   6  Nnoko   4  Hall  LJVM Coliseum (8,527)
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 2
7:00 pm, ACCN
Maryland W 77–73 2OT 18–10 (9–7)
 26  McDaniels   14  McDaniels   2  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,991)
Clemson, SC
Mar 4
8:00 pm, ACCN
Miami W 58–54  19–10 (10–7)
 14  Hall   9  McDaniels   6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,071)
Clemson, SC
Mar 8
4:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh L 78–83 OT 19–11 (10–8)
 24  McDaniels   6  Blossomgame   6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
Mar 13
9:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network
vs. Georgia Tech
Second round
W 69–65 OT 20–11
 18  McDaniels   9  Blossomgame   2  Hall  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 14
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACC Network
vs. No. 7 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 62–63  20–12
 13  Hall   8  Nnoko,   3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, NC
NIT
Mar 18*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (3) (6) Georgia State
First round
W 78–66  21–12
 30  McDaniels   14  McDaniels   6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,859)
Clemson, SC
Mar 23*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (3) (2) Illinois
Second round
W 50–49  22–12
 11  Nnoko   8  Nnoko   5  Harrison  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Mar 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. (3) (5) Belmont
Quarterfinals
W 73–68  23–12
 16  Harrison, McDaniels   9  Nnoko   4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Apr 1*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (3) vs. (1) SMU
Semifinals
L 59–65  23–13
 18  Hall   7  McDaniels   5  Hall  Madison Square Garden (7,193)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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