Clemson Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2025 · CSM Staff
Clemson Tigers
ACC (27-6, 18-2)
Big Wins: 12/3 Kentucky (70-66), 2/8 Duke (77-71)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at Boise State (71-84), 12/17 at South Carolina (88-91)
Coach: Brad Brownell
Probable Starters:
Ian Schieffelin, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.7 apg
Viktor Lakhin, Senior, Center, 11.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Dillon Hunter, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.9 apg
Jaeden Zackery, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 3.2 apg, 2.1 spg
Chase Hunter, Senior, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 2.5 apg
Key Role Players:
Chauncey Wiggins, Junior, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Jake Heidbreder, Junior, Guard, 4.2 ppg
Del Jones, Freshman, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.0 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.1 (94th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.7 (30, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.0 (63, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.8 (120, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (77, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.8 (22, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.5 (37, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (97, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (96, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (46, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Baylor |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Arizona |
| 2024 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Alabama |
| 2023 | NIT | First Round loss to Morehead State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Rutgers |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to Wichita State |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Wright State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Auburn |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Oakland |
| 2014 | NIT | Semifinal loss to SMU |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Georgia State |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Illinois |
| 2014 | NIT | Regional Final win over Belmont |
| 2011 | NCAA | Opening Round win over UAB |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to West Virginia |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Missouri |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Villanova |
| 2007 | NIT | First Round win over East Tennessee State |
| 2007 | NIT | Second Round win over Mississippi |
| 2007 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Syracuse |
| 2007 | NIT | Semifinal win over Air Force |
| 2007 | NIT | Final loss to West Virginia |
*all team stats through 3/9
