At the ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, Clemson head coach Shawn Poppie didn’t talk about isolation plays or flashy scorers. Instead, he preached “pretty basketball.”
And to him, that phrase isn’t about aesthetics — it’s about identity.
“In 2025, there’s a lot of one-on-one basketball,” Poppie said. “A lot of watching one person dribble, not a ton of movement. Our style is the complete opposite of that. We’re all going to touch it. We’re going to share it. Every movement we make is for each other.”
The viral clip he referenced — a smooth, five-player sequence from a recent Clemson practice — perfectly captured that vision.