Clemson Basketball’s Glaring Issue May Be Here to Stay, Here's Why

Since the 2026 offseason, Clemson men’s basketball has had to constantly adjust. Head coach Brad Brownell is still adjusting just three games into the season.

Injuries and eligibility fights have not gone the Tigers' way so far this season. Center Carter Welling has been out since the beginning of March due to a torn ACL, star guard Zac Foster tore his ACL in the same knee he did back in December and another important guard, Dillon Hunter, continues to not have eligibility as of Tuesday.

In Clemson’s win over North Dakota, where it was down by two at halftime, Brownell saw four of his players play 30 minutes and only ran an eight-man rotation. There’s potential that this type of rotation…