Clemson Basketball Preview vs. ULL |
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CLEMSON (10-1) vs. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (10-2) Date: Friday, December 22 Tipoff: 3:01 p.m. ET Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ACCN Extra (Pete Yanity -pbp; Jim Davis-color) • Clemson will face Louisiana-Lafayette of the first time in program history. • Clemson is 28-3 all-time against members of the Sun Belt Conference. • Donte Grantham is a mere nine points shy of reaching 1,000 for his career - becoming the 39th player in Clemson history to achieve that feat. • Tigers improved to a nice 69-29 record in Nov./Dec. under Brownell. • With his 25-point performance against South Carolina, Marcquise Reed has now scored exactly 500 points in a Clemson uniform. SERIES HISTORY CU Series W-L record: First Meeting Streak: First Meeting TIGER TRACKS • The Tigers received 35 votes in this week’s AP Top 25 poll (ranked 28th). They received 10 votes in USA Today coaches poll. Clemson’s RPI checks in at 21st nationally. • Marcquise Reed earned named ACC Player of the Week honors (12/18/17). • Reed has now scored exactly 500 points in his Clemson career. • He is one of just 15 players in the country to average at least 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per contest. • Coach Brownell (134 victories at Clemson) is four wins shy of tying and five shy of passing Oliver Purnell for the third most wins at Clemson. • Elijah Thomas is one of only seven players in the country currently averaging at least 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. • Grantham (991) is just nine points shy of becoming the 39th 1,000-point scorer in Clemson history.
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