Clemson Visits Saturday as Cardinals Honor 2013 Team

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball hosts Clemson and honors the 10th anniversary of its historic 2012-13 team at 7 p.m. ET Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. The 2013 squad will be recognized at halftime with video tributes throughout the first half.

The Cardinals nearly pulled the upset of No. 7/6 Virginia in a 61-58 home loss Wednesday. Clemson broke a three-game losing streak Wednesday with a 94-54 blowout win at home over Florida State.

Louisville leads the all-time series 8-5, with Clemson taking this year's first matchup 83-70 in South Carolina on Jan. 11. The Cardinals are a perfect 7-0 all-time at home against the Tigers.

GAME 27

Clemson (19-7, 11-4 ACC) at Louisville (3-23, 1-14 ACC)
February 18, 2023 | 7 p.m. ET
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.

MEDIA INFO

Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Jody Demling, Analysis)

Watch: ACC Network (Joel Godett, pxp | Malcolm Huckaby, analyst)

Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

PROMOTIONS/TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets

2013 10-Year Anniversary: Honoring the Cards' iconic 2013 squad with various promotions and recognitions

TOP STORYLINES

• Players from the 2012-13 Louisville team that won the national championship that was later vacated who are expected to attend Saturday include Mike Baffour, Logan Baumann, Jordan Bond, Wayne Blackshear, 2013 Final Four Most Outstanding Player Luke Hancock, Montrezl Harrell, Tim Henderson, Mike Marra, Zach Price, Peyton Siva, Stephan Van Treese and Kevin Ware. Several support staff and student managers will also be in attendance.

• The Cards are in the midst of an eight-game stretch to end the regular season that will see them play seven games vs. teams in the top 70 of the NET Rankings. Their five opponents from Pitt to Duke have an average NET Ranking of 38.

• Louisville had 13 or fewer turnovers just four times in the first 20 games of the season. The Cardinals have now had 13 or fewer turnovers in five of the last six games. On the other side of the ball, Louisville is averaging 8.9 3-point makes per game in the last seven games after averaging just 5.9 made 3s across the first 19 games.

• Over the last 17 games, senior guard El Ellis has averaged 18.6 points, 5.4 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals. As of Thursday, Ellis was one of 17 players in the nation with at least 450 points and 120 assists this season. After having a positive or even assist-to-turnover ratio just three times in the first nine games of the season, Ellis has been positive or even in 15 of the last 17 games. In his last 12 games since 2023 began, he has 64 assists against just 37 turnovers.

• In his last seven games, redshirt junior forward Jae'Lyn Withers is averaging 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 48% from the field, 50% from 3-point range (18 of 36) and 78% from the free-throw line. Among players with at least 1.5 made 3s per game, Withers ranks second in the ACC in conference play in 3-point shooting at 47%.

• In the last six games – the first five coming off the bench – freshman forward Kamari Lands is averaging 9.7 points per game while shooting 50% from the field (18 of 36) and 53% from 3-point range (10 of 19).

• Junior forward JJ Traynor has made more than twice as many 3-pointers in 26 games this season (15 of 56, .268) than he did in his first two full seasons combined (7 of 16).

• Sophomore forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield returned against Virginia on Feb. 15 from a foot injury that forced him to miss the previous eight games. He leads the team with 5.7 rebounds per game and is averaging 7.1 points per contest.

HISTORY VS. CLEMSON (UofL leads 8-5)

Last Meeting: Clemson 83, Louisville 70
January 11, 2023 | Clemson, S.C.

Louisville men's basketball fought back again from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but couldn't get over the hump in an 83-70 loss at Clemson.

The Cardinals trailed by as much as 17 early in the second half, then climbed back within six on multiple occasions in the final minutes.

Clemson stayed on top by shooting 52.8% from the field and making 19 of 23 free throws.

Hunter Tyson had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Clemson, which scored 18 points off Louisville's 15 turnovers.

Mike James paced Louisville with 17 points and five rebounds, while El Ellis added 12 points and five assists. Sydney Curry chipped in 10 points and six boards, and JJ Traynor provided nine points and five rebounds off the bench.

James is the first Louisville freshman to score at least 17 in three straight games since DeJuan Wheat in 1993-94.

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Curry

El Ellis

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

Mike James

Kamari Lands

JJ Traynor

Jae'Lyn Withers

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