CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Tillman Hall
National Rankings
While Clemson fans are proud of the Tiger basketball
program, Clemson University also has many impressive national
rankings in a variety of academic disciplines in recent years.
Below is a list of some noteworthy rankings.
Clemson University Rankings
• #1 Public College-of-the-Year by Time Magazine, 2001
• #1 (tie) in proportion of African-American students who graduate
in engineering among non-historically black colleges (Black
Issues in Higher Education, 2003)
• #1 (tie) for number of students who earned a Goldwater Scholarship in 2004
• #2 in the South and #20 in the nation for the Clemson University
School of Architecture in a poll of leading architecture firms
and the editors of Design Intelligence, a monthly newsletter
published by the Design Futures Council
• #6 in Writing Programs That Work (U.S. News & World Report
Best Colleges, 2002)
• #17 among NCAA schools that play Division I football in terms
of difficulty of acceptance (52 percent) (U.S. News & World
Report, 2004)
• #19 environmental engineering & science program (U.S.
News & World Report Best Graduate Programs, 2005)
• #23 among the top-25 most wired college and university
campuses, and “one of the top public schools in the country”
(The Princeton Review, 2003)
• #30 industrial engineering program (U.S. News & World
Report Best Graduate Programs, 2005)
• #33 in number of National Merit Scholarships (public universities) according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
in its 2000-01 report
• 35th among national public universities (U.S. News & World
Report, 2004)
• #37 biomedical/bioengineering program (U.S. News & World
Report Best Graduate Programs, 2005)
• #47 material science program (U.S. News & World Report
Best Graduate Programs, 2005)
• #50 civil engineering program (U.S. News & World Report
Best Graduate Programs, 2005)
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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
Thomas Green Clemson believed that South
Carolina needed an institution of higher education dedicated to science and agriculture. With
his belief came the foundation that was laid for
Clemson Agricultural College. On April 6, 1888,
Thomas Clemson died, leaving most of his estate
to the state of South Carolina with the purpose of
establishing a college that would teach scientific
agriculture and the mechanical arts to the young
people of South Carolina.
The college formally opened its doors in 1893
with an enrollment of 446 students. As an all-male
military school, the college quickly became recognized across the nation as an important part of the
national system of state universities and land-grant
colleges. In 1955, Clemson became a civilian coeducational college. As the school expanded its
academic offerings and research pursuits, the state
legislature renamed the college Clemson University
in 1964.
Today, Clemson is much more than Thomas
Clemson could have ever envisioned. The campus
is located on 1,400 acres of beautiful rolling hills
on what once was the plantation of former U.S.
Vice-President John C. Calhoun. Landmarks such
as Fort Hill, the former home of the Clemsons
and the Calhouns, Tillman with its clocktower, the
statue of Thomas Green Clemson, and the outdoor
amphitheater all help retain the air of tradition.
THE CLEMSON EDUCATION
• U.S. News & World Report ranked Clemson the
leading national university in South Carolina (by
20 positions) and #35 among the nationʼs top public universities. The universityʼs goal is to be one
of the top-20 public universities in the nation.
• Clemson features a diverse curriculum; there
are 80 undergraduate degree programs and 100
graduate degrees.
• Average class size is 31 students.
• Clemsonʼs five different colleges include: Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences; Architecture,
Arts, and Humanities; Business and Behavioral
Science; Engineering and Science; and Health,
General Information
Founded: .............................................................1889
Total Enrollment (2004-05): ............................. 16,911
Undergraduate Enrollment (2004-05): ........... 13,677
Graduate Enrollment (2004-05): ....................... 3,234
Freshman Class Enrollment (2004-05): ........... 2,996
Average SAT of 2003-04 Freshmen: ................. 1,203
Freshmen in top 10 % of Class: .......................46%
Freshman-Year Retention Rate: .........................87%
Degrees Awarded (May, 2004 Graduation): ..... 2,170
Degrees Awarded (December, 2003 Graduation): ... 1,107
Undergraduate Degree Programs: ........................ 80
Graduate School Degree Programs: ................... 100
Education, and Human Development.
