2016 – 17 Clemson Tigers men 's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by sixth-year head coach Brad Brownell , the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson , South Carolina after a one-year of renovation , as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 17 – 16 , 6 – 12 in ACC play to finish in 12th place . They defeated NC State in the first round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Duke . They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland
ACC Tournament
2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team