ALL-TIME STARTING LINEUPS
... Solomon turned pro a year early and was a second-round pick of the Grizzlies ... Solomon also broke the school record for three-point goals per game in a season ... Stockman and Hobbs made ACC All-Rookie team ... Stockman led all ACC rookies in scoring, Hobbs led all ACC rookies in rebounding ... team set school record for three-point goals in a season with 248 ... team played 13 games against top-25 teams; * - assist average
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SHARROD FORD WAS THIRD-TEAM ALL-ACC AS A SENIOR IN 2004-05, WHEN HE AVERAGED 14.9 POINTS AND 8.2 REBOUNDS PER GAME.
2001-02 (13-17 Overall, 4-12 ACC) G Edward Scott, 6-0, Jr., 30, 11.9, *7.9, .405, .674 G Tony Stockman, 6-1, So., 27, 12.2, 2.5, .351, .686 C Ray Henderson, 6-8, Jr., 30, 8.1, 8.8, .546, .629 F Jamar McKnight, 6-5, Sr., 24, 12.5, 4.2, .461, .750 F Chris Hobbs, 6-7, So., 30, 11.6, 6.1, .541, .623 Top Subs: Chey Christie, 6-4, Fr., 5.3 PPG Tomas Nagys, 6-10, Jr., 4.9 PPP, 4.5 RPG Sharrod Ford, 6-9, Fr., 4.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, .606 Notes: Scott earned third-team All-ACC honors and was third in the nation in assists per game with 7.93, a school single season record ... Scott had 30 points and 16 assists in double overtime win over Wake Forest, just the second player in ACC history to have 30 points and at least 15 assists in the same game (Kenny Anderson, Georgia Tech) ... team led the ACC in rebounding for first time since 1984-85 ... defeated two top-20 teams, a No. 5 Virginia team, by 16 points, and a No. 17 Wake Forest team in double overtime, 118-115, the highest scoring game in Clemson history for two teams combined; * - assist average
2002-03 (15-13 Overall, 5-11 ACC) G Edward Scott, 6-0, Sr., 175, 28, 17.7, 3.7, .386, .739 G Chey Christie, 6-4, So., 178, 27, 11.5, 2.9, .401, .692 C Sharrod Ford, 6-9, So., 220, 27, 7.5, 6.8, .564, .458 F Olu Babalola, 6-6, So., 255, 26, 7.6, 3.7, .423, .662 F Chris Hobbs, 6-7, Jr., 260, 18, 6.3, 5.5, .508, .581 Top Subs: Ray Henderson, 6-8, Sr., 275, 10, 5.4, 4.8, .551, .660 Tomas Nagys, 6-10, Sr., 250, 1, 6.6, 3.8, .500, .739 Shawan Robinson, 6-2, Fr., 170, 0, 4.9, 1.2, .450, .733 Notes: Scott was named first-team All-ACC, first Clemson point guard in 43 years to be a first-team selection ... he finished the season third in the ACC in scoring and fifth in assists ... the senior also became the ninth player in ACC history to reach 1000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds ... team led ACC in fewest turnovers per game (13.46) ... Robinson made .475 of his three-point shots, third-best in Clemson history ... team won three straight ACC games from Feb. 1522, longest streak in league play since 1996-97 ... opened the season with nine straight wins ... defeated Cincinnati in December, 58-51, Bearcats went on to NCAA Tournament.
2003-04 (10-18 Overall, 3-13 ACC) G Vernon Hamilton, Fr., 6-0, 192, 17, 7.3, 3.7, .385, .524 G Chey Christie, Jr., 6-4, 183, 26, 9.1, 2.7, .406, .679 C Sharrod Ford, Jr., 6-9, 223, 28, 11.9, 7.2, .537, .629 F Olu Babalola, Jr., 6-6, 242, 28, 9.0, 4.6, .355, .753 F Chris Hobbs, Sr., 6-7, 260, 24, 7.7, 5.4, .497, .548 Top Subs: Shawan Robinson, So., 6-2, 183, 12, 10.8, 3.1, .426, .753 Akin Akingbala, So., 6-9, 230, 4, 4.8, 4.6, .606, .500 Lamar Rice, Jr., 6-7, 210, 0, 4.0, 2.6, .338, .471 Notes: Ford ranked second in the ACC and 21st in the nation in blocks per game ... team had two wins over top-15 teams, defeating No. 12 North Carolina and No. 15 NC State ... made 11-13 three-point goals in win over North Carolina for an .846 accuracy, best in Clemson history and sixthbest single-game percentage in the history of college basketball ... defeated Boston College and East Tennessee State, giving the team four wins over teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament ... played the fourth most difficult schedule in the nation (Sagarin) and the sixth most difficult (RPI) ... Akingbala and Robinson both made first-team Academic All-ACC.
2004-05 (16-16 Overall, 5-11 ACC) G Cliff Hammonds, Fr., 6-3, 175, 31, 10.6, 3.6, .432, .646 G Vernon Hamilton, So.,6-0, 190, 19, 6.8, 2.6, .425, .602 G Shawan Robinson, Jr., 6-2, 170, 17, 10.8, 2.9, .408, .837 C Sharrod Ford, Sr., 6-9, 230, 32, 14.9, 8.2, .512, .585 F Cheyenne Moore, Fr., 6-6, 190, 17, 6.6, 2.5, .363, .828 Top Subs: Olu Babalola, Sr., 6-6, 245, 11, 6.8, 3.7, .366, .705 James Mays, Fr., 6-9, 215, 8, 4.3, 3.4, .459, .438 Akin Akingbala, Jr., 6-9, 220, 13, 5.8, 4.1, .593, .520 Sam Perry, Fr., 6-5, 190, 12, 4.0, 2.7, .476, .475 Notes: Clemson advanced to postseason play for the first time since 1999 ... Ford earned third-team All-ACC honors and helped Clemson to a three-game sweep of Maryland ... also had game-winning dunk at the buzzer on senior night to lift
Clemson to victory over Virginia Tech ... Tigers defeated South Carolina, 63-62, in overtime in Columbia ... Robinson and Hammonds were academic All-ACC ... Hammonds made the ACC All-Freshman team and was a four-time Rookie-of-theWeek honoree ... Clemson was the only school in the nation to rank in top 20 in both steals and blocks per game.
2005-06 (19-13 Overall, 7-9 ACC) G Cliff Hammonds, So., 6-3, 197, 32, 10.1, 3.4, .402, .565 G Vernon Hamilton, Jr., 6-0, 195, 23, 12.0, 3.2, .447, .551 C Akin Akingbala, Sr., 6-9, 240, 32, 12.1, 8.2, .576, .556 F K.C. Rivers, Fr., 6-5, 210, 12, 7.1, 4.8, .377, .840 F Sam Perry, So., 6-5, 208, 22, 6.3, 3.0, .485, .645 Top Subs: Shawan Robinson, Sr., 6-2, 190, 11, 12.3, 2.2, .354, .913 James Mays, So., 6-9, 222, 11, 9.2, 7.6, .541, .525 Julius Powell, Fr., 6-7, 208, 11, 5.5, 2.7, .376, .615 Notes: Clemson advanced to postseason play for the second consecutive year, a first since 1997-99 ... Clemson led the ACC and was second nationally in steals per game ... the 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 7873 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 No. 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 All-ACC; * - 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 No. 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 AllACC 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 No. 7 seed in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament ... finished the season ranked No. 24 in AP poll ... improved winning percentage for the fifth straight season ... defeated No. 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 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
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