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South Carolina 12 NCAA APPEARANCES, 4 SWEET SIXTEENS, 1 ELITE EIGHT, 1990 ACC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS GAME 12 CLEMSON (8-3) 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Head Coach Brad Brownell (9th season): 156-116 (at Clemson); 323-201 (career - 17th season) (Clicking on the result will take you to online recap page) SOUTH CAROLINA (4-6) DATE DAY OPPONENT (CU RANK/OPP RANK) TIME BROADCAST Head Coach Frank Martin (7th season): 117-96 (at South Carolina); 234-150 (career - 12th season) Oct. 27 Sat. at UNCW (Exh. Hurricane Relief) W, 78-67 N/A Nov. 1 Tues. Barton College (Exh.) W, 89-80 N/A • Clemson will look for its third-straight victory over South Carolina Nov. 6 Tues. The Citadel W, 100-80 ACCN Extra tonight. Nov. 9 Fri. North Carolina Central W, 71-51 ACCN Extra • The Tigers are 36-18 against the Gamecocks since South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference (1971-72 season). Nov. 14 Wed. Sam Houston State W, 74-59 ACCN Extra • Elijah Thomas posted his fourth double-double of the season and 15th Nov. 19 Mon. # vs. Akron W, 72-69 Facebook Live of his career against Charleston Southern (25 points, 14 rebounds). Nov. 20 Tues. # vs. Georgia W, 64-49 Facebook Live • With the victory against Charleston Southern (Dec. 18), head coach Nov. 21 Wed. # vs. Creighton L, 82-87 Facebook Live Brad Brownell passed Bill Foster and now stands second all-time on the Nov. 26 Mon. ! Nebraska L, 66-68 ESPN2 Clemson win list (157). Dec. 4 Tues. Saint Peter’s W, 65-60 ACCN Extra Dec. 8 Sat. & vs. Mississippi State L, 71-82 ESPN2 Dec. 15 Sat. Radford W, 74-66 ACCN Extra PROJECTED CLEMSON STARTERS Dec. 18 Tues. Charleston Southern W, 78-51 ACCN Extra G 0 Clyde Trapp 6-4, 196 So. 6.3 ppg 2.9 rpg Dec. 22 Sat. at South Carolina 2 p.m. ESPN2 G 4 Shelton Mitchell 6-4, 200 Gr. 14.5 ppg 2.5 rpg Dec. 30 Sun. Lipscomb 3 p.m. Raycom F 24 David Skara 6-8, 213 Gr. 8.1 ppg 4.3 rpg Jan. 5 Sat. * at Duke 2 p.m. or 8 p.m. ESPN F 25 Aamir Simms 6-7, 248 So. 11.2 ppg 4.3 rpg Jan. 9 Wed. * at Syracuse 8 p.m. Raycom C 14 Elijah Thomas 6-9, 245 Sr. 13.9 ppg 8.1 rpg Jan. 12 Sat. * Virginia 12 p.m. Raycom PROJECTED SOUTH CAROLINA STARTERS Jan. 16 Wed. * Georgia Tech 9 p.m. Raycom G 00 A.J. Lawson 6-6, 172 Fr. 13.6 ppg 4.5 rpg Jan. 22 Tues. * at Florida State 7 p.m. ESPN/2/U G 1 T.J. Moss 6-2, 193 Fr. 6.3 ppg 1.9 rpg Jan. 26 Sat. * at NC State 2 p.m. Raycom F 21 Malik Kotsar 6-11, 264 Jr. 8.8 ppg 4.6 rpg Jan. 29 Tues. * Pittsburgh 9 p.m. ESPNU F 24 Keyshawn Bryant 6-6, 190 Fr. 8.3 ppg 3.5 rpg Feb. 3 Sun. * Wake Forest 12 p.m. ESPNU F 30 Chris Silva 6-9, 234 Sr. 11.1 ppg 6.6 rpg Feb. 6 Wed. * at Georgia Tech 7 p.m. Raycom Feb. 9 Sat. * Virginia Tech 12 p.m. ESPN/2/U HEAD TO HEAD Feb. 13 Wed. * at Miami 7 pm. ESPN/2/U Category Clemson South Carolina Feb. 16 Sat. * at Louisville 12 p.m. ESPN/2/U Head Coach Brad Brownell Frank Martin Feb. 19 Tues. * Florida State 9 p.m. ESPN/2/U Overall Record 324-201 (17th season) 234-150 (12th season) Feb. 23 Sat. * Boston College 12 p.m. Raycom Record at School 157-116 (9th season) 117-96 (7th season) Feb. 27 Wed. * at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Raycom 2018-19 Scoring Off. 74.3 ppg 72.4 ppg Mar. 2 Sat. * North Carolina 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. ESPN/2 2018-19 Scoring Def. 65.6 ppg 72.1 ppg Mar. 6 Wed. * at Notre Dame 9 p.m. ESPN/2/U Leading Scorer Reed (19.4 ppg) Lawson (13.6 ppg) Mar. 9 Sat. * Syracuse 12 p.m. CBS Leading Rebounder Thomas (8.1 rpg) Silva (6.6 rpg) Mar. 13- Wed. N1 New York Life ACC Tournament CU Series W-L record South Carolina leads 90-78 Mar. 17 Sun. Streak Clemson has won back-to-back games in the series Note: All times are and Eastern; * — ACC regular season game; # — Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands); ! — ACC/Big Ten Challenge; & — 2018 Never Forget Tribute Classic (Newark, N.J.); N1 –– ACC Tourna- ment (Charlotte, N.C.) CLEMSON ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Director of Communications (primary): Ben Winterrowd [email protected] // C: 630-862-8828 // O: 864-656-1985 Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant (secondary): Patrick Boling [email protected] // C: 434-227-6008 GET IN THE GAME TV RADIO (105.5 FM) SATELLITE RADIO ONLINE/MOBILE » ESPN2 » Clemson Tigers