• The Calhoun Honors College strives to enrich
the educational experience of highly-motivated,
academically-talented students by providing opportunities for scholarship and research not ordinarily available to undergraduates. Established
in 1962, Calhoun College is the oldest honors
program in South Carolina.
• Clemson University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award the bachelorʼs,
masterʼs, specialist, and doctoral degrees.
• Kiplingerʼs Magazine ranks Clemson #20 among
public institutions in its roundup of institutions
providing a top-quality education at reasonable
prices. The editor also picked Clemson as one
of the top public institutions providing the best
education dollar for dollar.
• Five programs within the College of Engineering
and Science are among the nationʼs top 50 according to the 2005 edition of U.S. News & World
Report guide to graduate programs.
• Clemsonʼs six-year graduation rate is 72 percent,
20 points higher than the national average for
public universities.
• The Program for Educational Enrichment and
Retention (PEER) helped bring Clemsonʼs
graduation rate of African-American engineering
students to the highest in the nation among predominantly non-historically black schools.
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• Clemsonʼs College of Engineering and Science
grants more than two-thirds of all engineering
degrees in South Carolina and enrolls nearly 75
percent of the stateʼs engineering students.
THE CLEMSON EXPERIENCE
• Whether its walking to the Hendrix Center to have
a milkshake, or taking a stroll through the Stateʼs
Botanical Gardens, or even taking part in a pickup
basketball game at Fike Recreation Center, there
are plenty of activities for Clemson students when
they are not in the classroom.
• Clemson has more than 230 student organizations
active on campus, including 23 social fraternities
and 14 social sororities. There are organizations
related to every course of study, groups such as
the Accounting Club and the American Institute
of Architects. For students who enjoy writing or
photography, The Tiger, the campus newspaper,
TAPS, the university yearbook, and the Chronicle,
the student variety magazine, are available.
• Located in the University Union are the offices
of the student government. Student government
gives students the opportunity to influence campus policy.
• Fike Recreation Center, which just completed a
renovation and expansion project, has a host of
opportunities for students to let off steam through
physical activity. Inside Fike is an eight-lane
swimming pool, a diving tank, two gyms used for
basketball and other activities, various weightlifting facilities, and room for aerobics. Outside
Fike are several spacious fields used for the
extensive intramural program and for student
enjoyment. There are indoor and lighted outdoor
tennis courts across the street at the Hoke Sloan
Tennis Center.
THE CLEMSON FACILITIES
• Opened in January 2000, the Hendrix Student
Center is a 108,000 square-foot facility in the heart
of Clemsonʼs campus that contains a convenience
store, food court, movie theater, hair salon, coffee
shop, copy shop, and telecommunications center.
The center has 15,000 square feet of meeting
rooms and a 2,600 square-foot student lounge.
The student center also is the home of the Office
of Career Services and Placement, the multicultural affairs department, the student bookstore,
the student media, and the University Union.
• The main University library, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, is situated in the center of campus.
The library has become one of the national leaders in automated information retrieval. Its bibliographic records are accessible from anywhere in
the world, easing the task of finding information
in its collections, which total more than 1.7 million
items. Numerous periodical indexes are housed
online and available for automated searching.
The collections are particularly strong in agriculture, natural and physical sciences, economics,
and technology. Of special interest are the James
F. Brynes and Edgar A. Brown Rooms, which have
the collections of papers of these statesmen.
• A cornerstone of the University is its computer
facilities. Clemsonʼs computer center, which supports student course work and research in all disciplines, is also used by government and industry.
The center provides general computing services
on a network. Remote sites housing more than
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
1,600 terminals and 600 microcomputers are
conveniently located in many different areas of
campus. International and national telephonemodem access is also available. Clemson is
ranked #31 nationally for wireless computer access for students having the freedom to access
the internet on notebook personal computers
without a traditional connection (Intelʼs “Most
Wired Campuses” in 2004).
