CLEMSON – Just a little over a year ago, Clemson was fresh off a demoralizing loss to Oakland in the first round of the NIT, leading to message board and internet rumors that head coach Brad Brownell would be let go. Brownell didn’t bother paying attention to those rumors.
“I guess I was not worried as most,” Brownell said Tuesday. “I guess I probably should have been. Maybe I was being naive, I don’t know. But I also think that I had enough conversations with my boss most of the year that I felt okay.”
The Tigers blew a 20-point lead to Oakland, ending the season with a 17-16 record.