Clemson Basketball preseason interviews

by TigerNet Staff - Wed Oct 12 00:29:33 GMT-04:00 2011

Notes from Assistant Coach Mike Winiecki

- Front court will be Devin BookerDevin Booker
Jr. Forward
#31 6-8, 245
Whitmire, SC
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Jr. Forward
#24 6-9, 225
Summerville, SC
View Full Profile to start. BoBo will need to give the team 10 to 15 minutes a game of good work and not get in foul trouble.

- Numbers are thin on the front court because the only other options are Bryan NarcisseBryan Narcisse
Sr. Forward
#21 6-6, 220
North Augusta, SC
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Fr. Forward
#22 6-7, 225
Gastonia, NC
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- Devin Booker has worked on a lot of things like playing with his back to the basket and also facing up and driving to the basket. Booker is a good free throw shooter and the coaches want him to get to the line more.

- Coaches are working with Jennings on cutting down turnovers - dribbling the ball lower and stronger and also finishing around the rim. Jennings is a good free throw shooter also and needs to get to the line more.

- Tigers have 6 returning players and 6 new players so everyone has taken someone under their wing. The Tigers signed 5 players and also added Carson Fields, a preferred walk-on who was added to the roster in the fall.

- Comments on each freshman: “T.J [Sapp] can play a combo position. Rod [Hall] is really strong and can handle the ball. Devin ColemanDevin Coleman
Fr. Guard
#15 6-2, 200
Philadelphia, PA
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Fr. Guard
#32 6-5, 190
Birmingham, AL
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Narcisse said he expects big things from K.J. McDaniels this year and also tipped us off to a dunk contest between himself and McDaniels at Rock the ‘John. He said McDaniels is really making him step up his game for the dunk contest.

Clemson head basketball coach Brad Brownell will be holding his annual media golf tournament on Wednesday. We will have comments from Brownell on the upcoming season on Wednesday afternoon.