CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Clemson looks to snap streak versus BC Saturday

Clemson looks to snap streak versus BC Saturday


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Clemson (15-11, 5-8 ACC) looks to snap a three-game losing streak at home on Saturday versus Boston College (13-12, 4-9).

The Tigers and Eagles will tip at noon on RSN (Fox Sports South locally).

Clemson enters Saturday in the 'first four out' of the NCAA Tournament field according to ESPN.

The Eagles had a two-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday with an 89-80 overtime loss at NC State.

Heavy rain conditions in Clemson this week have affected gameday parking operations for this weekend's home athletics events. Portions of grass area lots near the McFadden and Jervey buildings, Jervey Meadows and East Beach will be closed and fans will need to find spots in paved parking lots. All normal basketball placard parking as well as baseball ADA parking will be held beginning at 9 a.m.

Projected lineups

Clemson

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG

G 2 Marcquise Reed 6-3 188 Gr. 23/22 18.7 5.3 3.0 34.4

G 4 Shelton Mitchell 6-4 200 Gr. 26/26 11.8 2.7 3.0 32.5

F 14 Elijah Thomas 6-9 245 Sr. 26/24 13.1 7.7 1.2 25.0

F 24 David Skara 6-8 213 Gr. 26/26 7.4 4.1 1.5 30.6

F 25 Aamir Simms 6-7 248 So. 26/26 8.7 4.7 0.8 27.7

Boston College

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG

G 0 Ky Bowman 6-1 188 Jr. 25/24 19.3 7.6 4.0 39.1

G 3 Jared Hamilton 6-4 203 Jr. 15/7 6.1 2.1 0.5 23.5

G 25 Jordan Chatman 6-5 210 Sr. 22/21 13.7 2.0 1.9 35.0

F 21 Nik Popovic 6-11 253 Jr. 22/18 13.8 7.3 1.0 29.6

F 41 Steffon Mitchell 6-8 220 So. 21/19 4.4 7.9 2.4 28.5

Clemson basketball notes

• The Tigers will look for its eighth-straight victory over Boston College and the 18th in 25 tries all-time against the Eagles.

• Clemson ranks fourth in the ACC in scoring defense (64.3 points allowed per game) and second in conference games (62.6).

• According to KenPom, Clemson’s adjusted defensive efficiency now ranks 15th in the country (91.8).

• The Tigers’ head man will also look for his 165th career victory at Clemson. He is currently just 13 shy of tying Cliff Ellis for the most in program history (177).

• Elijah Thomas is one of just four guys in the country to average at least 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field.

• Thomas is 10th in program history with 163 career blocks at Clemson and also stands fourth in Clemson history with a 1.92 blocks per game average.

• Thomas is approaching both 900 career points (893) and 600 career rebounds (585) in a Clemson uniform. He would become the 21st player in program history to achieve that feat.

• In addition, Thomas would be one of just seven in program history to amass 900 points, 600 rebounds and 150 blocks.

• Marcquise Reed stands 21st on the all-time scoring list. Reed now has 1,311 points in his Clemson career.

• Shelton Mitchell surpassed the 300-assist mark of his Clemson career against Florida State (301).

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