finishing 2nd in the ACC in Scoring Defense, and setting a record for fewest turnovers. Brownell's defensive style of play continued to stifle teams into the 2014 season, as the Tigers, led by blocking and scoring leader K. J. McDaniels, were ranked 2nd in the nation in Scoring Defense (56.8 ppg), which helped elevate Clemson to a 72–59 upset of #16 Duke on January 11. The Tigers were seeded 6th in the 2014 ACC tournament and advanced to the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden. On January 16, 2016, the Clemson Tigers defeated #8 Miami marking the first time Clemson has defeated three consecutive top 25 opponents. The two games prior to Clemson defeated #16 Louisville and #9 Duke. After the 2016-2017 season, it was announced that Brownell would stay on as Clemson head coach with a contract extension until 2021. In the 2017–18 the Tigers went 25-10 (9-9) and Brownell and the Tigers made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2010–11. Clemson would beat #12 seed New Mexico State 79–68 and #4 seed Auburn 84–53 before losing to #1 seeded Kansas 80–76. In the 2019–20 season, the Tigers beat #3 Duke at home and North Carolina back to back and won in Chapel Hill for the first time ever. the Tigers also beat #5 Louisville and #6 Florida State and finished with a 16–15 (9–11) record and finished 9th in the ACC. Awards Retired Numbers Notes All-Americans Banks McFadden (1939 Helms Foundation) Tree Rollins (1977 Helms, 3rd Team – AP) Billy Williams (1980 Helms, Honorable Mention – AP) Horace Grant (1987 Consensus 2nd Team) Elden Campbell & Dale Davis (1990 Honorable Mention – AP) Sharone Wright (1994 Honorable Mention – AP) Clemson Ring of Honor Banks McFadden Dale Davis ACC Player of the Year Horace Grant – 1987 ACC Defensive Player of the Year K. J. McDaniels – 2014 ACC Freshman of the Year Skip Wise – 1975 Greg Buckner – 1995 ACC Most Improved Player Jaron Blossomgame – 2016 ACC All-Defensive Team Greg Buckner – 1997 Vernon Hamilton – 2006 & 2007 James Mays – 2007 & 2008 Cliff Hammonds – 2008 Trevor Booker – 2009 & 2010 K. J. McDaniels – 2014 Landry Nnoko – 2016 ACC Coach of the Year Cliff Ellis – 1987, 1990 All-Southern Conference Banks McFadden – 1938, 1939, 1940 Johnny Snee – 1952 All-ACC First Team Vince Yockel