Clemson Basketball Preview vs. Samford |
GAMEDAY SETUP
CLEMSON (7-1) vs. SAMFORD (2-7) Date: Saturday, December 9 Tipoff: 3:01 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACCN Extra (Pete Yanity-pbp; Kelly Gramlich-color) • Clemson will face-off against Samford for the fourth time in program history on Saturday. It will mark the first matchup since the 2007-08 season. • The Tigers are 3-0 all-time against the Bulldogs • Clemson is 251-96 all-time against members of the Southern Conference, including this year’s victory over Western Carolina. • With a win, Clemson will seek its best start to a season since 2008-09. • Clemson received five votes in this week’s AP Poll. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: Clemson leads 3-0. Streak: Clemson has won three-straight in the series, all coming on its home floor. TIGER TRACKS • Clemson matches its best start to a regular season since the beginning of the 2013-14 campaign. • The Tigers handed UNC Asheville its worst loss of the season (31 points) and topped the Bulldogs by its highest scoring margin in a victory this season. • Clemson used 10 dunks en route to the dominating victory - its most in a game since a 102-67 win over Western Carolina (2/11/1998). • Donte Grantham notched his second double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds (Third double-double of his career). • Grantham is seventh in the country and first in the ACC in field goal percentage (68.9). • Clyde Trapp collected a career-high seven points last time out (3-for-3 from the field). • Clemson finished with over 50.0 percent shooting from the field for the fifth time this season. • Coach Brownell is just two wins shy of 300 for his career (298).
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