What Tigers need to fill through transfer portal

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CLEMSON — Clemson basketball is experiencing a mass roster exodus this offseason.

Fresh off setting a program record for total and conference victories and making the NCAA tournament in two consecutive seasons under coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers have lost more than half of their roster, including most of their end-of-season starters.

Guard Chase Hunter, forward Ian Schieffelin and center Viktor Lakhin will not be back because of expiring eligibility. Guard Jaeden Zackery’s eligibility is over, too, but may return depending on a junior college waiver, and forward Chauncey Wiggins entered the transfer portal.

Wiggins was one of four scholarship players to enter the portal, joining reserve guards Del Jones and Jake Heidbreder and forward Asa Thomas.

Clemson’s 2025-26 roster has four players from this season’s team: guard Dillon Hunter, center Christian Reeves, and redshirt freshmen forward Dallas Thomas and guard Ace Buckner. The Tigers will add three freshmen: guard Zac Foster and forwards Chase Thompson and Trent Steinour, but will need to revamp their roster via the transfer portal to fill spots.

Brownell has effectively used the transfer portal, which opened March 24, throughout his 15-year tenure as the Tigers struggled to land elite high school talent. He has attracted experienced college players, adding 15 during the past six years. Still, this may be his toughest challenge yet to replace heavy starter and bench contributors who helped the team achieve regular-season and tournament success.

Clemson and other programs will have greater roster flexibility with the scholarship roster size expanding from 13 to 15 if the pending House settlement passes in April.

Here are three needs the Tigers must fill in the portal:

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