MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The sixth-seeded Clemson University Men’s Basketball program never trailed, leading by as many as 15 points and holding on late, advancing to the fifth NCAA Sweet Sixteen in program history after a 72-64 victory over No. 3 Baylor (24-11) at FedEx Forum in the West Region. The Tigers (23-11) had a ten-point lead at halftime in the first meeting between the programs since 1983. A 16-2 Baylor lead in a late four-minute span narrowed the margin to two, but Clemson went 8-for-8 from the line in the final two minutes to ice the win. Clemson advances to play No. 2 Arizona (27-8) at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 28. The Tigers joined NC State, North Carolina and Duke as ACC teams in the Sweet 16. Sophomore RJ Godfrey (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett) hit a pair of clutch free throws with 29 seconds to play to give Clemson a 68-64 lead, and added two more with 8.3 seconds left to ice the game. Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) paced the Tigers offe
No 6 Tigers outlast No 3 Bears, 72-64, to advance to Sweet 16
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CLEMSON, S.C. Clemson University Men's Basketball Head Coach Brad Brownell announced the addition of Billy Donlon as associate head coach and Sean Dixon as assistant coach to his staff on Monday. The Clemson Board of Trustees Compensation Committee approved the measure. “This is a great day for Clemson Basketball with the addition of these two coaches to our staff. They bring a tremendous amount of success in their careers as both Division I players and coaches.” “I’m extremely fortunate to add someone as talented as Billy to my coaching staff. He and I have had lots of success together dating back to our time at Wright State and UNCW. He has an incredible passion for teaching the game of basketball and our players will benefit greatly from working with him on and off the court. Because of his time as a head coach at UMKC and Wright State and as an assistant at two Big Ten schools he will expand our recruiting base nationally.” Donlon, the sitting head coach at UMKC si
A nationally recognized leader with both university and private practice experience will soon take the reins of UofL's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Lee Gill, chief diversity officer and special assistant to the president for inclusive excellence at Clemson University, will join UofL as vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion on May 15. With more than 25 years of experience in the diversity field, Gill currently is a member of the president's leadership team at Clemson, where he is credited with building a sustainable infrastructure to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts into the campus culture and with creating programs that support and address the challenges facing women, Black and Hispanic students and the LGBTQ community. He created the Clemson University Men of Color National Summit, which brings together more than 2,000 students, educators, business professionals, government officials and community leaders from around the country to