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Brad Brownell and his Clemson Tigers visited with old friends Monday including current Raider head coach Billy Donlon, when the team practiced at Wright State University's Setzer Pavillion\/Mills Morgan Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

Like Norm Peterson making his customary entrance on the television sitcom Cheers<\/em>, Brad Brownell entered the Setzer Pavillion\/Mills Morgan Center on March 14 to loud, familiar plaudits and razzing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great. I\u2019m getting to see a lot of good people here, former players, coaches family and friends. It\u2019s a lot of fun to see everybody,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n

Donning a neon orange Clemson sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, Brownell, the first-year head basketball coach at Clemson and former coach for Wright State University, has taken his Tigers (21-11, 9-7 ACC) to the NCAA Tournament on the heels of some strong defensive play.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve kind of done that at most of the places we\u2019ve been, and been pretty good defensively so nothing changes in terms of the philosophy; we just do it with different personnel,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n

Clemson is Brownell\u2019s third school he\u2019s taken to the tournament, having been twice with UNC-Wilmington and once with Wright State in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery team\u2019s different, unique, and that\u2019s what\u2019s fun about coaching\u2014they all have their own identity and develop their identity through the course of the season,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n

The Tigers will take on the University of Alabama Birmingham March 15 at 9 p.m. at UD Arena, but Brownell feels like his team has an advantage using Wright State\u2019s practice facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt helps us just in terms of preparation knowing that we can have a place to come today and get what we need to get done and not have to worry about arranging things. We got all that worked out right away,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n

The Tigers may be on the road, but for the team\u2019s closed practice at Mills Morgan, they were home and right where Brownell wants to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s different but it\u2019s good. It\u2019s great to see everybody. I had a lot of good memories over at the Nutter Center, a lot of long hours here at the pavilion working, getting ready for games. It does feel good to come back and see the place,\u201d said Brownell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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