2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Brad Brownell, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Asheville Championship champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	24–12 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (14th season)
Associate head coach	Billy Donlon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Dixon (2nd season) Dick Bender (8th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum (Capacity: 9,000)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	17	–	3		.850			29	–	8		.784
No. 13 Duke	15	–	5		.750			27	–	9		.750
Virginia	13	–	7		.650			23	–	11		.676
Pittsburgh	12	–	8		.600			22	–	11		.667
Wake Forest	11	–	9		.550			21	–	14		.600
Clemson	11	–	9		.550			24	–	12		.667
Syracuse	11	–	9		.550			20	–	12		.625
Virginia Tech	10	–	10		.500			19	–	15		.559
Florida State	10	–	10		.500			17	–	16		.515
NC State †	9	–	11		.450			26	–	15		.634
Boston College	8	–	12		.400			20	–	16		.556
Notre Dame	7	–	13		.350			13	–	20		.394
Georgia Tech	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Miami (FL)	6	–	14		.300			15	–	17		.469
Louisville	3	–	17		.150			8	–	24		.250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers finished their season 24-12, and 11-9 in ACC Play.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–6 in ACC play, 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.^[1] Despite being the first seed, and hosting, the Tigers lost to Morehead State in the first round to end their season.

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.^[2] 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.^[3] The Tigers would set another program record on February 15, 2023, when they defeated Florida State 94–54 at home. This was the Tigers' widest margin of victory in ACC play, beating the previous record of a 34-point win in 1975.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Clemson Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Hunter Tyson	5	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Monroe, NC	Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected 37th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder^[5]
Ben Middlebrooks	10	F/C	6'10"	232	Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to NC State^[6]
Brevin Galloway	11	G	6'2"	215	GS Senior	Anderson, SC	Graduated
Chauncey Gibson	13	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Tulsa^[7]
Devin Foster	14	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Canton, MA	Walk-on; graduated
Jack Nauseef	15	G	6'1"	160	Senior	Dayton, OH	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Clemson incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jake Heidbreder	3	G	6'5.5"	180	Junior	Floyds Knobs, IN	Air Force^[8]
Jack Clark	5	G	6'8"	200	GS Senior	Wyncote, PA	NC State^[9]
Joseph Girard III	11	G	6'1"	190	GS Senior	Glen Falls, NY	Syracuse^[10]
Bas Leyte	33	F	6'10"	220	GS Senior	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands	UNC Greensboro^[11]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Asa Thomas #21 PF	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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: "2023 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dallas Thomas #24 SF	Little Rock, AR	Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 11, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    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

