CHARLOTTE — There is one thing that has gotten lost in the news of Dillon Hunter’s broken hand.

Not only did the injury end Hunter’s season prematurely, but it also means that he will never again share a college court with older brother Chase, seeing as this is his final season as a Clemson Tiger.

The two have been teammates at Clemson for the past three years, but it wasn’t until this season that the two really became a formidable duo in the Tigers’ backcourt.

Dillon had started to become a key piece after being injected into the starting lineup after the triple overtime loss to Georgia Tech in early February. While he wasn’t known for lighting up the scoreboard, he’d started to excel as the floor general, which allowed older brother Chase to focus more on his scoring capabilites.

Knowing the two will never play another game as teammates at Clemson was hard to take for Chase.

“Man, it’s crazy,” the elder Hunter said. “We were just talking about that (Thursday) night.”

The Tigers won all nine games in which Dillon started. A big part of that was his ability to run the floor. Dillon only turned it over 14 times in 30 games.

He also contributed as much on the defensive side of the ball. Along with Chase and Jaeden Zackery, Clemson was able to clamp down defensively on opponents.

After the two learned that the injury would sideline Dillon for the rest of the season, the brothers reminisced about the past few years.

“We had a real moment in the hotel room,” Chase said. “Just talking about everything that we have been through. How he has done so good in his career.”

Now, the Tigers must navigate the NCAA Tournament without their floor general, and the older brother is hoping to make another deep March Madness run in honor of his younger brother.

“I was sad to see him go down,” Chase said. “I am definitely proud of him for sure.”

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