Note: The following appears in the Boston College gameday football program.
Home. One word and four letters are all it takes to understand Tevin Mack’s decision to spend his final year of eligibility playing for Head Coach Brad Brownell and the Tigers in 2019-20.
Mack had spent his college career at two Power Five institutions, Texas and Alabama, before he found his way across I-20 and I-85 to Littlejohn Coliseum to don the orange and purple.
The former four-star recruit and national top-60 prospect is a native of Columbia, S.C. He committed to VCU out of high school before following then-Head Coach Shaka Smart to Texas. Clemson was a suitor for Mack in his initial recruiting process, and the stars aligned this offseason for both to unite.
“I chose Clemson because I was familiar with Coach Brownell. I visited at least five times unofficially in high school, and it felt like the right place at the right time.”
“We’re really excited about the addition of Tevin to our Clemson basketball family,” said Brownell. “He’s a talented offensive player who can score in a variety of ways. His experience and versatility will be a tremendous asset to our team. It’s special for us and for Tevin and his family, as a home-state talent, to play his graduate year at Clemson.”
The former Dreher High School star sat out the 2017-18 season at Alabama following his transfer from Texas and started 24 contests for the Crimson Tide last season. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 34 contests. He shot 42 percent from the field and 33 percent from three-point range.