Godfrey Shines Despite Loss to Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Across three seasons, two schools, and four matchups, R.J. Godfrey has scored 42 points against the Alabama Crimson Tide – 19 of which came in Clemson’s 90-84 loss at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday. Godfrey, the Tigers’ (7-2) leading scorer against the No. 12 Crimson Tide, opened his night with 10 of Clemson’s […]

Brownell Details Clemson’s Frontcourt Portal Pickups

Head coach Brad Brownell believes Clemson’s staff did a great job going into the transfer portal and getting big men first. That’s exactly what the Tigers did this offseason, landing a quartet of frontcourt players via the portal – forward/center Nick Davidson and forwards RJ Godfrey, Carter Welling and Jake Wahlin. With the Tigers losing […]

‘Big offseason’ on tap for Clemson hoops trio

While Brad Brownell is still recruiting the transfer portal for some final additions to Clemson’s men’s basketball roster for next season, the Tigers are hoping to see another step taken by some of their younger players already in the fold. Clemson signed four high school players last year, most of whom got their feet wet […]

Foreign tour a chance for Clemson hoops to ‘begin to put the pieces together’

Clemson’s men’s basketball team won’t have to wait until the fall to start playing games again. Head coach Brad Brownell confirmed to The Clemson Insider on Thursday that his team will take a preseason trip to France this summer. The Tigers’ international tour will take place Aug. 3-13, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Not since […]

4-star LB recaps visit, says playing with brother at Clemson ‘would be awesome’

The Clemson Insider recently caught up with North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) 2023 four-star linebacker Grant Godfrey, who was back on Clemson’s campus on Saturday, March 12. Grant, of course, is the younger brother of R.J. Godfrey, a three-star forward, who signed with Brad Brownell’s program this past November.  “It was actually great,” he said of […]

Big honor for future Tiger

After signing with Clemson back in November 2021, R.J. Godfrey was able to put quite the senior season together for North Gwinnett. Godfrey, — a 6-7, 215-pound senior — was named Georgia high school basketball’s Region 8-7A Player of the Year. It’s quite an impressive feat for the Suwanee (Ga.) native before he heads off […]

Clemson keeping in touch with Peach State LB, brother of basketball signee

The Clemson Insider has the latest on a four-star Peach State linebacker with multiple connections to Clemson. Recently, Grant Godfrey has been in touch with Clemson defensive ends coach Lemanski Hall, who invited him to the Tigers’ spring practices and wanted to let him know that they’re very interested in him going forward. So much […]

Clemson to play host to official visitors this weekend

Clemson is set to host multiple official visitors this weekend across different sports. The Tigers will play host to four prospects, including two legacy recruits in the class of 2022 — Douglas County (Douglasville, Ga.) cornerback Myles Oliver, Vestavia Hills (Birmingham, Ala.) wide receiver Cole Turner and D W Daniel (Central, S.C.) three-star defensive end […]

Latest on Clemson’s 2023 linebacker targets

The Clemson Insider wanted to release some intel we’ve picked up regarding Clemson’s linebacker recruiting. Well, as far as the 2023 recruiting class is concerned. We can tell you that Clemson’s staff has kept in contact with a range of prospects in the wake of Brent Venables’ departure to Oklahoma. Clemson’s former defensive coordinator spearheaded […]

Clemson ‘the perfect fit’ for talented new commit

Last night, R.J. Godfrey was still debating between Clemson and Ole Miss. He woke up Wednesday morning and knew that Clemson was the best place for him to be. He got out of bed and told his parents. They were all for it.  Godfrey walked The Clemson Insider through his decision to commit to Clemson.  […]