Published Jan 31, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Clemson
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Location: Clemson, South Carolina

Arena: Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)

Time/TV: 7:00 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (384), XM (384), SiriusXM Online (974)

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CLEMSON - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 133-22

Last Meeting: Clemson 79 Carolina 76 OT (1/11/20)

Streak: Last season's loss to the Tigers was Carolina's first loss to Clemson in Chapel HIll. It was the only meeting of the 2019-20 season.

CLEMSON TIGERS (10-5, 4-5)

Head Coach: Brad Brownell (195-147 at Clemson, 362-232 overall)

Rankings: #40 AP, #34 Coaches, #52 ESPN BPI, #43 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #18

Strength of Record: #17

Offense (Per Game): 64.4 points, 41.3 FG%, 30.6 3-pt FG%, 74.2 FT%, 33.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 12.9 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 2.8 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 63.5 points, 42.5 FG%, 35.0 3-pt FG%, 66.5 FT%, 34.4 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 15.3 turnovers, 0.8 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 3.1 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#0 Clyde Trapp, G, 6-4, 203, Sr. (27.0 mpg, 7.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.6 apg)

#15 John Newman III, G, 6-5, 207, Jr. (20.8 mpg, 5.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#2 Al-Amir Dawes, G, 6-2, 180, So. (26.6 mpg, 8.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.0 apg)

#25 Aamir Simms, F, 6-8, 245, Sr. (26.8 mpg, 12.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.4 apg)

#5 Hunter Tyson F, 6-8, 215, Jr. (14.4 mpg, 6.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.3 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (11-5, 6-3)

Head Coach: Roy Williams (478-157 at UNC, 896-258 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #29 ESPN BPI, #24 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #23

Strength of Record: #29

Offense (Per Game): 74.5 points, 43.6 FG%, 30.5 3-pt FG%, 67.0 FT%, 43.1 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 14.9 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.8 steals, 4.4 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.9 points, 42.6 FG%, 35.8 3-pt FG%, 68.3 FT%, 31.8 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 13.9 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 8.5 steals, 4.8 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.3 mpg, 10.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.3 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (17.7 mpg, 6.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.0 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.8 mpg, 6.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.7 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (28.7 mpg, 10.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.4 mpg, 12.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 0.8 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 1/30/21*

NEXT FIVE FOR THE HEELS

February 6 at Duke 6:00 pm ESPN

February 8 vs Miami 7:00 pm ESPN

February 13 at Virginia 6:00 pm ESPN

February 16 vs Virginia Tech 7:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2

February 20 vs Louisville 4pm or 6pm ESPN