This Week in Clemson Athletics

UPCOMING EVENTS(home events BOLD) 

Wednesday, Jan. 79 p.m. – Men’s Basketball at Louisville – ACC NetworkThursday, Jan. 87 p.m. – Women’s Basketball vs. Florida State – TigerCast

Saturday, Jan. 10All Day – Track and Field hosts Orange & Purple Classic – Indoor Track12 p.m. – Men’s Basketball at Pittsburgh – RSN2 p.m. – Women’s Basketball at NC State

SPORT UPDATES

Men’s Basketball (@ClemsonMBB)Record: 8-5, 0-1 ACCThe Tigers split two games last week, winning 64-57 over Robert Morris on Tuesday before falling 74-50 to No. 19 North Carolina in the ACC opener Saturday. Jaron Blossomgame led the Tigers with double figures in both games, including his fifth double-double in the win over the Colonials. The Tigers return to action this week for a pair of road games, Wednesday at Louisville (9 p.m. on the ACC Network) and Saturday at Pittsburgh (12 p.m. on RSN).

Women’s Basketball (@ClemsonWBB)Record: 9-6, 1-1The women’s basketball team closed out a perfect six-game homestand with a 63-54 win over Virginia Tech on Friday night to improve to 9-0 in Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers trailed by as many as 11 in the second half before coming back for the dramatic overtime victory. The Tigers then fell at Georgia Tech on Sunday, 74-66, opening league play at 1-1. A ranked Florida State club comes to town on Thursday at 7 p.m. before the Tigers make a trip to NC State on Saturday.

Diving (@ClemsonDiving)Record: 3-0After a six-week break from competition, which included a week-long winter training camp (details) in Coral Springs, Fla., the Clemson diving team is back in action at the Tennessee Diving Invitational. Sophomore Sarah Braun advanced to the finals of the one-meter competition on Sunday, and finished 12th overall in the event. Sophomore Danielle Reitsma and junior Megan Helwagen finished in the top 20 of both the one-meter and three-meter events. The meet concludes Monday with the platform competition. The Tigers return to dual meet competition on Friday, Jan. 23 when they travel to Columbia to face in-state rival South Carolina.

Football (@ClemsonFB)Record: 10-3, 6-2 ACCClemson dominated all aspects of the Russell Athletic Bowl in an impressive 40-6 win over the 24th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners.For the Tigers and Head Coach Dabo Swinney, the victory marked a third straight year with an impressive bowl win against a storied opponent. Clemson beat Louisiana State and Head Coach Les Miles in 2012, Ohio State and Head Coach Urban Meyer in 2013 and Oklahoma and Head Coach Bob Stoops this year.The win also gave the Clemson senior class 42 for their careers, extending its school record. The Tigers have recorded four straight seasons with double-digit wins, one of only four FBS programs who can make that claim along with Alabama, Northern Illinois and Oregon.