Clemson’s ACC schedule isn’t easy

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Thursday the 18 conference matchups for each of its 15 men’s basketball teams for the 2017-’18 season, including Clemson’s.

The matchups released designate the 18-game home and away opponents for the upcoming season. Specific dates and times for each game will be announced later this summer after selections by the league’s television partners are finalized.

As for the Tigers, they will play four teams—Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and NC State—at Littlejohn Coliseum on and the road to mark eight of the 18 ACC games. They will also host five other teams in Littlejohn and play five other conference games on the road.

Clemson will host Miami, Duke, Louisville, Pitt and Notre Dame at Littlejohn Coliseum, while visiting Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Syracuse.

The Tigers will have one of the hardest conference schedules in the ACC this year. In all, Clemson will host the top six schools in the ACC standings last year—North Carolina, Florida State, Duke, Miami, Louisville and Notre Dame—at Littlejohn Coliseum, while also visiting the defending national champion Tar Heels, the Seminoles, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Syracuse.

Clemson will play all nine teams that went to the NCAA Tournament in 2017.

The 2018 ACC Tournament is scheduled for March 6-10 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Clemson’s 2017-’18 ACC Schedule:

Home/Road: Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State

Home: Miami, Duke, Louisville, Pitt, Notre Dame

Road: Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Syracuse