CLEMSON — The last time the Clemson basketball team played in Tampa, Fla., for an NCAA Tournament game was in 2011, and it was an interesting trip.
It was also Brad Brownell’s first team, as he led the Tigers to a 22-12 record that year, while becoming the first coach to take the program to the NCAA Tournament in his first year.
“That was a fun first year at Clemson,” he said.
It was a good first year.
Brownell led the Tigers to a 9-7 record inside the ACC, which tied for fourth that year in the league’s standings.