Terrence Oglesby News

CLEMSON -- Last week was exam week at Clemson, which meant that all instructors were calculating grades, including Oliver Purnell.

One of the season's interesting subplots was how Trevor Booker's production was to be influenced by the loss of Clemson's zone-busting shooters.

Entering the locker room last month ready to lecture the Tigers about a poor first-half performance against Texas A & M, Oliver Purnell was surprised to see the task already under way by Demontez Stitt.

David Potter felt good from the start, early wakeup call included, and his career-best performance helped No.

Strong, confident and one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top returning forwards, Trevor Booker appears ready to face all comers this season for No.

When Milton Jennings heard he might have a new roommate last summer, he drew a blank at the name.

Freshman Noel Johnson had four of No. 24 Clemson's 14 3-pointers in a season-opening 84-41 victory over Presbyterian on Friday night.

With its best player back, and with his little brother a welcome addition to the team, Clemson has high expectations for 2009-10. The 24th-ranked Tigers open their season Friday night at Littlejohn Coliseum, where they'll face a Presbyterian team that's expecting some growing pains during its transition to Division I. Despite opening with 16 ...

Clemson - Surprise, surprise: North Carolina and Duke are projected to battle each other for the another Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball title.

Coach: Al Skinner . Last year: 22-12 . Key loss: G Tyrese Rice. Key returnees: F Joe Trapani, G Rakin Sanders.

When Clemson's Oliver Purnell talks about the Tigers reaching a higher level, pay attention.

The late addition of Noel Johnson not only propelled Clemson's recruiting class to one of the top 15 classes in the country, it also made sure the Tigers have plenty of options in replacing shooting guard Terrence Oglesby this season.

CLEMSON - It wasn't all that long ago that the Clemson University men's basketball team struggled for a foothold on the bottom rungs of the Atlantic Coast Conference ladder.

Manny Harris scored 23 points against Clemson last March to help Michigan pick up a 62-59 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Manny Harris scored 23 points against Clemson last March to help Michigan pick up a 62-59 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina media is reporting this morning that former Clemson University/Team Norway guard Terrence Oglesby has signed with Serie A club Original Marines Napoli; terms of the contract were not disclosed.

As Clemson head coach Oliver Purnell introduced his incoming class of freshmen to the media this week, it was clear that he had big-time expectations for the future of this group.

The reality check came in the form of a foot to the chest of Milton Jennings. All four members of Clemson's trumpeted class of newcomers play on the same summer league team, which plays at a Greenville high school Thursday nights and features players from the local Southern Conference and Division II programs as well.

Noel Johnson had his USC gear ready and his bags packed for the West Coast. Instead, the upheaval in the Trojans' program that included the departure of coach Tim Floyd and several key players led Johnson to Clemson.

The trickle of American basketball players who have skipped college or left early to play overseas is slowly becoming a stream.