<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Clemson Tigers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017--18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> Clemson University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1911--12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Athletic director </Th> <Td> Dan Radakovich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Brad Brownell (8th season) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Clemson, South Carolina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> <P> Littlejohn Coliseum (1966--2015, 2016--present) </P> (Capacity: 10,325) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Tigers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Orange and Regalia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away </Td> <Td> Alternate </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1980, 1990 *, 1997, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Round of 32 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1980, 1989, 1990 *, 1997, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990 *, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018 * vacated by NCAA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1939 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1990 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Clemson Tigers </Th> </Tr>

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