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The Clemson Tigers men's basketball team is a college basketball program that represents Clemson University and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I. Clemson is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson sponsored its first men's basketball team in the 1911–12 season, winning its first conference championship in 1939, and in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1990. The Tigers have reached the NCAA Tournament 11 times in the modern era (1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) since the tournament expansion in 1980, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 three times (1980, 1990, 1997), with their best performance reaching the Elite Eight that very same year. Clemson's home court is Littlejohn Coliseum and has been the scene of 55 Clemson wins over ranked teams (23 in the Top 10) since 1968, including a victory over #1 Duke in 1980, a 75-65 victory over #1 North Carolina in 2001, and a 74-47 victory over #3 Duke in 2009. The Clemson basketball programs have won roughly 75% of their games played in Littlejohn, making it one of the ACC's toughest road venues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=205504993 )〕 Clemson's current head coach is Brad Brownell. ==Team history== Clemson's basketball history had a most unique beginning. The Tigers first two basketball games were both played in Greenville, SC on February 9, 1912, a 46-12 win at Furman, followed by a 78-6 victory over the Butler Guards later that evening. Brothers John and Frank Erwin scored a combined 74 points in their second game; John Erwin's 58 points still stand as Clemson's single game scoring record, unique in college basketball for not being broken in over a century since the program's inaugural day. Clemson won its first seven games in the program's history, the longest streak to open a program among the current 15 ACC schools. Former Pittsburgh Nationals player Frank Dobson was Clemson's first basketball coach, taking the Tigers to a 13-5 record in the first two seasons. Southern Conference: The Tigers began play in the Southern Conference in 1921, and in 1922-23 had an 11-6 finish. Josh Cody, coached for five seasons, the longest tenure for a Clemson Basketball coach in the first 25 years. In 1928-29 the Tigers won 15 games, a school record, and then followed that with a 16-9 mark. Cody pulled off the first huge upset in Clemson basketball history when the Tigers defeated Adolph Rupp's 10-1 Kentucky Wildcats, 29-26, at Clemson on Valentine's Day in 1931. From 1931-40, Joe Davis coached Clemson to 101 victories, including 44 wins on the road. Davis still has the best winning percentage in Clemson history on the road and led the Tigers to a 15-3 (.833) mark in 1934-35. In the 1938-39 season, the Tigers won 10 of their last 11 games to close the regular season. Banks McFadden, eventual All-American in both football and basketball averaged 11.8 points per game to lead the team as the starting pivot to four victories. It was an incredible run in the tournament as Clemson beat North Carolina, 44-43, Wake Forest, 30-28, Davidson 49-33 and Maryland 39-27 to clench the Southern Conference title. McFadden's best year as coach was the 1951-52 season when the Tigers were 17-7 overall and 11-4 in the Conference. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clemson Tigers men's basketball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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