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Clemson Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #36 · 24–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC

Clemson finished 24–11 (ACC 6th, KenPom #36) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions5
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateGA (5)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 4 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked6 ahead
Fbalanced7 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gcrowded5 ahead
Fbalanced4 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (6)
Zac Foster6′4″So
Harris Reynolds6′5″Fr
Cole Certa6′5″Jr
Ace Buckner6′3″RS-So
Liutauras Lelevicius6′7″Sr
Amare James6′6″Fr
Forwards in that room (8)
Trent Steinour6′10″So
Blake Davidson6′9″RS-Fr
Chase Thompson6′8″So
Dylan Faulkner6′10″Sr
Chase Thompson6′8″So
Dallas Thomas6′9″RS-So
David Fuchs6′9″Sr
Carter Welling6′11″Sr
Centers in that room (1)
Will Stevens6′10″Fr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Clemson

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (6 ahead), F balanced (7 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 5 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from GA, CA, NC.

9 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

42% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 6 of 15

Liutauras Lelevicius6′7″Sr · final yr
Amare James6′6″Fr
Harris Reynolds6′5″Fr
Cole Certa6′5″Jr
Zac Foster6′4″So6.9 PPG
Ace Buckner6′3″RS-So8.3 PPG

Frontcourt 9 of 15 · forwards + centers

Carter Welling6′11″Sr · F · final yr10.2 PPG
Trent Steinour6′10″So · F1.0 PPG
Will Stevens6′10″Fr · C
Dylan Faulkner6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Blake Davidson6′9″RS-Fr · F
Dallas Thomas6′9″RS-So · F2.2 PPG
David Fuchs6′9″Sr · F · final yr
Chase Thompson6′8″So · F2.3 PPG
Chase Thompson6′8″So · F2.3 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

42%of recorded scoring returns
2 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Carter Welling10.2 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Ace Buckner8.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Zac Foster6.9 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 13 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school5via the portal

10 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

9 of 15

9 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Zac Foster #65.

Where from

GA 5 · CA 2 · NC 2 · TX 2 · UT 2 · AR 1

2 international: Kaunas; Vienna, Austria

High schools: Mater Dei ×2; Alexandria Area ×2; La Lumiere School (IN) and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Dylan Faulkner
→Chase Thompson
→Cole Certa
→Liutauras Lelevicius
→David Fuchs

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Jake Wahlin

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureClemsonConference
Average guard height6′5″6′4″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1515
Freshman share27%33%−6pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#702021–22#572022–23#202023–24#262024–25#362025–26
17–16 · ACC 9th23–11 · ACC 6th24–12 · ACC 3rd27–7 · ACC 3rd24–11 · ACC 6th

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate38%
SAT midpoint1320
ACT midpoint30

How this page is made: Rosters: official Clemson rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Clemson's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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