# 2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifteenth-year head coach Brad Brownell, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After a run to the Elite Eight in the previous season, head coach Brownell signed a five-year contract extension worth a total of $20 million.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 24–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, were defeated by Boston College in the Second Round. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as the sixth-seed in the West region. They defeated eleventh-seed New Mexico in the First Round, third-seed Baylor in the Second Round and second-seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. This advanced Clemson to only their second Elite Eight in program history. In the Elite Eight the Tigers lost in a rematch of an early season game against Alabama 82–89 to end their season. After the season, Ian Schieffelin was named ACC Most Improved Player, becoming the second Clemson player to win the award. PJ Hall was named to the All-ACC First Team.

## Offseason
### Departures

Clemson Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Josh Beadle | 0 | G | 6'3.5" | 180 | Sophomore | Columbia, South Carolina | Transferred to Boston College |
| Jack Clark | 5 | F | 6'10" | 207 | Graduate Student | Cheltenham, Pennsylvania | Transferred to VCU |
| RJ Godfrey | 10 | F | 6'8" | 228 | Sophomore | Suwanee, Georgia | Transferred to Georgia |
| Joseph Girard III | 11 | G | 6'2" | 189 | Graduate Student | Glens Falls, New York | Graduated |
| Alex Hemenway | 12 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Graduate Student | Newburgh, Indiana | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
| PJ Hall | 24 | C | 6'10.5" | 238 | Senior | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Graduated; signed two-way contract with Denver Nuggets |
| Bas Leyte | 33 | F | 6'10.5" | 225 | Graduate Student | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Clemson incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Viktor Lakhin | 0 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Anapa, Russia | Cincinnati |
| Myles Foster | 6 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn, New York | Illinois State |
| Jaeden Zackery | 11 | G | 6'2" | 220 | Graduate Student | Salem, Wisconsin | Boston College |
| Christian Reeves | 14 | C | 7'1" | 261 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina | Duke |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ace Buckner PG | Cleveland, OH | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 20, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Del Jones PG | Castaic, CA | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Dallas Thomas SF | Little Rock, AR | Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Clemson Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "Clemson Tigers". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Augusta | W 90–49 | – | 18 – Wiggins | 8 – Reeves | 4 – C. Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (—) Clemson, SC |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 94–61 | 1–0 | 17 – Tied | 9 – Schieffelin | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,463) Clemson, SC |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Saint Francis | W 88–62 | 2–0 | 16 – Tied | 13 – Schieffelin | 6 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,571) Clemson, SC |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Eastern Kentucky | W 75–62 | 3–0 | 19 – Tied | 12 – Lakhin | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,258) Clemson, SC |
| November 17, 2024* 1:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 71–84 | 3–1 | 30 – C. Hunter | 12 – Schieffelin | 6 – C. Hunter | ExtraMile Arena (11,275) Boise, ID |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Radford Sunshine Slam campus game | W 79–51 | 4–1 | 16 – Wiggins | 9 – Schieffelin | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,166) Clemson, SC |
| November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. San Francisco Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket semifinals | W 70–55 | 5–1 | 18 – Schieffelin | 13 – Schieffelin | 5 – Schieffelin | Ocean Center (1,690) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Penn State Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket championship | W 75–67 | 6–1 | 18 – Schieffelin | 13 – Schieffelin | 8 – Schieffelin | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | W 86–58 | 7–1 | 16 – C. Hunter | 15 – Schieffelin | 4 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| December 3, 2024* 9:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 4 Kentucky ACC–SEC Challenge | W 70–66 | 8–1 | 13 – Zackery | 20 – Schieffelin | 4 – Schieffelin | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Miami (FL) | W 65–55 | 9–1 (1–0) | 18 – C. Hunter | 12 – Schieffelin | 4 – Zackery | Watsco Center (5,582) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 14, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 16 | Memphis | L 82–87 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | 23 – Lakhin | 11 – Lakhin | 5 – D. Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,148) Clemson, SC |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 25 | at South Carolina Rivalry | L 88–91 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | 27 – C. Hunter | 12 – Schieffelin | 3 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,780) Columbia, SC |
