NCAA Tournament: Clemson Will Face Villanova |
Clemson was chosen as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region. The Tigers will face No. 12 seed Villanova in the first round on Friday. QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH OLIVER PURNELL On whether seeding mattered: "Seeding definitely mattered because we've had a really good year. We feel like we've got a really good basketball team and deserved a high seed, based on our body of work for the entire year. But also with the way we've played down the stretch. Five is a pretty good seed." On if there is any advantage in having played at the Tampa venue (St. Pete Times Forum) last season at the ACC Tournament: "I think the advantage is that it's not too terribly far away. I think any time you go east to west, for example, that's a bit of a hardship. But this is certainly a good location." Is it a bittersweet day for Clemson: "Absolutely. We were terribly disappointed at the end of the game (championship game vs. North Carolina) today. The bottom line is we didn't win that championship. But, we're playing at a high level. We set our goal to win a national championship, and now we have an opportunity to start on that quest this Friday."
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