Viry-Châtillon, France Clemson University men’s basketball routed the Paris All-Stars in its first competition in France, 92-50. The Tigers were led by Hunter Tyson (Monroe, N.C./Piedmont) and Alex Hemenway (Newburgh, Ind./Castle). Tyson finished with a double-double of 11 points and 16 rebounds while dishing four assists. Hemenway led the Tigers in scoring with 16 and finished 4-for-8 from three. Tyson’s 16 rebounds would normally be a career-high. He finished with 13 against South Carolina last year (Dec. 18, 2021). It would also be his second career double-double, which came in the same game against the Gamecocks (18 points). Clemson played all 15 of its eligible roster, with PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) out due to injury. Ian Schieffelin (Loganville, Ga./Grayson) and Ben Middlebrooks (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) each finished with 11 points a piece. In his first game action with his teammates, Josh Beadle (Columbia, S.C./Cardinal Newman) added eight
Armed with six new faces, including five freshmen, a youthful Clemson University men’s basketball team will look to further infuse those new pieces with its returning veteran leadership on an overseas trip to France. The team will depart on Aug. 3 and return on Aug. 13. The Tigers will tour Paris, Normandy, Nice and Monaco on its first time out of the country since bringing home gold in the 2019 World University Games. It is the first foreign tour the program has taken since the 2017 trip to Spain. While in France, the Tigers will play three games, including two contests against the Paris All-Stars and one against AC Golfe Juan. Even though the team will play three games and basketball is part of the trip, it’s going to be an experience that Head Coach Brad Brownell is looking forward to for his group.