Report: Clemson freshman to start against Virginia |
No. 18 Clemson (16-3, 5-2 ACC) lost the services of senior leader Donte Grantham to a right ACL injury over the weekend and now will travel to face a tough defensive minded No. 2 Virginia (18-1, 7-0 ACC) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. Virginia has won six in a row in the series.
CBS Sports insider Jon Rothstein reports that Clemson will start freshman Aamir Simms tonight against the Cavaliers. For the season, the 6-foot-8 power forward has averaged 2.4 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game in only 9.9 minutes per game. During the win against Notre Dame on Saturday, Simms had his best game of the year with six points, two assists, two steals, and a block in 20 minutes of action. Overall, he has shot 46.2% from the floor and 23.1% from long distance. Brad Brownell previewed the upcoming ACC clash to the media on Monday afternoon and said that everyone needs to ready to play off the bench. “In terms of basketball, Aamir and David will play that position the most," Brownell said. "Both guys are certainly capable of playing good basketball and doing some of the things that we need them to do to win games. And because David might play more at that position, that means Scott Spencer, Clyde Trapp or A.J. Oliver could begin to get a couple of minutes here or there. We have to make sure that everybody is ready. The guys that haven't played much will get some opportunities in certain games." It will be an extremely tough task for the Tigers to win up in Charlottesville but if they can get red-hot from the three-point line while the frontcourt stays productive and out of foul trouble, they have a chance for their signature ACC win of the season.
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