Clemson Hoops Heads To Syracuse

Date: Tuesday, January 5

Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET

Arena: Carrier Dome (35,446)

Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Philip Sikes-color)

TV: ACC Network (Wes Durham-pbp; Dan Bonner-color)

• Clemson notched its first ACC win of the season on January 2 with an 84-75 triumph over Florida State; it broke the Seminoles’ three-game winning streak as the road team in the series.

• The Tigers’ 84 points were the most in an ACC win since Clemson scored 87 against Georgia Tech on Jan. 8, 2011.

• Syracuse is looking for its first ACC win of the season, after dropping road contests to ranked foes in Pittsburgh and Miami.

SERIES HISTORY

CU Series W-L record: Clemson leads 3-1

Streak: Clemson won the most recent meeting

TIGER TRACKS

• Clemson faces interim head coach Mike Hopkins, while Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim serves the final game of his nine-game suspension Tuesday.

• The Tigers knocked off Boeheim’s Orange last season in Littlejohn Coliseum, 66-53. Donte Grantham posted 16 points in the win.

• This is Clemson’s second trip to Syracuse. The Tigers played in the Carrier Dome in 2013-14, falling by a score of 57-44.

• Jordan Roper set a career-high with seven made three-point goals Saturday in the win over Florida State. His mark tied Andre Young (2012 vs. Georgia Tech) for the most threes by a Clemson player under Brad Brownell.

• Sidy Djitte set a career high with 14 points against Florida State, including an 8-10 clip at the free throw line. Djitte, a 48 percent career free throw shooter entering last week, made 15-18 in the Tigers’ first two ACC games.

• Landry Nnoko posted four blocked shots in the win over Florida State, and needs just four to pass Sharrod Ford and K.J. McDaniels for seventh place in Clemson’s career records.