2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC Tournament and the 2016 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
	† 2016 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record	17–14 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Winiecki; Richie Riley; Steve Smith;
Home arena	Bon Secours Wellness Arena

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
Ty Hudson PG	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 2014-06-25. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

Roster

2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	00	Legend Robertin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	London, England
F	1	Austin Ajukwa	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
G	2	Marcquise Reed (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Landover, Maryland
G	4	Shelton Mitchell (I)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Waxhaw, North Carolina
F	5	Jaron Blossomgame	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	10	Gabe DeVoe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Shelby, North Carolina
G	11	Ty Hudson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Sandy Springs, Georgia
G	12	Avry Holmes (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Salem, Oregon
F	15	Donte Grantham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Martinsburg, West Virginia
G	20	Jordan Roper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Columbia, South Carolina
F	33	Josh Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
C	35	Landry Nnoko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Yaoundé, Cameroon
G	44	Riley McGillan (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Fort Mill, South Carolina
C	50	Sidy Djitte	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Dakar, Senegal

Head coach

Brad Brownell

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Winiecki
Richie Riley
Steve Smith

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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		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.

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Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Venues	YMCA Building (1916–1922) Riggs Field House (1922–1930) Fike Field House (1930–1968) Littlejohn Coliseum (1968–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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