Clemson Tigers NCAA Basketball News

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

CLEMSON -- Just call it backyard ballin' with the Bookers. Brothers Trevor and Devin Booker each scored season highs and shot a combined 17-of-22 from the field to lead No.

Trevor Booker had 13 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to help Clemson beat East Carolina 80-63 on Wednesday night.

Trevor Booker had a serious talk with Clemson teammate and younger brother, Devin.

East Carolina's men's basketball team has had 10 days off for final exams. An altogether different kind of test looms today.

Clemson backup center Karolis Petrukonis will leave the Tigers after getting his economics degree on Thursday.

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.

Trevor Booker exploded for 25 points and 14 rebounds to power the Clemson Tigers to an 82-53 romp over the Furman Paladins in non-conference action.

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.

Jerai Grant of Clemson dunks on South Carolina's Sam Muldrow during Sunday's 72-61 victory by the Tigers.

John Roberson scored a season-high 25 points and Texas Tech withstood an official review at the end of regulation that took away a 3-pointer for a 99-92 victory over No.

Mike Tisdale hit the go-ahead jumper with 41 seconds left then blocked David Potter's driving shot on No.

Darrin Horn has only been South Carolina's coach less than two seasons. Yet, he's already heard far too much about the Gamecocks long losing streak to rival Clemson.

CLEMSON -- Back from a six-day trip to the West Coast that included three games in four days, the Clemson University basketball team barely had time to unpack before preparing for another challenge -- namely, the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Brandon Paul's late free throw Wednesday secured Illinois' 76-74 upset of 19th-ranked Clemson at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

A string of nonconference victories last season helped restore the Big Ten's reputation as an elite conference in men's basketball.

Craig Sword had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead G.W. Carver in a 65-44 season-opening win over Stanhope Elmore on Tuesday.

Mike Tisdale made the go-ahead jumper with 41 seconds left, then blocked David Potter's shot on Clemson 's next possession as Illinois rallied from 23 points down for a 76-74 victory Wednesday night in the A.C.C./Big Ten Challenge.

Clemson coach Oliver Purnell saw a lot of good things on his team's trip out West after watching an awful early performance from his Tigers.

After each of Illinois' two defeats last week in Las Vegas, the players were understandably dejected and shocked that they could lose to Utah and Bradley on consecutive nights.