Clemson game notes vs. South Carolina |
Basketball doubleheader at Littlejohn Coliseum today--@CLEMSONWBB at 1pm and @ClemsonMBB vs. South Carolina at 5pm: pic.twitter.com/naWbDXBoCG GAME SETUP CLEMSON vs. SOUTH CAROLINA (2-0, 0-0 ACC) (1-1, 0-0 SEC) Tipoff: 5 p.m. Tickets: 1-800-CLEMSON Web: ESPN3 (Mike Gleason-pbp; Stan Lewter-color) Radio: CTSN (Pete Yanity-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) • Clemson and South Carolina will meet in November for the first time in series history on Sunday. • The Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak to the Gamecocks last season in Columbia with a 64-55 victory. • Clemson, which allowed 37 points Wednesday to Delaware State, has a 20-2 record in 98 games under Head Coach Brad Brownell when holding opponents to 50 or less. THE SERIES CU Series W-L record South Carolina leads 88-75 Streak Clemson won the last meeting QUICK HITS • Clemson and South Carolina square off Sunday in the 164th renewal of the in-state rivalry. The Gamecocks won in both 2010-11 and 2011-12 before the Tigers turned the tables on the road last season in a 64-55 win. • Sunday’s game will be the earliest meeting in the history of the rivalry and will precede the annual football tilt between the two schools by 13 days. • Clemson held Delaware State to 37 points in its most recent game, matching the fewest allowed by a Brad Brownell coached Tiger team. • The Tigers committed just six turnovers versus Delaware State, the fifth time with six or fewer under Brownell. •
K.J. McDanielsK.J. McDaniels • Clemson sophomore
Jordan RoperJordan Roper
Jr. Forward
#32 6-6, 200
Birmingham, AL
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is coming off a five-block effort Wednesday, the fifth time in his career he has had at least five in a game.
So. Guard
#20 5-11, 165
Columbia, SC
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and South Carolina freshman Justin McKie were teammates at Irmo High School and led the Yellow Jackets to a state title in 2011. McKie’s father, Gamecock legend BJ McKie, is Irmo’s all-time leading scorer and Roper is No. 2 on the list.
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