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Clemson Tigers 2009-2010 Preview

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Record Last Season	23 - 9, 9 - 7 ACC
Players Lost	KC Rivers, Raymond Sykes, Terrence Oglesby
New Players	Donte Hill, Noel Johnson, Milton Jennings, Devin Booker
Projected Lineup	Demontez Stitt, Tanner Smith, Noel Johnson, Trevor Booker, Jerai Grant
Schedule Highlights	12/2/2009 vs Illinois, Pot. UCLA in 76 Classic ~ 12/26-12/29
Clemson Schedule
Clemson Scouting Report

Projected Statistics (Returning Players Only)

Explanation of Statistic Projections

Name	Pts	Asts	Rbds	Stls	Blks	TOs	% Correct
Trevor Booker	15.3	1.8	7.2	1.6	1.0	1.9	40
Demontez Stitt	12.4	3.9	3.1	1.4	0.1	2.4	79
David Potter	7.4	1.3	3.0	0.9	0.2	1.2	82
Andre Young	7.0	2.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	1.6	91
Jerai Grant	7.0	0.7	4.9	0.5	0.8	1.4	85
Tanner Smith	6.3	1.3	3.0	0.8	0.3	1.3	92
Bryan Narcisse	3.3	0.3	1.9	0.3	0.3	0.5	97
Karolis Petrukonis	2.6	0.3	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.5	95
Catalin Baciu	2.0	0.4	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.5	97
Zavier Anderson	1.5	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	99
Jonah Baize	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.1	99

Things to Watch

A lot of three point shooting went away when K.C. Rivers graduated and Terrence Oglesby went to Europe to play professionally. The two combined to make 161 three pointers, while the rest of the team combined to make 95. The three point shooting this season will come from a trio of guards in Demontez Stitt, Andre Young, and David Potter. Look for sophomore Tanner Smith and freshman combo guard Noel Johnson to be in the mix at guard as well.

In the frontcourt, Trevor Booker returns for his senior season, and should continue to be a force in the paint. Booker led the conference in rebounding and field goal percentage, and his offensive game has improved. Booker will be joined by junior Jerai Grant, and a very highly touted frontcourt recruiting class including Trevor Booker's brother, Devin, who is of similar size and stature, along with Milton Jennings, who is very highly regarded in most circles.

by Will Ojanen

Fantasy Player to Watch

Trevor Booker is pretty much a lock for a double-double every game. He finished last season averaging 15 points and just under 10 rebounds per game. And with 35 points per game gone, Booker could be relied upon even more.

Last Year's Player Statistics

Clemson
Name	GP	Mins	Pts	Asts	Rbds	Stls	Blks	TOs	FG%	3P%	FT%
Trevor Booker	32	30.7	15.3	1.7	9.7	1.5	1.9	1.8	57.1	40.9	70.7
KC Rivers	32	31.0	14.2	1.6	6.0	1.7	0.4	1.4	44.9	39.2	66.7
Terrence Oglesby	32	25.8	13.2	1.8	1.7	0.9	0.0	1.8	37.5	38.8	84.5
Demontez Stitt	32	25.9	8.7	3.8	2.4	1.5	0.4	2.6	41.3	27.3	67.3
Raymond Sykes	32	21.7	7.9	0.7	5.1	0.6	1.0	1.9	57.8	0.0	55.7
Jerai Grant	32	14.6	4.7	0.5	3.2	0.4	1.4	0.8	64.4	0.0	64.7
David Potter	32	17.6	4.9	1.3	2.2	0.6	0.2	1.4	38.0	36.5	75.6
Andre Young	32	14.9	4.4	2.1	0.8	1.0	0.0	0.7	37.7	39.0	63.2
Tanner Smith	32	13.2	3.6	1.1	1.8	0.9	0.2	1.1	44.8	35.7	66.7
Bryan Narcisse	16	4.2	1.5	0.3	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.2	53.3	0.0	66.7
Catalin Baciu	9	4.9	2.0	0.4	2.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	40.0	0.0	40.0
Zavier Anderson	7	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.3	50.0	0.0	0.0
Jesse Yanutola	7	2.0	0.4	0.3	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.3	20.0	0.0	50.0
Karolis Petrukonis	6	4.5	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	20.0	0.0	0.0
Jonah Baize	4	1.8	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julius Powell	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0