The fields of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will increase from 68 teams to 76 starting in 2027, creating additional championship participation opportunities for student-athletes and more exciting matchups for fans. The NCAA also will provide additional financial support to participating schools, increasing the dollars available to both basketball programs and, through […]
Where does Clemson’s loss in the men’s NCAA Tournament rank on ESPN’s list of those that hurt the most? ESPN released a men’s March Madness Pain Index, breaking down every team’s exit into eight different tiers. Clemson suffered a first-round NCAA Tourney exit for the second straight season. This year, the eighth-seeded Tigers fell to […]
Fifth-seeded Clemson’s season came to a disappointing end Thursday with a stunning 69-67 loss to No. 12 seed McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional. Clemson (27-7) fought back in the second half to make things interesting down the stretch after trailing by as many as 24 points, but a […]
Last spring, Viktor Lakhin was watching the NCAA Tournament at home. One year later, the redshirt senior center is now set to compete in the Big Dance for the first time. Following four years at Cincinnati, Lakhin transferred to Clemson ahead of the 2024-25 campaign and is certainly thankful to be getting a taste of […]
The sting of last year’s season-ending loss in the NCAA Tournament still sticks with the Clemson men’s basketball team. After coming up just short in the Elite Eight a season ago, it serves as extra motivation for the fifth-seeded Tigers entering March Madness this year, starting with Thursday’s first-round matchup against No. 12 seed McNeese […]
Before tipoff of March Madness, ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas broke down his bracket, making selections for every single game in the NCAA Tournament (subscription required). As far as Clemson is concerned, Bilas sees a one-win showing for the Tigers in the tourney. Clemson (27-6) is the No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region […]
Brad Brownell has communicated some with Dabo Swinney during the NCAA Tournament, and the Tigers’ head basketball coach spoke Friday about what he’s heard from the Tigers’ head football coach during this tournament run. Based on what Swinney has told him, Brownell believes “there’s a lot of jockeying going on between some of [Swinney’s] friends […]
The sixth-seeded Clemson men’s basketball team never trailed, leading by as many as 15 points and holding on late, to beat No. 3 Baylor 72-64 on Sunday at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tenn., in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are now headed to the fifth NCAA Sweet Sixteen in program history. […]
After winning the Mountain West Tournament, No. 11 seed New Mexico entered Friday’s matchup against sixth-seeded Clemson as a popular pick to upset the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64. The Lobos (26-10) were a 2.5-point favorite going into the game against Clemson (22-11), which limped into March Madness after losing three of […]
This former ACC and NBA star is very high on the Clemson men’s basketball team. Two-time NBA champion Kenny “The Jet” Smith, now a studio analyst, weighed in on Brad Brownell’s team at halftime during truTV’s broadcast of the Tigers’ eventual 77-56 win over New Mexico on Friday in the first round of the NCAA […]