Clemson basketball: Guard transformation complete?

It could be that Clemson basketball has completed it’s transformation at the guard position with Brevin Galloway’s announcement that he was transferring to Brad Brownell’s program.

https://twitter.com/BrevinGalloway/status/1519089152494653443?s=20&t=HPLciy7GlzZ1_IgeSHjLsg

We’ve documented those changes in various posts over the last month: The transfers of Nick Honor and Al-Amir Dawes and the exhaustion of eligibility for David Collins.

All of those losses equal about 2,700 minutes of playing time that the Tigers needed to replace for next season.

At least for now it appears Brownell will do that with a combination of redshirt freshman Josh Beadle, true freshmen Chauncey Gibson and Dillon Hunter, returning veterans Chase Hunter and Alex Hemenway and Galloway.

Galloway’s 2021-2022 stats aren’t necessarily going to blow you away, 8.3 points per game and 25.6% from three last season at Boston College, but he’s a seasoned veteran having played at the College of Charleston before transferring to Boston College.

He did score a season high (18) at Clemson on January 15, hitting 5 threes.

He’s six foot two, fitting the recent trend at Clemson, that we know can play in the ACC as he  played in 25 games (5 starts) and well over 600 minutes of action for the Eagles.

While his shooting at BC wasn’t the best, it should be noted that he shot the three at a 36.0% clip at the College of Charleston, so the potential is there.

Brownell now has six guards available, all 6’2 or taller, with varying levels of experience and skill, for the 2022-2023 season that’s critical to him remaining employed by Clemson.

The much improved P.J. Hall returns as does Hunter Tyson along with Ben Middlebrooks and Ian Schieffelin.

In late April, it’s impossible to tell if the Tigers will better next season, but one thing for sure is that they’ll be much bigger at the guard position than they have in the last several years and on balance I think that’s a good thing.