Brad Brownell Has Clemson Basketball Chasing History

The 2024-25 play was Clemson hoops caput coach Brad Brownell's best-ever season. He recorded profession highs successful wins, 27, and ACC wins, 18. One twelvemonth ago, done 18 games, nan Clemson Tigers were 14-4 and 6-1 successful nan ACC. 

Through 18 games this season, nan Clemson Tigers are 15-3 and 5-0 successful nan ACC. 

And not only that, but if nan squad tin clasp its ain against Miami and NC State astatine home, that grounds becomes moreover much exciting. 

In last night’s triumph against Boston College, Nick Davidson recorded 25 points disconnected nan bench, including 21 consecutive successful nan first half. Earlier successful nan week, Jestin Porter recorded 26 successful a triumph against Notre Dame. 

And contempt those on-court performances, this team’s occurrence is nan consequence of awesome coaching. 

Let’s upwind nan clocks backmost to past play 1 much time.Chase Hunter, Ian Schieffelin, Jaeden Zackery, Viktor Lakhin and Chauncey Wiggins. Those were nan names filling nan stat expanse each night. Those 5 players were Brad Brownell’s five highest point-per-game scorers and 5 highest rebounders per game. 

Not 1 of those players is still connected nan roster a twelvemonth later. 

In 1 offseason, Brad Brownell has reconstructed a roster that was stripped down to its bare bones. And done 18 games, nan new-look Tigers are connected gait to break Brownell’s grounds season. 

“Obviously, I'm really pleased that our grounds is what it is,” Bronwell said. “I deliberation our, you know, you dream that your squad is going to travel together for illustration this, right? But I would opportunity nan chances of that really happening, you know, astir apt are little than 50% successful position of nan guys really, you know, caring astir each different and sacrificing and getting on and enjoying nan experience.” 

Clemson has had 7 different players decorativeness games arsenic nan starring scorer this season. On immoderate fixed night, immoderate fixed subordinate tin get buckets for Brownell. 

“But to cognize that we do person a batch of different options,” Brownell said. “That's why we person a bully team. You know, we person a bunch of different guys.” 

But nan glue, arsenic Brownell sees it, is veterans Dillon Hunter and RJ Godfrey. 

“I deliberation Dylan and R.J. again merit a ton of in installments because I conscionable deliberation they're specified bully dudes that they make group consciousness welcome, and they're nosy and lighthearted and they cognize really to woody pinch me,” Brownell said. 

Against Boston College, Hunter played 35 difficult minutes of hoops and walked retired of nan building pinch 9 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds. It’s little flashy than 21 consecutive points, but 1 play astatine a time, that is nan type of container people that allows teams to triumph games. 

“Like everybody talks astir nan adjacent play, I don't cognize that each coach coaches nan adjacent play. I effort to coach nan adjacent play,”  Brownell said.

Now, nan adjacent play is to hit Miami and NC State astatine home. After that, if nan Clemson plays its cards right, a batch could participate nan conversation.