The Clemson men’s basketball team entered this season ranked in the preseason top 25 poll for the first time since 2009. The Tigers were returning four of five starters from a Sweet 16 team, and expectations were as high as they had ever been under Brad Brownell, who was coming off of a new contract extension.
But as Clemson inches closer toward the midpoint of the ACC season, the Tigers are running out of time to pile up wins as they try to make a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Clemson is 11-7 overall and 1-4 in the ACC entering Saturday’s showdown at No.