CLEMSON – Athletic Director Dan Radakovich said Monday that he is pleased with the progress of the men’s basketball program under head coach Brad Brownell and that Brownell certainly hits "a mark" in the different areas in which the program is graded.
Clemson made the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in school history, losing in the first round to Rutgers by a score of 60-56. With a 10-6 record in the ACC, Clemson finished the season in a tie for fifth place in the ACC standings entering the games. The Tigers were picked 10th in the preseason vote by the Atlantic Coast Conference Media – a five-place improvement over the preseason prediction.