2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Space Coast Challenge Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	12–5 (6–5 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Antonio Reynolds-Dean (4th season); Dick Bender (5th season); Anthony Goins (2nd season);
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

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

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	Senior	Edmond, OK	Graduated
Tevin Mack	13	G/F	6'6"	227	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	Senior	Virginia Beach, VA	Graduated
Trey Jemison	55	C	7'0"	256	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL	Transferred to UAB

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Olivier-Maxence Prosper G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
P.J. Hall F	Spartanburg, SC	Dorman High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 23, 2019
P.J. Hall F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Lynn Kidd C	Gainesville, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 29, 2020
Lynn Kidd C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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 2020-11-12. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.

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	Oliver-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

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 – 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 12, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 12	at Syracuse	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5]					Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
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						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 21, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021 4:30 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Miami (FL)						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Pittsburgh						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC Men's Tournament
		vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	19т	12	20	RV	NR	RV								Not released
Coaches	NR	NR^	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	12	22	RV	NR	RV

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

References

"Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Clemson Athletic Department. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
"Clemson's Tilt at South Carolina Postponed". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University Athletics. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
"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.
"ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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[1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[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.

[COVID-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.

Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Venues	YMCA Building (1916–1922) Riggs Field House (1922–1930) Fike Field House (1930–1968) Littlejohn Coliseum (1968–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References