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Oct. 23, 2008
Clemson, SC - The Clemson men's basketball team held a 40-minute intrasquad scrimmage Thursday at Littlejohn Coliseum. The coaches mixed and matched lineups for opposing orange and purple teams throughout the game and the two sides combined to shoot 16-38 (42.1 percent) from three-point range. The three-point line has been moved back one foot to 20'9" for the 2008-09 season.
Terrence Oglesby was the leading scorer on the night with 21 points. The sophomore from Cleveland, TN was 6-12 from beyond the three-point arc. He also added four assists in 32 minutes. Another strong sophomore, Demontez Stitt, had a strong night as well. The returning starter at point guard notched 13 points and eight assists and played nearly every minute.
Trevor Booker was outstanding in almost every facet of the game, producing 18 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists in 30 minutes of play. Booker made 9 of his 16 field goal attempts. Also strong on the inside for the Tigers was Jerai Grant, who was an efficient 7-9 from the floor. The Bowie, MD native finished with 15 points in 28 minutes.
K.C. Rivers also had a strong all-around performance, playing 34 minutes all for the Orange team. The senior tallied 19 points on 7-14 shooting and also added nine rebounds. Fellow senior Raymond Sykes finished with seven points and four rebounds.
Of the four first-year freshmen, Romanian center Catalin Baciu posted nine points and nine rebounds. He played 29 minutes in the scrimmage. Andre Young, a point guard from Albany, GA, struggled from the field but did have six assists versus zero turnovers in 36 minutes of action.
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Orange & Purple Scrimmage Statistics
| Player | FGs | Pts | Rebs | Mins |
| Anderson | 0-2 | 0 | 3# | 18 |
| Baciu | 4-10 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| Booker | 9-16 | 18 | 11 | 30 |
| Grant | 7-9 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| Narcisse | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Oglesby | 7-16 (6-12) | 21 | 4# | 32 |
| Petrukonis | 4-8 | 9 | 8 | 18 |
| Potter | 5-11 (2-5) | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| Rivers | 7-14 (3-8) | 19 | 9 | 34 |
| Smith | 2-5 (2-4) | 6 | 3# | 31 |
| Stitt | 6-13 | 13 | 8 | 38 |
| Sykes | 3-6 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| Yanutola | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Young | 2-7 (1-6) | 7 | 6# | 36 |
Note: # denotes assists total; number in parenthesis is three-point goals made.
