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2022–23 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

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2022–23 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–11 (14–6 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBilly Donlon (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon (1st season)
  • Dick Bender (7th season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,000)
Seasons
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Miami (FL) 15 5   .750 29 8   .784
No. 14 Virginia 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
Clemson 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
No. 12 Duke 14 6   .700 27 9   .750
Pittsburgh 14 6   .700 24 12   .667
NC State 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
North Carolina 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Syracuse 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
Boston College 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Virginia Tech 8 12   .400 19 15   .559
Florida State 7 13   .350 9 23   .281
Georgia Tech 6 14   .300 15 18   .455
Notre Dame 3 17   .150 11 21   .344
Louisville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2023 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by thirteenth-year head coach Brad Brownell and played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Clemson started the season 6–0 in ACC play for the first time since the ACC was created as a conference. Their previous best was in the 1996–97 season when they started 5–0.[1] The Tigers continued their run by defeating Duke but then lost to Wake Forest to end their undefeated run. They won their next two games and were 9–1 at the halfway point of the conference season. This gave the team its best six, seven, eight, nine and ten game starts in conference history.[2] The Tigers would set another program record on February 15, 2023 when they defeated Florida State 94–54 at home. This was the Tigers' largest victory in ACC play, beating the previous record of a 34 point win in 1975.[3]

The Tigers finished the season 23–11 and 14–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated sixth seed NC State for the third time during the season. They fell to second seeded Virginia in the Semifinals. They were not selected for the NCAA tournament and were listed as the fourth team out on Selection Sunday. They received a first overall seed in the National Invitation Tournament.[4] Despite being the first seed, and hosting, the Tigers lost to Morehead State in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 17–16, 8–12 in ACC play to finish in 10th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated NC State before losing eventual champions Virginia Tech in the second round. They failed to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Clemson Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Al-Amir Dawes 2 G 6'2" 182 Junior Newark, NJ Transferred to Seton Hall[5]
Nick Honor 4 G 5'10" 195 Redshirt Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Missouri[6]
Parker Fox 11 G/F 6'7" 210 Senior Reno, NV Graduated
David Collins 13 G 6'4" 217 GS Senior Youngstown, OH Graduated
Naz Bohannon 33 F 6'6" 232 GS Senior Lorain, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Clemson Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brevin Galloway 11 G 6'2" 200 GS Senior Anderson, SC Boston College

2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dillon Hunter
#21 PG
Atlanta, GA Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 19, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Chauncey Wiggins
#34 PF
Covington, GA Eastside High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 24, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
R.J. Godfrey
#51 PF
Suwanee, GA North Gwinnett High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Chauncey Gibson
SG
Dallas, TX Kimball High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 9, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  • "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Asa Thomas
#31 PF
Lake Forest, IL Lake Forest Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2022–23 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh Beadle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Columbia, South Carolina
G 1 Chase Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 2 Dillon Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
F 4 Ian Schieffelin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Loganville, Georgia
F 5 Hunter Tyson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Monroe, North Carolina
F/C 10 Ben Middlebrooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 11 Brevin Galloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Anderson, South Carolina
G 12 Alex Hemenway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Newburgh, Indiana
G 13 Chauncey Gibson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 14 Devin Foster (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Canton, Massachusetts
G 15 Jack Nauseef (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Dayton, Ohio
G 20 Matt Kelly (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charleston, South Carolina
F 21 Chauncey Wiggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Covington, Georgia
F 22 RJ Godfrey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Suwanee, Georgia
C 24 PJ Hall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Spartanburg, South Carolina
F 32 Daniel Nauseef (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Benedict W 91–45 
 19  Tyson   8  Wiggins   4  D. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
The Citadel W 80–69  1–0
 23  C. Hunter   13  Tyson   7  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,768)
Clemson, SC
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at South Carolina
Rivalry
L 58–60  1–1
 15  Hall   5  Hall   5  C. Hunter  Colonial Life Arena (13,380)
Columbia, SC
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
USC Upstate W 81–70  2–1
 20  C. Hunter   12  Tyson   3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,002)
Clemson, SC
November 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Bellarmine W 76–66  3–1
 15  C. Hunter   10  Tyson   8  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,137)
Clemson, SC
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Loyola (MD)
Emerald Coast Classic campus site game
W 72–41  4–1
 14  Tyson   9  Tyson   3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,655)
Clemson, SC
November 25, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 25 Iowa
Emerald Coast Classic semifinal
L 71–74  4–2
 21  C. Hunter   8  Tyson   6  C. Hunter  The Arena at NFSC (1,880)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. California
Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game
W 67–59  5–2
 14  Tied   8  Middlebrooks   7  C. Hunter  The Arena at NFSC (1,100)
Niceville, FL
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 101–94 2OT 6–2
 24  Tyson   9  Tyson   5  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,861)
Clemson, SC
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Wake Forest W 77–57  7–2
(1–0)
 21  Hall   10  Tyson   4  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,599)
Clemson, SC
December 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Towson W 80–75  8–2
 22  Hall   14  Tyson   7  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,788)
Clemson, SC
December 10, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ACCN
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Holiday Hoopsgiving
L 58–76  8–3
 13  C. Hunter   6  Tyson   2  Tied  State Farm Arena (7,798)
Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
vs. Richmond
Greenville Classic
W 85–57  9–3
 18  C. Hunter   8  Tied   3  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,117)
Greenville, SC
December 21, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Georgia Tech W 79–66  10–3
(2–0)
 25  Hall   13  Tyson   5  Galloway  McCamish Pavilion (4,763)
Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State W 78–64  11–3
(3–0)
 31  Tyson   15  Tyson   4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,969)
Clemson, SC
January 4, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia Tech W 68–65  12–3
(4–0)
 13  Tied   14  Tyson   4  Hunter  Cassell Coliseum (7,539)
Blacksburg, VA
January 7, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Pittsburgh W 75–74  13–3
(5–0)
 17  C. Hunter   10  Tied   3  Tied  Peterson Events Center (10,403)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Louisville W 83–70  14–3
(6–0)
 28  Tyson   11  Tyson   4  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,789)
Clemson, SC
January 14, 2023
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 Duke W 72–64  15–3
(7–0)
 26  Hall   8  Schieffelin   6  Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
January 17, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 19 at Wake Forest L 77–87  15–4
(7–1)
 22  Hall   14  Tyson   4  Galloway  LJVM Coliseum (8,047)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 19 Virginia Tech W 51–50  16–4
(8–1)
 20  Hall   9  Tyson   3  Galloway  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
January 24, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 Georgia Tech W 72–51  17–4
(9–1)
 17  Hall   8  Tyson   6  Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,923)
Clemson, SC
January 28, 2023
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24 at Florida State W 82–81  18–4
(10–1)
 27  Tyson   10  Hall   5  D. Hunter  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,956)
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 at Boston College L 54–62  18–5
(10–2)
 22  Tyson   9  Hall   1  Tied  Conte Forum (5,298)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 No. 23 Miami (FL) L 74–78  18–6
(10–3)
 19  Hall   10  Tyson   6  Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at North Carolina L 71–91  18–7
(10–4)
 18  Hall   7  Tied   4  C. Hunter  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Florida State W 94–54  19–7
(11–4)
 20  Hall   8  Tyson   6  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,458)
Clemson, SC
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville L 73–83  19–8
(11–5)
 28  Hall   8  Hall   6  C. Hunter  KFC Yum! Center (15,157)
Louisville, KY
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse W 91–73  20–8
(12–5)
 29  Tyson   10  Tyson   11  Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,149)
Clemson, SC
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at NC State W 96–71  21–8
(13–5)
 28  Galloway   11  Tyson   3  Tied  PNC Arena (19,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 13 Virginia L 57–64  21–9
(13–6)
 19  Hall   9  Tied   3  C. Hunter  John Paul Jones Arena (14,351)
Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame W 87–64  22–9
(14–6)
 16  Tied   13  Tyson   7  C. Hunter  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 9, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN
(3) vs. (6) NC State
Quarterfinals
W 80–54  23–9
 15  Tied   12  Tyson   9  C. Hunter  Greensboro Coliseum (17,722)
Greensboro, NC
March 10, 2023
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3) vs. (2) No. 13 Virginia
Semifinals
L 56–76  23–10
 15  Tyson   10  Hall   2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (15,316)
Greensboro, NC
NIT
March 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(1) Morehead State
First round – Clemson bracket
L 64–68  23–11
 18  Hunter   11  Tyson   5  Schieffelin  Littlejohn Coliseum (2,697)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV192420RVRVNot released
CoachesRV19231924тRVRV

Statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
PJ Hall 33 27 24.6 53.5% 39.8% 78.6% 5.7 1.0 15.3
Hunter Tyson 34 34 34.7 47.9% 40.5% 83.8% 9.6 1.5 15.3
Chase Hunter 31 31 32.1 41.0% 35.6% 81.3% 3.0 4.5 13.8
Brevin Galloway 32 31 29.2 43.7% 32.7% 86.9% 2.4 2.3 11.2
Alex Hemenway 20 12 24.0 50.0% 47.1% 75.0% 1.8 1.1 6.9
Ian Schieffelin 34 22 19.8 51.1% 33.3% 68.8% 4.1 1.9 5.5
RJ Godfrey 33 1 9.4 59.7% 33.3% 65.4% 2.1 0.3 3.2
Ben Middlebrooks 34 7 11.3 48.0% 0.0% 77.3% 2.7 0.4 3.1
Chauncey Wiggins 27 0 8.9 44.4% 40.0% 66.7% 0.9 0.4 2.4
Josh Beadle 33 2 12.8 37.2% 21.4% 63.6% 1.0 0.8 2.3
Dillon Hunter 33 3 12.0 29.8% 15.0% 60.0% 1.2 1.2 1.4
Matt Kelly 6 0 1.2 100% 0.2 0.2 0.7
Daniel Nauseef 7 0 1.1 66.7% 0.6 0.1 0.6
Jack Nauseef 6 0 1.1 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.2 0.3 0.2
Devin Foster 7 0 1.1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1 0.0

Source:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tyson scores 28, Clemson reaches 6-0 in ACC for first time". apnews.com. Associated Press. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Rink, Brandon (January 24, 2023). "Tigers complete sweep of Jackets, reach record 9–1 at halftime in ACC play". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Rink, Brandon (February 15, 2023). "Tigers bounce back in blowout fashion over Florida State". tigernet.com. TigerNet. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Fowler, Chapel (March 13, 2023). "Clemson basketball left out of NCAA Tournament, named No. 1 seed for NIT". The State. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Zagoria, Adam (May 5, 2022). "Seton Hall lands Clemson transfer, Newark native Al-Amir Dawes". nj.com. Advance Local Media. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Kwiecinski, Chris (April 19, 2022). "Mizzou basketball gets commit from Clemson transfer Nick Honor". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Clemson Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. NCAA. March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.