CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University men’s basketball will travel to Alabama in the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge. The matchup is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 3. Game time and network designation will be announced at a later date by ESPN.

Clemson returns to Alabama where it played its inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge game in 2023. The Tigers are 9-5 all-time against Alabama, including a 4-0 mark on the road in the series. The Tigers defeated the Crimson Tide in the inaugural challenge on Nov. 28, 2023, by a score of 85-77.

The Tigers are 2-0 in the ACC/SEC Challenge, including the previously mentioned victory at Alabama and a win over No. 4 Kentucky in Littlejohn Coliseum last season. The Tigers defeated the Wildcats 70-66 on Dec. 3, 2024.

There are five 2-0 teams in the challenge so far, and the Tigers are the lone team from the ACC to have won both of their matchups.

Clemson returns senior Dillon Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) and redshirt freshmen Ace Buckner (Dallas, Texas/La Lumiere School (Ind.)) and Dallas Thomas (Little Rock, Ark./Parkview Magnet).

The Tigers signed six transfers this offseason and added four freshmen. Clemson announced the additions of Nick Davidson (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mater Dei), Carter Welling (Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon), RJ Godfrey (Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett), Jake Wahlin (Provo, Utah/Timpview), Efrem “Butta” Johnson (Huntsville, Ala./Grissom) and Jestin Porter (Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge) to the basketball program last month.

Head Coach Brad Brownell and his staff added freshmen Zac Foster (Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy), Chase Thompson (Glenwood, Minn./Alexandria Area), Trent Steinour (Huntersville, N.C./Lake Norman) and Blake Davidson (Mission Viejo, Calif./Mater Dei).

For more on the transfer class, click here, and for more on the freshmen, click here.

Clemson and Alabama last matched up in the 2024 Elite Eight with the Crimson Tide advancing with an 89-82 victory.