#24  PJ Hall

Honors and Awards

• 2023-24 AP All-American Honorable Mention
• 2023-24 All-ACC First Team
• 2024 All-West Region Team
• 2024 NABC All-District First Team
• 2023-24 Finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Nation’s Best Center)
• 2023-24 Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch List.
• 2023-24 All-ACC Honor Roll
• 2022-23 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021-22 All-ACC Honorable Mention
• 2021-22 ACC Most Improved Player Runner-Up
• 2021-22 USBWA (U.S. Basketball Writers of America) All-District Team
• 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll

PAST QUOTABLES

» Former Penn State Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry on PJ Hall:
“PJ Hall, we were walled up, body between him and the basket. But that’s what an All-ACC guy does. Doesn’t matter if he’s hurt or coming back from injury. He makes shots at the end of the game.”

» Virginia Tech Head Coach Mike Young on PJ Hall:”
He’s come on here like gangbusters. I think he had a very good year a year ago. He’s just so much stronger and bigger. It really gives you heartburn off of that high ball screen stuff…(If) he gets his feet on the ground, he’s dynamite. His work around the basket. He’s big. He’s got beautiful touch. He’s always had a beautiful touch.”

» Former Georgia Tech Head Coach Josh Pastner:
“Hunter Tyson and PJ Hall are about as good of a front court as there is in the ACC.”

» Former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski on PJ Hall:
“Hall is the most improved player on the planet. He played nine minutes a game last year and he’s one of the better big guys in the country; he’s a pro, really. He can shoot, go out and [he’s] mobile.”

» North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis on PJ Hall:
“He’s [PJ Hall] a guy that plays with a lot of emotion. He’s competitive. He’s very physical and plays hard on both ends of the floor on every possession. He’s a guy that can consistently score around the basket, but he can shoot the ball from the outside. On both ends, he’s a player that could be a huge factor.”

» Former Louisville Interim Head Coach Mike Pegues on PJ Hall:
“He’s an animal. He’s one of the best bigs in the league [ACC].”

2023-24

• Finished with 659 points this year in 36 games, an 18.3 average per game. He set the school record for points in a season. The existing record was 651 points by Horace Grant in 1986-87 and Bill Yarborough in 1954-55.
• He is seventh in career points (1,702), 15th in scoring average (14.20), 22nd in rebounds (634) and seventh in field goals made (641).
• He finished with five NCAA Tournament games played in his career. He averaged 11.2 points and added 19 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal.
• He finished with the most points in a single season (659), third-most field goals made in a season (240) and fourth in a single season in points per minute (.633).
• He finished 17th in the country in field goals made (240).
• Tied program record with 36 games played and 36 games started.
• Hall’s 18.3 scoring average is the best by a Clemson player since 2018-19 when Marquise Reed had a 19.4 average. Hall’s figure this year is the third best over the last 24 seasons.
• Hall finished fourth in the ACC in scoring with 18.3 points per game, while ranking 15th in rebounding (6.4 per game). He shot at a very high clip this season, ninth in the league (48.8 percent). Defensively, Hall was sixth in the ACC blocks per game (1.42) and had 51 blocked shots this season.
• He finished seventh on Clemson’s all-time scoring list (1,702 points). He is just the fourth Tiger to amass 1,700 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocks in a career (Trevor Booker, Elden Campbell and Dale Davis).
• He has posted seven double-doubles, including a career high 31 points and 17 rebounds against Georgia Tech (Jan. 16).

2022-23

• Turned in a career year appearing in 33 games and making 27 starts. Began the season on a minute restriction after rehabbing from two separate offseason surgeries (foot and knee). He was selected as an All-ACC Preseason Second Team pick by ACC media. Hall was also named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List.
• Became the 45th 1,000-point scorer in Clemson history against Notre Dame and has 1,043 points entering next season.
  • Became the 11th player from the state of South Carolina to score 1,000 career points at Clemson.
  • The other 1,000-point scorers from South Carolina are Colon Abraham (Darlington), Devin and Trevor Booker (Whitmire), Fred Gilliam (Pelzer), Harold Jamison (Vance), Larry Nance (Anderson), Choppy Patterson (Piedmont), Edward Scott (Eastover), Jim Sutherland (Clemson) and Bill Yarborough (Walhalla).
• Averaged 17.6 points in ACC play last season and will be the second leading returning scorer in the ACC this coming season in 2023-24. He is second to new teammate Joseph Girard III.
• Averaged a career high in points (15.3) and added 5.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 blocks per contest.
  • Shot 53.5 percent from the floor, including a career best 39.8 percent from three (up nine percent from his sophomore campaign).
  • Finished 78.6 percent at the foul line – another career-best.
• Despite being on a minutes restriction for the first two months of the season, he produced 27 double-digit scoring games, 10 20-point games and four double-doubles en route to an All-ACC Third Team season – his first ACC postseason honor of his career.
  • Produced double-doubles in wins at Georgia Tech (25/10), at Pittsburgh (12/10), at Florida State (17/10) and in a loss to Virginia (13/10) in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
• Scored at least 20 points in three-straight games twice during the season.
  • Scored 65 points in three games from Nov. 29 to Dec. 7. He scored 22 points and totaled three rebounds in an overtime win over Penn State (Nov. 29). He finished 8-for-11 from the foul line.
  • Netted 21 points and eight rebounds in a comeback win over Wake Forest in the ACC opener (Dec. 2) and scored 22 in a win over Towson (Dec. 7).
• Produced his first double-double of the season with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a road win at Georgia Tech (Dec. 21). Finished with five offensive rebounds and went 12-for-18 from the floor.
• Totaled 26 points and four rebounds in a home victory over Duke (Jan. 14).
• Scored a season-high 28 points to along with eight rebounds at Louisville (Feb. 18).

