Clemson basketball roster 2024-25: With Chase Hunter back, here are projected starters

CLEMSON — Clemson basketball’s 2024-25 roster appears set after star guard Chase Hunter announced his return to the program last week.

The Tigers are striving for their first Final Four in program history after reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in 44 years and making the NCAA tournament for the third time in seven years.

“Folks are surprised that we’ve done as well as we had,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. “(We’re) starting to separate (ourselves) from a lot of folks.”

To return to March Madness, Brownell revamped his roster after losing key contributors like PJ Hall (NBA draft), Joseph Girard III (expired eligibility), RJ Godfrey (transfer portal) and Jack Clark (portal). The 15-year Tigers coach dove into the portal to add four transfers to pair with returning players and three incoming freshmen.

Here’s how Clemson’s roster stacks up entering the 2024-25 season.

Clemson basketball’s projected starters

G Chase Hunter (sixth-year senior)

G Jaeden Zackery (senior)

F Chauncey Wiggins (junior)

F Ian Schieffelin (senior)

C Viktor Lakhin (senior)

This starting lineup has the experience and length that should prove beneficial for the Tigers. Hunter returns as the most experienced player and the leader of Clemson after withdrawing from the NBA draft. He averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 assists and two steals over four games in the NCAA tournament.

Zackery, a 6-foot-2 Boston College transfer, averaged 20 points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two games against the Tigers last season. His pairing with Hunter will allow Clemson to have a veteran backcourt that can facilitate the offense, score in the paint and play stout defense against opposing guards.

Schieffelin will remain a starter in the frontcourt with Wiggins joining the lineup and Lakhin, a 6-11 Cincinnati transfer, replacing Hall at center. Brownell wants Schieffelin, the ACC’s most improved player, and Wiggins to take another leap with their scoring. Lakhin brings on much-needed size and 3-point shooting that can stretch the…

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Author : Greenville News

Publish date : 2024-06-04 09:10:52

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