Clemson to Host Alabama State on Monday at 7:00 PM

Dec. 17, 2011

GAME SETUP Site: Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Date: Monday, December 19, 2011 City: Clemson, SC Time: 7:00 PM Radio: Clemson Tiger Sports Properties (Pete Yanity – play-by-play, Tim Bourret – color) Web: ESPN3 (Rob Jones – play-by-play, Chucky Brown – color)

SERIES NOTES Overall: None played at Clemson: None played at Littlejohn: None played at Alabama State: None played at Neutral: None played

QUICK FACTS Clemson and Alabama State meet for the first time in series history on Monday. The Tigers are 22-19 all-time versus schools from the state of Alabama, most recently defeating UAB last season in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, OH. The Tigers enter the game with a 5-4 overall record. Clemson is coming off a 60-40 win over Winthrop on Saturday, Dec. 17. The Tigers held Winthrop to 16 second half points and just 31 percent shooting for the game. The Hornets are 2-7 on the season and are coming off a 65-35 loss at Saint Louis on Dec. 17. Clemson’s defense has been good again in 2011-12, as the Tigers are yielding just 54.6 points per game to the opposition. With the win over Winthrop, Clemson improved to 10-1 under Head Coach Brad Brownell when holding the opponent to 50 points or less, including 4-0 this season. The Tigers are holding opponents to just 39.4 percent field goal shooting this season, and only 30.5 percent from three. Andre Young has 194 three-point goals and needs six to become the sixth player in school history with 200 in a career. Young is just 58 points shy of scoring 1,000 career points. Tanner Smith tied a career-high with 17 points against Winthrop. He previously scored 17 against the same opponent, Long Beach State, as a sophomore and junior. Smith is third in the ACC, averaging 4.7 assists per game. He has compiled 26 assists over the last five outings. Catalin Baciu made his first career start in his 53rd game as a Tiger. He scored five against Winthrop and has now made 12 of his last 14 field goal attempts over the past four games. Baciu needs just 17 points to match his three-year total entering his senior season (58). Bernard Sullivan has played 31 minutes over the last two games. He had played just 28 minutes in Clemson’s first seven games. Clemson’s three primary ball-handlers (Andre Young) have a combined 87-to-34 (2.56) assist-to-turnover ratio. K.J. McDaniels is a native of Birmingham, AL. His father, Kevin, was a second-team all-conference player at South Alabama.