CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Clemson can even its ACC record by grabbing two conference wins in a row for the first time this season.
Clemson can even its ACC record by grabbing two conference wins in a row for the first time this season.

Tigers look to complete ACC road trip sweep at Syracuse


by -

Clemson men's basketball is taking another shot at consecutive ACC wins for the first time this season with a trip to Syracuse's JMA Wireless Dome.

Tipoff in the JMA Wireless Dome is set for 12:01 p.m. on Saturday. Jay Alter and Malcolm Huckaby will call the broadcast for ESPN2. Don Munson, Jim Davis and Ben Milstead will broadcast the game on the Clemson Athletic Network.

The Tigers (15-7, 5-6 ACC) are given a 61.8% win projection by ESPN's matchup predictor. Clemson is ranked No. 33 by KenPom's rating overall (No. 18 offense/No. 77 defense) against Syracuse's No. 90 mark (No. 131 offense/No. 54 defense).

• Clemson is 8-6 all-time against Syracuse (15-8, 6-6), including 1-5 in games played in Syracuse. Head Coach Brad Brownell is 6-6 against the Orange.

• The game will serve as a Joseph Girard III homecoming after spending his first four seasons of his college career playing for the Orange.

• Girard is no stranger to the visiting locker room at the JMA Wireless Dome. He's been in it only twice in his lifetime, but as a high school football player. Both times he won a New York State Championship in football, his teams used the visiting locker room.

• Girard spent four seasons playing at Syracuse for Head Coach Jim Boeheim before transferring to Clemson prior to the 2023-24 season. Girard played 125 games for Syracuse and made 123 starts – scoring 1,652 points.

Clemson stats

Pos. No. Name IG Height Weight Class Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG

G 0 Josh Beadle jbeadle0 6-3.5 180 RSo. Columbia, S.C. 21/0 3.2 1.2 0.8 11.5

G 1 Chase Hunter chasehun1er 6-4.5 200 RSr. Atlanta, Ga. 22/22 11.8 2.5 2.7 31.9

G 2 Dillon Hunter dillonnhunter 6-3.5 187 So. Atlanta, Ga. 22/0 2.8 2.0 1.9 18.5

G 3 Jake Heidbreder jakeheidbreder 6-5.5 180 RJr. Floyds Knobs, Ind. REDSHIRT

F 4 Ian Schieffelin ian4schieff 6-8 238 Jr. Loganville, Ga. 22/22 9.7 9.6 2.3 26.2

F 5 Jack Clark jack5clark 6-10 207 Gr. Cheltenham, Pa. 12/4 2.9 3.7 1.0 15.8

F 10 RJ Godfrey randallgodfreyjr 6-8 228 So. Suwanee, Ga. 22/0 6.2 3.2 0.9 15.6

G 11 Joseph Girard III jg3___ 6-2 189 Gr. Glens Falls, N.Y. 22/22 15.0 3.5 3.1 32.3

G 12 Alex Hemenway a1exhemenway 6-4 192 Gr. Newburgh, Ind. 5/0 5.2 0.6 1.4 15.6

G 13 Andrew Latiff a.latiff11 6-5 184 Sr. Clemson, S.C. 3/0 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.9

F 15 Asa Thomas _asathomas_ 6-7 185 Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. REDSHIRT

G 20 Matt Kelly matt.kelly1 6-2 175 Jr. Charleston, S.C. 3/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3

F 21 Chauncey Wiggins chauncey.30 6-10.5 210 So. Grayson, Ga. 22/17 6.9 2.8 1.0 20.6

C 24 PJ Hall pjhall_24 6-10.5 238 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. 22/22 20.1 7.1 1.6 29.2

F 32 Daniel Nauseef dnauseef 6-7 210 Jr. Dayton, Ohio 3/0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.4

F 33 Bas Leyte basleyte 6-10.5 225 Gr. Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands 19/0 0.8 0.8 0.3 4.6

Ultimate Level LogoUpgrade Your Account

Unlock premium boards and exclusive features (e.g. ad-free) by upgrading your account today.

Upgrade Now
Comment on this story
Print   
Send Feedback to TigerNet Staff: Email | Comment
D1Baseball's latest NCAA Tournament projection features Palmetto State rivals pairing
D1Baseball's latest NCAA Tournament projection features Palmetto State rivals pairing
Where CBS Sports panelists rank Dabo Swinney's place among 'Power' coaches
Where CBS Sports panelists rank Dabo Swinney's place among 'Power' coaches
No. 4 Tigers host BC in ACC regular-season finale series
No. 4 Tigers host BC in ACC regular-season finale series
Clemson wins Chapel Hill Regional, first regional championship win in 20 years
Clemson wins Chapel Hill Regional, first regional championship win in 20 years
Post your comments!