Network » XM » ClemsonTigers.com Mike Morgan (PxP) Don Munson (PxP) Channel 380 (CTN) Free audio stream only Chris Spatola (analyst) Tim Bourret (analyst) » Interet » WatchESPN.com Channel 971 (CTN) Ben Milstead (producer) Video stream available Game Notes vs. South Carolina • December 22, 2018 BROADCAST SHEET (Clicking on a player’s headshot will take you to their online bio) CLYDE TRAPP ELIJAH THOMAS So. • 6-4 • 196 • Guard Sr. • 6-9 • 245 • Center Eastover, S.C. • Lower Richland HS Dallas, Texas • Lancaster HS (Texas A&M) • Serves as the Tigers backup point guard to Shelton Mitchell • Named to All-ACC Defensive Team by media and coaches in 17-18 • Scored season-high 13 points against The Citadel (Nov. 6). • First Tiger since 93-94 to post at least 350 pts, 275 reb, and 75 blk • Appeared in 29 games last season off the bench for Clemson • First Tiger since 1990 to post 26+ points, 16+ rebounds (vs. TSU) 0 • Averaged 1.8 points and tallied 17 assists during 2017-18 14 • First player from the state of Texas to play for Clemson basketball. JOHNATHAN BAEHRE JOHN NEWMAN III RJr. • 6-10 • 214 • Forward Fr. • 6-5 • 197 • Guard Wiesbaden, Germany • Wilkinson County HS (UNC Asheville) Greensboro, N.C. • Greensboro Day School • Transfer from UNC Asheville - sitting out 2018-19 season due to NCAA • Four-star prospect; ranked No. 5 in NC by Phenom Hoops Transfer Rules • Finished HS career with 1,400 pts, 500 reb, 200 ast, 100 stl • Posted a career-best 28 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks in an NIT • 3-time state champion; 2018 NCISAA 3A State Champ. game MVP 1 game against USC last season. 15 • Lenwood Edwards Endowment Award for Academic Leadership MARCQUISE REED MALIK WILLIAM Gr. • 6-3 • 188 • Guard So. • 6-8 • 226 • Forward Landover, Md. • Capitol Christian Academy • Robert Morris Orlando, Fla. • The First Academy • Eclipsed 1,000 points as a Tiger on Nov. 21 with 27 pts vs. Creighton • Appeared in 17 games off the bench for the Tigers in 2017-18 • Named to 2018 All-ACC Preseason Second Team by media • Averaged 4.4 minutes; posted 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game • All-time free throw percentage leader at Clemson (87.4) • 26 total rebounds; 14 of those came on the offensive glass 2 • Posted career-high 28 points at Va. Tech (Feb. 21) 20 • Career-high 6 points against Western Carolina (11-10-17) LYLES DAVIS DAVID SKARA Sr. • 5-11 • 166 • Guard Gr. • 6-8 • 213 • Forward Charleston, S.C. • James Island Charter HS Zadar, Croatia • Valparaiso • Fourth-year competitor appeared in four games in 2017-18 • Appeared in 26 games and made seven starts last season • Played career-high 5 minutes against Western Carolina (11-10-17) • Averaged 3.3 points, 2.8 rebounds per game • Led high school to a Region 7-AAAA title in 2014-15 • Scored a season-best 11 points against ULL (12-22-17) 3 • Serves as point guard on the Tiger scout team in practice 24 • The most versatile defensive player on Clemson’s roster SHELTON MITCHELL AAMIR SIMMS Gr. • 6-4 • 200 • Guard So. • 6-7 • 248 • Forward Waxhaw, N.C. • Oak Hill Academy (Va.) (Vanderbilt) Palmyra, Va. • Blue Ridge School • Eclipsed 1,000 career points vs. Charleston Southern (Dec. 18) • Scored career-high 23 points (9-15 FG) vs. Mississippi State (Dec. 8) • Active leader in assists (257 at Clemson) • Grabbed 108 rebounds and blocked the second-most shots (29) • Career-high FT% in 17-18 (85.7); 9th all-time at Clemson (82.7) • Appeared in 34 games (12 starts); career-high 30 min at GT 4 • Tied career-high (23 pts) vs. NMSU in NCAA First Round 25 • Tied career-high with 10-point effort vs. Duke (Feb. 18). HUNTER TYSON JAVAN WHITE Fr. • 6-8 • 204 • Forward Gr. • 6-10 • 227 • Forward Monroe, N.C. • Piedmont HS Ames, Iowa • Ames HS (Oral Roberts) • Comes to Clemson as No. 8 ranked forward in NC by ESPN • Second graduate transfer in Clemson history (Mark Donnal - 17-18) • Averaged 27.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.8 • Spent three seasons at Oral Roberts; 7.7 points, 6.8 rebounds/game blocks as a senior at Piedmont HS • Averaged 10.2 pts, 9.0 reb last season in 32 contests 5 • Ranked No. 25 all time in NCHSAA Boys Basketball - 2,131 points 35 • Known as a terrific rebounder and relentless finisher around the rim PARKER FOX TREY JEMISON Fr. • 6-6 • 181 • Guard Fr.
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