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Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?
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Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 3, 2018, 7:58 PM

Devoe is putting together quite the season shooting. Unfortunately, he didn't show this type of ability his first 3 years, but the recent tear he's been on might start putting him in the conversation of one of the best Clemson shooters ever. What's strange is modern day Clemson really hasn't had many if any great shooters. We've had a lot of guys that could score or make a three, but really T. Oglesby is only guy in maybe the last 20-30 yrs that you could legitimately say was a "shooter". Even with that being said, he never had a stretch like the one Gabe is currently on. There were a couple of guys in the 90s that had somewhat of a reputation for really being able to shoot it (ie. Bruce Martin), but they never really showcased that ability consistently in games.

What Gabe is currently doing really pretty unheard of in modern day Clemson history (some of that also has to do with fact that Purnell recruited more athletes than shooters during his tenure as head coach).

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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 3, 2018, 8:03 PM

does the name chris whitney ring a bell? David Young could shoot it. so could micheal "phone home" brown. anthony jenkins could shoot it. marc campbell is in the conversation. but agreed- devoe is on a s good of a run as we've seen in a long time.

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KC Rivers, Terrell McIntyre, Will Solomon.***


Feb 3, 2018, 8:20 PM



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Terell and Solomon were much more scorers than shooters


Feb 3, 2018, 8:40 PM

Rivers had the big time reputation out of high school and was known as a good shooteer, but he's never done anything close to what Gabe has done in the last month.

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Not really true.


Feb 3, 2018, 9:13 PM

Solomon made 214 3's in 3 years at Clemson, hitting 36.6%.
McIntyre made 259 in 4 years for 37.2%.
Rivers made 281 in 4 years for 38.5%
Devoe, so far at Clemson, has made 181 for 37.6%. This season he is hitting 39.7%.

Rivers hit 39.2% his senior year.
McIntyre hit 40.2% his senior year.

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Re: Terell and Solomon were much more scorers than shooters


Feb 3, 2018, 9:19 PM [ in reply to Terell and Solomon were much more scorers than shooters ]

KC averaged 14 points a game for 3 years. I wish I could find a 3 game stretch like DeVoe but I cannot find any game logs from when he played. DeVoe averages 12 a game this year. Can't really argue DeVoe is better. These last 3 games he has been amazing tho. Idk if Rivers ever took over like he has been.

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Feb 3, 2018, 8:22 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

What you say is very true. Devoe has always been a good shooter. In high school he was really good. Few big time schools offered him because he was “one dimensional”. I don’t believe NCSU was interested in him and he is David Thompson’s cousin. Since coming to Clemson,with good coaching, Devoe has become a complete player. If you watch the games closely, as I do, you will see Devoe make a lot of big time rebounds. Too me, that is almost as big as the three pointers that he regularly sinks. Good on defense too. I’d like to see him cut down on the turnovers but he plays at a full pace all the time. Glad we have him and hate to lose him after this great season.

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Gabe has been a prototypical Clemson hoops recruit


Feb 3, 2018, 8:28 PM

A prolific NC high schooler overlooked by the blue bloods who lands at Clemson and slowly develops over his career into a guy who helps beat the blue bloods as a senior.

We’ve had several of those ... Demontez Stitt and Terrell McIntyre come to mind.

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Agree with both of you. I don't think Gabe fit the typical


Feb 3, 2018, 8:39 PM

mold, from an athletic standpoint, that the blue-blood schools look for, but I've always thought he had great instincts, and like you said, he really developed. He has good court vision and has a knack for anticipating and being in the right place at the right time.

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You're right about the turnovers but he's starting to better


Feb 3, 2018, 8:46 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

with that as well. Only 1 turnover in each of last 3 games.

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??


Feb 4, 2018, 9:25 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

DeVoe is related to David Thompson? got any evidence for that?

only source i can find is an article on the 'Wolfpacker' site

https://ncstate.rivals.com/news/nc-state-gets-chance-for-revenge-vs-clemson

even looked at some articles from the Shelby, NC paper.. with no mention of it

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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 3, 2018, 8:44 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

lots of variables.. how much help did they have being a big one, how many were 3 pointers, etc .. but lot of guys who got reps as "good shooters" were really more "volume" guys. here are some of those guys, followed by their career shooting %
van gregg 41.2 bruce martin 39.9, boogie mac 41.5 TO 37.8 roper 37.6 ed scott 38.1
will solomon 39.2 tony stockman 36.2 butch Z 41

contrast THOSE WITH COLON ABRAHAM 53.6 MARC CAMPBELL 48.2 CHRIS DODDS 52.0 FRED GILLIAM 48.1 VINCE HAMILTON 52.4 anthony jenkins 48.8 KC 43.9 chris whitney 42.7 skip 48.9


like i said, tons of variables but most of these guys were mainly jump shooters who didn't take many shots in the paint. and that is total shooting %, 3 pointers not broken out

a media guide is a good thing.

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That would be Butch Zatezalo


Feb 3, 2018, 8:20 PM

The guy was a phenomenal scorer on some really weak teams.

