It was around this time a year ago that Marcquise Reed announced his plans to transfer from Robert Morris. Clemson wound up landing the shooting guard, who was coming off an impressive freshman season and a run to the NCAA Tournament.

One of his former teammates at Robert Morris, sophomore forward Elijah Minnie, announced on Thursday night that he’d been offered by Clemson and Nevada.

“Me and him have a great relationship,” Minnie told TheClemsonInsider on Thursday night, “We consider ourselves brothers.”

As a sophomore, Minnie (6-8, 210) averaged 12 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Colonials. He shot 43 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the 3-point line.

Richie Riley, who recruited Reed to Clemson, is the point man on Minnie

“Me and coach Riley have been talking about and official visit this month,” Minnie said.

Boston College, Florida and Tennessee are also expressing interest. With Reed already on campus, Minnie’s heard “nothing but great things” about Clemson.

“He loves it, from the coaches to the weather to the atmosphere of just being at a high major program,” Minnie said.

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