Three consecutive NCAA Match journeys is the aim for Clemson, and the journey begins Monday with the primary recreation of the common season towards visiting New Hampshire.
The aim is a repeat for the Tigers, however coach Brad Brownell is loading 10 new faces on the Clemson bus this season.
He has six freshmen and even probably the most season navigator would anticipate a steep studying curve for each the gamers and the teaching employees early within the season. The Tigers had been picked to complete seventh within the Atlantic Coast Convention preseason media ballot.
“We’re a bit of bit younger, however I feel we have good depth,” Brownell mentioned. “There’s nothing that takes the place of recreation expertise. The problem for our teaching employees is to attempt to mix this staff collectively and discover a type of play that matches and permits this staff to achieve success. We will stand up and down the ground and possibly prolong our protection greater than we now have. This might be a bunch the place you play 10 guys double-figure minutes. I feel that is the easiest way for this staff to play.”
The important thing to Clemson’s stage of success this season will be the play of 6-foot-10 ahead Nick Davidson, who spent the primary 4 seasons of his faculty profession at Nevada. He averaged 15.8 factors and 6.5 rebounds per recreation for Nevada final season.
The Tigers can even rely closely on senior ahead RJ Godfrey and senior guard Dillon Hunter. Godfrey started his profession at Clemson, however performed for Georgia final season. Hunter will probably transfer from a reserve function right into a backcourt starter.
New Hampshire was picked ninth (final) within the America East preseason Ballot. The Wildcats haven’t any seniors on their roster and changed all however 4 gamers from final 12 months’s staff. The returnees embrace junior ahead Davide Poser, who began in 25 video games final season and led the staff in 3-point capturing (40.3%). He made no less than two 3-pointers in 17 video games.
“I feel it is a versatile group,” New Hampshire coach Nathan Davis mentioned. “I feel there’s a variety of alternative ways we will benefit from matchups. I feel we now have a bunch that is going to be thrilling and compete at a excessive stage.”
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