Brad Brownell enters his sixth season in charge of the Clemson men’s basketball program in 2015-16. The Evansville, Ind., native was named the 22nd men’s basketball coach at Clemson University on April 13, 2010.

In five seasons at Clemson, he has compiled a 90-73 record and taken the Tigers to the 2011 NCAA Tournament and 2014 NIT semifinals. He is No. 1 in Clemson coaching history with a 45 percent winning mark against ACC competition.

Brownell enters his 14th season overall with a career record of 257-158, a 61.8 percent winning ledger.

The 2013-14 team rejuvenated the fan base with a thrilling season that finished with a 23-13 record and a trip to New York City for the NIT semifinals. Among Clemson’s 23 wins were 10 during conference play, which led to a sixth-place finish in the ACC — no small feat considering the Tigers were predicted to finish 14th by league media in the preseason.

Clemson improved by 10 wins over 2012-13, matching the school record for the best single-season improvement. The Tigers also doubled their conference win total over the previous season, becoming just the fourth team in Clemson history to reach double digit ACC wins.

Clemson won all season long with a stout defense, one that yielded a program ACC era record 58.4 points per game. Brownell and his staff also did it by coaching the ACC’s free throw champions, a first for a Tiger team in 61 seasons as a member of the conference. The Tigers’ biggest win came at home against No. 13 Duke, a 72-59 victory that proved to be the Blue Devils’ largest margin of defeat all season. 

Brownell and his staff coached K.J. McDaniels to one of the greatest individual seasons in school history. The junior small forward was named first-team All-ACC and was the first Tiger to be named ACC Defensive Player of the Year. He posted top-10 single-season school marks for points (614), blocks (100), free throws made (154), free throw percentage (.842) and minutes played (1,212). McDaniels declared early for the NBA Draft and was selected 32nd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, Brownell’s first draft pick. 

His 2014-15 team followed with an 8-10 mark in the ACC regular season, which included a win at Sweet 16 participant NC State. The Tigers also defeated a pair of NCAA Tournament teams from the SEC, LSU and a top-25 Arkansas squad.