Year: | 2018–19 |
Team: | Clemson Tigers |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 20–14 |
Conf Record: | 9–9 |
Hc Year: | 9th |
Asst Coach2: | Dick Bender (3rd season) |
Asst Coach3: | Steve Smith (7th season) |
Asst Coach1: | Antonio Reynolds-Dean (2nd season) |
Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in ACC Play to finish a tie for 8th place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Wright State in the first round before losing in the second round to Wichita State.
The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers 25 wins tied the most in program history and their 11 conference wins are the most in program history.[1]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Donnal | 5 | F/C | 6'9" | 240 | Graduate | Graduated | ||
10 | G | 6'3" | 207 | Senior | Graduated | |||
Isaac Fields | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | None Given | ||
Scott Spencer | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred to LaSalle[2] [3] | ||
32 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Baehre | 1 | F | 6'10" | 190 | RS Sophomore | UNC Asheville[4] | ||
Javan White | 35 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Graduate Student | Oral Roberts |
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See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.