In 2014, Clemson was making its first post-season tournament appearance in three years. At the time, Brad Brownell had a young team, which was led by junior standout K.J. McDaniels.
Clemson surprised a lot of people that year with a sixth-place finish in the ACC, which included a 10-8 record in league play. The Tigers even went on to win an ACC Tournament game and lost by a point to Duke in the quarterfinals.
With a 20-win season in toe, plus their 10 wins in the ACC, most figured the Tigers were in the NCAA Tournament. However, that was not the case.