CLEMSON – In coaching circles, the phrase “know your personnel,” or “KYP” is frequently dished in press conferences like a well-placed bounce pass. Like a perfectly-timed pass sets up an easy layup, knowing a team’s personnel allows coaches to put players in positions to succeed.
The phrase, which means the ability to understand the strengths and weaknesses of a team and prepare accordingly, is crucial in building rosters and rotations. Last season, head coach Brad Brownell and his staff knew their personnel long before the first ball was ever tipped off.
At guard, you had Chase Hunter, a sixth-year sharpshooter who Clemson fans and rivals were very familiar with after he diced through higher-seeded Arizona and Baylor in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.