Clemson Tigers NCAA Basketball News

TAMPA, Fla., May 27 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news release: University of South Florida guard Dominique Jones has accepted an invitation to attend the 2009 USA Men's World University Games Team training camp June 16-24 in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball announced today.

Johnson, who committed to Clemson less than two weeks ago before signing with the Tigers four days later, is the nation's No.

As recently as last month, Veritas Christian Academy basketball coach John Jordan traveled abroad to find players for his program.

Clemson's 7-foot-2 center, Catalin Baciu, is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

Bulls fans want management to have a lights-out performance in Thursday's NBA draft, but what happened Saturday at the Berto Center isn't what they had in mind.

June 25, 2009 - 12:15 a.m. EST Photo Click on photo to enlarge Noel Johnson, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward with a sweet stroke and an impressive list of offers officially chose the Clemson Tigers last Friday in what is just the latest step forward for a steadily improving basketball program.

Former Southern Cal signee Noel Johnson has agreed to play at Clemson. The 6-foot-6 forward from Fayette County High School had signed with the Trojans last fall.

Big day for Clemson. The Tigers have landed Noel Johnson, ESPN's No. 30 overall prospect in the class of 2009.

Noel Johnson of Fayetteville, GA, ranked by one publication as the 11th-best small forward in the country, committed to Clemson Friday.

The program has a strong foundation with four consecutive winning seasons under coach Oliver Purnell.

He started two of the three games and his team lost the championship game by just three points.

The moved stunned coach Oliver Purnell, who, according to reports, learned of Oglsby's move while on vacation.

Clemson forward Trevor Booker was named to the 12-man roster to represent the United States for the 2009 World University Games on Thursday.

He said going to college "probably would've helped my stock" but getting a chance to play in the Euroleague - which Jennings called the second-best league in the world - was "a great experience." With that said, the 6-foot-1 point guard - who displayed his superior passing ability and ballhandling skills during the workout - is happy to be back ...

Oliver Purnell has agreed to a two-year contract extension that keeps him among the top highest-paid basketball coaches in the ACC.

Luke Zeller was back in Conseco Fieldhouse Tuesday morning, back in the building where he hit one of the most famous shots in Indiana high school basketball history.

This probably won't come as a shock, but if you took all the technological knowledge and skill this reporter possesses and put it in a BB, it would rattle.

A new era in Virginia Tech basketball begins in roughly eight weeks when the Hokies' men's and women's programs move into their $21 million practice facility.

USC guard Marcus Johnson, Clemson guard K.C. Rivers, LSU guard Garrett Temple and DePaul guard Dar Tucker also participated in the workout at the Oakland facility, but only Clark - and possibly Johnson - is considered worthy of the seventh overall pick.

USC's Daniel Hackett will be one of the Americans to watch in Italy. The seventh edition of the annual Reebok Eurocamp kicks off Saturday in Treviso, Italy, and the event appears to be getting stronger every year.