PRINCETON, N.J. - The Gazelle Group officially announced the matchups for the 5^th annual Sunshine Slam on Thursday morning.
 
San Francisco will face off against Clemson in the first round of the beach bracket at 3:30 pm PST/6:30 pm EST on Monday, Nov. 25. Following the results of first round games, the Dons will then square off against Fordham or Penn State on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The tournament will be hosted at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla.
 
The format for the Sunshine Slam will consist of a pair of semifinal round games in each bracket on November 25 and a championship and consolation game in each bracket on November 26. Champions will be crowned for both the Beach and Ocean brackets as well as all-tournament teams being announced for each. 
 
In addition to the neutral site games at the Ocean Center, the Sunshine Slam features four on-campus games. Each team from the Beach Bracket will host an Ocean Bracket team prior to the event.
 
Last season, Clemson enjoyed a historic season on the hardwood as the Tigers made a run to the Elite Eight for just the second time in program history (1980, 2024). Notably, Clemson knocked off New Mexico (11 seed), Baylor (3 seed) and Arizona (2 seed) before falling to Alabama (4 seed), 89-82, in the Elite Eight.
 
Recording a 24-12 overall record in 2023-24, their second-most wins in school history, Clemson extended head coach Brad Brownell through 2029 this offseason. Overall, Clemson defeated nine NCAA Tournament teams last year - six in the regular season and three in the tournament, the most in a season in school history. Seven of the nine wins were recorded away from home, the most in a season in school history.
 
This year, Clemson returns six scholarship players and 40.2 percent of its scoring from last year's team, including All-West Regional Team honorees Chase Hunter and Ian Schieffelin.
 
For San Francisco, the green and gold finished 23-11 in 2023-24, which included an 11-5 mark in conference play. USF eclipsed 20+ wins for the seventh straight full season (excluding 2020-21 COVID shortened season) in addition to notching 10+ conference victories for the second time in three seasons. Third-year head coach Chris Gerlufsen will aim to continue the momentum he has built after guiding the Dons to the semifinal round of the WCC Tournament for the third straight year while also helping San Francisco earn a selection to the 2024 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) this past season.
 
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