Clemson (11-3, 3-0 ACC)
vs. Virginia Tech (11-3, 1-2 ACC)
January 4, 2023
Cassell Coliseum
9 p.m. ET
ESPNU
Virginia Tech Sports Network
BLACKSBURG – The Hokies return to the friendly confines of Cassell Coliseum for the first time in 2023 on Wednesday against Clemson for a night-time clash. Anish Shroff and Chris Spatola will be on the call for ESPNU at 9 p.m., while Zach Mackey and Mike Burnop provide coverage for the Virginia Tech Sports Network.
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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- Clemson ended its 2022 with a 78-64 win over NC State - capping a three-game win streak for the Tigers. Hunter Tyson, Clemson's leading scorer (15.6), posted a double-double with 31 points and 15 boards. Tyson ranks third in the ACC in rebounding with 9.71 rebounds per game.
- The Tigers post the ACC's best 3-point percentage at 38.8%. Clemson has four players that have attempted more than 25 shots from deep shooting above 40%.
The Series
- The Hokies have a 23-17 advantage in the all-time series with Clemson.
- The two sides split the season series last year. Clemson defeated Tech, 63-59, in Clemson. Four days later, they squared off in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn, N.Y. where Darius Maddox's drilled a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to propel the Hokies to the 76-75 win.
- Over the last 10 games in the Clemson series, Tech has posted an 8-2 record.
- Tech is 14-5 all-time against Clemson inside Cassell Coliseum and have won five in a row in Blacksburg vs. the Tigers.
- Mike Young earned his 300th career win as a head coach on Nov. 5, 2019 - a 67-60 victory at Clemson.
HOKIE HEADLINES
- Tech returns home where it's 8-0 on the season.
- The Hokies will look to snap their two-game skid against Clemson, which is second in the ACC standings at 3-0 in league play.
- In ACC-only games, Justyn Mutts is the lone player in the league to rank in the top three in scoring (21.0 – 2nd) and rebounding (10.0 – t3rd). He's also 2nd in FG% at 64.4%.
ROAD WINS HARD TO COME BY
- The Hokies are 0-3 in road games for the 2022-23 season. They went 7-6 last season.
- "Winning on the road's really hard, I don't care what league you're in" Young said after the Wake game. "Beating Wake Forest on the road, it's hard. And those are real feathers in the cap [when you win road games], and we've lost, we've squandered two opportunities, at BC and at Wake Forest."
UP NEXT
- The Hokies will take on NC State at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday inside Cassell Coliseum.