5/20/09 - Preparing for Summer...

With spring workouts in full swing, the Clemson Tigers have some exciting events on the horizon. This week will mark our final chance to honor the 2008-09 team at our men's basketball banquet. During this event we will honor our seniors as well as hand out awards for individual achievements.

We are also getting ready for our summer camps. This year we will have an Individual camp for ages 8 to 18. The Individual camp will be held on June 14th and will go through June 17th. We will also have a team camp available for middle school and high school JV and Varsity teams. This camp will start on June 19th and end on June 21st. Please click for more information on Clemson basketball camps.

The expectations are already high for the 2009-10 Tigers. We were very excited to see that we were included in the early pre-season national polls. Our team has been ranked in the top 10 and top 20 by several of the most popular media outlets. We have already begun to work on achieving our goals for next season.

Our student-athletes have been working hard in the classroom trying to finish up the spring semester on a high note. Our players have also made their way back into the weight room and into the gym for individual and team workouts. I am already very pleased by the progress that many of our athletes have made since the end of the season. Many of our players have already began to put on some muscle and will continue to work with our strength and conditioning coach Jon Sanderson throughout the summer.

As for the coaching staff, we have been hitting the recruiting trail hard. The assistant coaches and I have been traveling all over the country scouring the AAU circuit for the top prospects in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 classes. We are very excited for the future of the Tigers and will continue to work hard throughout the end of spring and into the summer!

Go Tigers!

-- Coach P