CLEMSON — Two basketball signees need the Clemson Family’s prayers.

Nick and Blake Davidson, who both recently signed to play basketball for Brad Brownell and the Clemson Tigers, lost their father, Kirk Davidson, unexpectedly on April 3. What makes the news even sadder is his passing occurred a day after Nick signed with the Tigers.

According to an April 7 story on Nevada Sports.com, Kirk’s death was caused from a heart attack. He was 53-years old. Besides Nick and Blake, Kirk also had a third son, Zack, who played at Montana this past season.

Nick, who transferred to Clemson from Nevada, choose the Tigers over Virginia, Notre Dame, Washington and Texas. He was one of the top big men in the portal.

Nick averaged 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game last season as a junior. He also shot 37 percent from the three-point line. The 6-foot-10 talent is rated as the No. 12 overall prospect in the portal this offseason.

As a sophomore, Nick scored 12.2 points while pulling down 7.3 rebounds per contest. He shot 55 percent from the field.

Blake officially signed with the Tigers on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward originally signed with Nevada, but requested to be released from his National Letter of Intent. The request was granted. Blake committed to the Wolfpack last September.

As a senior at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif), Davidson averaged 10 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. He averaged 11.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a junior.

Kirk played for BYU and Nevada in his playing days. He played at BYU in the 1989-’90 season before transferring to Nevada, where he played from 1991-’93.

Despite several foot injuries, Kirk averaged 5.2 points and 2.3 rebounds and 12 minutes per game at Nevada, shooting 64.7 percent from the field.

Kirk also leaves behind his wife, Kelly, a former volleyball star at Nevada. They had been together since they starting dating as student-athletes at Nevada.

—photo courtesy of Blake Davidson on X.com