2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (15th season);
Associate head coach	Billy Donlon (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Dixon (3rd season); Dick Bender (9th season);
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum; (Capacity: 9,000)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stanford	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
California	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Boston College	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 12 Duke	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Louisville	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 10 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifteenth-year head coach Brad Brownell, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

After a run to the Elite Eight in the previous season, head coach Brownell signed a five-year contract extension worth a total of $20 million.^[1]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 24–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, were defeated by Boston College in the Second Round. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as the sixth-seed in the West region. They defeated eleventh-seed New Mexico in the First Round, third-seed Baylor in the Second Round and second-seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. This advanced Clemson to only their second Elite Eight in program history. In the Elite Eight the Tigers lost in a rematch of an early season game against Alabama 82–89 to end their season. After the season, Ian Schieffelin was named ACC Most Improved Player, becoming the second Clemson player to win the award. PJ Hall was named to the All-ACC First Team.

Offseason

Departures

Clemson Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Josh Beadle	0	G	6'3.5"	180	Sophomore	Columbia, South Carolina	Transferred to Boston College^[2]
Jack Clark	5	F	6'10"	207	Graduate Student	Cheltenham, Pennsylvania	Transferred to VCU^[3]
RJ Godfrey	10	F	6'8"	228	Sophomore	Suwanee, Georgia	Transferred to Georgia^[4]
Joseph Girard III	11	G	6'2"	189	Graduate Student	Glens Falls, New York	Graduated
Alex Hemenway	12	G	6'4"	192	Graduate Student	Newburgh, Indiana	Transferred to Vanderbilt^[5]
PJ Hall	24	C	6'10.5"	238	Senior	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Graduated; signed two-way contract with Denver Nuggets^[6]
Bas Leyte	33	F	6'10.5"	225	Graduate Student	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Clemson incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Viktor Lakhin	0	C	6'11"	240	Senior	Anapa, Russia	Cincinnati^[7]
Myles Foster	6	F	6'7"	235	Graduate Student	Brooklyn, New York	Illinois State^[8]
Jaeden Zackery	11	G	6'2"	220	Graduate Student	Salem, Wisconsin	Boston College^[9]
Christian Reeves	14	C	7'1"	261	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina	Duke^[10]

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ace Buckner PG	Cleveland, OH	La Lumiere School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 20, 2023
Ace Buckner PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Del Jones PG	Castaic, CA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 23, 2023
Del Jones PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Dallas Thomas SF	Little Rock, AR	Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 11, 2023
Dallas Thomas SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
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: "2024 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	0	Viktor Lakhin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Anapa, Russia
G	1	Chase Hunter	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Atlanta, Georgia
G	2	Dillon Hunter	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Jake Heidbreder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Floyds Knobs, Indiana
F	4	Ian Schieffelin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Loganville, Georgia
F	5	Asa Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Lake Forest, Illinois
F	6	Myles Foster	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Brooklyn, New York
F	7	Chauncey Wiggins	6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Covington, Georgia
F	8	Dallas Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	10	Del Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Landover, Maryland
G	11	Jaeden Zackery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Salem, Wisconsin
G	13	Andrew Latiff (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Clemson, South Carolina
C	14	Christian Reeves	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	RS So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	20	Matt Kelly (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Charleston, South Carolina
G	21	Ace Buckner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Dallas, Texas
F	32	Daniel Nauseef (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)
Sean Dixon (Presbyterian)
Dick Bender (McDaniel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source^[11]^[12]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Augusta	W 90–49	–	18 – Wiggins	8 – Reeves	4 – C. Hunter	Littlejohn Coliseum (—) Clemson, SC
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Charleston Southern	W 94–61	1–0	17 – Tied	9 – Schieffelin	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,463) Clemson, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Saint Francis	W 88–62	2–0	16 – Tied	13 – Schieffelin	6 – Zackery	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,571) Clemson, SC
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Eastern Kentucky	W 75–62	3–0	19 – Tied	12 – Lakhin	4 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,258) Clemson, SC
November 17, 2024* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State	L 71–84	3–1	30 – C. Hunter	12 – Schieffelin	6 – C. Hunter	ExtraMile Arena (11,275) Boise, ID
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Radford Sunshine Slam campus game	W 79–51	4–1	16 – Wiggins	9 – Schieffelin	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,166) Clemson, SC
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. San Francisco Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket semifinals						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 1:30 p.m./4:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Fordham/Penn State Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Florida A&M						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 3, 2024* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	Kentucky ACC–SEC Challenge						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	Memphis						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina Rivalry						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 21, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN	Wake Forest						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Stanford						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 4, 2025 TBA, ESPNU	California						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., The CW	at NC State						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 8, 2025 TBA, ESPN	Duke						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	North Carolina						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 1, 2025 TBA, ESPN/2/U	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 8, 2025 TBA, ESPNU	Virginia Tech						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
	vs.						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	—

References

^ "Clemson signs Brad Brownell to new contract after Elite Eight run". espn.com. Associated Press. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Gemei, Carmine (April 15, 2024). "Former Tiger Josh Beadle announces transfer". foxcarolina.com. Fox Carolina. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Joachim, Zach (April 29, 2024). "Clemson forward Jack Clark commits to VCU hoops". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Whiteman, Marc (May 1, 2024). "Former Clemson forward RJ Godfrey announces transfer destination". WYFF. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "Clemson's Alex Hemenway announces transfer portal commitment to SEC school". tigernet.com. TigerNet. May 7, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Whiteman, Marc (June 27, 2024). "Clemson's PJ Hall agrees to terms with Denver Nuggets". WYFF4.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ Carter, Derrian (April 17, 2024). "Clemson basketball, Brad Brownell land Cincinnati transfer forward Viktor Lakhin". sports.yahoo.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Carter, Derrian (May 20, 2024). "Clemson basketball, Brad Brownell land Illinois State transfer forward Myles Foster". greevnilleonline.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Blau, Jon (April 21, 2024). "Boston College's Zackery commits to Clemson, hints at Chase Hunter return". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Blau, Jon (May 9, 2024). "Clemson brings in a second big man from transfer portal". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
^ "2024–2025 Clemson Basketball Schedule". thepalmettobowl.com. The Palmetto Bowl. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[1] "Clemson signs Brad Brownell to new contract after Elite Eight run". espn.com. Associated Press. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[2] Gemei, Carmine (April 15, 2024). "Former Tiger Josh Beadle announces transfer". foxcarolina.com. Fox Carolina. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[3] Joachim, Zach (April 29, 2024). "Clemson forward Jack Clark commits to VCU hoops". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[4] Whiteman, Marc (May 1, 2024). "Former Clemson forward RJ Godfrey announces transfer destination". WYFF. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[5] "Clemson's Alex Hemenway announces transfer portal commitment to SEC school". tigernet.com. TigerNet. May 7, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[6] Whiteman, Marc (June 27, 2024). "Clemson's PJ Hall agrees to terms with Denver Nuggets". WYFF4.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[7] Carter, Derrian (April 17, 2024). "Clemson basketball, Brad Brownell land Cincinnati transfer forward Viktor Lakhin". sports.yahoo.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[8] Carter, Derrian (May 20, 2024). "Clemson basketball, Brad Brownell land Illinois State transfer forward Myles Foster". greevnilleonline.com. The Greenville News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[9] Blau, Jon (April 21, 2024). "Boston College's Zackery commits to Clemson, hints at Chase Hunter return". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[10] Blau, Jon (May 9, 2024). "Clemson brings in a second big man from transfer portal". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

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