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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the sixth time this season, Chris Clemons of Campbell University has been named Big South Conference men's basketball freshman of the week. The 5-foot-9 guard from Raleigh averaged 22 points and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of games for the Camels.
Clemons set a school record for most points scored in a season (544) during CU's regular season finale Saturday against Winthrop. He scored 25 points against the Eagles, his eighth 25-plus point outing of the year. Clemons broke the previous record of 536 points, set in 2006-07 by Jonathan Rodriguez, who went on to become Campbell's all-time leading scorer with 2153 career points.
His 544 points is the fourth-most scored by a freshman in Big South history. Including Thursday's 19-point effort vs. Radford, Clemons has scored in double figures in 28 of Campbell's 29 games. He is fourth among Big South scoring leaders (18.8) – tops among freshmen – and leads the league in 3-pointers per game (3.1), while ranking second in free throw percentage (.841).
Clemons is the country's seventh-leading freshman scorer.
Host Campbell opens play Thursday in the first round of the Big South Championship at 7:00 p.m. in Gore Arena against Gardner-Webb. Longwood and Charleston Southern start the festivities at 2:00 p.m., followed by Radford against Presbyterian at 4:30 p.m.
Friday's quarterfinals get underway at 12:00 p.m., while Saturday's semifinals commence at 1:00 p.m. The Championship game is set for next Sunday, Mar. 6 at 2:30 and will be televised by ESPN2. The Big South Championship tournament winner earns the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
All-session booklets and single-session tickets can be purchased Friday through the Campbell Athletics Ticket Office, online via www.gocamels.com/tickets/index or by phone at 910-893-1459. All-session booklets are available for $60 per seat (reserved seating) and $40 per seat (general admission). Single-session tickets can also be purchased and range $5-15 per seat for each session of the tournament.