• All students are assigned a user identification
code when they enroll, which allows them to
use the various mainframe applications, such as
electronic mail, job placement service, library card
catalog and information databases, and housing
and course registration.
• The $12.5-million Robert Howell Brooks Center
for the Performing Arts opened in 1994. The facility brings an exciting array of fine arts productions
to the University, while working to make the arts
accessible to a new and larger audience.
• The Office of Career Services and Placement
can help with planning and finding summer
and full-time employment. The office assists in
career counseling and planning, searching for
a job, preparing resumés, and developing job
interview strategies. Resources include staff
expertise, books, videotapes, and literature provided by companies and agencies. Clemson has
developed one of the best automated placement
systems in the country, allowing students to research employers and sign up for interviews from
any mainframe computer terminal on campus.
THE CLEMSON FACULTY
• Clemsonʼs student-to-faculty ratio of 15-to-1
gives the faculty the opportunity to interact with
many of the students on a one-to-one basis.
Critical thinking, problem solving, creative learning, and self-development are just a few of the
characteristics emphasized in the classroom.
• The Clemson faculty includes 33 Fulbright Scholars, and 59 endowed chairs, named professor-
Hendrix Student Center
ships, and alumni professorships.
• Faculty members at Clemson come from a wide
range of backgrounds. Over 500 institutions of
higher learning that promote excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship are represented
among the Clemson faculty.
• Over 85 percent hold earned doctoral degrees,
the highest degree in their field, and many have
achieved special academic recognition. Many
have been honored by colleagues and students
as master teachers for their excellence in the
classroom and by Outstanding Educators of
America.
• Sixteen faculty members currently hold National
Science Foundation career awards.
THE CLEMSON STUDENT
• In 2000, Time Magazine ranked Clemson its
“Public College-of-the-Year.”
• Clemson features a competitive student body,
and thus a degree that has meaning. Clemsonʼs
2004-05 entering freshman class achieved an
average SAT score of 1203. This score is one of
the highest ever attained by Clemsonʼs entering
students and once again leads the stateʼs public
colleges and universities.
• Since 1993, honors students have accounted for
more than 10 percent of the freshman class, and
46 percent of 2003-04 incoming freshmen graduated in the top-10 percent of their high school
class.
• Clemson has a mentoring program to help students prepare and compete for Rhodes, Truman,
Marshall, and Fulbright Scholarships.
• Clemsonʼs total enrollment of 16,911 represents
50 states and 95 foreign countries.
• More than 450 employers interview Clemson
students on campus each year through the
Universityʼs Michelin Career Center.
• The Clemson family includes a mentoring and
support network of over 80,000 alumni worldwide.
• Four Clemson students received the prestigious
Barry Goldwater Scholarship for Excellence in
Science, Math, and Engineering in 2004. Clemson joined Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and
Virginia as the only schools in the nation with four
Goldwater Scholars in 2004.
Strom Thurmond Institute
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VICKERY HALL
Phil Grayson
Student-Athlete Enrichment
Director
Vickery Hall
Since its inception in 1991, the five-faceted
Student-Athlete Enrichment Program has provided
its student-athletes a continued commitment to
excellence. Our approach is to address the total
student-athlete, and we are committed to coaching
our student-athletes to success (C.A.T.S.) not only
in the athletic arena, but in the academic, personal
growth, career, and service arenas as well. As an
original member of the NCAA Life Skills/CHAMPS
Program, we provide opportunities and services to
address the changing needs and skills of studentathletes in the years during college and after
graduation.
Clemson Universityʼs commitment to provide
its student-athletes with the very best of facilities
is evident in many ways. From the soaring upper
decks of Memorial Stadium, to the “New Littlejohn
Coliseum,” to the state-of-the-art strength training
facility, young men and women from all 19 of
Clemsonʼs intercollegiate varsity sports have
the very best in facilities for both training and
competition.
Vickery Hall is no exception, as the $3-million
structure is as impressive aesthetically as any of
the other facilities. But the importance of Vickery
Hall to the Clemson University Athletic Department
is not found in the structure itself, but in the many
programs that the building houses.
