Sources: Clemson, Brownell completing new deal

Mar 19, 2025, 12:15 PM ET

Clemson is finalizing a new six-year offer for males’s basketball coach Brad Brownell that will keep him at the school through 2031, sources inform ESPN’s Pete Thamel.The deal is pending board approval and should be finalized in the near future, sources added.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Clemson went 27-6 overall this season, setting a program

record for wins in the regular season( 26). The Tigers’18-2 mark in ACC play throughout the routine season also set a school record this season.The Tigers defeated SMU in the quarterfinal round of the ACC competition before

losing to Louisville in the semifinals.Brownell’s club, ranked No. 10 nationally, made a 5-seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament.

Clemson will deal with 12-seed McNeese in first-round play on Thursday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island.Brownell got a brand-new five-year contract worth$20 million after leading the Tigers to the Elite 8 last year.In 15 seasons with

the Tigers, Brownell is the school’s career leader in triumphes with 292 headed into NCAA tournament play, where Clemson will be making its

5th look under Brownell’s leadership. In addition to last year’s Elite Eight proving, he led the Tigers to the Sweet 16 in 2018 and to tournament berths in 2021 and 2011 as well.