When Clemson head coach Brad Brownell informed his team on Thursday the 2020 ACC Basketball Tournament had been cancelled due to mounting concern over the coronavirus, the players were naturally emotional upon hearing the news.
The Tigers were previously scheduled to play Florida State at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
“There were some guys that were really down,” Brownell said following the cancellation of the tournament. “First, they were angry. A couple guys were angry, a couple guys were down. I think you start out angry, and then it kind of really hits you that for some guys, careers may be over, and this is pretty special.