Twitter reacts to Clemson's loss to Alabama in Elite 8 |
No. 6 seed Clemson fell to No. 4 seed Alabama 89-82 in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.
It was a historic season for the Tigers, who made their first Elite 8 appearance since the 1980 season. "We set this program to a new standard," Clemson guard Chase Hunter said after the game understanding what he and his teammates accomplished this season. Check out the reaction on social media via X: So unbelievably proud of this team. No Final 4, but accomplished a run that proved EVERYBODY wrong. The 2023-24 squad goes down in the books, and up in the rafters. 💔 pic.twitter.com/TsoToifiOQ I’m so proud of @ClemsonMBB and all they accomplished this season. What an incredible post-season run for this team and Coach Brownell! #ClemsonGRIT pic.twitter.com/y3Ye1sJqrC Special run. Special season. Alabama's made more threes in 36 minutes against Clemson than New Mexico, Baylor, and Arizona did in 120. Clemson treating Nick Pringle like OJ Howard. Free throws cost Clemson a Final Four. Sickening. Really not a bad performance by Clemson tonight. Of course there were things they could’ve done better, but tonight was more about Alabama. Free throws absolutely killed Clemson tonight. 8-16 on the night. Clemson is 3-11 (27%) from the free throw line in the second half. All Alabama needed to make a Final Four was for Nick Saban to retire. Alabama takes down Clemson with the help of some hot 3-point shooting! 🔥🔥 Man I hate that it ended this way. But this is the best team in my lifetime and I’m so proud of Brad and the boys. Shoutout to PJ, Joe, Chase, and Jack thank you for all you have done for the program. We will never forget the 2023-2024 Clemson Men’s Basketball team ❤️ ALABAMA TAKES DOWN CLEMSON 🔥 Clemson's first three NCAA opponents made 14 three points shots. Alabama made 16 tonight, most made against Clemson in five years. Mississippi State made 19 vs Tigers on 12-8-2018 Clemson played and fought with insane effort right to the buzzer. I'm not explaining this to the "disappointed in how we played" nuts. Bama hit every 3 in the 2nd half and this team never quit, kept fighting. PJ Hall and Ian Schieffelin both made the All-West Region team. https://t.co/HeNlZSb90Y Bama over Clemson by a touchdown. PJ Hall says the loss will sting for quite a while. He says the team felt the love of the #Clemson community along the way and that he is proud of the team. https://t.co/e9jr0eDr7z Chase Hunter capped his spectacular NCAA Tourney run with a stat sheet filler tonight. Clemson center PJ Hall: "It was an incredible group. There's nothing I'd change about it" Joe Girard III asked by @gray_mann21 what his message to other transfers would be re: coming to Clemson In one way this game was reminiscent of Clemson's other Elite 8 game vs UCLA in 1980. UCLA outscored Clemson by 11 last 5 minutes of first half in 1980. Tonight Alabama outscored Clemson by 11 last 6 minutes of first half. Joe Girard III talks about transferring from Syracuse and what this year at Clemson meant to him. How special is this group to Clemson MBB coach Brad Brownell? "Very special ... This run is something we'll always remember." Says he wanted "so badly" for his players to make a Final Four. "This wasn't an accident. Our guys played great basketball. Just needed more today" "ROLL TIDE" 🗣️ Clemson coach Brad Brownell: "The challenge for our team all year was, we're not very fast. ... there were times that was a real problem for us, (especially) in the second half. ... They came down and shot before we could get our zone set up a few times." You couldn’t ask for a better season for Ian Schieffelin. He will be a great leader for Clemson next season. And I have faith that Brownell will build a solid team around him.
Always and forever a CLEMSON TIGER!!! pic.twitter.com/xwJQI9cDuS
Brad Brownell proved a lot of folks wrong, myself included. Never thought I would see Clemson in the Elite 8. Legendary.
They were very good. Sharper and more disciplined than I thought they’d be. The better team won.
An historic season regardless.
That’s not how you get Capone.
- 9-12 on Corner 3's (16-36 3PM overall)
- 16 offensive rebounds
- Mark Sears: 23 PTS / 7-14 3PM
- Nick Pringle: 16 PTS / 11 REB pic.twitter.com/qvU4zuj7BV
The Tide is headed to their 1st Final Four in program history. pic.twitter.com/41PcUMGNGL
12 points
6 assists
5 rebounds
4 steals
2 blocks pic.twitter.com/NvehunD0LQ
"Do it"
Says Tigers have an "amazing" culture and he felt that all year. "Someone left cookies on my doorstep the first day. Still don't know who it was"
"Coach Brownell didn't have to call me, these two guys (Hall and Hunter) didn't have to help recruit me, but they did .. Coach Brownell is like another father figure for life."
Chuck said the thing! 🤣#MarchMadness @AlabamaMBB pic.twitter.com/NALlGFjH6M
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