Two Former Clemson Tigers Invited to NBA G League Elite Camp

Two former members of the Clemson Basketball team have been invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp. Guard Chase Hunter and big man Viktor Lakhin were reportedly among the more than 40 players who received invites to the camp from May 9 to 11. Lakhin is currently at No. 75 on the ESPN big […]

Postseason Honors for Hunter, Schieffelin

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University men’s basketball senior guard Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) and senior forward Ian Schieffelin (Atlanta, Ga./Grayson) were named NABC All-District First Team performers, announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I. The NABC introduced a new model for its Division I district alignment […]

McNeese Confused, Outhustled Tigers in Opening Half

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One does not have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how No. 5 seed Clemson lost, 69-67, to No. 12 seed McNeese State in Thursday’s first round of the Midwest Regional at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Tigers, who finished the season 27-7, lost the game in the first half. […]

Hunter: ‘We Weren’t Ready for a Fight Today’

No. 12 seed McNeese State came out swinging and brought the fight to fifth-seeded Clemson in the first half of Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first-round matchup. And the Tigers weren’t ready for that fight from the Cowboys, according to Clemson’s Chase Hunter. Clemson did punch back in the second half, but the Tigers’ first-half woes proved […]

Tigers Using Sting of Elite Eight Loss as ‘Motivation’

The sting of last year’s season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament still sticks with the Clemson men’s basketball team. After coming up just short in the Elite Eight a season ago, it serves as extra motivation for the fifth-seeded Tigers entering March Madness this year, starting with Thursday’s first-round matchup against No. 12 seed McNeese […]

Clemson has a new Standard in Basketball

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — While Clemson was getting set to watch Sunday’s Selection Show on CBS, center Viktor Lakhin could not stop smiling. He was smiling from ear-to-ear, while laughing and joking around with his teammates. This is why he came to Clemson. He wanted to play in the NCAA Tournament. The same could be said […]

Hunter Brothers Will Never Again Share Floor as Clemson Tigers

CHARLOTTE — There is one thing that has gotten lost in the news of Dillon Hunter’s broken hand. Not only did the injury end Hunter’s season prematurely, but it also means that he will never again share a college court with older brother Chase, seeing as this is his final season as a Clemson Tiger. […]

Friday was a Frustrating Night for Clemson

CHARLOTTE — Chase Hunter was in disbelief. The Clemson guard stood there and looked at ACC official Ted Valentine with his arms up, wondering what had just happened and why he was not on the foul line. Seconds before, Hunter drove the lane and appeared to draw contact from Louisville’s Aboubacar Traore and James Scott, […]

Brownell, Hunter Comment on No-Call In Final Seconds

CHARLOTTE — Clemson was oh so close to pulling off a comeback of epic proportions against Louisville in the semifinal round of the ACC Tournament on Friday night. The third-seeded Tigers trailed by double digits for much of the second half and, with 2:02 left in the contest, found themselves trailing 72-61. Clemson proceeded to […]

Clemson Needs Better Effort to Beat Louisville

CHARLOTTE — Tenth-ranked Clemson did something Thursday night it has done just 14 previous times in the last 72 years of the ACC Tournament. It advanced to the semifinals. However, though the Tigers found a way to defeat No. 6 seed SMU, 57-54, at the Spectrum Center, they did not look all that good in […]