2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina after a one-year of renovation, as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated NC State in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland.

Previous season The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Georgia Tech.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Austin Ajukwa 1 F 6'6" 205 Junior Columbia, SC Transferred to Charlotte Jordan Roper 20 G 6'0" 165 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Josh Smith 33 F 6'8" 245 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Landry Nnoko 35 C 6'10" 255 Senior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Elijah Thomas 14 C 6'9" 251 Sophomore Lancaster, TX Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out the first nine games of the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. David Skara 24 F 6'8" 205 Junior Zadar, Croatia Transferred from Valparaiso. Under NCAA transfer rules, Skara will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2017 NBA draft The Tigers had one player drafted in the 2017 NBA draft.

Player Team Round Pick # Position Jaron Blossomgame San Antonio Spurs 2nd 59 F

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| ACC regular season

!colspan=12 style=| ACC tournament

!colspan=12 style=| NIT

References