Final StatsCLEMSON, S.C. – Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) posted a historic night for Clemson University men’s basketball in a 78-64 win over NC State on Friday in Littlejohn Coliseum.Tyson led all scorers with a career-high 31 points and career-best 15 rebounds. He became the first player in Clemson history since Horace Grant to post at least 30 and 15 in a game. Grant last did it against Wake Forest on Feb. 18, 1987 (33 points and 20 rebounds).The Tigers (11-3, 3-0 ACC) were led by Tyson, but Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) tallied 10 points and seven rebounds, including five on the offensive glass. It was a career-high point total for Middlebrooks.Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) rounded out the Tiger double-digit scorers with 12 and finished with three assists.Clemson won what felt more like a boxing match in the opening stanza, 28-21, and finished the half on an 8-3 run. The Wolfpack (11-4, 1-3 ACC) would cut their deficit to just five a
Final Stats CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson University men’s basketball team rallied past Penn State 101-94 in a double overtime thriller in Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday night. The last double-overtime game for Clemson came on March 2, 2014 when the Tigers prevailed over Maryland 77-73 in two extra periods. Clemson found themselves down six after the opening stanza, 35-29, and were helped by a 13-2 run to begin the second half to battle back. After tying regulation 71-71 and getting down as many as two with 20 seconds left, PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) came up big with a post-up basket with five seconds on the clock to force double overtime. Clemson emptied the tank in the second overtime stanza and outscored Penn State 18-11 to secure a win in the last ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Tigers (6-2) were led by Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) Hall who combined for 46 of the Tigers’ 101 points. Tyson scored a career-high 24 points on an impressive 7-for-11 from the floor while
CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson University men’s basketball dominated Benedict College in an exhibition game on Wednesday. The Tigers were led by graduate Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont), scoring 19 points on six-of-eight from the floor. Clemson jumped to a 47-23 lead in the first half while shooting 51.7 percent from the field. The Tigers' defense held Benedict to 28 percent shooting and forced 10 turnovers that led to 15 points The Tigers continued to control the contest and opened the second half on a 14-2 run. Clemson shot 52.9 percent from the field in the second half while limiting Benedict to only 26.7 percent. The Tigers’ defense suffocated Benedict by only giving up three field goals in the final 10 minutes. Sophomore Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) tallied 12 points on an efficient six-of-eight shooting night and recorded six rebounds. Redshirt freshman Josh Beadle (Columbia,S.C./Cardinal Newman) and true freshman Chauncey Wiggins (Grayson,
Viry-Châtillon, France Clemson University men’s basketball routed the Paris All-Stars in its first competition in France, 92-50. The Tigers were led by Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) and Alex Hemenway (Newburgh, Ind./Castle). Tyson finished with a double-double of 11 points and 16 rebounds while dishing four assists. Hemenway led the Tigers in scoring with 16 and finished 4-for-8 from three. Tyson’s 16 rebounds would normally be a career-high. He finished with 13 against South Carolina last year (Dec. 18, 2021). It would also be his second career double-double, which came in the same game against the Gamecocks (18 points). Clemson played all 15 of its eligible roster, with PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) out due to injury. Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) and Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) each finished with 11 points a piece. In his first game action with his teammates, Josh Beadle (Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman) added eight
Final Stats CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. For the second consecutive game Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) tallied a career-high in scoring, this time with 23 points to guide the Clemson University men’s basketball team past Boston College (11-17, 6-12 ACC). Hunter led the Tigers (14-15, 6-12 ACC) and was an efficient 7-of-9 from the field while also tying a career-high with seven rebounds on Saturday afternoon. Hunter in his past two games is 17-for-21 from the field. Al-Amir Dawes (Newark, N.J./The Patrick School) was a spark off the bench for the Tigers, as he scored 16 points including four 3-pointers. Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) in just his second career start, had a career-high in points (8) and rebounds (9). David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio/First Love Christian Academy) earned his fourth double-double with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.The Tigers are back in action Wednesday against Georgia Tech at Littlejohn Coliseum. The game is schedul