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Tigers Keep BC Winless In ACC Play, 65-54

By Clemson Athletic Communications

GREENVILLE, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson took on Boston College on Wednesday night in front of 8,101 fans at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. A strong defensive second half by Clemson helped claim its 65-54 victory. The Tigers moved to 16-10 overall and 9-5 in the ACC, while the Eagles fell to 7-19, 0-13 in the ACC. “We had better defensive discipline…

Wilson & Mitchell Make Wooden Top 20 List

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson were named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 List, the organization announced on Wednesday. The pair of Gamecocks earned spots on the award’s final ballot last season, and Mitchell was tabbed a finalist for the national player of the year…

Hopper To Transfer From Clemson

Clemson Athletic Communications

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson wide receiver Germone Hopper will transfer to another school for his final year of eligibility. Hopper plans to graduate this summer, then play for another school next fall. The native of Charlotte, N.C. had 71 career receptions for 797 yards over the last three years. He red-shirted his first year. “Germone has decided to finish…

Ranking Curry, LeBron, Harden and Top 50 NBA Players by Trade Value

(ESPN) — How do we determine a player’s actual trade value? More to the point, how do we figure out which NBA stars have the most? Who has more: Kevin Love or Blake Griffin? James Harden or DeMarcus Cousins? Steph Curry, Anthony Davis or LeBron James? There are at least two ways to solve this: an objective statistical approach, and a…

Okey Makes Golden Spikes Award Watch List

By Clemson Athletic Communications

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior catcher Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) was one of 50 players named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List, announced Tuesday by USA Baseball. The award is presented to the nation’s best player on June 30 in Los Angeles, Calif.   Okey is coming off a first-team All-America season in 2015, becoming Clemson’s first All-America catcher…

Tigers Try To Keep BC Winless In ACC

By Clemson Athletic Communications

CLEMSON (15-10, 8-5 ACC) vs. BOSTON COLLEGE (7-18, 0-12 ACC) Date: Wednesday, February 17 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Bob Rathbun-pbp; Dan Bonner-color) • Clemson can match its win total from the 2014-15 season with a victory over the Eagles on Wednesday, the first of two matchups…

Tuesday Prep Playoff Scores

By Associated Press

Tuesday’s Scores By The Associated Press BOYS’ BASKETBALL Class AAA First Round Upper State A.C. Flora 65, Emerald 44 Berea 61, Camden 59 Lancaster 61, Wren 56 Lower Richland 52, Eastside 43 Richland Northeast 46, Southside 43 Seneca 94, Chester 68 South Pointe 74, Walhalla 44 Union County 62, D.W. Daniel 60 Lower State Airport 57, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 47 Beaufort 53,…

Gamecocks Lose Ugly At Mizzou, 72-67

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, MO (USC SID) — No. 23 South Carolina lost 72-67 at Missouri Tuesday night. The Tigers (10-16, 3-10 SEC) built an early first-half lead on the Gamecocks (21-5, 8-5) and held off three second-half rallies to secure the home win. Duane Notice led the team with 21 points, and Michael Carrera added a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds for South Carolina….

Muschamp Scheduled On Final SEC Media Day

By SEC Communications

The Southeastern Conference today announced Kickoff ’16, its annual football media days, will be held July 11-14 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.   A more detailed daily schedule with full television information, rotational breakdown and student-athletes attending will be available later this summer.   The SEC Network and ESPN will once again be on…