Vickery Hall opened in the spring of 1991 and
was the first facility in the country constructed solely
for the all-around academic support of studentathletes. The two-story, 27,000 square-foot
building is open all day and into the evening hours
to accommodate the student-athletesʼ extended
schedules.
The mission of Clemsonʼs Student-Athlete
Enrichment Programs is to monitor, guide, and
encourage student-athletes to fulfill their long-term
goals, and to achieve their academic and career
potential.
Vickery Hall focuses on five primary areas to
meet the student-athleteʼs needs.
Academic Commitment
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Clemson student-athletes earned a record
2.90 overall GPA, and a record 44 student-athletes
were named to the Presidentʼs List (4.0 GPA)
for the spring semester of 2004. A record 116
student-athletes were named to the Deanʼs List,
the sixth-straight semester at least 100 studentathletes were named to the Deanʼs List (3.5 GPA
or better).
The 2.90 GPA broke the record of 2.85 set by
the student-athletes in the 2002 spring semester.
Seven athletic programs eclipsed the 3.0 mark, tied
for the second-highest semester on record.
“I am thrilled to no end about this record-setting report, ” said Phil Grayson, Clemsonʼs associate athletic director for student-athlete enrichment.
“Being able to sustain the effort necessary to
perform so well, while continuing their practice
and competition schedules, is a
feat that cannot be overstated. It
energizes those of us who work
in Vickery Hall to know that our
student-athletes make academic
achievement a priority.”
The outstanding statistics
have been a habit in recent years.
The cumulative GPA of the athletic teams has improved 20 of
the last 26 semesters, making a
steady rise from a 2.33 in 1991
to the record 2.90 in the spring of
2004.
Bobby Douglas
Director of Academic Services
football, menʼs tennis, and womenʼs tennis) had
top-25 final rankings.
Clemson was very successful against rival
South Carolina. Clemson had a 12-3 record in
head-to-head matches, meets, or games, including
a 6-0 mark in womenʼs sports. Two of the losses
were in baseball, but Clemson also had two victories in that sport against the Gamecocks. Nine
of the 11 sports that play head-to-head with South
Carolina had a winning victory margin during the
season.
One can make a case that the April 16-18,
2004 weekend was the most successful in school
history. Between those dates, Clemson won Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in menʼs
outdoor track, menʼs golf, and womenʼs tennis. Additionally, the menʼs tennis team reached the finals
of the ACC Tournament by upsetting top-seeded
North Carolina, and the baseball team took two of
three games on the road at a top-10 North Carolina
team.
Clemsonʼs teams competed at a high level,
as nine of the 11 sports that compete in a dualmeet format had at least one win over a top-25
team. That list was led by the baseball team, who
had nine top-25 wins. That program also had five
wins over teams that reached the Final Four of the
College World Series. The womenʼs tennis team
had a school-record seven top-25 victories during
the season. The overall program had 34 top-25
Athletic Commitment
Clemson had another outstanding all-around sports program for the 2003-04 academic
year. Ten of the 11 teams that
compete in dual-meet formats
had a winning record, including
eight teams that had a winning
percentage of 60 percent or
better. Three programs (golf,
menʼs track, womenʼs tennis) won
ACC Championships, and five
programs (golf, womenʼs soccer,
Former Tiger standout Chris Hobbs earned his degree
in management in August 2004.
VICKERY HALL
Wayne Coffman
Assistant Student-Athlete
Enrichment Director
Monique Garcia
Asst. Student-Athlete Enrichment Director, Menʼs Basketball
victories in 2003-04.
The performance of the Clemson tennis
programs was certainly a highlight in 2003-04.
Both programs reached at least the Elite Eight of
the NCAA Tournament, and both teams posted
26 victories. It was the high victory total for each
program since the spring of 1986. The Lady Tigers
reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament,
the first womenʼs sports program in the schoolʼs
history to reach a Final Four.
