Clemson (27-7, 18-2 ACC)

After finishing with a school-record 27 wins and an 18-2 record in the ACC last season — which included wins over AP top five teams Duke and Kentucky — the Tigers are predicted to take a step back this season and finish seventh in the conference. They have lost five of their six leading scorers, including Chase Hunter, Ian Schieffelin and Viktor Lakhin. Seven players graduated or exhausted eligibility. Six others entered the transfer portal. So Clemson is seeing unprecedented turnover with only three players returning from last year’s team for coach Brad Brownell.

Players to watch

Nick Davidson (redshirt senior, F, 6-10, 235, 15.8 ppg). He played three seasons at Nevada where he was a second-team All-Mountain West selection. He has plenty of experience, playing

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