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A Clemson Tiger from the Past: Wayne Buckingham

South Carolina native Zion Williamson is regarded as one of the freakiest athletes college basketball has seen in a long time. The Naismith Award recipient stands 6-foot-7 and weighs 280 pounds with above average quickness and a vertical leap over 43 inches.

Williamson is set to be the No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA draft and on path to fulfill a dream of playing in the NBA.

Back in 1989, South Carolina welcomed a phenomenal athlete in Southside High(GA) power forward Wayne ‘Buck’ Buckingham to Clemson University. Buckingham, a Bell Buckle, TN native, was a powerful 6-foot-9, 255 pound rim rattler and remains the highest ranked recruit to sign with Clemson.