Clemson Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Clemson Tigers

ACC (17-15, 6-12)

 
Big Wins: 11/11 Georgia (74-64), 12/21 at South Carolina (62-60), 12/31 at Wake Forest (73-68)
Bad Losses: 11/20 vs Oklahoma (64-70), 1/12 at Georgia Tech (63-75), 2/7 Syracuse (81-82)
Coach: Brad Brownell
 
Probable Starters:
Shelton Mitchell, Sophomore, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 3.5 apg
Avry Holmes, Senior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Jaron Bloosmgame, Senior, Forward, 17.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Donte Grantham, Junior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Sidy Djitte, Senior, Center, 6.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Marcquise Reed, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 1.9 apg
Elijah Thomas, Sophomore, Forward, 7.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Gabe DeVoe, Junior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 1.9 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.1 (127 in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.6 (153, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (119, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.4 (254, 14)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (174, 8)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (133, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.1 (113, 7)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 235, 12)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (245, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (20, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014    NIT      First Round win over Georgia State
2014    NIT      Second Round win over Illinois
2014    NIT      Regional Final win over Belmont
2014    NIT      Semifinal loss to SMU
2011    NCAA Opening Round win over UAB
2011    NCAA Round of 64  loss to West Virginia
2010    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Missouri
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Michigan
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Villanova
2007    NIT      First Round win over East Tennessee State
2007    NIT      Second Round win over Mississippi
2007    NIT      Quarterfinal win over Syracuse
2007    NIT      Semifinal win over Air Force
2007    NIT      Final loss to West Virginia
 
*all team stats through 3/5