CLEMSON, S.C. — Both Clemson basketball programs landed in the top 10 of the ACC preseason polls released Tuesday, Oct. 13, each improving on where it was picked a year ago.
The men were picked sixth in the 18-team league with 623 points from a panel of 48 voters, behind fifth-place North Carolina at 658 and 104 points ahead of seventh-place Florida State. Last season the men were picked seventh and finished fifth at 24-11. Freshman guard Harris Reynolds received one vote for ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year.
The women were picked ninth, the program’s highest projection since it was picked eighth before the 2019-20 season. Freshman forward Kimora Fields was named to the ACC Preseason All-Freshman Team. The women were picked 11th last year and finished ninth at 21-12, making their first NCAA Tournament since 2019.
Duke was picked to win both leagues. The men’s poll was finalized before sophomore guard Zac Foster was found to have torn his ACL again.
Both teams open Nov. 2 at Littlejohn Coliseum, the women against Radford at noon and the men against Stetson at 7 p.m.
