Brownell previews matchup with Maryland |
GAME SETUP Site: Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 City: Clemson, SC Time: 7:02 PM Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Properties (Pete Yanity - play-by-play, Tim Bourret - color) TV: ESPNU (Carter Blackburn - play-by-play, Jay Williams - color) Web: ESPN3 SERIES NOTES Overall: Maryland leads 88-49 at Clemson: Clemson leads 35-26 at Littlejohn: Clemson leads 22-19 at Maryland: Maryland leads 52-10 at Neutral: Maryland leads 10-4 First Meeting: Maryland, 45-34, in 1938-39 Last Meeting: Maryland, 79-77, in 2010-11 Streak: Maryland has won two straight QUICK FACTS • Clemson and Maryland will meet for the 138th time Tuesday in a series that dates to the 1938-39 season. The Terrapins hold an 88-49 overall advantage in the series, with Clemson leading 35-26 in games played at home. • The Tigers are coming off their fourth ACC road loss by four points or less, a 67-65 defeat at Virginia Tech on Saturday. Nine of Clemson’s 11 losses have been seven points or less. • The Terrapins played well last time out against No. 5 North Carolina, but the Tar Heels claimed an 83-74 win in College Park on Saturday. Maryland has lost five of its last six. • Clemson’s four road ACC losses have come by a total of 11 points, with the largest a four-point defeat against a ranked Virginia team on Jan. 31. • Clemson has outscored its ACC opponents by 15 total points halfway through league play, yet the Tigers have a 3-5 conference record to this point. • This will be the first-ever meeting between Clemson’s
Brad Brownell Head Coach View Full Profile
and Maryland’s Mark Turgeon. •
Andre Young Sr. Guard #11 5-9, 175 Albany, GA View Full Profile
has not committed a turnover in three consecutive games for the Tigers in 101 total minutes of play. He has notched 10 assists during that time and now has a 3.1 assist-to-turnover ratio this season, second-best in the ACC behind North Carolina’s Kendall Marshall. •
K.J. McDaniels Fr. Guard #32 6-5, 190 Birmingham, AL View Full Profile
earned his first career start at Virginia Tech and responded with career-highs in points (14), minutes (28), rebounds (5), blocked shots (5) and assists (2). •
Bernard Sullivan Fr. Forward #22 6-7, 225 Gastonia, NC View Full Profile
, another Tiger freshman, also posted career-highs with seven points and four rebounds in just nine minutes of play at Virginia Tech. •
Tanner Smith Sr. Guard #5 6-5, 210 Alpharetta, GA View Full Profile
’s streak of 13 games with at least one three-point goal was snapped Saturday at Virginia Tech, but he is still shooting a career-best 37 percent from behind the arc overall this season. •
Catalin Baciu Sr. Center #10 7-2, 255 Cluj-Napoca, View Full Profile
has come off the bench to average 5.5 points per game in ACC play, fifth-best on the team. He is shooting 61 percent in conference games. •
Milton Jennings Jr. Forward #24 6-9, 225 Summerville, SC View Full Profile
has returned from suspension and will dress for Tuesday’s game. • Clemson’s honorary captain Tuesday will be former center Tom Wideman, who played for the Tigers from 1995-99.
Brad Brownell
Andre Young
K.J. McDaniels
Bernard Sullivan
Tanner Smith
Catalin Baciu
Milton Jennings
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