There were many noteworthy individual accomplishments in 2003-04. Seventeen Clemson
student-athletes were named first, second, or third
team All-American in 11 different sports. That list
was led by first-team, All-America womenʼs tennis
player Julie Coin, who reached the Final Four of the
NCAA Tournament and was named ACC Playerof-the-Year. Gisele Oliveira was an All-American
on the track and in the classroom. She became
the 15th student-athlete in school history in any
sport to perform the athletic-academic double in
the same year.
Career Development Commitment
The Career Assistance Program provides
student-athletes an opportunity to fulfill career
aspirations by participating in various career
seminars offered by the Vickery Hall staff. The
philosophy of this program is to provide studentathletes with job-searching skills and strategies,
internships, practical experience, and summer
employment. These programs are designed to
address specific career opportunities and acquire
information about the student-athletes for each
year.
By using the resources available to the
University, Alumni Center, and the Athletic
Department, the staff is working to establish a
network of businesses, companies, and executives
who will help assist with the Summer Employment
Assistance Program. The programʼs main goal is
to provide the student-athletes with job experience
and a work history, which he or she can apply to
his or her academic discipline.
The Career Assistance Program is coordinated
from the academic colleges, the Placement Center,
and through the Athletic Department contacts. This
program is designed to better prepare the studentathlete for full-time employment and focuses on
resume writing and interview techniques.
The SAEP Career Assistance Program has a
full-time counselor housed in Vickery Hall. Unique
to our program, the career counselor is a member
of the Michelin Career Center staff as well as
the Student-Athlete Enrichment staff. This link
between athletics and the Michelin Career Center
provides student-athletes the most up-to-date
information and resources in career development
Priscilla Kanet
Assistant Student-Athlete
Enrichment Director
Leslie Moreland
Assistant Student-Athlete
Enrichment Director
and preparation for entrance into the job market
upon graduation.
Personal Development Commitment
One of the most important programs that
helps student-athletes reach their full potential and
engage successfully in this college experience is
the Personal Growth and Development Program.
One of the key components of this program
is the first-semester freshman transition class
designed to assist the student-athlete in making
a successful transition into his/her university and
athletic life.
All first-semester freshmen attend a semesterlong series of workshops targeting the transitional
issues of time management, organizational
strategies, health and wellness issues, athletic
issues, diversity issues, career orientation, and
service training. Throughout the academic year, all
student-athletes are required to attend four largegroup programs, which focus on pertinent social,
health, and athletic issues.
Service Commitment
Providing community and outreach service to
student-athletes and the surrounding community
by engaging the student-athletes in hands-on
interactive programs is an important aspect of the
Student-Athlete Enrichment Programs. The staff
Ginty Porter
Assistant Student-Athlete
Enrichment Director
Joe White
Assistant Student-Athlete
Enrichment Director
of SAEP coordinates various activities each year
to engage student-athletes in community outreach
projects along with academic programs.
Another aspect of the service commitment
is that of community service. The purpose of
community service is to allow the student-athletes
to become involved with the happenings of the
community while giving back at the same time.
Each year, every team is required to perform at
least two community outreach projects. Recently
implemented was a new community service
program entitled “Success Away From the
Game.”
The purpose of this program is to combine
athletes of different sports in community outreach
programs. By doing this, each outreach program
participates, thus creating a diverse group of
athletes with new and different ideas. At the
end of each year, six student-athletes who have
demonstrated outstanding commitment and
contributions to the community are recognized as
the Top Six by the ACC.
To assist our student-athletes in becoming
effective service leaders and communicators,
we provide service and speaking training, which
anticipates the demands placed on a studentathlete when he/she might be speaking with
a group of young people with members of the
media.
The Dick Hendley Computer Lab is an area of Vickery Hall that makes it one of the top
facilities of its kind in the nation.
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CLEMSON, SC
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CLEMSON, SC
The signs on the side of the highway as
you enter Clemson say “Clemson: In Season
Every Season.” From the point of view of most
Clemson graduates, the seasons this slogan
speaks of are football, basketball, baseball, etc.
But a drive through town in the middle of spring,
when the azaleas and dogwoods are in full bloom,
or a walk through campus in October, when the
trees are blazing in the brilliant colors of autumn,
will leave little doubt that Clemson is indeed in
season, every season.
