The line between amateur and professional basketball is officially gone. In an era defined by the transfer portal and NIL, a new, even blurrier frontier has emerged: the G-League-to-college pipeline.
And Clemson's Brad Brownell is getting in on the action.
The Tigers are one of several high-major programs now actively recruiting T.J. Clark, a 6-foot-4 professional guard whose basketball journey has been anything but traditional. It's a move that signals a major adaptation for Brownell, who is proving he's willing to evolve to keep the Tigers competitive.
This isn't the first time Brownell has adapted.