Clemson basketball: Tigers to host Penn State in ACC/BIG Ten Challenge

Clemson basketball is set to square off against Penn State in the ACC/BIG TEN challenge this coming season.

It was announced earlier this morning that Clemson will be hosting Penn State in the ACC/BIG TEN challenge this season. The game will be on Nov. 29. Tip time and television will be announced at later date.

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Clemson is 3-1 all-time against Penn State, and won the last meeting between the two teams back in 2005(96-88).

Penn State went 14-17 overall last season and 7-13 in BIG TEN play. Penn State is led by second year Head coach, Micah Shrewsberry.

With the losses of Nick Honor, Al-Amir Dawes, David Collins, and Naz Bohannon, the Tigers will have a lot of making up to do in the back court. The Tigers add Brevin Galloway(Gr) who transferred from Boston College, and will look to make an immediate impact in the back court for the Tigers.  The return of both Hunter Tyson and PJ Hall will help bolster the Tigers on both offense and defense this season. Not to mention how much experience Chase Hunter will bring and how excited the Clemson faithful should be to see him back in Orange and Purple this season. It is safe to say that the Tigers will have a pretty solid starting five this season, but the question will remain: “how deep is the depth of the bench this season?” Last season Brownell was able to move guys in and out whenever, this year you may see guys play longer minutes. Ian Schieffelin(So) played a good bit of minutes off the bench last season and will most likely move into a bigger role this season. Another thing to be excited about this coming basketball season is the return of Alex Hemenway for one more season. Hemenway provides great shooting for this team, and will play a very big role in his final season in Clemson.

Brad Brownell under pressure to win in 13th season at Clemson

It is no secret that Brad Brownell may be under pressure going into the season. As Brownell is set to enter his 13th season in Clemson, he is 218-166 overall at Clemson, along with three NCAA tournament appearances. It is safe to say that Brownell has not caught a break quite yet, as the Tigers have battled injuries or have disappeared in the biggest moments. It should not be forgotten however how Brownell was able to end the “loosing streak” in Chapel Hill, and how he brought a really good team to the Sweet 16. However, it is no secret that if results are not delivered this season that Clemson may soon be looking for a new head man soon.

Here is the full schedule for this year’s ACC/BIG TEN Matchups:

Nov. 28

Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech

Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern

Nov. 29

Syracuse vs. Illinois

Maryland vs. Louisville

Penn State vs. Clemson

Virginia vs. Michigan

Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin

Georgia Tech vs. Iowa

Nov. 30

Ohio State vs. Duke

Purdue vs. Florida State

Rutgers vs. Miami(FL)

North Carolina vs. Indiana

Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Boston College vs. Nebraska