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ACC Basketball: Ranking the coaches in NCAA’s top conference

By Blake Cockrum

Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams looks on during the second half against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams looks on during the second half against the Villanova Wildcats in the championship game of the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 23, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Brad Brownell reacts on the sideline in the second half of their game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 23, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Clemson Tigers head coach Brad Brownell reacts on the sideline in the second half of their game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

13. Brad Brownell (Clemson)

Career record: 274-172 (61.4%)
Record at Clemson: 107-87 (55.2%)
NCAA Tournament appearances: 4
Final Fours: 0
National Championships: 0

Brad Brownell hasn’t accomplished a heck of a lot at Clemson, but the Tigers have been decidedly better than Boston College and Wake Forest.

In his first season at Clemson, his team won 22 games and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. They beat UAB in the first round before falling to the fifth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers. That was essentially the last time the Tigers played meaningful basketball in March.

In the six years since, his teams have never finished better than sixth-place in the ACC, winning double-digit conference games only twice.

One of the few bright spots for Clemson is senior forward Jaron Blossomgame. Without his extraordinary play last season, there’s no way that Clemson would’ve gotten close to winning 17 games. Even with Blossomgame back, the Tigers’ ceiling is pretty low this year.

Clemson hasn’t consistently made the NCAA Tournament since the end of the Oliver Purnell era. One has to imagine that if Brownell doesn’t start producing better results soon, his days at Clemson may be numbered.