Clemson basketball was written in stone over much of the season: elite, suffocating defense. But that stone has crumbled in the previous two weeks.
Following an infuriating home loss to Florida State on Saturday — the program’s first four-game losing streak since 2021-22 — head coach Brad Brownell was unwavering. Brownell’s finger was squarely pointed at a defensive unit that has traded from the hunter to the hunted during Monday’s ACC coaches’ teleconference.
There, the numbers paint a grim picture for a team that until recently had the No. 2 scoring defense in the ACC.