The 2023–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by 14th-year head coach Brad Brownell and played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tigers began the season with nine straight wins. This included a one-point win over UAB and a three-point win over Davidson to claim the Asheville Championship. They continued their strong start to the season, upsetting twenty-third ranked Alabama in the ACC–SEC Challenge. They opened the ACC season with a nine-point win at Pittsburgh. They debuted in the national rankings at twenty-fourth before their rivalry game with South Carolina. They won that game and their ensuing game against TCU for their ninth win of the season. After the win, they achieved their highest ranking during the season of thirteenth. Their first defeat was by two-points against Memphis on December 16, 2023. They won their final two non-conference games to finish their non-conference season 10–1. Their non-conference success did not carry into the start of their ACC season as they lost four of their first five games. A loss to Miami (FL) and eighth-ranked North Carolina dropped them to twenty-first in the rankings. Despite defeating Boston College and losing to Virginia Tech, the Tigers fell out of the rankings. A double-overtime loss to Georgia Tech capped the first five games. The Tigers won five of their next seven games, including only their second ever win at North Carolina. They lost by a point at twelfth-ranked Duke and also by a point to Virginia. They Tigers won four of their last six games including the completion of a season sweep against Pittsburgh and Florida State. They ended the season with a loss to Wake Forest. After the season, Ian Schieffelin was named ACC Most Improved Player, becoming the second Clemson player to win the award. PJ Hall was named to the All-ACC First Team.
The Tigers finished the season 24–12 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, were defeated by Boston College in the Second Round. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were placed as the sixth-seed in the West region. They defeated eleventh-seed New Mexico in the First Round, third-seed Baylor in the Second Round and second-seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen. This advanced Clemson to only their second Elite Eight in program history. In the Elite Eight the Tigers lost in a rematch of an early season game against Alabama 89–82 to end their season.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 14–6 in ACC play, in a three-way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated sixth seed NC State for the third time during the season. They fell to second seeded Virginia in the semifinals. They were not selected for the NCAA tournament and were listed as the fourth team out on Selection Sunday. They received a first overall seed in the National Invitation Tournament. Despite being the first seed, and hosting, the Tigers lost to Morehead State in the first round to end their season.
Clemson started the season 6–0 in ACC play, for the first time since the ACC was created as a conference. Their previous best was in the 1996–97 season when they started 5–0. The Tigers continued their run by defeating Duke but then lost to Wake Forest to end their undefeated run. They won their next two games and were 9–1 at the halfway point of the conference season. This gave the team its best six, seven, eight, nine and ten game starts in conference history. The Tigers would set another program record on February 15, 2023, when they defeated Florida State 94–54 at home. This was the Tigers' widest margin of victory in ACC play, beating the previous record of a 34-point win in 1975.
Offseason Departures Clemson Departures Hunter Tyson 5 F 6'8" 215 Monroe, NC Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected37th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder Ben Middlebrooks 10 F/C 6'10" 232 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to NC State Brevin Galloway 11 G 6'2" 215 GS Senior Anderson, SC Graduated Chauncey Gibson 13 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to Tulsa Devin Foster 14 G 6'2" 180 Senior Canton, MA Walk-on; graduated Jack Nauseef 15 G 6'1" 160 Senior Dayton, OH Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Clemson incoming transfers Jake Heidbreder 3 G 6'5.5" 180 Junior Floyds Knobs, IN Air Force Jack Clark 5 G 6'8" 200 GS Senior Wyncote, PA NC State Joseph Girard III 11 G 6'1" 190 GS Senior Glen Falls, NY Syracuse Bas Leyte 33 F 6'10" 220 GS Senior Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands UNC Greensboro
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
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Rankings
Statistics
PJ Hall 36 36 28.9 48.8% 31.5% 77.9% 6.4 1.4 18.3 Joseph Girard III 36 36 32.8 43.0% 41.3% 93.5% 3.2 1.5 15.1 Chase Hunter 36 36 32.8 42.4% 31.1% 85.0% 2.6 3.2 12.9 Ian Schieffelin 36 36 27.5 56.4% 46.9% 73.1% 9.4 2.2 10.9 RJ Godfrey 36 0 15.5 59.4% 42.9% 62.7% 3.4 0.8 6.1 Chauncey Wiggins 36 18 17.7 44.2% 34.9% 71.4% 2.1 0.9 5.4 Alex Hemenway 5 0 15.6 38.1% 42.1% 50.0% 0.6 1.4 5.2 Jack Clark 25 17 23.5 39.8% 30.2% 76.9% 4.9 1.4 4.7 Josh Beadle 32 0 10.8 47.3% 14.3% 68.8% 0.9 0.8 3.0 Dillon Hunter 36 1 14.7 39.3% 25.7% 42.1% 1.6 1.3 2.3 Bas Leyte 20 0 4.5 54.5% 33.3% 40.0% 0.8 0.3 0.8 Andrew Latiff 5 0 1.6 25.0% 0.0% — 0.8 0.0 0.4 Daniel Nauseef 5 0 1.9 0.0% 0.0% — 0.6 0.0 0.0 Matt Kelly 5 0 1.8 0.0% — — 0.0 0.0 0.0
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