Location: Littlejohn Coliseum (Clemson, SC: Capacity of 10,000)
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at 6:00 EST
TV: ESPNU
Radio: 104.9 WCCP (www.wccpfm.com)
Coaches:
Clemson Head Coach: Brad Brownell (DePauw ‘91) Overall: 178-89 (.665, Ninth season) at Clemson: 11-4 (.714, First season)
CU Associate Head Coach: Rick Ray
CU Assistant Coaches: Earl Grant, Mike Winiecki
CU Director of Operations: Dick Bender
Miami (FL) Head Coach: Frank Haith (Elon ‘88) Overall: 119-90 (all at Miami)
UM Assistant Coaches: Jorge Fernandez, Jake Morton , Michael Schwartz
SBN Miami Blog:Seventh Floor
Line: CU -4 O/U: 133
CUAD Weekly Preview
Stats below (Miami outlined in GREEN, Clemson in ORANGE) thanks www.espn.com.
|
Name |
Pos. |
No. |
Ht |
Wt |
Cl. |
|
Demontez Stitt |
G |
2 |
6-2 |
180 |
Sr. |
|
Andre Young |
G |
11 |
5-9 |
175 |
Jr. |
|
Tanner Smith |
G/F |
5 |
6-5 |
210 |
Jr. |
|
Devin Booker |
F |
31 |
6-8 |
245 |
So. |
|
Jerai Grant |
F/C |
45 |
6-8 |
230 |
Sr. |
|
Name |
Pos. |
No. |
Ht |
Wt |
Cl. |
|
Durand Scott |
G |
1 |
6-3 |
200 |
So. |
|
Malcolm Grant |
G |
3 |
6-1 |
180 |
Jr. |
|
DeQuan Jones |
G/F |
31 |
6-7 |
219 |
Jr. |
|
Erik Swoope |
F |
32 |
6-6 |
230 |
Fr. |
|
Reggie Johnson |
F/C |
52 |
6-10 |
303 |
So. |
Here is a comprehensive look at both teams' leaders in the major individual basketball statistics:
|
|
Clemson |
|
|
Miami |
|
|
MIN |
31.9 |
Tanner Smith |
|
31.8 |
Malcolm Grant |
|
PPG |
13 |
Demontez Stitt |
|
15.5 |
Malcolm Grant |
|
RPG |
6.6 |
Jerai Grant |
|
9.8 |
Reggie Johnson |
|
APG |
3 |
Andre Young |
|
3.9 |
Malcolm Grant |
|
SPG |
1.7 |
Andre Young |
|
1.1 |
Garrius Adams |
|
BPG |
2.7 |
Jerai Grant |
|
1.3 |
Reggie Johnson |
|
TPG |
2.1 |
Tanner Smith |
|
2.6 |
Durand Scott |
|
FG% |
63.9% |
Jerai Grant |
|
61.5% |
Julian Gamble |
|
FT% |
77.1% |
Tanner Smith |
|
90.5% |
Malcolm Grant |
|
3P% |
50.0% |
Zavier Anderson |
|
45.2% |
Malcolm Grant |
The focus for the Clemson basketball media and most of the fans this week has been on the addition of football star DeAndre Hopkins to the basketball roster. Hopkins joined the team after the bowl game and is simply not ready to take the court for the Tigers. Coach Brownell stated earlier this week that Hopkins will not dress out against Miami and will not dress until he is in basketball shape and ready to compete at the collegiate level.
