CLEMSON – Brad Brownell and the Clemson Tigers are set to field one of their best rosters in recent memory in 2023, but it doesn’t stop there. Additions like Joseph Girard III and Jack Clark came through the transfer portal, but it doesn’t mean Clemson isn’t building from the high school level.

If anything, Brownell is catching fire as a high school recruiter. For the 2024 class, the staff got started with four-star power forward Dallas Thomas, landing the Arkansas native in July. Considering Brownell’s prowess in the transfer portal, it was going to be interesting to watch how aggressive he was at the high school level.

The month of October wrote that narrative in an instant. Clemson’s guard class is already settled, landing the pair of four-star Del Jones and three-star Ace Buckner in the span of four days. The Tigers have only pulled in five high school recruits in the last two years, but the recipe is coming together for Brownell combining his recruiting excellence at both levels.

With the rapid boosts, Clemson finds themselves in the top half of the ACC in the 2024 class across 247Sports, On3 and Rivals rankings. Their highest is No. 11 on both of 247Sports’ rankings, good for fourth in the conference.

Expectations are high for Brownell and the Tigers in 2023, and he’s building for the future even with this key season approaching.