Friday 02/02/2018
GAMEDAY SETUPNo. 20/20 CLEMSON (18-4, 7-3 ACC) vs. WAKE FOREST (9-13, 2-8 ACC)Date: Saturday, Feb. 3Tipoff: 2 p.m. ETArena: LJVM Coliseum (14,665)Radio: CTN (Don Munson-pbp; Tim Bourret-color)TV: RSN (Tom Werme-pbp; Dan Bonner-color)
• Clemson trails the all-time series 99-61, however, the Tigers have won four in a row and 9-of-the-last-10 contests.• Last season the Tigers swept the season series from the Demon Deacons, including a 95-83 win in Winston-Salem.• The Tigers lost 87-79 earlier this season in Chapel Hill.• Gabe DeVoe notched back-to-back games with five 3-pointers in wins over Georgia Tech (Jan. 28) and North Carolina (Jan. 30).• He is the first player since 2008 to make at least five threes in back-to-back games – tying Terrence Oglesby.
SERIES HISTORYCU Series W-L record: Clemson is 61-99 all-time against Wake Forest.Streak: The Tigers have won four in a row and 9-of-the-last-10.
TIGER TRACKS• Clemson is ranked for the fifth consecutive week in the AP Top 25 poll (No. 20). Clemson is also ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 20• Clemson’s RPI checks in at fifth nationally.• With a win over North Carolina on Jan. 30, the Tigers have now begun ACC play 7-3.• Clemson tied the school record for most threes made by the home team in Littlejohn Coliseum with that performance against UNC• It is the seventh time in Clemson history (in 64 ACC seasons) that a Tiger team has started league play with at least a 7-3 record through 10 games.• Clemson guard Marcquise Reed led Clemson in scoring, rebounding and assists in the win over North Carolina. We refer to that accomplishment as a “Triple Leadership”, a rare occurrence. It marked the first time in almost exactly 10 years that a Clemson player had a “Triple Leadership” at home.• In the latest KenPom rankings, the Tigers are ranked Nos. 16, 16 and 33 in overall, adjusted defensive efficiency (94.0) and adjusted offensive efficiency (114.7).
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