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
Mountains and caressed by the shores of the
beautiful Lake Hartwell, Clemson is located in the
northwestern corner of South Carolina, two hours
northeast of Atlanta, GA and two hours southwest
of Charlotte, NC. The town may not be one of the
stateʼs largest most days, but on many autumn
Saturdays, it becomes one of the largest cities, as
over 81,000 fans come from all directions to watch
the Tigers play football; but the friendly residents
of Clemson and the surrounding towns welcome
the visitors home each year with a true dose of
southern hospitality.
Clemson is steeped in history. The University
campus is located on what was Fort Hill Plantation, home of John C. Calhoun, one of the great
statesmen of the 19th century, and his son-in-law,
Thomas Green Clemson. The house, which was
built in 1806, stands in the center of campus
and is open to the public. Also on the Clemson
campus is a 1716 Lowcountry French Huguenot
home (Hanover House), which was transported
to Clemson in 1941. Just a mile or so down the
road, is the Pendleton Historic District, where
several other antebellum homes are open to the
public. The entire village of Pendleton is on the
National Register of Historic Places.
The area boasts a great variety of restaurants, ranging from the downtown barbecue and
hamburger spots, to the historic Liberty Hall Inn
and Calhoun Corners. Any palate or budget can
find something to his or her liking, as more than
50 eating establishments are located in the Clemson/Pendleton/Central area. The area adopts
“Clemson Fever,” as Tiger Paws are omnipresent
on local billboards and entrances.
The mild climate of the foothills lends itself
to many outdoor activities throughout the year.
Clemson has excellent and ample facilities for
tennis, golf, fishing, swimming, hiking, white-water
rafting, and various other pursuits.
And when one wants to leave the area,
they do not have far to go to find whatever they
are looking for. Pro sports are only a couple of
hours away in Atlanta and Charlotte. Clemson
was the home of the NFLʼs Carolina Panthers for
eight regular-season and two exhibition games in
1995.
For sun and fun, it is an easy interstate drive to
the coast of South Carolina, to Hilton Head Island,
Myrtle Beach, or even historic Charleston. And for
those who enjoy cooler climates, the mountains
of North Carolina are only an hourʼs drive away.
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CAMPUS LIFE
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CAMPUS LIFE
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ATHLETIC FACILITIES
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ATHLETIC FACILITIES
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HUCKABEE ANNEX
The Huckabee Annex was dedicated in April of
2002. The facility was made possible by the $1
million contribution of an anonymous donor who
wished to name the facility in honor of the late
Joseph Lavern Huckabee.
A native of Marion, SC, Mr. Huckabee came to
Clemson as a student in 1950 and served in the Air
Force in the Korean war after his graduation. He
was a member of IPTAY for 47 continuous years
until his death a in 2001 after a bout with cancer.
He served on the Clemson Board of Visitors.
Huckabee was honored at a dinner in Clemson
in December of 2001. “It is truly an honor for our
family to be here to accept this naming opportunity,”
said Watts Huckabee, who spoke on behalf of
the family. “I believe our father and your friend
(the donor) chose to live a morally balanced life,
focusing on how he could impact other lives with
acts of kindness.”
The generous gift toward the annex allowed
Clemson to construct a modern $7.5 million
facility that serves Clemsonʼs menʼs and womenʼs
program in all facets of their career as a Clemson
Tiger.
The facility that was constructed over the tunnel end (South) of Littlejohn Coliseum includes a new practice gym. This is the first time
the Clemson program has had a practice gym and it allows the Tigers to work on their game year round in a private environment.
New equipment rooms and training rooms are also a part of the facility. The training room includes offices for the menʼs and womenʼs
training staff. It is among the largest basketball only facilities of its kind in the nation.
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HUCKABEE ANNEX
The Clemson menʼs basketball locker room is located on the second floor of the Huckabee Annex at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigersʼ
locker room is a state-of-the-art area in which the players can study or relax in their time away from the class room and basketball court.
