Clemson head coach Brad Brownell met with the media on Thursday ahead of the eighth-seeded Tigers’ matchup against No. 9 seed Iowa in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Friday (6:50 p.m., TNT) at the Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla.
With junior forward Carter Welling out, Brownell says the Tigers will depend more on redshirt senior forward Nick Davidson, while true freshman forward Chase Thompson will also “get a few more reps.”
Welling suffered a torn ACL during Clemson’s win over Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC Tournament on March 11.