2011-12 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide

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ALL-TIME LINEUPS Tigers won their first eight-team tournament since 1980 by capturing the 2005 San Juan Shootout crown...the team won seven ACC games, most since the 1997-98 season... earned a sweep of Georgia Tech, a first since the 1996-97 season...Hamilton earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors after becoming the first Tiger ever to lead the league in steals per game...Hamilton set the school’s career and single-season records for steals...Robinson ranked third nationally in free throw shooting at 91.3 percent, which also led the ACC...Robinson was named academic All-ACC for the fourth time. 2006-07 (25-11 Overall, 7-9 ACC) G Cliff Hammonds, Jr., 6-3, 197, 36, 11.6, *4.1, .465, .644 G Vernon Hamilton, Sr., 6-0, 195, 36, 12.3, 3.1, .468, .490 C Trevor Booker, Fr., 6-7, 215, 36, 10.4, 6.4, .602, .615 F Sam Perry, Jr., 6-5, 208, 28, 3.6, 2.7, .432, .481 F James Mays, Jr., 6-9, 225, 34, 12.2, 6.4, .478, .550 Top Subs: K.C. Rivers, So., 6-5, 210, 14.0, 4.5, .462, .735 Julius Powell, So., 6-7, 208, 0, 2.6, 1.4, .286, .571 Notes: Clemson advanced to the championship game of the NIT for the second time in school history, falling to West Virginia 78-73 in the final...team tied the school record for overall wins (25) and consecutive wins (17)...Clemson was the nation’s last remaining unbeaten...the Tigers were ranked in the coaches’ poll for eight weeks, with a high of #14 on Jan. 8...team went 18-1 against non-conference competition, which included six wins over schools from the Big East, Big Ten, and SEC...Mays was second-team All-District and honorable mention All-ACC...Rivers was named to NIT All-Tournament Team...Hamilton concluded his career sixth in ACC history with 271 total steals...three players, including Hammonds, were named Academic AllACC; * - assist average. 2007-08 (24-10 Overall, 10-6 ACC) G Cliff Hammonds, Sr., 6-3, 200, 34, 11.4, 4.1, .467, .459 G Demontez Stitt, Fr., 6-2, 170, 20, 8.8, *2.9, .408, .761 C Trevor Booker, So., 6-7, 240, 34, 11.0, 7.3, .555, .573 F K.C. Rivers, Jr., 6-5, 215, 33, 14.7, 6.3, .438, .677 F James Mays, Sr., 6-9, 230, 28, 10.7, 6.8, .483, .549 Top Subs: Terrence Oglesby, Fr., 6-2, 185, 0, 10.5, 1.8, .381, .851 Sam Perry, Sr., 6-5, 215, 14, 3.1, 2.3, .433, .667 David Potter, So., 6-6, 205, 0, 4.8, 2.1, .412, .733 Raymond Sykes, Jr., 6-9, 220, 6, 4.4, 2.4, .573, .500 Notes: Clemson advanced to NCAA Tournament for first time

in 10 years...also advanced to championship game of the ACC Tournament for only the second time in school history...equaled highest number of ACC wins (10) in Clemson history...finished the year with a #22 ranking in the AP poll, Clemson’s first final ranking since the 1996-97 season...defeated a top-10 Duke team in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament...Rivers and Hammonds were named second and third-team All-ACC, respectively...both were All-District as well...Hammonds became first Clemson player named All-ACC on the court and in the classroom for the first time since 1967...Hammonds first-ever recipient of the Skip Prosser Award...a record four players were named to the All-ACC Tournament teams, including first-team selections Booker and Rivers...Clemson ranked in the top 20 nationally in both blocks and steals per game; * - assist average. 2008-09 (23-9 Overall, 9-7 ACC) G Demontez Stitt, So., 6-2, 175, 32, 8.7, *3.8, .413, .673 G Terrence Oglesby, So., 6-2, 190, 31, 13.2, 1.7, .375, .845 C Raymond Sykes, Sr., 6-9, 220, 31, 7.9, 5.1, .578, .557 F K.C. Rivers, Sr., 6-5, 215, 32, 14.2, 6.0, .449, .667 F Trevor Booker, Jr., 6-7, 240, 32, 15.3, 9.7, .571, .707 Top Subs: David Potter, Jr., 6-6, 205, 0, 4.9, 2.2, .380, .756 Jerai Grant, So., 6-8, 215, 1, 4.7, 3.2, .644, .647 Andre Young, Fr., 5-9, 160, 0, 4.4, *2.1, .377, .632 Tanner Smith, Fr., 6-5, 205, 0, 3.6, 1.8, .448, .667 Notes: Clemson posted 20 or more wins for the third straight season, a school record... Tigers finished as #7 seed in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament... finished the season ranked #24 in the final AP poll... improved winning percentage for the fifth straight season... defeated #3 Duke by 27-point margin, largest ever for Clemson against a ranked opponent...defeated seven ACC foes by double digits, a school record; Booker named second-team All-ACC, also named to All-ACC Defensive Team... Booker led the ACC in field goal percentage and rebounding, first league player to do that since Tim Duncan for Wake Forest in 1996-97...Rivers became school’s all-time leader with 281 three-point goals...Clemson was nation’s only team to rank in top 10 in both blocked shots and steals per game; * - assist average. 2009-10 (21-11 Overall, 9-7 ACC) G Demontez Stitt, Jr., 6-2, 175, 29, 11.4, *3.1, .454, .783 G Tanner Smith, So., 6-5, 220, 32, 8.7, 4.2, .401, .740

