Jonah Baize Class: Junior Hometown: Evansville, IN High School: Veritas Christian (NC) Height / Weight: 6-6 / 205 Position: F Experience: 2VL Major: Sociology

Overview: Walk-on who completed his second season with the Tigers in 2008-09...earned team's Academic Excellence Award as a sophomore for boasting the top cumulative grade-point average on the roster...played in seven games as a first-year player but did not score a point...in fact, did not attempt a field goal in five minutes of action...played in four games as a sophomore for a total of seven minutes...attempted a field goal in the season opener versus Hofstra...grabbed a rebound in the Hofstra win...had an assist in the final minute against Wofford...was recruited to Clemson from one of the nation's most successful Christian schools at Veritas Academy in Fletcher, NC...high school teammate of center Catalin Baciu...played in Indiana his first three years before transferring to Veritas.

In High School: Averaged 11.2 points as well as 6.2 rebounds per game as a senior...served as team captain and was named to All-Western North Carolina team...led Veritas to a runner-up finish nationally among National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) high schools in Division I...team compiled a 20-5 record in 2006-07...named All-Tournament at NACA Nationals...played for Evansville North in Indiana through his junior year of high school...played AAU basketball for Indiana S.W.I.S.H. and served as team captain...West Virginia Coal Miners Classic senior scholarship recipient...played for coach John Jordan at Veritas Christian...born 6/24/87...majoring in sociology.

Baize Career Highs
Points: none
Field Goals Made: none
Field Goal Attempts: none
Field Goal %: none
3-Pointers Made: none
3-Point Attempts: none
Free Throws Made: none
Free Throw Attempts: none
Rebounds: 1 vs. Furman, 11/12/07; 1 vs. Hofstra, 11/14/08
Offensive Rebounds: none
Assists: 1 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/24/07; 1 vs. Wofford, 11/19/08
Blocked Shots: none
Steals: none
Minutes: 2 vs. many (3), last vs. Wofford, 11/19/08