Clemson had a trying start to the 2010-2011 season. This team lacks fundamental play that is necessary to execute Brownell's offense and is playing with nine roster players after various player departures. As we have stated here before, Clemson has to have better jump shooting and needs improve movement without the basketball. The Tigers have shown some improvement from the free throw line which is always a positive.
|
Player |
GP |
MIN |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TPG |
FG% |
FT% |
3P% |
|
Demontez Stitt |
13 |
30.6 |
13 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
45.2% |
69.1% |
40.4% |
|
Jerai Grant |
15 |
24.9 |
12.1 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
63.9% |
71.3% |
0.0% |
|
Andre Young |
15 |
31.8 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
3 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
42.5% |
59.4% |
42.9% |
|
Milton Jennings |
15 |
21.2 |
8.9 |
6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
2 |
40.0% |
73.2% |
22.6% |
|
Tanner Smith |
15 |
31.9 |
8.6 |
3.7 |
3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
38.6% |
77.1% |
28.0% |
|
Devin Booker |
15 |
22.6 |
8 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
50.0% |
68.4% |
37.5% |
|
Noel Johnson |
7 |
13.1 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
27.3% |
62.5% |
21.4% |
|
Cory Stanton |
14 |
14.2 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1 |
0.1 |
1 |
34.9% |
63.6% |
16.7% |
|
Bryan Narcisse |
15 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
48.3% |
50.0% |
25.0% |
|
Zavier Anderson |
12 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
40.0% |
36.4% |
50.0% |
|
Catalin Baciu |
12 |
4.7 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
57.1% |
20.0% |
0.0% |
|
Jonah Baize |
4 |
4.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Totals |
15 |
-- |
69 |
34 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
45.0% |
66.4% |
33.5% |
Frank Haith has been at the "U" since 2004. Under Haith, the Miami program has improved with his high point at the school being an NCAA birth and first round victory during the 2007-2008 basketball season. The position at Miami is Haith's first head coaching position. Notable stops as an assistant prior to filling the ‘Canes to spot include Texas (under Rick Barnes), Texas A&M, and Wake Forest.
As the stats show (see below), the Miami offense is dominated by three names, Malcolm Grant, Durand Scott, and Reggie Johnson. Grant is a Villanova Guard transfer who averages 15.5 ppg. The Brooklyn native is a threat from behind the arc, making over 45% of his three point attempts on the season. Scott is also a guard who grew up in New York and makes over 40% of his three point attempts. Johnson, a Winston-Salem native, is the ‘Canes big man at 6'10" and over 300 lbs. Johnson averages nearly 13 points and 10 rebounds per game in 22.7 minutes per contest and sports close to a 60% shooting average from the floor.
|
Player |
GP |
MIN |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TPG |
FG% |
FT% |
3P% |
|
Malcolm Grant |
15 |
31.8 |
15.5 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
42.4% |
90.5% |
45.2% |
|
Durand Scott |
15 |
31.1 |
13.3 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
45.4% |
85.5% |
42.9% |
|
Reggie Johnson |
15 |
22.7 |
12.7 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
59.7% |
71.0% |
0.0% |
|
Adrian Thomas |
15 |
25.3 |
8.1 |
3.6 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
36.5% |
61.1% |
38.2% |
|
Garrius Adams |
15 |
26.3 |
6.5 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
35.4% |
59.5% |
29.8% |
|
DeQuan Jones |
15 |
15.8 |
5.5 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
43.4% |
64.0% |
9.1% |
|
Rion Brown |
15 |
12.6 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
38.3% |
68.4% |
39.4% |
|
Julian Gamble |
15 |
13.9 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
61.5% |
35.3% |
0.0% |
|
Donnavan Kirk |
13 |
9.5 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
40.6% |
90.0% |
0.0% |
|
Erik Swoope |
12 |
8.2 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
52.9% |
68.4% |
0.0% |
|
Raphael Akpejiori |
13 |
6 |
2 |
2.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
55.6% |
61.5% |
0.0% |
|
Ryan Quigtar |
4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
100.0% |
0.0% |
100.0% |
|
Totals |
15 |
-- |
76 |
38 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
45.1% |
73.2% |
38.3% |
Clemson will obviously need to stop these three guys to be effective. The Tigers will also need to fight fatigue, particularly at the guard position. With a relatively small roster and being thin in the back court after the departure of Noel Johnson. We will be watching several Clemson players tonight, including Devin Booker's play inside and Stitt/Young's ability to shoot from the perimeter and create opportunities off of the dribble. As always, we are sticklers for effort and want to see our players MOVE WITHOUT THE BASKETBALL.