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Tanner Smith C Jerai Grant, Jr., 6-8, 220, 29, 7.2, 4.7, .632, .593 F David Potter, Sr., 6-6, 215, 30, 7.0, 2.7, .364, .686 F Trevor Booker, Sr., 6-7, 240, 32, 15.2, 8.4, .521, .591 Top Subs: Andre Young, So., 5-9, 170, 3, 9.2, *2.4, .401, .800 Noel Johnson, Fr., 6-6, 190, 2, 4.8, 1.9, .372, .727 Devin Booker, Fr., 6-8, 235, 1, 4.5, 2.9, .561, .533 Milton Jennings, Fr., 6-9, 225, 0, 3.3, 2.7, .374, .643 Notes: Clemson posted 20 or more wins for the fourth straight season, a school record... Tigers finished as #7 seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament...ranked in the national polls for 12 weeks during the regular season...compiled a 7-1 record at home versus ACC foes... ranked eighth in the NCAA in steals per game and 10th in three-point percentage defense...Trevor Booker named first-team All-ACC, a first for the Tigers since 2003...he went on to be a first-round draft choice at #23 overall... he was also named to the ACC’s All-Defensive Team for the second straight season...he and Potter combined to lead Clemson to 93 victories in their four years with the program, an all-time high for a senior class at Clemson... Smith and Young named to the All-ACC Academic Team... Clemson played host to ESPN College GameDay for the first time on Jan. 23, 2010 against Duke; * - assist average. 2010-11 (22-12 Overall, 9-7 ACC) G Demontez Stitt, Sr., 6-2, 180, 30, 14.5, 4.3, .433, .732 G Andre Young, Jr., 5-9, 175, 33, 11.1, *3.0, .406, .705 C Jerai Grant, Sr., 6-8, 230, 31, 12.4, 6.7, .571, .711 F Tanner Smith, Jr., 6-5, 210, 30, 7.8, 3.5, .411, .728 F Devin Booker, So., 6-8, 245, 33, 8.1, 5.5, .447, .734 Top Subs: Milton Jennings, So., 6-9, 225, 4, 8.3, 5.2, .410, .772 Bryan Narcisse, Jr., 6-6, 220, 4, 2.9, 1.6, .500, .531 Cory Stanton, Fr., 5-10, 175, 0, 2.4, 0.6, .345, .667 Zavier Anderson, Sr., 5-9, 170, 4, 1.3, 1.3, .467, .421 Notes: Clemson posted 20 or more wins for the fifth straight season, a school record...Tigers earned invitation to the NCAA Tournament for fourth straight year, also a record...won first NCAA Tournament game in 14 years vs. UAB...advanced to semifinals of ACC Tournament for second time in last four years...Brownell sets first-year Clemson coaching records for wins (22) and winning percentage (.647)...led the ACC in scoring defense, allowing just 61.4 points per game, a figure that ranked 24th nationally...Stitt named third-team All-ACC and was also first-team All-ACC Tournament...Grant named to AllACC Defensive Team...Stitt first player at Clemson to start on four NCAA Tournament teams...Young led the ACC with 2.55 assist-to-turnover ratio...Smith named to third straight AllACC Academic Team; * - assist average.


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