Clemson Men’s Basketball Team to Face Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament First Round Thursday

March 6, 2012

2012 ACC Tournament Notes

GAME SETUP Site: Philips Arena (18,371) Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012 City: Atlanta, GA Time: 7:00 PM Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Properties (Pete Yanity – play-by-play, Tim Bourret – color) Radio: ESPN Radio TV: ESPNU (Mike Patrick – play-by-play, Len Elmore – color, Jeannine Edwards – sideline) TV: ACC Network (Tim Brando – play-by-play, Dan Bonner – color, Debbie Antonelli – sideline) | ACC Network Affiliates ESPN3: Watch on ESPN3 via the Clemson Athletics Facebook Page.

SERIES NOTES Overall: Virginia Tech leads 13-12 at Clemson: Clemson leads 7-5 at Littlejohn: Clemson leads 7-2 at Virginia Tech: Virginia Tech leads 8-5 at Neutral: None played First Meeting: Virginia Tech, 27-13, in 1924-25 Last Meeting: Clemson, 58-56, in 2011-12 Streak: Clemson won the last meeting

QUICK FACTS • Clemson and Virginia Tech face off for the first time ever in the ACC Tournament. The Tigers and Hokies have played 12 times since Tech joined the league in 2004-05, and 10 of the games have been decided by five points or less. • Both of this year’s games between the two schools were decided by exactly two points, a 67-65 win for Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and a 58-56 win for Clemson at home on Senior Night on March 1. • Clemson’s Brad Brownell has done well in conference tournaments as a head coach. He has compiled a 16-6 record at UNC Wilmington, Wright State and now Clemson. He took the Tigers to the ACC Tournament semifinals his first season. • Clemson has a record of 45-35 over the past five ACC regular seasons, the fourth-best winning percentage (.563) among league schools during that time. • Andre Young was named to the All-ACC Defensive Team by the media on Monday. He led the ACC with 1.7 steals per game during the regular season. • Tanner Smith was named to the ACC’s Fan’s Guide All-Defensive Team, a unit selected by the league’s head coaches. • Smith suffered a head injury after a hard fall to the floor in the second half of the Florida State game on March 4, and is listed as questionable as of Tuesday. • Smith needs just 26 points to reach 1,000 for his career. • Devin Booker posted his fifth double-double of the season in Sunday’s loss at Florida State and has led or tied for the team lead in rebounding in 11 of the last 14 games. • Freshmen K.J. McDaniels combined for 25 points in Clemson’s most recent game, at Florida State. McDaniels posted a season-high 16, while Coleman scored all nine of his points in the second half. • Coleman scored just two points in 14 non-conference games, but scored 40 while playing in 13 ACC regular season games. • Six Clemson players have experience in the ACC Tournament. Milton Jennings owns the top scoring average at 8.7 points per game among the six players with tournament experience. • Former Tiger center Sharone Wright, a member of the school’s all-time team, will be Clemson’s ACC legend for the tournament this week. He will be honored with the other school legends during the semifinals Saturday.