He led the ACC in scoring (20 ppg) on a team that finished near the bottom of the league.

He was also a defensive liability ... but man the guy could shoot!!

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Well now, that's true, he was a great shooter, and if we're


Feb 3, 2018, 8:32 PM

going back before the 3-pt line, you'd have to include Skip Wise as well. Even though, Skip was a gunner and threw up some bad shots, but he could really stroke it from outside. Thing is, it was very much an inside oriented game then and with Zatazelo, and the way outside scoring was viewed and took place was very different than today.

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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 3, 2018, 8:22 PM

Reed is arguably a better shooter.

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Feb 3, 2018, 8:24 PM

Here’s a name Tiger ole timers may remember ..... Van Gregg
I think Phillips called him the blond bomber,

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Van Gregg


Feb 3, 2018, 8:41 PM

That is who I was thinking of reading this but couldn't come up with his name. Thanks for bringing up his name. He was a great shooter.

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I think he scored 30+ in his first game?


Feb 3, 2018, 8:48 PM

His production went way down in his senior year, however, with the arrival of Skip Wise.

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And Colon Abraham was the "Designated Sniper"


Feb 3, 2018, 9:31 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

Anthony Jenkins had the "automatic knuckleball." Vincent Hamilton the "rainbow archer."

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Remember that well.


Feb 3, 2018, 9:35 PM

Jim was the best, as you well know.

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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 3, 2018, 11:31 PM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

> Here’s a name Tiger ole timers may remember .....
> Van Gregg
> I think Phillips called him the blond bomber,

Yeah Van Gregg scored about 33 points his first game if memory serves me correct .

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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 4, 2018, 8:38 AM [ in reply to Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo? ]

Absolutely recall him! Glad somebody also mentioned Vince Hamilton. Solid all around player with great instincts.

I just am beginning to see long-term growth in Brownell’s program and hope DRad will do something to change the direction of Women’s BB. It is ashame that Coach Smith lost her leading scorer for the year, but with LJC we need to hire a young intelligent coach who understands this is a lengthy process.

Go Tigers!

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KC Rivers shot close to 40% from 3 over his final 3 seasons


Feb 3, 2018, 8:40 PM

He's the best and most consistent in my time following Clemson basketball (Barnes era and onward).

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Skip


Feb 3, 2018, 8:45 PM

Skip Wise was a very special player but it ended way to fast. If you had a chance to see him play you probably do not forget his ability. He could have been a something really unique.

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Is Skip still alive and what is he doing now if so?*****


Feb 3, 2018, 9:22 PM



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Assume he's still alive, and the most recent thing I can


Feb 3, 2018, 10:42 PM

find is that he returned to Baltimore after prison, and was working at a community center. Don't know how recent that was however, and would love to have an update. I don't know if he has any idea how revered he is by old Clemson fans. I would also love to see more video of him as well; there's bound to be some available somewhere.

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Skip never made a three pointer in college.***


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Re: KC Rivers shot close to 40% from 3 over his final 3 seasons


Feb 3, 2018, 9:21 PM [ in reply to KC Rivers shot close to 40% from 3 over his final 3 seasons ]

Same here. He lead us in scoring and was a big part of our success. That team should have done big things.

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I would definitely go with Chris Whitney*****


Feb 3, 2018, 9:12 PM



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Probably the best - Averaged 84 3's a year, at a 41% clip.


Feb 3, 2018, 9:23 PM

Junior college transfer that only played 2 yrs at Clemson, but was prolific and deadly from 3pt land. Had a nice NBA career as well.

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Hard to argue ...***


Feb 4, 2018, 8:20 PM [ in reply to I would definitely go with Chris Whitney***** ]



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Feb 5, 2018, 10:10 AM [ in reply to I would definitely go with Chris Whitney***** ]

Him and Shawan Robinson are twobtuat I recall that haven't been listed previously.

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Feb 3, 2018, 10:00 PM

If he can keep shooting like this maybe he can be mentioned but as great as he’s been I don’t think he’s quite up there with Oglesby yet, that guy really didn’t miss

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The best of them all was Fatboy Michael Tait...He shot over


Feb 3, 2018, 11:18 PM

50%...Unfortunately, he only played one season with a 3 point line...But he was the best I ever saw in Orange

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Never leave out


Feb 4, 2018, 8:24 AM

Zatazelo!

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Feb 4, 2018, 8:29 AM

I would definitely put Billy Williams in the conversation.

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don’t start jinxing him now.. he’s finally playing good


Feb 4, 2018, 9:01 AM

Let it breathe a little before you start heaping “all time great” praise.

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Van Gregg.***


Feb 4, 2018, 9:02 AM



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Re: Devoe starting to move into greatest Clem shooter convo?


Feb 4, 2018, 10:04 AM

Gabe has become the player we all thought he would be when he signed with the Tigers. It just has taken him a while to find his comfort level at the D1 level.

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no


Feb 5, 2018, 10:23 AM

not in the least

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