Led by eighth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

They defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Virginia.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas.

On June 19, 2017, the Tigers announced the signing of Antonio Reynolds-Dean as an assistant coach.

[2] Dean replaces longtime assistant Mike Winiecki, who left the program in April.