Clemson players describe what Kobe Bryant meant to them

Following Tuesday’s 71-70 victory over Syracuse, Clemson basketball players Tevin Mack and Clyde Trapp were asked about NBA great Kobe Bryant and what he meant to them and what role he played in their basketball careers. Trapp wore his orange Kobe sneakers during the game in honor of Kobe Bryant, who died tragically Sunday in […]

Playing with renewed confidence, Trapp makes game winner for Clemson

This time last week, after he struggled to make any kind of shot or free throw in Clemson’s win over Wake Forest, people wondered just how effective Clyde Trapp can be just a month after returning from a serious knee injury. But all of those questions seemingly were erased when he made a driving layup […]

Clemson guard tears ACL

The Clemson Insider confirmed guard Clyde Trapp torn his ACL. A source told us the junior tore his ACL in practice on Friday as the Tigers were preparing for the World University Games in Italy next week. Clemson officially announced Trapp tore his ACL later Friday evening, when an MRI confirmed the tear. There is […]

Playing in World University Games will help Tigers in 2019-’20

Clemson basketball could not have been selected to represent the United States of America at a better time. The Tigers will represent the USA in the World University Games in Italy this summer. Clemson will compete against teams throughout the world from July 3-14 in Naples. Why is this a good thing for Clemson basketball? […]

Clemson’s spirit can’t be broken

With senior Shelton Mitchell on the bench and likely done for the season, Clemson needed someone not named Marcquise Reed or Elijah Thomas to step up and make a few plays it its first-round NIT game on Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum. Clyde Trapp and John Newman did the honors. Trapp scored seven of his 12 […]

Tigers make plays down the stretch to top Radford

Clemson got 20 points from senior Shelton Mitchell, while David Skara added 16 points and five rebounds as the Tigers rallied in the second half to down Radford, 74-66, Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson. In all, Clemson had four players score double digits. Center Elijah Thomas scored 15 points and a game-high nine rebounds […]

Mitchell: ‘We create our own energy’

Clemson fought hard Tuesday against St. Peter’s to come out with a 65-60 victory. The Tigers were successful overall, but not when it came to shots from behind the arc. They made a mere 2-of-14 three-pointers. Clemson Guard Shelton Mitchell was responsible for the two 3-pointers made by the Tigers. He totaled 15 points along […]

Trapp, Tigers already feeling more comfortable

Now that his freshman year is under his belt, sophomore guard Clyde Trapp feels more comfortable than ever and it showed in No.22 Clemson’s 100-80 victory over The Citadel Tuesday in the Tigers’ season opener at Littlejohn Coliseum. “I felt good out there,” Trapp said after the game. “I felt comfortable. Coach did a great […]

Reed, Trapp help Tigers start year with record night

For the first time since 2009, No. 22 Clemson scored 100 points in Tuesday’s 100-80 victory over The Citadel. Guards Marcquise Reed and Clyde Trapp were two out of the six Tigers to score in double digits. Reed scored a totaled of 20 points and Trapp tallied 13. The other players to score double digits […]

Youth helps power Clemson past UNC

Clemson beat defending national champion North Carolina, 82-78, Tuesday at Littlejohn Coliseum, the first win over the Tar Heels in Brad Brownell’s eight years in Tigertown. Yet the Tigers did not look like a team that lost arguably its best player a week ago, scored only 36 points at Virginia and barely squeaked by Georgia […]