2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Pre-season

On Wednesday, May 27, guard Terrence Oglesby announced he would forgo his final two seasons at the school to pursue a professional basketball career. Oglesby appeared in 66 games and scored 777 points in his two seasons at Clemson. Previously, Oglesby played for Norway at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. In a press release issued by Clemson University, Oglesby indicated that his time spent playing internationally helped fuel his decision to turn pro.{{cite web Oglesby's departure left an open roster spot which was filled by the commitment of shooting guard Noel Johnson, a former USC commitment.

On Tuesday, August 18, ESPN announced that Clemson will serve as one of the host sites for the network's popular basketball series, College GameDay, during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Two one-hour shows (11:00 am and 8:00 pm Eastern) will originate from Littlejohn Coliseum on Jan 23, 2010 for the Clemson vs. Duke game. This is Clemson's first appearance on ESPN College GameDay. The series, which is in its sixth season, will make four first-time stops in 2010. Other first-time hosts include Illinois, Kansas State and Washington. The Clemson/Duke game will be one of two ACC tilts featured this season, with the other being North Carolina at Duke on Mar. 6.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021322/http://clemson.scout.com/2/889607.html | archive-date=July 16, 2011 | url-status=dead

On Sunday, October 26, 2008, members of the ACC Media were polled and picked Clemson to finish third in the conference behind North Carolina and Duke.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308100008/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102509aab.html | archive-date=March 8, 2012 | url-status=dead

Regular season

On December 2, 2009, Illinois came back from a 23-point second-half deficit to upset the No. 18 Tigers, 76–74 at Littlejohn Coliseum. The victory was the biggest comeback win in school history and was also notable as it helped the Big Ten win their first ACC – Big Ten Challenge in eleven tries.

On December 6, 2009, Clemson beat rival South Carolina 72–61, extending their winning streak over the Gamecocks to six games. Carolina leads the overall series, 86–74.

On January 3, 2010, the No. 21 Tigers managed only 12 points in the first half as they lost to No. 7 Duke for the 13th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 74–53. Clemson had as many fouls as points in the opening period, and their scoring total and shooting percentage (5–30, 17%) were the lowest for a half in Oliver Purnell's seven years as head coach.

On January 13, 2010, the No. 19 Tigers ended a 10-game losing streak to North Carolina by defeating the No. 13 Tar Heels, 83–64 at Littlejohn Arena. It was the second largest margin of victory ever for the Tigers over the Tar Heels. The most being a 20-point 93–73 win in 1976–77, Tree Rollins' senior season. Clemson then followed the win with a 73–70 win at NC State, ending a streak of 13 consecutive losses in the game following a victory over a top 25 team.

Postseason

ACC tournament

Clemson entered the ACC tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 9–7 record in the ACC regular season. The Tigers lost their opening game to No. 11 seed NC State 59–57, dropping their record in the tournament to 16–57 all-time with 43 of their losses coming in the first round. Clemson remains the only original member of the ACC to have never won the tournament.

NCAA tournament

Clemson entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, but was knocked out in the opening round by a lower-seeded team for the third straight year, losing 86–78 to No. 10 seed Missouri. The loss dropped Oliver Purnell to 0–6 all-time in NCAA Tournament games as a head coach for three different schools.

Roster

Coaches & staff

Players

2010 commitments

Schedule and results

|- !colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#f56500" | Exhibition |- !colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#f56500" | Non-conference regular season |- !colspan="8" style="text-align: center; background:#f56500" | ACC regular season |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#f56500"|2010 ACC tournament ** |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#f56500"|2010 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament** |- 1 – Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.

Player statistics

As of Monday, February 15, 2010 |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|

1. Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

35 Booker, Trevor..... 25-25 753 30.1 150-290 .517 7-26 .269 78-129 .605 63 141 204 8.2 44 0 59 46 37 37 385 15.4 02 Stitt, Demontez.... 23-22 657 28.6 87-199 .437 23-62 .371 52-68 .765 16 47 63 2.7 46 1 77 60 8 31 249 10.8 05 Smith, Tanner...... 25-25 636 25.4 76-178 .427 20-70 .286 66-90 .733 29 79 108 4.3 55 1 57 51 11 32 238 9.5 11 Young, Andre....... 25-3 643 25.7 70-172 .407 43-113 .381 39-50 .780 12 41 53 2.1 40 1 61 45 0 49 222 8.9 15 Potter, David...... 25-23 579 23.2 59-160 .369 36-93 .387 20-27 .741 21 46 67 2.7 61 2 33 41 6 33 174 7.0 45 Grant, Jerai....... 24-22 475 19.8 63-96 .656 0-0 .000 41-68 .603 57 60 117 4.9 66 2 13 30 45 20 167 7.0 31 Booker, Devin...... 25-1 290 11.6 51-83 .614 0-0 .000 22-41 .537 26 49 75 3.0 31 0 8 26 4 11 124 5.0 01 Johnson, Noel...... 25-2 387 15.5 45-127 .354 20-60 .333 8-11 .727 18 28 46 1.8 38 1 23 28 5 12 118 4.7 24 Jennings, Milton... 25-0 279 11.2 32-84 .381 4-27 .148 12-20 .600 29 43 72 2.9 32 0 13 19 7 11 80 3.2 04 Baize, Jonah....... 2-0 3 1.5 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 21 Narcisse, Bryan.... 20-2 120 6.0 17-30 .567 2-8 .250 4-8 .500 10 10 20 1.0 19 1 5 13 5 3 40 2.0 32 Hill, Donte........ 19-0 104 5.5 10-29 .345 2-10 .200 6-13 .462 6 5 11 0.6 5 0 7 4 1 8 28 1.5 10 Baciu, Catalin..... 11-0 40 3.6 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3 14 17 1.5 5 0 2 5 1 3 15 1.4 55 Petrukonis, Karolis 5-0 17 3.4 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.0 03 Anderson, Zavier... 9-0 17 1.9 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 4 2 0 2 4 0.4 TEAM............... 39 45 84 3.4 0 5 0

Total.............. 25 5000 673-1472 .457 159-471 .338 350-529 .662 330 611 941 37.6 445 9 362 375 130 252 1855 74.2 Opponents.......... 25 5000 568-1378 .412 117-408 .287 330-488 .676 295 571 866 34.6 467 - 292 448 74 196 1583 63.3

Awards and honors

Trevor Booker

• John R. Wooden Award Preseason & Midseason Men's Top 50 Candidate{{cite web
• Naismith College Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
• ACC Preseason All-Conference Team
• ACC Co-Player of the Week – January 18, 2010

Rankings

1 – Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll.

References

References

1. link. (July 21, 2009)
2. [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/34248575/ns/sports-college_basketball/ Illinois’ monster 2nd half stuns No. 18 Clemson] {{webarchive. link. (January 5, 2010)
3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100109181756/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300030150 Duke holds No. 18 Clemson to 12 first-half points in blowout win]
4. [https://archive.today/20120318054745/http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011410aam.html Clemson vs. North Carolina Postgame Notes]
5. [http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011610aaa.html Tigers Top North Carolina State, 73–70] {{webarchive. link. (January 21, 2010)
6. [http://clemson.scout.com/a.z?s=46&p=2&c=940271 Duke Dominates PHELPS: "It was the best"]
7. [http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2010/01/24/duke-routs-clemson/ Duke Dominates With Defense, Routs Clemson]
8. [https://archive.today/20120730131218/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700228 North Carolina State drops Clemson from ACC tourney]
9. link. (March 23, 2010)