Those questions about whether Clemson is for real? Forget ‘em. K.C. Rivers hit seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points and the 12th-ranked Tigers rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 86-82 on Thursday night.

Terrence Oglesby hit five 3-pointers and scored 18 points, Trevor Booker had 11 points and 11 rebounds and No. 10 Clemson broke a two-game losing streak with a 73-59 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday night.

Apparently, Wayne Ellington loves to play against Clemson almost as much as North Carolina enjoys having the Tigers come to Chapel Hill. Ellington had 25 points to help the No. 5 Tar Heels beat the 10th-ranked Tigers 94-70 on Wednesday night, keeping North Carolina perfect in 54 home games against Clemson.

Jeff Teague scored 24 points and No. 2 Wake Forest set a school record with a 16-0 start, handing No. 10 Clemson its first loss of the season, 78-68 on Saturday.

Clemson first-team All-ACC player C.J. Spiller announced on Thursday that he will remain at the school to play his senior year. 

Clemson athletic department spokesman Tim Bourret said Monday that Billy Napier has been promoted to offensive coordinator. A telephone conference was also planned Monday with the team’s new defensive coordinator, Kevin Steele.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tanae Davis-Cain scored 21 points as Florida State extended its winning streak to five games with an 80-54 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Clemson on Sunday.

Trevor Booker scored 23 points and No. 12 Clemson improved to 16-0 with a 63-51 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday. The Tigers are within a win of tying the school’s best start, accomplished in 1986-87 and matched two years ago.

Turnovers, missed 3-pointers and bad decisions. For much of the game at Clemson, North Carolina coach Sylvia Hatchell didn’t know what she was watching.

Andre Young and his Clemson classmates quickly learned their freshman experience would be vastly different from many in college basketball. “Coaches told us from our style of play we’re going to need eight to 10 guys to come out and really play well,‘“ Young said.

K.C. Rivers knows it’s not Clemson’s shooting touch or fastbreak attack that’s fueling its latest unbeaten streak.“We call it mental focus,“ said Rivers, the team’s senior captain.

Shaniqua Pauldo scored 13 of her team-high 15 points in the second half to lead the Lady Tiger basketball team to victory on Monday night at the BankUnited Center. Clemson erased a 13-point Miami lead in the final nine

He ushered in a new attitude to the Clemson program and along with it a stronger work ethic to his team. Now the fire Dabo Swinney displayed on the sideline is smoldering, waiting to be rekindled into a blaze in the Gator Bowl.

Clemson is far from perfect. The 25th-ranked Tigers just seem to start every season that way under coach Oliver Purnell. Trevor Booker had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots and Clemson beat North Florida 76-36 on Tuesday night to move to 11-0 for the third time in the past four seasons.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — K.C. Rivers scored a game-high 32 points to help seal Clemson’s 80-75 comeback win against Liberty on Sunday.