2021-22

• Arguably the Most Improved Player in the ACC, Hall played in 30 games and made 29 starts during a career-year for the sophomore.
• PJ Hall made the strongest case for most improved player in the ACC. Hall was +11.9 in PPG, +3.7 in RPG, +1.4 in APG and nearly +1.0 block per game. Hall increased his 3-point shooting by nearly 20.0 percent and despite the increased work load, shot 49.3 percent, including a 52.4 effective field goal percentage.
• Hall led the Tigers in scoring (15.5 ppg) and finished second in rebounding (5.8 rpg), while blocking the most shots (38).
  • He posted a team-best 28 double-digit scoring games, including 25 consecutive outings.
• He posted 22 points and eight rebounds in a win over Wofford (Nov. 12) – his first 20-point game of his career.
• Totaled the same output against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 19).
• Tallied his first career double-double against Drake (Dec. 11) with 22 points and a career-best 13 rebounds.
  • Six offensive rebounds were a career-high.
  • Finished 6-for-15 from the floor and an ultra-impressive 9-for-9 from the foul line.
  • Hall is the first player since Jaron Blossomgame (Feb. 25, 2017 vs. Florida State) to finish at least 9-for-9 at the line in a game. He is also just the fourth Tiger to do so during the Brad Brownell Era at Clemson.
• Finished 10-for-16 on a career-high made field goals in a 20-point outing during a win at NC State (Jan. 8).
• He collected multiple blocks in five games this season, including a career-high three against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 19) and South Carolina (Dec. 18).
• PJ Hall notched a career-high 28 points on the road at Florida State (Feb. 15).
  • It was the most in a road game by a Clemson Tiger since Marcquise Reed scored 28 at Virginia Tech on Feb. 21, 2018.
  • It was his career high and just the fourth game of at least 28 points by a Clemson center in the last 30 years. Hall made 8-13 from the field and 12-13 from the foul line. The only other Clemson centers to score at least 28 points in a game since 1992 are Trevor Booker and Chris Hobbs. Booker did it twice in 2007-08, in consecutive games against Charlotte (32) and Florida State (29).  Booker also had a 31-point game as a senior against Western Carolina, but he was a power forward that year.  Raymond Sykes was the center in 2009-10.
  • Hall’s scoring average is the best for a Clemson starting center since the 1990-91 season when Dale Davis averaged 17.9 points a game as a senior.

2020-21

• Appeared in 21 games off the bench for the Tigers.
• Averaged 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in nearly 10 minutes per contest.
• Finished shooting 49.2 percent from the floor, including 75.0 percent from the foul line.
• Scored season-high 10 points in season opener against Mississippi State at the 2020 Space Coast Challenge (Nov. 25).
  • Entered the game with Aamir Simms in foul trouble and finished 5-for-6 from the floor and seven rebounds.
  • Three of the seven boards came on the offensive glass. He also totaled one block.
• Posted eight points in a home overtime win over NC State (Jan. 5).
  • Scored a hook shot with about 10 seconds remaining in overtime to help seal the Tiger victory 74-70.
• Notched back-to-back games of eight points and 4-for-7 shooting against the Wolfpack and Virginia (Jan. 16).
• Totaled six points on 3-for-5 shooting in a win against Syracuse (Feb. 6).

Before Clemson

• #1 ranked player in South Carolina
• 2019-20 South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year
• ESPN ranked four-star prospect (No. 48 in ESPN Top 100, No. 9 power forward in the nation).
• 247Sports ranked four-star prospect (No. 54 in Top247, No. 9 power forward in the nation.
• Rivals ranked four-star prospect (No. 48 in Rivals150, No. 8 power forward in the nation)
• Two-time 5A State Champion
• Averaged 14.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game as a junior.
• USA Today All-South Carolina Team
• All-Region
• All-State
• Spartanburg Herald Journal First-Team All-Area
• Chick-Fil-A Classic All-Tournament Team
• SC Top-80 Camp “Mr. Basketball”
• SCHSL All-Rookie Team

Personal

• Born February 21, 2002 (turns 21 during the 2022-23 season).
• Son of Melanie and Jerome Hall
• Sister, Thayer, was a standout volleyball player for the Florida Gators
• Brother, Chris, played basketball at nearby Anderson University.