Clemson entered the ACC Tournament as the No . 6 seed with a 9 – 7 record in the ACC regular season . The Tigers lost their opening game to No . 11 seed NC State 59 – 57 , dropping their record in the tournament to 16 – 57 all-time with 43 of their losses coming in the first round . Clemson remains the only original member of the ACC to have never won the tournament
ACC Tournament
2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team