CLEMSON — Clemson basketball revealed its full non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season on Aug. 21.
The Tigers will face Presbyterian on Oct. 17 in an exhibition game at Littlejohn Coliseum before starting their season vs. New Hampshire on Nov. 3. Clemson will face New Hampshire, Gardner-Webb, Morehead State, North Alabama, Alabama A&M, Mercer and South Carolina at home.
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On the road, Clemson will play Georgetown on Nov. 15 and Alabama on Dec. 3 in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Tigers’ game against Georgetown will serve as the start of a home-and-home series with the Hoyas, and the return date to Clemson will be next season.
Clemson’s neutral-site matchups include games against West Virginia and Georgia/Xavier in the Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. The Tigers will face BYU in the Jimmy V Classic in New York and Cincinnati in the Greenville Winter Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Cincinnati game will be played at Bon Secours Arena in Greenville on Dec. 21 and mark the second time the Tigers will play in the event. With the ACC reducing teams’ conference schedule from 20 games to 18, it allowed Clemson to add another non-conference game this season with the Bearcats being the opponent.
Clemson will have Quad 1 and 2 NET opportunities with its non-conference schedule. Notable games include Georgetown, West Virginia, Georgia/Xavier, Alabama, BYU, South Carolina and Cincinnati.
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In ACC play, Clemson will host Georgia Tech, Pitt, SMU, FSU, Miami, NC State, Virginia Tech, Louisville and Boston College. The Tigers will face Georgia Tech, Pitt, Cal, Stanford, Wake Forest, UNC, Duke, Notre Dame and Syracuse on the road. Clemson’s full conference schedule will be released on a later date.
With the conference’s new scheduling model, each team will play one “primary partner” in a home-and-away series every year, one “secondary opponent” in a home-and-away series that is determined annually. Clemson’s “primary partner” is Georgia Tech, and its “secondary opponent” this season is Pitt.
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Clemson coach Brad Brownell received a two-year contract extension in April after leading Clemson to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in his tenure and being linked to the Indiana coaching job. The Tigers (27-7) set a program record for total and conference wins to tie for second in the ACC standings and help Brownell finish third in the conference’s coach of the year voting.
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After losing multiple contributors from last season’s team, including guard Chase Hunter, forward Ian Schieffelin, center Viktor Lakhin and forward Chauncey Wiggins, Brownell has revamped the 2025-26 roster by adding six transfer portal players and signing four high school recruits.
Clemson basketball 2025-26 non-conference schedule
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Oct. 17: vs. Presbyterian (Exhibition), TBD
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Nov. 3: vs. New Hampshire, TBD
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Nov. 7: vs. Gardner-Webb, TBD
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Nov. 11: vs. Morehead State, TBD
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Nov. 15: at Georgetown, TBD
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Nov. 17: vs. North Alabama, TBD
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Nov. 21: vs. West Virginia (Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.), 6:30 p.m. ET
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Nov. 23: vs. Georgia or Xavier (Charleston Classic), TBD
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Nov. 28: vs. Alabama A&M, TBD
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Dec. 3: at Alabama (ACC/SEC Challenge), TBD
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Dec. 9: vs. BYU (Jimmy V Classic in New York), 6:30 p.m. ET
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Dec. 16: vs. South Carolina, TBD
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Dec. 21: vs. Cincinnati (Greenville Winter Invitational in Greenville, S.C.), TBD
Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00
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