The ACC worked in its basketball tipoff function in Charlotte in the midst of all the football talk on Tuesday. The season is just a couple of weeks away, and Clemson coach Brad Brownell sounded upbeat about his team, which lost standout forward Aamir Simms but added three freshman recruits and two transfers. The Tigers will be looking to go back-to-back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since they had a four-year run from 2008-11.
