2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–14 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (2nd season) Dick Bender (3rd season) Steve Smith (7th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			35	–	3		.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Louisville	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
NC State	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Clemson	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Boston College	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in ACC Play to finish a tie for 8th place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Wright State in the first round before losing in the second round to Wichita State.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers 25 wins tied the most in program history and their 11 conference wins are the most in program history.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mark Donnal	5	F/C	6'9"	240	Graduate	Monclova, OH	Graduated
Gabe DeVoe	10	G	6'3"	207	Senior	Shelby, NC	Graduated
Isaac Fields	11	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Pewee Valley, KY	None Given
Scott Spencer	22	G	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Suffolk, VA	Transferred to LaSalle^[2]^[3]
Donte Grantham	32	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Martinsburg, WV	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jonathan Baehre	1	F	6'10"	190	RS Sophomore	Hessen, Germany	UNC Asheville^[4]
Javan White	35	F	6'10"	230	Graduate Student	Ames, IA	Oral Roberts^[4]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
John Newman III SG	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Day	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Hunter Tyson SF	Monroe, NC	Piedmont Community Charter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Trey Jemison PF	Birmingham, AL	Hoover High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 25, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA   Rivals: 70  ESPN: NA
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: "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

Roster

2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Clyde Trapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina F 1 Jonathan Baehre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Hessen, Germany G 2 Marcquise Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Landover, Maryland G 3 Lyles Davis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina G 4 Shelton Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Waxhaw, North Carolina F 5 Hunter Tyson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Monroe, North Carolina G 10 Parker Fox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Watkinsville, Georgia F 14 Elijah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Lancaster, Texas G 15 John Newman III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina F 20 Malik William 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Orlando, Florida G 21 Anthony Oliver II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Clemson, South Carolina F 25 Aamir Simms 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 237 lb (108 kg) So Palmyra, Virginia F 35 Javan White 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Ames, Iowa C 55 Trey Jemison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama	Head coach Brad Brownell (DePauw) Assistant coach(es) Antonio Reynolds Dean (Rhode Island) Dick Bender (McDaniel) Steve Smith (Morgan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 7/13/2018

Schedule and results

Source:^[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018* 5:00 pm	No. 22	at UNC Wilmington Hurricane Florence Relief	W 78–67	–	20 – Simms	7 – Mitchell	4 – Reed	Trask Coliseum (4,142) Wilmington, NC
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	No. 22	Barton	W 89–80	–	29 – Reed	10 – Skara	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 22	The Citadel	W 100–80	1–0	20 – Reed	13 – Reed	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,491) Clemson, SC
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 22	North Carolina Central	W 71–51	2–0	16 – Skara	6 – White	5 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,208) Clemson, SC
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 19	Sam Houston State Cayman Islands Classic campus site game	W 74–59	3–0	26 – Reed	8 – Simms	4 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,227) Clemson, SC
November 19, 2018* 11:00 am, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals	W 72–69	4–0	22 – Mitchell	12 – Thomas	3 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,050) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2018* 2:30 pm, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Georgia Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	W 64–49	5–0	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	3 – Reed	John Gray Gymnasium (786) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, Stadium	No. 16	vs. Creighton Cayman Islands Classic Final	L 82–87	5–1	27 – Reed	11 – Skara	3 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,709) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 66–68	5–2	16 – Thomas	8 – Simms	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,974) Clemson, SC
December 04, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		St. Peter's	W 65–60	6–2	21 – Reed	12 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,254) Clemson, SC
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 22 Mississippi State Never Forget Tribute Classic	L 71–82	6–3	23 – Simms	8 – Thomas	7 – Mitchell	Prudential Center (7,142) Newark, NJ
December 15, 2018* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Radford	W 74–66	7–3	20 – Mitchell	9 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,225) Clemson, SC
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Charleston Southern	W 78–51	8–3	25 – Thomas	14 – Thomas	6 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,757) Clemson, SC
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Carolina Rivalry	W 78–68	9–3	20 – Reed	8 – Skara	4 – Reed	Colonial Life Arena (12,269) Columbia, SC
December 30, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		Lipscomb	W 84–67	10–3	26 – Reed	8 – Tied	5 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,879) Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
January 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Duke	L 68–87	10–4 (0–1)	15 – Reed	10 – Simms	8 – Reed	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Syracuse	L 53–61	10–5 (0–2)	16 – Reed	7 – Thomas	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (17,289) Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		No. 4 Virginia	L 43–63	10–6 (0–3)	14 – Reed	12 – Thomas	1 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,424) Clemson, SC
January 16, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		Georgia Tech	W 72–60	11–6 (1–3)	30 – Reed	9 – Thomas	9 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,693) Clemson, SC
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Florida State	L 68–77	11–7 (1–4)	18 – Simms	11 – Thomas	5 – Thomas	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,502) Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 21 NC State	L 67–69	11–8 (1–5)	19 – Reed	8 – Reed	2 – Reed	PNC Arena (18,180) Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	W 82–69	12–8 (2–5)	26 – Reed	7 – Skara	5 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,474) Clemson, SC
February 3, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest	W 64–37	13–8 (3–5)	23 – Thomas	10 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,655) Clemson, SC
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Georgia Tech	W 65–42	14–8 (4–5)	19 – Reed	8 – Skara	4 – Skara	McCamish Pavilion (5,636) Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 11 Virginia Tech	W 59–51	15–8 (5–5)	22 – Mitchell	9 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Miami	L 64–65	15–9 (5–6)	19 – Reed	9 – Thomas	2 – Mitchell	Watsco Center (6,338) Coral Gables, FL
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 16 Louisville	L 55–56	15–10 (5–7)	15 – Thomas	12 – Reed	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (16,043) Louisville, KY
February 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 16 Florida State	L 64–77	15–11 (5–8)	20 – Reed	6 – Thomas	6 – Mitchell	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,549) Clemson, SC
February 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		Boston College	W 76–66	16–11 (6–8)	31 – Reed	10 – Thomas	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,810) Clemson, SC
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Pittsburgh	W 62–48	17–11 (7–8)	14 – Reed	8 – Thomas	5 – Thomas	Peterson Events Center (6,102) Pittsburgh, PA
March 2, 2019 6:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 5 North Carolina	L 79–81	17–12 (7–9)	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	3 – 3 tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,248) Clemson, SC
March 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Notre Dame	W 64–62	18–12 (8–9)	22 – Reed	8 – Thomas	4 – Skara	Joyce Center (8,158) South Bend, IN
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS		Syracuse	W 67–55	19–12 (9–9)	24 – Reed	11 – Thomas	5 – Simms	Littlejohn Colisuem (8,620) Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 13, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	(9)	vs. (8) NC State Second Round	L 58–59	19–13	16 – Reed	10 – Reed	6 – Reed	Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
NIT
March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	(7) Wright State First Round – Indiana bracket	W 75–69	20–13	24 – Reed	9 – Skara	4 – Reed	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718) Clemson, SC
March 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	(6) Wichita State Second Round – Indiana bracket	L 55–63	20–14	18 – Reed	8 – Thomas	1 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (3,266) Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	Final
AP	22	19	16	RV	RV	—	—									RV	—		RV	Not released
Coaches	23	23^	16	24	RV	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

• 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

References

1. . Clemson University Athletic Department. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. Grace Raynor (April 5, 2018). "Clemson guard Scott Spencer to leave basketball program". postandcourier.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
3. "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Clemson Transfer Scott Spencer". goexplorers.com. La Salle University. June 4, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
4. Anna Hickey (May 8, 2018). "Clemson basketball welcomes two new transfers". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
5. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved July 13, 2018.