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ACC Basketball: Way-too-early power rankings for 2020-21 season

By Tristan Freeman

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 12: The Florida State Seminoles, lead by Head coach Leonard Hamilton (L), are presented with the regular season trophy following the cancelation of the remainder of the 2020 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 12, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The cancelation is due to concerns over the possible spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 12: The Florida State Seminoles, lead by Head coach Leonard Hamilton (L), are presented with the regular season trophy following the cancelation of the remainder of the 2020 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 12, 2020 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The cancelation is due to concerns over the possible spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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Aamir Simms, Gabe DeVoe, Elijah Thomas, Shelton Mitchel, Marcquise Reed, David Skara and Anthony Oliver II of the Clemson Tigers (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Aamir Simms, Gabe DeVoe, Elijah Thomas, Shelton Mitchel, Marcquise Reed, David Skara and Anthony Oliver II of the Clemson Tigers (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

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When it comes to the best ACC coaching jobs from last season, Clemson’s Brad Brownell was right up there among the best. Despite missing Clyde Trapp in the non-conference and replacing a ton of talent from the year before, Clemson still made history, including beating North Carolina on the road for the first time in forever and getting additional wins over top-10 Duke, Louisville, and Florida State.

The Tigers could be in store for a big upcoming season, assuming leading scorer, rebounder and passer Aamir Simms comes back from the NBA Draft process. The team’s other double-digit scorer Tevin Mack and Curran Scott are gone but they do get Fordham transfer Nick Honor off of a redshirt year, who averaged 15.3 ppg and 3.0 apg as a freshman. Starters John Newman III and Al-Amir Dawes will be back as well, along with a fully healthy Trapp.

The transfer of Trey Jemison paves the way for incoming four-star frontcourt commits PJ Hall and
Olivier-Maxence Prosper to have big roles as freshmen next season. The Tigers may only have one All-AC player on the roster (Simms) but has arguably the best depth outside of the top 3-4 teams in the conference that are filled with top-25 prospects. The quality defense should remain intact, with there still be areas to grow on offense and inside production overall.