ACC Basketball: Way-too-early power rankings for 2023-24 season

CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 25: Leaky Black #1, Armando Bacot #5, R.J. Davis #4 and Caleb Love #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels walk away from the camera during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers on February 25, 2023 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 71-63. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

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ACC Basketball PJ Hall #24 of the Clemson Tigers (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

3. Clemson

Clemson had arguably the strangest 2022-23 season of any ACC team. The Tigers started 10-1 in ACC play, were first in the league standings for most of the season, and made the ACC Tournament semifinals, but ultimately missed the NCAA Tournament.

Clemson brings back PJ Hall, who led the ACC with 22.4 points per 36 minutes. They also return Chase Hunter (13.8 PTS, 4.5 AST), who did a phenomenal job transitioning from shooting guard to point guard last season.

Brad Brownell has already landed one transfer in Jake Heidbreder, who averaged 15.1 points and started all 32 games at Air Force this past season. He’ll replace some of the shooting lost by Hunter Tyson’s departure.

If they can avoid more early-season letdowns, this Clemson team should be talented enough to go dancing next March.