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ACC Basketball: Analyzing each team’s returning impact players for 2023-24

By Cade Haak

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: Head coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils hoist the trophy after a win against the Virginia Cavaliers in the ACC Basketball Tournament Championship game at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Duke won 59-49. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: Head coach Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils hoist the trophy after a win against the Virginia Cavaliers in the ACC Basketball Tournament Championship game at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Duke won 59-49. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Clemson sophomore forward PJ Hall  Clemson Basketball Vs Wake Forest University Acc
Clemson sophomore forward PJ Hall  Clemson Basketball Vs Wake Forest University Acc /

Clemson

On the offensive end Clemson had 4 players that made deep impacts for their team last season, and now going into next season they’ve lost 2 of those 4 players in Hunter Tyson and Brevin Galloway. Both Galloway and Tyson Averaged double digits as starters for the Tigers last season, and Tyson was also All ACC First Team in a season where he showed he was one of the best rebounders and scorers in the conference.

Despite losing two significant pieces of their team they have still been able to return a plethora of talent they can use including one of the best shooters in the nation in Alex Hemenway, and the efficient combo forward Ian Schieffelin who made 22 starts for the team last season. Plus with those two they were able to return key players in Chase Hunter and PJ Hall who will surely keep this team in ACC contention.

Chase Hunter played a large role in the success that Clemson was able to find offensively last season, he scored double digits in 26 of 31 contests that he played in and also posted a career-high of 26 points once. On top of his improved scoring output, he was also able to lead the team in assists. Overall, this season showed that Hunter can handle a bigger load offensively than he had in his first three years for the Tigers.

PJ Hall will be able to ensure that the Tigers have a post presence among the best. For his second year in a row, Hall was able to average over 15 points and 5.5 rebounds and this season he was able to remain consistent with his statistics while bumping his field goal percentage from 49 percent all the way to 53 percent. He also worked his true shooting percentage to above the 60 percent mark. He also added over 4-win shares over the season for the team while racking up enough votes to be a part of the ACC Third Team.