CLEMSON — The Clemson men’s basketball team has done something that has happen just one other time in its history.
Clemson learned Tuesday it finished No. 22 in the final Associated Press Men’s Basketball Poll. It marks the first time the Tigers have finished ranked in the final AP Poll in back-to-back years since the 2007-’08 and 2008-’09 seasons — the only other time in program history that has happened.
Last year, Clemson ranked No. 14 in the final rankings. The Tigers ranked No. 22 in the final AP Poll in 2008 and No. 24 in the 2009 final poll.
Clemson, of course, is coming off the greatest season in terms of overall victories in school history. The Tigers finished 27-7 overall and 18-2 in the ACC.
The Tigers’ 18 ACC wins is a program record, as well as their 90-percent win percentage. They finished tied for second in the ACC standings and made it to the ACC Tournament semifinals.
Clemson also earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the program’s fourth in the last seven NCAA Tournaments.