Clemson basketball is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years after an impressive 23-9 record, despite losing senior forward Donte Grantham back on Jan. 20.
The Tigers are the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region and will play New Mexico State in San Diego on Friday at 9:57 p.m. eastern time.
Clemson is one of nine ACC teams in the tournament. The Tigers finished tied for third in the league with an 11-7 conference record. They beat Boston College in the ACC Tournament, giving them 12 wins overall against ACC teams, the most in one year for a Clemson men’s basketball team.
Here’s what people are saying about Clemson in the NCAA Tournament.
No bigger fan of Brownell, Clemson basketball than Swinney https://t.co/dC2Eptc7af
— TheClemsonInsider (@ClemsonInsider) March 12, 2018
Clemson is going to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, with two former Observer-area stars in the starting lineup. Recognize them? What about the former and current UNC stars here, too?
Click for the breakdownhttps://t.co/5yT936GoRV pic.twitter.com/pLN67HAZKc
— Langston Wertz Jr. (@langstonwertzjr) March 12, 2018
Landmark sports year at Clemson #4 in final AP football poll, #20 in final mens basketball poll. First time in top 20 final poll of both by AP in same year since 1989-90 academic year.
— Tim Bourret (@TimBourret) March 13, 2018
YOU. ARE. IN!@ClemsonMBB#SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/p1Va2sK6OK
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 11, 2018
We're in!!!#MarchMadness #ClemsonGrit pic.twitter.com/tfe0YYB9uc
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) March 11, 2018
We're going dancing in San Diego! The guys are a little excited about that fact. #MarchMadness #ClemsonGRIT pic.twitter.com/3hRtbjFbCa
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) March 12, 2018
Congratulations to @Coach_Brownell and @ClemsonMBB for being picked as a 5th seed in @NCAA @marchmadness #ClemsonGrit #GoTigers pic.twitter.com/WHFtlw8KsO
— Jim Clements (@ClemsonPrez) March 11, 2018
No. 12 NMSU is looking to upset No. 5 Clemson on Friday in the NCAA tournament. @coachchrisjans and @MarioMocciaNMSU say they're not going down without a fight. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/mOAqHFz9KC
— Patrick Hayes (@PHayesReports) March 12, 2018
When you find out you're a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament after media predicted you'd finish 13th in the conference…#ClemsonGRIT #Belief pic.twitter.com/JmRNrzyfxE
— Clemson Basketball (@ClemsonMBB) March 11, 2018
The grind doesn’t stop now. @SMitchell_4 in the gym getting better!! These guys never stop working. #ClemsonGrit💪 pic.twitter.com/26Rw28qBtA
— Ben Winterrowd 📝👨🏻💻🏀⛳️ (@Winter_Ben) March 12, 2018
San Diego!! #MarchMadness
— Gabe DeVoe (@GabeDeVoe10) March 11, 2018
San Diego, here we come 😤🤐 @ Clemson, South Carolina https://t.co/ZZAjdjtuM6
— Donte Grantham (@DonteGrantham32) March 12, 2018
.@ClemsonMBB is the No. 5 seed in the NCAA's Midwest Region! #MarchMadness #SelectionSunday pic.twitter.com/hGHxFxw1ml
— ACC Digital Network (@theACCDN) March 11, 2018