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Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
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Mar 23, 2024, 7:58 AM
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since 1911. In all those years, there have only been 33 DAYS that we have awakened to a new day with an NCAA Tournament win (or wins) under our belt, still alive and still in the Dance. They are:
1980: Coach-Bill Foster: The Tigers defeated Utah State (1st round) on March 6th, No. 12 Brigham Young on March 8th (2nd round), Lamar on March 12 (Sweet Sixteen), before finally losing on March 15 to UCLA 85-74 (Elite Eight). Nine glorious days of hope following a Tournament win.
1987: Coach-Cliff Ellis, we lost in the 1st round to Southwest Missouri State, NO days of joy.
1989: Coach-Cliff Ellis: The Tigers defeated No, 22 St. Mary's on March 16 (1st round), before bowing out to No. 1 Arizona (2nd round) 94-68 on March 18. Two days of joy where we woke up still alive.
1990: Coach-Cliff Ellis: The Tigers defeated Brigham Young (1st round) on March 15, defeated No. 12 La Salle (2nd round) on March 17, before being ROBBED by No. 3 UConn and Tate Effing George (Sweet Sixteen) on March 22. 71-70. Seven days of joy. **These games were later vacated due to infractions.**
1996: Coach-Rick Barnes: The Tigers lost to Georgia in the 1st round of the Tournament, NO days of joy.
1997: Coach-Rick Barnes: The Tigers defeated Miami (Ohio)(1st round) on March 14, defeated Tulsa (2nd round) on March 16, before falling in a heartbreaker in Double OT 90-84 to No. 3 Minnesota (Sweet Sixteen) on March 20. Six days of joy.
1998: Coach-Rick Barnes: The Tigers lost to Western Michigan (1st round) of the Tournament, no days of joy. This was Rick Barnes last year at Clemson. He remains the ONLY coach to take Clemson to postseason every year of his tenure. (1 NIT plus 3 straight NCAA's)
2008, 2009, 2010: Coach-Oliver Purnell: Coach Purnell got the Tigers into the Dance three straight years, but we lost in the 1st round each and every time, no days of joy.
2011: Coach-Brad Brownell: The Tigers once again lost in the 1st round of the Tournament, no days of joy.
2018: Coach-Brad Brownell: The Tigers defeated New Mexico State (1st round) on March 16, defeated No. 19 Auburn (2nd round), before falling to No.4 Kansas 80-76 on March 23 (Sweet Sixteen). Seven days of joy.
2021: Coach-Brad Brownell: The Tigers lost in the 1st round of the Tournament, no days of joy.
2024: Coach-Brad Brownell: The Tigers defeated New Mexico (1st round) on March 22, there will be at least two days of joy before we play Sunday night.
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
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Mar 23, 2024, 8:17 AM
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Thanks for the history that just really says Coach Brownell has coached our team to 9 (so far) of the 33 days of joy in our history. Sounds pretty dadgum good to me.
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Mar 23, 2024, 8:42 AM
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Not good...but better than usual for Clemson basketball, which has never been very good.
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
Mar 23, 2024, 8:39 AM
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I was at the western mich game in 98. sad day. Very disappointing as that was a good team
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
Mar 23, 2024, 8:44 AM
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In 2011 he did win a 1st round First Four game of NCAAT over UAB. The second round games are 32 games.
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
Mar 23, 2024, 9:00 AM
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First Four game at 9:20 on Dayton on Tuesday, traveled to Tampa for 12:14 Round of 64 game on Thursday vs W Va! Not much time for joy!
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There are 32 teams who have never been to the Dance
Mar 23, 2024, 8:51 AM
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most with programs as old or older than Clemson's
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Game Day Hero [4362]
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2018 couldve been really special if Grantham doesnt get hurt
Mar 23, 2024, 9:06 AM
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One of the best squads we had in terms of playmakers.
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Tiger Spirit [9399]
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
Mar 23, 2024, 9:11 AM
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Using the 1911 reference is a little misleading. The point you are trying to make doesn’t hold validity, there hasn’t been an NCAA tournament with 64, oh wait, 68 teams since 1911. When I was in school at Clemson the only way you made the tournament was to win the conference.
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Heisman Winner [78873]
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I wasn't trying to put any spin on anything. Our history is what it is. We have
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Mar 23, 2024, 9:18 AM
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had just as much MATHEMATICAL chance to win our way into the Tourney as any other ACC team during those times you mentioned. And, back in those days, the ONLY ones who got in were conference tournament winners, that was not confined just to the ACC. Just ask the Coots, who sat home with a 25-3 record after being upset in the finals of the ACC tournament in 1970, after going undefeated in the ACC during the regular season.
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Re: Just for some historical perspective, Clemson has been playing men's basketball
Mar 23, 2024, 10:14 AM
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"2011: Coach-Brad Brownell: The Tigers once again lost in the 1st round of the Tournament, no days of joy."
This is incorrect.
In 2011, CBB's team defeated UAB in the "First Four", technically an NCAAT win on 03/15/2011, but then went on to lose to West Viriginia in the Round of 64 on 3/17/2011.
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