2025–26 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Clemson Tigers men's basketball | |
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Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket champions | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (0–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Billy Donlon (4th season) |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Littlejohn Coliseum (Capacity: 9,000) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23т Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers are led by sixteenth-year head coach Brad Brownell, and play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season
The Tigers finished the season 27–7 and 18–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the 2025 ACC tournament earned a bye into Quarterfinals where they defeated sixth seed SMU. In the Semifinals they could not avenge a regular season loss to Louisville as they lost by three points. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers were a five-seed in the Midwest regional. They were upset 69–67 by twevlve-seed McNeese in the First Round. The Tigers mounted a comeback after being down 31–13 at halftime of the game, but they fell just short.
Offseason
Departures
| Clemson Departures | |||||||
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Viktor Lakhin | 0 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Anapa, Russia | Graduated |
| Chase Hunter | 1 | G | 6'4" | 202 | Graduate Student | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Jake Heidbreder | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Floyds Knobs, Indiana | Transferred to Fresno State[1] |
| Ian Schieffelin | 4 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Loganville, Georgia | Joined Clemson football[2] |
| Asa Thomas | 5 | F | 6'7" | 200 | Freshman | Lake Forest, Illinois | Transferred to Furman[3] |
| Myles Foster | 6 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Chauncey Wiggins | 7 | F | 6'10" | 216 | Junior | Covington, Georgia | Transferred to Florida State[4] |
| Del Jones | 10 | G | 6'2" | 187 | Freshman | Landover, Maryland | Transferred to Radford[5] |
| Jaeden Zackery | 11 | G | 6'11" | 218 | Graduate Student | Salem, Wisconsin | Graduated |
| Andrew Latiff | 13 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Clemson, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Christian Reeves | 14 | C | 7'1" | 261 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Charleston[6] |
| Matt Kelly | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Charleston, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Daniel Nauseef | 32 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Dayton, Ohio | Graduated |
| Jackson Roberts | 35 | F/C | 6'11" | 247 | Freshman | Tampa, Florida | Entered transfer portal[7] |
Incoming transfers
| Clemson incoming transfers | |||||||
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| RJ Godfrey | 0 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Suwanee, Georgia | Georgia[8] |
| Jestin Porter | 1 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Graduate Student | Houston, Texas | Middle Tennessee[9] |
| Butta Johnson | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Hunstville, Alabama | UAB[10] |
| Jake Wahlin | 10 | F | 6'10" | 212 | Junior | Provo, Utah | Utah[11] |
| Nick Davidson | 11 | F/C | 6'10" | 238 | Senior | Mission Viejo, California | Nevada[12] |
| Carter Welling | 22 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Draper, Utah | Utah Valley[13] |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Blake Davidson F |
Mission Viejo, California | Mater Dei | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 2, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Zac Foster G |
Atlanta, Georgia | Woodward Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79) | ||||||
| Trent Steinour F/C |
Huntersville, North Carolina | Lake Norman | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 23, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79) | ||||||
| Chase Thompson F |
Glenwood, Minnesota | Alexandria Area | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 29, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 37 Rivals: 40 ESPN: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m. |
Presbyterian | W 83–44 | – |
15 – Porter | 8 – Welling | 3 – Thompson | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,209) Clemson, SC | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
New Hampshire | W 88–38 | 1–0 |
18 – Buckner | 9 – Godfrey | 3 – Godfrey | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,439) Clemson, SC | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Gardner–Webb | W 97–59 | 2–0 |
18 – N. Davidson | 11 – Welling | 5 – Foster | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,217) Clemson, SC | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Morehead State | W 83–56 | 3–0 |
14 – Wahlin | 11 – Godfrey | 4 – Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,357) Clemson, SC | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 12:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Georgetown | L 74–79 | 3–1 |
14 – Welling | 7 – Wahlin | 4 – Foster | Capital One Arena (8,562) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| November 17, 2025* 9:00 p.m, ACCN |
North Alabama | W 81–61 | 4–1 |
16 – Godfrey | 10 – Wahlin | 6 – Foster | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,356) Clemson, SC | ||||
| November 21, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. West Virginia Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket Semifinals |
W 70–67 | 5–1 |
14 – Tied | 8 – Welling | 4 – Hunter | TD Arena (4,856) Charleston, SC | ||||
| November 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Georgia Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket Championship |
W 97–94 OT | 6–1 |
18 – Porter | 9 – N. Davidson | 2 – Tied | TD Arena (3,823) Charleston, SC | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Alabama A&M | W 92–56 | 7–1 |
14 – Porter | 8 – Godfrey | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,118) Clemson, SC | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU |
at No. 12 Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 84–90 | 7–2 |
19 – Godfrey | 6 – Wahlin | 4 – Hunter | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| December 9, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. No. 10 BYU Jimmy V Classic |
L 64–67 | 7–3 |
17 – Porter | 6 – Welling | 4 – Porter | Madison Square Garden (19,694) New York, NY | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Mercer | W 70–63 | 8–3 |
15 – Hunter | 8 – Godfrey | 2 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,129) Clemson, SC | ||||
| December 16, 2025* 7:00 P.M., ESPN |
South Carolina Rivalry |
W 68–61 | 9–3 |
19 – Buckner | 7 – Buckner | 6 – Hunter | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Cincinnati Greenville Winter Invitational |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
| ACC regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 12:00 p.m., The CW |
at Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
| January 7, 2026 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
SMU | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/U |
at Notre Dame | Joyce Center South Bend, IN | |||||||||
| January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Boston College | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 2:15 p.m., The CW |
Miami (FL) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
NC State | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Pittsburgh | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 10:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at California | Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA | |||||||||
| February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia Tech | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 12:00 p.m., The CW |
Florida State | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 ESPN/2 |
Louisville | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U |
at North Carolina | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Georgia Tech | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC | |||||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| vs. | Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
References
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