CLEMSON — When Clemson played Alabama-Birmingham in Asheville, N.C., a few years back, Budda Johnson went off for 17 points, as he gave the Tigers a headache all night.
Brad Brownell remembered that night well, and when Johnson entered the transfer portal last spring, Clemson’s head coach knew he had to get him signed. Getting the 6-foot-4 guard from Huntsville, Ala., paid off in Saturday’s 79-76 victory over Georgia Tech at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Johnson, who made his fourth start for the Tigers, scored 15 points, including 13 in the second half to help pace Clemson.
“I was going to bust his chops after the game… I was going to say, ‘When are you going to do that against someone else.