Clemson entered the ACC Tournament as the No . 5 seed with a 9 – 7 record in the ACC Regular Season . The Tigers lost their opening game to No . 12 seed Georgia Tech 86 – 81 dropping their record to 3 – 8 all-time in the opening round of the tournament
ACC Tournament
2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2008–09 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team