| December 21, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 25 | Wake Forest | W 73–62 | 10–3 (2–0) | 16 – C. Hunter | 9 – Lakhin | 6 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,889) Clemson, SC |
| January 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Stanford | W 85–71 | 11–3 (3–0) | 22 – C. Hunter | 7 – Lakhin | 6 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,337) Clemson, SC |
| January 4, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | California | W 80–68 | 12–3 (4–0) | 21 – Schieffelin | 7 – Schieffelin | 6 – C. Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,660) Clemson, SC |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Louisville | L 64–74 | 12–4 (4–1) | 15 – C. Hunter | 10 – Schieffelin | 3 – C. Hunter | KFC Yum! Center (14,991) Louisville, KY |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | W 77–57 | 13–4 (5–1) | 25 – C. Hunter | 6 – Lakhin | 6 – Schieffelin | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,341) Clemson, SC |
| January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–59 | 14–4 (6–1) | 21 – Zackery | 7 – Schieffelin | 6 – Schieffelin | McCamish Pavilion (4,047) Atlanta, GA |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | | at Pittsburgh | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (7–1) | 20 – C. Hunter | 11 – Schieffelin | 6 – D. Hunter | Petersen Events Center (10,584) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | W 86–72 | 16–4 (8–1) | 23 – C. Hunter | 10 – Lakhin | 5 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 72–57 | 17–4 (9–1) | 16 – Wiggins | 7 – Schieffelin | 4 – Zackery | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 1, 2025 1:30 p.m., The CW | | at NC State | W 68–58 | 18–4 (10–1) | 20 – C. Hunter | 11 – Lakhin | 4 – Zackery | Lenovo Center (15,299) Raleigh, NC |
| February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | L 86–89 $^{3OT}$ | 18–5 (10–2) | 28 – C. Hunter | 8 – Schieffelin | 4 – C. Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,913) Clemson, SC |
| February 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | W 77–71 | 19–5 (11–2) | 22 – Lakhin | 10 – Schieffelin | 3 – C. Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 23 | North Carolina | W 85–65 | 20–5 (12–2) | 22 – Lakhin | 10 – Schieffelin | 7 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,704) Clemson, SC |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | No. 23 | at Florida State | W 72–46 | 21–5 (13–2) | 17 – D. Hunter | 12 – Schieffelin | 4 – D. Hunter | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,278) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 18 | at SMU | W 79–69 | 22–5 (14–2) | 19 – Zackery | 6 – Tied | 7 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (7,054) Dallas, TX |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 13 | Notre Dame | W 83–68 | 23–5 (15–2) | 24 – Schieffelin | 9 – Schieffelin | 5 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,761) Clemson, SC |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | at Virginia | W 71–58 | 24–5 (16–2) | 21 – Schieffelin | 13 – Schieffelin | 5 – Lakhin | John Paul Jones Arena (13,992) Charlottesville, VA |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 11 | at Boston College | W 78–69 | 25–5 (17–2) | 21 – Zackery | 13 – Lakhin | 3 – C. Hunter | Conte Forum (4,362) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 11 | Virginia Tech | W 65–47 | 26–5 (18–2) | 16 – Lakhin | 7 – Tied | 4 – Zackery | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) No. 10 | vs. (6) SMU Quarterfinals | W 57–54 | 27–5 | 21 – C. Hunter | 12 – Schiefflin | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (10,627) Charlotte, NC |
| March 14, 2025 9:30 p.m., ESPN | (3) No. 10 | vs. (2) No. 13 Louisville Semifinals | L 73–76 | 27–6 | 23 – C. Hunter | 12 – Schieffelin | 3 – Zackery | Spectrum Center (18,116) Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2025 3:15 p.m., TruTV | (5 MW) No. 12 | vs. (12 MW) McNeese Round of 64 | | | | | | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | RV | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |