2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Illinois and Belmont to advance to the semifinals where they lost to SMU.

2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2013–14 record23–13 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Virginia162 .889  307  .811
No. 14 Syracuse144 .778  286  .824
No. 8 Duke135 .722  269  .743
No. 19 North Carolina135 .722  2410  .706
Pittsburgh117 .611  2610  .722
Clemson108 .556  2313  .639
North Carolina State99 .500  2214  .611
Maryland99 .500  1715  .531
Florida State99 .500  2214  .611
Miami (FL)711 .389  1716  .515
Wake Forest612 .333  1716  .515
Georgia Tech612 .333  1617  .485
Notre Dame612 .333  1517  .469
Boston College414 .222  824  .250
Virginia Tech216 .111  922  .290
2014 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Austin Ajukwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Columbia, South Carolina
G 2 Carson Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pewee Valley, Kentucky
G 3 Adonis Filer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Patrick Rooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 5 Jaron Blossomgame 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
G 12 Rod Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Augusta, Georgia
G 15 Devin Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 20 Jordan Roper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina
G 21 Damarcus Harrison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Greenwood, South Carolina
F 32 K. J. McDaniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 33 Josh Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
C 35 Landry Nnoko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Yaounde, Cameroon
F 42 Ibrahim Djambo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bamako, Mali
C 50 Sidy Djitte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-9-28

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Landy Nnoko Ibrahim Djambo
PF Jaron Blossomgame Josh Smith
SF K.J. McDaniels Austin Ajukwa
SG Jordan Roper Damarcus Harrison Carson Fields
PG Rod Hall Adonis Filer Patrick Rooks

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 71–51  1–0
 20  McDaniels  7  Tied  4  Roper  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,200)
Clemson, SC
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State W 58–37  2–0
 15  Harrison  8  Blossomgame  4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, SC
Nov 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina W 71–57  3–0
 21  McDaniels  10  McDaniel  4  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,283)
Clemson, SC
Nov 21*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Temple
Charleston Classic
W 72–58  4–0
 20  McDaniels  15  Nnoko  5  Hall  TD Arena (2,311)
Charleston, SC
Nov 22*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic
W 85–54  5–0
 22  McDaniels  9  Blossomgame  3  Tied  TD Arena (2,520)
Charleston, SC
Nov 24*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UMass
Charleston Classic Championship
L 56–62  5–1
 16  Hall  6  McDaniels  4  Hall  TD Arena (2,117)
Charleston, SC
Nov 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 69–40  6–1
 22  McDaniels  9  Nnoko  5  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,735)
Clemson, SC
Dec 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 65–49  7–1
 16  Coleman  13  Nnoko  4  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,256)
Clemson, SC
Dec 7*
2:00 pm, CSS
at Arkansas L 68–74  7–2
 27  McDaniels  11  McDaniels  4  Hall  Bud Walton Arena (13,967)
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman W 71–35  8–2
 16  Roper  11  Nnoko  4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,485)
Clemson, SC
Dec 19*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Auburn L 64–66  8–3
 18  McDaniels  8  Nnoko  4  Hall  Auburn Arena (4,938)
Auburn, AL
Dec 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 80–50  9–3
 19  Roper  8  Roper  6  Filer  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,540)
Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
Jan 4
4:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College W 62–60  10–3
(1–0)
 16  McDaniels  9  McDaniels  7  Hall  Conte Forum (5,268)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 9
7:00 pm, RSN
Florida State L 41–56  10–4
(1–1)
 14  McDaniels  7  McDaniels  3  Filer  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319)
Clemson, SC
Jan 11
2:00 pm, RSN
No. 16 Duke W 72–59  11–4
(2–1)
 24  McDaniels  14  Blossomgame  4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)
Clemson, SC
Jan 15
7:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech W 56–49  12–4
(3–1)
 14  McDaniels  7  Blossongame  1  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (4,022)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 18
4:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest W 61–53  12–5 (4–1)
 15  McDaniels  12  McDaniels  3  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)
Clemson, SC
Jan 21
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 20 Pittsburgh L 43–76  13–5 (4–2)
 11  McDaniels  7  Djitte  3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 26
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina L 61–80  13–6 (4–3)
 13  McDaniels  9  McDaniels  2  Tied  Dean E. Smith Center (18,616)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 1
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State W 53–49  14–6 (5–3)
 26  McDaniels  7  McDaniels  6  Hall  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 4
8:00 pm, ACCN
Georgia Tech W 45–41  15–6 (6–3)
 12  Roper  9  Blossomgame  6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,248)
Clemson, SC
Feb 9
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 1 Syracuse L 44–57  15–7 (6–4)
 19  McDaniels  10  McDaniels  4  Hall  Carrier Dome (25,931)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 11
7:00 pm, RSN
at Notre Dame L 64–68 2OT 15–8 (6–5)
 30  McDaniels  14  McDaniels  3  McDaniels  Purcell Pavilion (8,119)
South Bend, IN
Feb 15
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Virginia L 58–63  15–9 (6–6)
 23  McDaniels  4  McDaniels  5  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,573)
Clemson, SC
Feb 18
7:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State W 73–56  16–9 (7–6)
 20  Hall  6  Blossomgame  2  4 Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,987)
Clemson, SC
Feb 22
12:00 pm, RSN
at Georgia Tech W 63–55  17–9 (8–6)
 16  McDaniels  6  Nnoko  6  Hall  McCamish Pavilion (8,003)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 25
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest L 57–62  17–10 (8–7)
 15  Harrison  6  Nnoko  4  Hall  LJVM Coliseum (8,527)
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 2
7:00 pm, ACCN
Maryland W 77–73 2OT 18–10 (9–7)
 26  McDaniels  14  McDaniels  2  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,991)
Clemson, SC
Mar 4
8:00 pm, ACCN
Miami W 58–54  19–10 (10–7)
 14  Hall  9  McDaniels  6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,071)
Clemson, SC
Mar 8
4:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh L 78–83 OT 19–11 (10–8)
 24  McDaniels  6  Blossomgame  6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
Mar 13
9:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network
vs. Georgia Tech
Second round
W 69–65 OT 20–11
 18  McDaniels  9  Blossomgame  2  Hall  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 14
9:00 pm, ESPN/ACC Network
vs. No. 7 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 62–63  20–12
 13  Hall  8  Nnoko,  3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, NC
NIT
Mar 18*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (3) (6) Georgia State
First round
W 78–66  21–12
 30  McDaniels  14  McDaniels  6  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,859)
Clemson, SC
Mar 23*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (3) (2) Illinois
Second round
W 50–49  22–12
 11  Nnoko  8  Nnoko  5  Harrison  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Mar 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. (3) (5) Belmont
Quarterfinals
W 73–68  23–12
 16  Harrison, McDaniels  9  Nnoko  4  Hall  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Apr 1*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (3) vs. (1) SMU
Semifinals
L 59–65  23–13
 18  Hall  7  McDaniels  5  Hall  Madison Square Garden (7,193)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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