2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by fourth year head coach Brad Brownell , the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Illinois and Belmont to advance to the semifinals where they lost to SMU.
Roster
2013–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
1
Austin Ajukwa
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Columbia, South Carolina
G
2
Carson Fields
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Pewee Valley, Kentucky
G
3
Adonis Filer
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Chicago , Illinois
G
4
Patrick Rooks
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Charlotte, North Carolina
F
5
Jaron Blossomgame
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr
Alpharetta, Georgia
G
12
Rod Hall
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Augusta, Georgia
G
15
Devin Coleman
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS So
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
G
20
Jordan Roper
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Columbia, South Carolina
G
21
Damarcus Harrison
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Greenwood, South Carolina
F
32
K. J. McDaniels
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Birmingham, Alabama
F
33
Josh Smith
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
C
35
Landry Nnoko
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Yaoundé , Cameroon
F
42
Ibrahim Djambo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Bamako , Mali
C
50
Sidy Djitte
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Dakar , Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: September 28, 2013
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench 1
Bench 2
C
Landy Nnoko
Ibrahim Djambo
PF
Jaron Blossomgame
Josh Smith
SF
K.J. McDaniels
Austin Ajukwa
SG
Jordan Roper
Damarcus Harrison
Carson Fields
PG
Rod Hall
Adonis Filer
Patrick Rooks
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson
W 71–51
1–0
20 – McDaniels
7 – Tied
4 – Roper
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,200)Clemson, SC
Nov 13 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State
W 58–37
2–0
15 – Harrison
8 – Blossomgame
4 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)Clemson, SC
Nov 17 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina
W 71–57
3–0
21 – McDaniels
10 – McDaniel
4 – Tied
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,283)Clemson, SC
Nov 21 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Temple Charleston Classic
W 72–58
4–0
20 – McDaniels
15 – Nnoko
5 – Hall
TD Arena (2,311)Charleston, SC
Nov 22 *9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson Charleston Classic
W 85–54
5–0
22 – McDaniels
9 – Blossomgame
3 – Tied
TD Arena (2,520)Charleston, SC
Nov 24 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UMass Charleston Classic Championship
L 56–62
5–1
16 – Hall
6 – McDaniels
4 – Hall
TD Arena (2,117)Charleston, SC
Nov 29 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina
W 69–40
6–1
22 – McDaniels
9 – Nnoko
5 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,735)Clemson, SC
Dec 3 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State
W 65–49
7–1
16 – Coleman
13 – Nnoko
4 – Tied
Littlejohn Coliseum (4,256)Clemson, SC
Dec 7 *2:00 pm, CSS
at Arkansas
L 68–74
7–2
27 – McDaniels
11 – McDaniels
4 – Hall
Bud Walton Arena (13,967)Fayetteville, AR
Dec 14 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman
W 71–35
8–2
16 – Roper
11 – Nnoko
4 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,485)Clemson, SC
Dec 19 *8:00 pm, FSN
at Auburn
L 64–66
8–3
18 – McDaniels
8 – Nnoko
4 – Hall
Auburn Arena (4,938)Auburn, AL
Dec 30 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI
W 80–50
9–3
19 – Roper
8 – Roper
6 – Filer
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,540)Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
Jan 4 4:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College
W 62–60
10–3 (1–0)
16 – McDaniels
9 – McDaniels
7 – Hall
Conte Forum (5,268)Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 9 7:00 pm, RSN
Florida State
L 41–56
10–4 (1–1)
14 – McDaniels
7 – McDaniels
3 – Filer
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319)Clemson, SC
Jan 11 2:00 pm, RSN
No. 16 Duke
W 72–59
11–4 (2–1)
24 – McDaniels
14 – Blossomgame
4 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)Clemson, SC
Jan 15 7:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech
W 56–49
12–4 (3–1)
14 – McDaniels
7 – Blossongame
1 – Tied
Cassell Coliseum (4,022)Blacksburg, VA
Jan 18 4:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest
W 61–53
13–4 (4–1)
15 – McDaniels
12 – McDaniels
3 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,842)Clemson, SC
Jan 21 8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 20 Pittsburgh
L 43–76
13–5 (4–2)
11 – McDaniels
7 – Djitte
3 – Tied
Petersen Events Center (12,508)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 26 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina
L 61–80
13–6 (4–3)
13 – McDaniels
9 – McDaniels
2 – Tied
Dean E. Smith Center (18,616)Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 1 4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State
W 53–49
14–6 (5–3)
26 – McDaniels
7 – McDaniels
6 – Hall
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752)Tallahassee, FL
Feb 4 8:00 pm, ACCN
Georgia Tech
W 45–41
15–6 (6–3)
12 – Roper
9 – Blossomgame
6 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,248)Clemson, SC
Feb 9 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 1 Syracuse
L 44–57
15–7 (6–4)
19 – McDaniels
10 – McDaniels
4 – Hall
Carrier Dome (25,931)Syracuse, NY
Feb 11 7:00 pm, RSN
at Notre Dame
L 64–68 2OT
15–8 (6–5)
30 – McDaniels
14 – McDaniels
3 – McDaniels
Purcell Pavilion (8,119)South Bend, IN
Feb 15 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Virginia
L 58–63
15–9 (6–6)
23 – McDaniels
4 – McDaniels
5 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,573)Clemson, SC
Feb 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State
W 73–56
16–9 (7–6)
20 – Hall
6 – Blossomgame
2 – 4 Tied
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,987)Clemson, SC
Feb 22 12:00 pm, RSN
at Georgia Tech
W 63–55
17–9 (8–6)
16 – McDaniels
6 – Nnoko
6 – Hall
McCamish Pavilion (8,003)Atlanta, GA
Feb 25 7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest
L 57–62
17–10 (8–7)
15 – Harrison
6 – Nnoko
4 – Hall
LJVM Coliseum (8,527)Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 2 7:00 pm, ACCN
Maryland
W 77–73 2OT
18–10 (9–7)
26 – McDaniels
14 – McDaniels
2 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,991)Clemson, SC
Mar 4 8:00 pm, ACCN
Miami
W 58–54
19–10 (10–7)
14 – Hall
9 – McDaniels
6 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,071)Clemson, SC
Mar 8 4:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh
L 78–83 OT
19–11 (10–8)
24 – McDaniels
6 – Blossomgame
6 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
Mar 13 9:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network
vs. Georgia Tech Second round
W 69–65 OT
20–11
18 – McDaniels
9 – Blossomgame
2 – Hall
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)Greensboro, NC
Mar 14 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACC Network
vs. No. 7 Duke Quarterfinals
L 62–63
20–12
13 – Hall
8 – Nnoko,
3 – Tied
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)Greensboro, NC
NIT
Mar 18 *9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (3)
(6) Georgia State First round
W 78–66
21–12
30 – McDaniels
14 – McDaniels
6 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (3,859)Clemson, SC
Mar 23 *11:00 am, ESPN
No. (3)
(2) Illinois Second round
W 50–49
22–12
11 – Nnoko
8 – Nnoko
5 – Harrison
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)Clemson, SC
Mar 25 *7:00 pm, ESPN
No. (3)
(5) Belmont Quarterfinals
W 73–68
23–12
16 – Harrison, McDaniels
9 – Nnoko
4 – Hall
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)Clemson, SC
Apr 1 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (3)
vs. (1) SMU Semifinals
L 59–65
23–13
18 – Hall
7 – McDaniels
5 – Hall
Madison Square Garden (7,193)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
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