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2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Space Coast Challenge Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–8 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 – 4   .765 18 – 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 – 4   .692 15 – 7   .682
Georgia Tech † 11 – 6   .647 17 – 9   .654
Clemson 10 – 6   .625 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Louisville 8 – 5   .615 13 – 7   .650
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 18 – 10   .643
NC State 9 – 8   .529 14 – 11   .560
Duke 9 – 9   .500 13 – 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 10 – 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 – 15   .211 10 – 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 – 15   .167 6 – 16   .273
Boston College 2 – 11   .154 4 – 16   .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by eleventh-year head coach Brad Brownell and played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tigers finished the season 16–8, and 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Second Round where they lost to Miami. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a seven seed in the Midwest Region. They lost in the first round to 10 seed Rutgers.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 9–11 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. The team was scheduled to play Florida State in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Curran Scott 10 G 6'4" 205 Redshirt Senior Edmond, OK Graduated
Tevin Mack 13 G/F 6'6" 227 Redshirt Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
Khavon Moore 21 G/F 6'8" 217 Sophomore Macon, GA Transferred to USC Upstate
Paul Grinde 30 F 6'10" 300 Redshirt Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated
Trey Jemison 55 C 7'0" 256 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Transferred to UAB

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Olivier-Maxence Prosper
G/F 		Montreal, Canada NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Oct 24, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
PJ Hall
F 		Spartanburg, SC Dorman High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 23, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Lynn Kidd
C 		Gainesville, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jul 29, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2020 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  • "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Clyde Trapp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
F 1 Jonathan Baehre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 209 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Hessen, Germany
G 2 Al-Amir Dawes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Trenton, New Jersey
G 3 Chase Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 4 Nick Honor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Orlando, Florida
F 5 Hunter Tyson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Monroe, North Carolina
G/F 10 Olivier-Maxence Prosper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Montreal, Canada
G 11 Parker Fox (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Reno, Nevada
G 12 Alex Hemenway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Newburgh, Indiana
G 15 John Newman III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 20 O'Neil McBride (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
G 21 Wells Hoag (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Greenville, South Carolina
F 22 Lynn Kidd 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Gainesville, Florida
F 24 PJ Hall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Spartanburg, South Carolina
F 25 Aamir Simms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Palmyra, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Mississippi State
Space Coast Challenge 		W 53–42  1–0
  10 – Tied   8 – Tyson   4 – Trapp  Titan Field House (0)
Melbourne, FL
November 26, 2020*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Purdue
Space Coast Challenge 		W 81–70  2–0
  24 – Simms   5 – Dawes   4 – Simms  Titan Field House (0)
Melbourne, FL
December 2, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		South Carolina State W 75–38  3–0
  13 – Tyson   6 – Tyson   4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,345)
Clemson, SC
December 9, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 67–51  4–0
  16 – Simms   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
December 12, 2020*
8:30 p.m., ACCNX 		vs. Alabama
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		W 64–56  5–0
  10 – Dawes   8 – Baehre   3 – Tied  State Farm Arena (0)
Atlanta, GA
December 15, 2020
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 24 at Virginia Tech L 60–66  5–1
(0–1) 		 18 – Dawes   4 – Dawes   4 – Honor  Cassell Coliseum (250)
Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 24 at South Carolina
Rivalry 		Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[4] Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
December 21, 2020*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Morehead State W 66–51  6–1
  14 – Honor   10 – Simms   3 – Dawes  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,508)
Clemson, SC
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 18 Florida State W 77–67  7–1
(1–1) 		 15 – Trapp   11 – Simms   4 – Newman III  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Miami (FL) W 66–65  8–1
(2–1) 		 25 – Simms   7 – Simms   5 – Tied  Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
January 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 NC State W 74–70 OT 9–1
(3–1) 		 21 – Honor   7 – Tied   4 – Simms  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
January 9, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 at North Carolina Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5] Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 No. 18 Virginia L 50–85  9–2
(3–2) 		 8 – Hall   5 – Tied   2 – Honor  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 20 at Georgia Tech L 65–83  9–3
(3–3) 		 19 – Simms   7 – Trapp   4 – Baehre  McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 20 at Florida State L 61–80  9–4
(3–4) 		 12 – Newman III   5 – Tied   3 – Honor  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Boston College Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 27, 2021
9:00 p.m., RSN 		No. 25 Louisville W 54–50  10–4
(4–4) 		 16 – Simms   9 – Simms   4 – Simms  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
January 30, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Duke L 53–79  10–5
(4–5) 		 19 – Simms   9 – Prosper   4 – Simms  Cameron Indoor Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
February 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		North Carolina W 63–50  11–5
(5–5) 		 16 – Tyson   9 – Trapp   6 – Simms  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse W 78–61  12–5
(6–5) 		 18 – Simms   11 – Simms   11 – Trapp  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
February 12, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech W 74–72  13–5
(7–5) 		 25 – Simms   8 – Trapp   3 – 3 tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Notre Dame Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] Edmund P. Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 21, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest W 60–39  14–5
(8–5) 		 17 – Hemenway   10 – Tied   6 – Honor  LJVM Coliseum (70)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 27, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Miami (FL) W 66–58  15–5
(9–5) 		 19 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Trapp  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
March 3, 2021
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse L 54–64  15–6
(9–6) 		 11 – Tied   8 – Simms   5 – Trapp  Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Pittsburgh W 77–62  16–6
(10–6) 		 21 – Dawes   6 – Trapp   5 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 10, 2021
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		(5) vs. (13) Miami
Second round 		L 64–67  16–7
  17 – Simms   8 – Simms   4 – Simms  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
9:20 pm, TBS 		(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Rutgers
First Round 		L 56–60  16–8
  15 – Simms   11 – Simms   3 – Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP—RVRV24RVRV19т1220RV—RVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches——^RVRVRVRV181222RV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Clemson's Tilt at South Carolina Postponed". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Clemson Men's Basketball Games at UNC and Syracuse Postponed; Syracuse at UNC Set for Jan. 12". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Clemson at Notre Dame Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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