Clemson Tigers News: Clemson United and Ace Buckner

Happy Gameday Clemson Nation! Here is the Clemson Tigers News.

Scoreboard

Clemson Men’s Soccer 6, Boston College 0: Clemson United closed out the 2023 regular season home schedule with a bang against the Eagles on Senior Night.

Ousmane Sylla logged a hat trick with goals in the 23rd, 31st and 62nd minutes. Alex Meinhard scored two goals in the 20th and 51st minutes. Nathan Richmond scored in the 34th.

The Tigers are now 9-3-2 overall and 4-2-1 in ACC play. The wrap up the regular season Friday at NC State.

Clemson sits at second place on the ACC Atlantic table, one point behind Wake Forest. The Deacons’ last game is Friday at Louisville.

Clemson Volleyball loses to North Carolina 2-3 (22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 8-15): The Tigers fought hard but came up just short against the Tar Heels.

Azyah Dailey had a career-high 15 kills. Three Tigers – Mckenna Slavik, Devan Taylor and McKenna Gildon – had double-digit digs on the defensive end.

The Tigers are now 12-9 overall and 3-6 in the ACC. They next play Duke on Sunday at Jervey Gym.

Today’s Events

Clemson Football at Miami: 8:00 PM in Miami Gardens, Florida: See the game preview here from Casey Cregan at Clemson Sports Media and the game information here.

I’ll have my final thoughts later this morning.

Clemson Men’s Basketball lands a legacy commitment

Head coach Brad Brownell landed a commitment from a legacy prospect as Ace Buckner announced he was joining Clemson Men’s Basketball.

Ace is the son of Clemson legend Greg Buckner. Greg played for Clemson from 1994-98, and then had a 10-year career in the NBA. He is currently and assistant coach with Cleveland. If you are too young to remember Greg, watch this below.

Ace is a 3-star guard in the 247Sports Composite. He is 601 and 165 pounds. He is ranked 172nd in the nation for the Class of 2024.