2018-19 Clemson Tigers Basketball Preview: Evaluating the Backcourt

Expectations are high for Clemson’s men’s basketball team this season, and much of that optimism comes from the senior backcourt tandem of Shelton Mitchell and Marcquise Reed. The modern game is guard driven, so you better be strong at that position if you want to compete for a league title and a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Clemson is very fortunate to have these two proven commodities leading the way for this upcoming season.

The Tigers enter the season ranked in every poll of consequence, which hasn’t happened since the peak Oliver Purnell years, and the team was picked to finish sixth in the loaded ACC after easily surpassing the predictions of the previous season. It should be noted…