Clemson adds four transfers, including Girard

CLEMSON, S.C.– Clemson has included four transfers including high-scoring, ex-Syracuse player Joseph Girard III to its guys’s basketball roster for next season.The school announced Tuesday that Girard, previous North Carolina State forward Jack Clark, ex-Air Force guard Jake Heidbreder and former UNC Greensboro forward Bas Leyte all signed with the Tigers for next season.Girard, a 6-foot-1 guard who played 4 seasons for the Orange, was sixth in overall scoring in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 16.4 points a game. His addition gives Clemson the two top returning scorers in league play in Girard and returning forward PJ Hall.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Clark, at 6-foot-8, made 17 starts for the Wolfpack last season, balancing 9 points and 6.9 rebounds.

Clark also

played three seasons with La Salle.Heidbreder is a 6-5 guard who was selected for the all-Mountain West third group last season after averaging 15.1 points a game.Leyte is a 6-10 forward who began 49 games the past two seasons in his four years with the Spartans. He averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 rebounds last year.The Tigers were 23-11 last year and

finished third in the ACC, winning a school-record 14 league games.