New lockers were added in the summer of 2004, along with new hardwood flooring and wainscoting. The living room area of the locker
room is complete with leather sofas and video rockers on which to watch one of the three plasma screen televisions or to play “X Box” and
“PlayStation2” games. A state-of-the-art audio system with ceiling speakers is also included within the locker room area. A study area with
three computer stations is also located in the locker room. Adjacent to the living room area, which also features a kitchen and snack area,
is a t
A newly renovated team film room is also located on the second floor of the Huckabee Annex. The room was fitted with orange leather
stadium seating for comfort and convenience, as well as a giant 133” diagonal screen with a Sony Cineza high definition projection system
and Dolby Digital surround sound.
The strength facility is also a part of the Huckabee Annex. Located on the third floor of the facility, the nearly 8,000 square foot area is
adjacent to the new concourse area of the Coliseum.
Finally, the third floor of the annex also will be the home of a Clemson
basketball memorabilia area that will provide a modern documentation
of Clemson basketball history. It will showcase Clemson victories over
number-one ranked teams, the 1990 ACC Championship trophy, and a
banner area highlighting the programʼs accomplishments that date to
the 1939 Southern Conference Championship. Giant action photos of
Clemsonʼs greatest players will also be on display.
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LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM
Littlejohn Coliseum History
• 1968-69 was a building era in college athletics.
Littlejohn Coliseum was one of 11 major Division I
schools to build a new basketball arena during those
two years. Also building a new facility were Alabama,
Auburn, Dayton, Houston, Miami, New Mexico State,
Notre Dame, South Carolina, Stanford and Utah.
• Original cost was 3.1 million, but the 2003
renovation was 31 million, so just move the
decimal.
• Original construction took 22 months.
• First game in facility was November 30, 1968, a
76-72 win over Georgia Tech. First made field goal
a jumper by Dave Thomas (not the Wendyʼs guy).
The 500th menʼs basketball game in the facility was
against Georgia Tech, in 2001. Second game was
against LSU and Pete Maravich. Clemson held
Maravich to 38 points, six under his average that
year, but LSU won 86-85.
• Facility was reopened on January 5, 2003 when
Clemson played host to Duke in a nationally televised
game on FOX. Clemson played eight games in
The Civic Center of Anderson in November and
December of 2002 while renovation was being
finished.
• Original capacity was 10,300, but got to as high
as 11, 200. Largest crowd was 13,863, an 87-82
overtime victory over #1 ranked Duke, the first time
in history Clemson defeated the #1 ranked team in
basketball. Doubleheader that night so there were
9,000 people there for the womenʼs game with
Duke.
• Clemsonʼs men also defeated a #1 ranked North
Carolina team 75-65 on Feb. 18, 2001, ending an
18-game winning streak for the Tar Heels.
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LITTLEJOHN COLISEUM
The New Littlejohn Coliseum
• Overall building square footage has gone
from 95,000 to 167,500
• Increased the square footage of the training
room by 8 times.
• Increased the weight room by 8.8 times
• Increased the media facility by 3.5 times
• Added over 2 million square inches of curtain
wall
• New 700-ton roof
• Tripled the number of womenʼs restrooms,
doubled the number of menʼs restrooms
• Doubled the number of concessions and
created 44 different points of sale
• Added 10 times the amount of handicapped
seats
• Added 100,000 new tiles to the concourse
floor
• Added 160 new exit doors
The Coliseum area
• All new purple cushion seats
• New playing floor
• New press area at top of the coliseum to
improve TV broadcasts
• New hook ups for TV cameras at corners
• New railings
Weight Room
• Increased square footage from 440 to 3860.
• Has its own nutrition station.
• More work stations than the number of
players.
Press Facilities
• Work area for 30 writers, where had just 16
previously.
• New pregame eating area
• Photo area with Ethernet connection for still
photographers
• New postgame interview room for players and
coaches that is next to press work room.
Training Room
• Square footage increased from 280 to 2240.
• Private offices for both menʼs and womenʼs
training staff.
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