Clemson travels to No. 6 Miami today for a 2 p.m. tip at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, FL. The Tigers will try to snap a five-game losing streak, while Miami hopes to clinch its first ACC Regular Season title with a win. Clemson’s current losing streak started with its 45-43 loss to Miami on Feb. 17 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers have lost eight of their last nine games.
GAME SETUP
Site: BankUnited Center (7,200)
Date: Today
City: Coral Gables, FL
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Network (Pete Yanity – play-by-play; Tim Bourret – color)
TV: ACC Network (Tim Brant – play-by-play; Bobby Cremins – color)
Rankings: Miami – No. 6 AP, No. 7 USA Today
PROBABLE STARTERS
Clemson (13-16, 5-12 ACC)
G Rod Hall 5.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG
G Jordon Roper 7.4 PPG, 1.2 RPG
C Devin Booker 13.2 PGG, 7.8 RPG
F Damarcus Harrison 5.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG
F Milton Jennings 10.4 PPG, 6.6 RPG
Miami (23-6, 14-3 ACC)
G Shane Larkin 13.8 PPG, 3.8 RPG
G Durand Scott 13.2 PPG, 4.2 RPG
C Julian Gamble 6.6 PPG, 4.9 RPG
F Trey McKinney Jones 9.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG
F Kenny Kadji 13.3 PPG, 6.7 RPG
SERIES NOTES
Overall: Clemson leads 11-8
at Clemson: Clemson leads 5-2
at Littlejohn: Clemson leads 5-2
at Miami: Miami leads 4-3
at Neutral: Clemson leads 3-2
First Meeting: Clemson won, 98-96, in 1955-56
Last Meeting: Miami won, 45-43, on Feb. 17
Streak: Miami has won two straight
QUICK FACTS
• Sophomore forward K.J. McDaniels, who has missed the last three games after injuring his left ankle prior to the North Carolina game, is expected to play at Miami. McDaniels was involved in limited practice Thursday and went a little bit more before the team flew out for Miami on Friday.
• Clemson and Miami face off Saturday for the second time this season and 20th time in the history of the series on Saturday at BankUnited Center. The Hurricanes won a slugfest on Feb. 17 at Littlejohn Coliseum, 45-43. Miami overcame a late four-point deficit within the final two minutes to claim the victory over the Tigers.
• Clemson holds an 11-8 advantage all-time in the series, but the Hurricanes lead 4-3 in games played in Miami. Clemson last won at Miami in 2010-11, Brad Brownell’s first season with the Tiger program.
• The Tigers have won twice at BankUnited Center since Miami first joined the ACC for the 2004-05 season. In the 2008-09 matchup, K.C. Rivers posted 28 points and Trevor Booker collected 16 rebounds to lead the Tigers to victory. In the 2010-11 win, guard Andre Young scored 18 to lead the way.
• Clemson owns 11 wins over top-25 ACC teams on the road in its history. The last victory for the Tiger program came against 21st-ranked Virginia Tech in 2007. Clemson’s last win over a top-10 ACC team on the road was in 1995 against Duke in Rick Barnes’ first road game as head coach.
• The Tigers are seeking their first win over a ranked team in 2012-13. Clemson has a current streak of six consecutive seasons with at least one win over a ranked team.
• Clemson dropped its most recent game on Tuesday to Boston College. It was Senior Night at Littlejohn, and Clemson’s Devin Booker and Milton Jennings played well in their final home game as Tigers. Booker led the way with 19 points, while Jennings added 18. The two combined for 15 rebounds and made 16-of-28 shots from the field.
• K.J. McDaniels, who has missed the previous three games with an ankle injury, was a limited participant in practice Thursday and is listed as questionable for Saturday.
• Damarcus Harrison is coming off his first double-figure scoring performance since January. The sophomore posted 11 points and added a career-high tying eight rebounds in 29 minutes against Boston College.
• Freshman guard Jordan Roper was named to the All-ACC Academic Team on Thursday, the 11th straight year Clemson has had at least one representative. Roper is tied for the team lead with 31 steals and second with 36 three-pointers.