# 2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, due to renovations at Littlejohn Coliseum, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech.

## Last season

The Tigers finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Florida State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Carson Fields | 2 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Pewee Valley, KY | Graduated |
| Patrick Rooks | 4 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Rod Hall | 12 | G | 6'1" | 205 | Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
| Damacus Harrison | 21 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Greenwood, SC | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Legend Robertin | 00 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Sophomore | London, England | Junior college transferred from Chipola College |
| Marcquise Reed | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Landover, MD | Transferred from Robert Morris. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reed will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Shelton Mitchell | 4 | G | 6'3" | 186 | Sophomore | Waxhaw, NC | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ty Hudson PG | Sandy Springs, GA | Pebblebrook High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 27, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NA Rivals: NAoh ESPN: NA ||||||
| 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 87–84 $^{2OT}$ | – | 27 – Grantham | 15 – Nnoko | 4 – Holmes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina Central | W 74–40 | 1–0 | 18 – Blossomgame | 9 – Nnoko | 4 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,742) Greenville, SC |
| Nov 15, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 78–45 | 2–0 | 22 – Grantham | 10 – Djitte | 7 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,262) Greenville, SC |
| Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas Southern | W 76–56 | 3–0 | 23 – Riley | 11 – Djitte | 5 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (6,185) Greenville, SC |
| Nov 23, 2015* 9:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. Massachusetts Men Who Speak Up Main Event Semifinals | L 65–82 | 31 | 18 – Tied | 10 – DeVoe | 1 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,000) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 25, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Rutgers Men Who Speak Up Main Event Heavyweight | W 76–58 | 4–1 | 22 – Tied | 9 – Blossomgame | 4 – Roper | MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,623) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 30, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 83–89 | 4–2 | 25 – Roper | 10 – Murphy | 8 – Mason | Williams Arena (10,229) Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 76–56 | 5–2 | 20 – Holmes | 8 – Nnoko | 6 – Holmes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,528) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 6, 2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | W 66–51 | 6–2 | 22 – Blossomgame | 10 – Blossomgame | 5 – Collins | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,945) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 13, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Alabama | L 50–51 | 6–3 | 15 – Nnoko | 7 – Blossomgame | 5 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,412) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Presbyterian | W 61–49 | 7–3 | 12 – Tied | 13 – Djitte | 5 – Holmes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,478) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina Rivalry | L 59–65 | 7–4 | 17 – Blossomgame | 11 – Blossomgame | 5 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,446) Greenville, SC |
| Dec 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | L 48–71 | 7–5 | 11 – Nnoko | 6 – Nnoko | 3 – Grantham | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 68–80 | 7–6 (0–1) | 15 – Blossomgame | 6 – Blossomgame | 4 – Blossomgame | Dean Smith Center (17,168) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 2, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | | Florida State | W 84–75 | 8–6 (1–1) | 23 – Roper | 9 – Blossomgame | 7 – Grantham | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,945) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 5, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (2–1) | 20 – Blossomgame | 10 – Nnoko | 10 – Roper | Carrier Dome (16,305) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 10, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | | No. 16 Louisville | W 66–62 | 10–6 (3–1) | 17 – Blossomgame | 9 – Blossomgame | 4 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,562) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 13, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 9 Duke | W 68–63 | 11–6 (4–1) | 17 – Blossomgame | 13 – Nnoko | 9 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,972) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 8 Miami (FL) | W 76–65 | 12–6 (5–1) | 25 – Blossomgame | 7 – Blossomgame | 6 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,575) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 19, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 13 Virginia | L 62–69 | 12–7 (5–2) | 23 – Blossomgame | 6 – Blossomgame | 3 – Roper | John Paul Jones Arena (14,398) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | No. 23 Pittsburgh | W 73–60 | 13–7 (6–2) | 22 – Blossomgame | 9 – Djitte | 5 – Grantham | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,752) Greenville, SC |
| Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | | at Florida State | L 65–76 | 13–8 (6–3) | 22 – Blossomgame | 7 – Tied | 3 – Roper | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,166) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 2, 2016 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | W 76–62 | 14–8 (7–3) | 22 – Blossomgame | 12 – Blossomgame | 3 – Blossomgame | LJVM Coliseum (8,716) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 6, 2016 4:00 pm, RSN | | at Virginia Tech | L 57–60 | 14–9 (7–4) | 17 – Nnoko | 12 – Nnoko | 3 – Holmes | Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 8, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Notre Dame | L 83–89 | 14–10 (7–5) | 30 – Blossomgame | 7 – Grantham | 6 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,195) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 13, 2016 2:00 pm, RSN | | Georgia Tech | W 66-52 | 15–10 (8–5) | 17 – Blossomgame | 7 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,232) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 65–54 | 16–10 (9–5) | 23 – Blossomgame | 8 – Tied | 5 – Holmes | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (8,101) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 20, 2016 3:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | L 74–77 | 16–11 (9–6) | 33 – Blossomgame | 8 – Djitte | 7 – Grantham | PNC Arena (17,536) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 23, 2016 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 73–75 | 16–12 (9–7) | 22 – Blossomgame | 6 – Nnoko | 6 – Roper | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,531) Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 1, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 4 Virginia | L 57–64 | 16–13 (9–8) | 31 – Blossomgame | 6 – Nnoko | 6 – DeVoe | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,626) Greenville, SC |
| Mar 5, 2016 12:00 pm, RSN | | at Boston College | W 66–50 | 17–13 (10–8) | 16 – Blossomgame | 8 – Grantham | 9 – Roper | Conte Forum (4,073) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 8–12, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second round | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 17–14 | 22 – Blossomgame | 7 – Djitte | 4 – Holmes | Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||