College Basketball

Head Coach Brad Brownell and his staff added Dallas Thomas (Little Rock, Ark./Parkview Magnet), Del Jones (Largo, Md./AZ Compass Prep) and Ace Buckner (Cleveland, Ohio/La Lumiere School) to the Clemson University men’s basketball program on Wednesday. All three signed letters of intent to play for the Tigers beginning in 2024-25. The Clemson recruiting class ranks 16th nationally, according to 247Sports, and is fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Thomas and Jones join PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) in the 247Sports’ top five rated Clemson recruits of all time.   Forward Okku Federiko and guard Trent Noah signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to continue their basketball careers at South Carolina. Both players rank inside the top-150 of On3.com’s rankings with Federiko slotted No. 134 and Noah slotted No. 141.