2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Josh Beadle 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Columbia, South Carolina G 1 Chase Hunter 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia G 2 Dillon Hunter 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Jake Heidbreder 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Floyds Knobs, Indiana F 4 Ian Schieffelin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Loganville, Georgia G 5 Jack Clark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) GS Wyncote, Pennsylvania F 10 RJ Godfrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Suwanee, Georgia G 11 Joseph Girard III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) GS Glens Falls, New York G 12 Alex Hemenway   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Newburgh, Indiana G 13 Andrew Latiff (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Clemson, South Carolina F 15 Asa Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lake Forest, Illinois G 20 Matt Kelly (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina F 21 Chauncey Wiggins 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Covington, Georgia C 24 PJ Hall 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Spartanburg, South Carolina F 32 Daniel Nauseef (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio F 33 Bas Leyte 6 ft 10.5 in (2.1 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands	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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Newberry	W 90–39	–	14 – Hall	13 – Schieffelin	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (–) Clemson, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Winthrop	W 78–56	1–0	20 – Hall	7 – Schieffelin	4 – Girard III	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,361) Clemson, SC
November 10, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UAB Asheville Championship semifinals	W 77–76	2–0	27 – Hall	9 – Hall	4 – Tied	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,319) Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Davidson Asheville Championship game	W 68–65	3–0	17 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Girard III	Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,129) Asheville, NC
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Boise State	W 85–68	4–0	23 – Girard III	9 – Schieffelin	4 – C. Hunter	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,748) Clemson, SC
November 24, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Alcorn State	W 90–69	5–0	29 – Hall	10 – Schieffelin	7 – C. Hunter	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,791) Clemson, SC
November 28, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN		at No. 23 Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge	W 85–77	6–0	21 – Hall	14 – Schieffelin	4 – Girard III	Coleman Coliseum (10,725) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 79–70	7–0 (1–0)	25 – Girard III	17 – Schieffelin	5 – C. Hunter	Petersen Events Center (7,713) Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 24	South Carolina Rivalry	W 72–67	8–0	15 – Wiggins	12 – Schieffelin	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FS1	No. 24	vs. TCU Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto	W 74–66	9–0	21 – Girard III	10 – Godfrey	5 – Schieffelin	Coca-Cola Coliseum (5,281) Toronto, ON
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 13	at Memphis	L 77–79	9–1	21 – Hall	11 – Schieffelin	6 – Schieffelin	FedExForum (15,052) Memphis, TN
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	Queens (NC)	W 109–79	10–1	27 – Hall	6 – Tied	6 – Girard III	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,871) Clemson, SC
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	No. 18	Radford	W 93–58	11–1	24 – Girard III	13 – Schieffelin	5 – C. Hunter	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,276) Clemson, SC
January 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 16	at Miami (FL)	L 82–95	11–2 (1–1)	18 – Girard III	11 – Schieffelin	5 – Girard III	Watsco Center (6,800) Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 16	No. 8 North Carolina	L 55–65	11–3 (1–2)	17 – C. Hunter	11 – Schieffelin	2 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 21	at Virginia Tech	L 72–87	11–4 (1–3)	15 – Schieffelin	8 – Schieffelin	4 – Girard III	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 21	Boston College	W 89–78	12–4 (2–3)	26 – Tied	1 – Hall	3 – Beadle	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,708) Clemson, SC
January 16, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech	L 90–93 ^2OT	12–5 (2–4)	31 – Hall	17 – Hall	4 – Schieffelin	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,217) Clemson, SC
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State	W 78–67	13–5 (3–4)	14 – C. Hunter	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,033) Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 12 Duke	L 71–72	13–6 (3–5)	19 – Hall	11 – Schieffelin	4 – Schieffelin	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 30, 2024 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	W 70–64	14–6 (4–5)	25 – Hall	8 – Schieffelin	4 – Wiggins	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,760) Clemson, SC
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia	L 65–66	14–7 (4–6)	19 – Hall	9 – Schieffelin	3 – Schieffelin	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 3 North Carolina	W 80–76	15–7 (5–6)	25 – Hall	11 – Schieffelin	5 – C. Hunter	Dean Smith Center (20,689) Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Syracuse	W 77–68	16–7 (6–6)	18 – Girard III	10 – Tied	7 – C. Hunter	JMA Wireless Dome (23,050) Syracuse, NY
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Miami (FL)	W 77–60	17–7 (7–6)	20 – C. Hunter	11 – Schieffelin	5 – Girard III	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,211) Clemson, SC
February 17, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW		NC State	L 77–78	17–8 (7–7)	23 – Girard III	7 – Tied	3 – Girard III	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech	W 81–57	18–8 (8–7)	19 – Schieffelin	6 – C. Hunter	6 – C. Hunter	McCamish Pavilion (4,567) Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW		Florida State	W 74–63	19–8 (9–7)	24 – Girard III	11 – Tied	4 – C. Hunter	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Pittsburgh	W 69–62	20–8 (10–7)	15 – Tied	12 – Schieffelin	3 – Schieffelin	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,346) Clemson, SC
March 2, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW		at Notre Dame	L 62–69	20–9 (10–8)	21 – Hall	14 – Schieffelin	3 – Schieffelin	Joyce Center (7,313) South Bend, IN
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Syracuse	W 90–75	21–9 (11–8)	25 – Hall	16 – Schieffelin	5 – Clark	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 76–81	21–10 (11–9)	18 – Hall	6 – Schieffelin	4 – Hall	LJVM Coliseum (12,288) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 13, 2024 9:30 p.m., ESPNU	(6)	vs. (11) Boston College Second Round	L 55–76	21–11	21 – Hall	7 – Girard III	4 – Schieffelin	Capital One Arena (13,445) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024 3:10 p.m., TruTV	(6 W)	vs. (11 W) New Mexico First Round	W 77–56	22–11	21 – C. Hunter	12 – Schieffelin	4 – Clark	FedExForum (12,754) Memphis, TN
March 24, 2024 6:10 p.m., TNT	(6 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 14 Baylor Second Round	W 72–64	23–11	20 – C. Hunter	8 – Clark	6 – C. Hunter	FedExForum (13,506) Memphis, TN
March 28, 2024* 7:09 p.m., CBS	(6 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 9 Arizona Sweet Sixteen	W 77–72	24–11	18 – C. Hunter	8 – Hall	6 – Girard III	Crypto.com Arena (19,625) Los Angeles, CA
March 30, 2024* 8:49 p.m., TBS/TruTV	(6 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 19 Alabama Elite Eight	L 82–89	24–12	19 – Girard III	11 – Schieffelin	6 – C. Hunter	Crypto.com Arena (19,227) Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[12]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 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	19	Final
AP	—	RV	RV	RV	24	13	18	18	16	21	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	Not released
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	20	11	18	17	16	22	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—

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