Adam Allenspach Class: Senior Hometown: Parkland, Fla. High School: Stoneman Douglas Height / Weight: 7-1 / 265 Position: Center Birthdate: 04/30/1979 Experience: 3VL Pronounciation: Allen spack (as in back)

Career and Game-by-Game Stats

Overview:
Only returning three-year letterman on the Clemson team... returning starter at center, he was valuable backup his first two years... outstanding outside shooter for a seven-footer, he proves it at the foul line... ranked in the top 10 in the ACC in rebounding (eight) and free throw percentage (10th) last year, a rare combination... joined Jason Capel of North Carolina and Terrence Morris of Maryland as only players in the ACC to rank in the top 10 of both categories... career 71 percent free throw shooter, including 74 percent last year... only active Tiger who has been on an NCAA Tournament team, he played in every game but the NCAA contest against Western Michigan in 1998... a key reserve on Clemson's NIT finalist two years ago... has seen his scoring average at least double every year... troubled by a bulging disk that gave him problems last year, he had surgery to correct the problem over the summer... inactive from a basketball sense over the summer, he did attend the Pete Newell Big Man Camp last summer as an observer... back for the beginning of practice this year... had consecutive double-doubles in both exhibition games prior to this year, including 20 points and 10 rebounds against Latvia... strong student who has been on ACC Academic Honor roll two of his first three years at Clemson.

In 1999-00:
Ranked eighth in the ACC in rebounds and 10th in free throw shootingŠ averaged 2.72 offensive rebounds per game, tied for seventh in the ACC... second leading scorer and leading rebounder on the Clemson team... made 74 percent from the line for the year... that percentage is third best in Clemson history and best since 1958-59 among centers... had six double-doubles to lead the Clemson team and rank in top 10 in the ACC in that area... the prime reason opposing starting centers struggled against Clemson last year... opposing starting centers averaged just over 45 percent from the field, just 5.3 rebounds and 6.4 points game... no opposing Clemson center had a double-double all season... had 11 points and six rebounds in game at #4 Duke... had consecutive double-doubles for the first time in his career against Virginia and Maryland in February, he had a 20-point, 10 rebound game against Maryland on 2-22... that was his career high scoring game in ACC play... had career high six offensive rebounds in that game... had double-double at Virginia, 15 points and 10 rebounds... that was his first double figure rebound game since January 12... played just six minutes at Duke due to back spasms, he missed the Georgia Tech game, ending a streak of 55 straight games played... has missed just two games in his Clemson career... he had 12 points and a career high four assists in 28 minutes in win over Florida State... had career high 24 points against Appalachian State, he made 7-11 field goals and 10-12 free throws... had first career double-double against an ACC team at Florida State on Jan. 12... had 19 points in win over Furman on December 29th and career high 11 rebounds at Florida State on Jan. 12... averaged 30.4 minutes a game after playing just 15 minutes a game previously... opened the season with his first career double-double, it was a key to Clemson's 30-point win over East Tennessee State... had 16 points and 10 rebounds and made 6-8 shots from the field in that game... also had double-double against Wisconsin-GB with 13 points and 10 rebounds... had 12 points and seven rebounds in win over #21 NC State.

In 1998-99:
Played very well in the last seven games of the season averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.6 rpg... shot 60.6 percent from the field during that stretch... averaged six points per game in five NIT games... finished the season shooting 68.1 percent (49-72) from the free throw line, third best on the team... played double figure minutes in every game but the Illinois and Maryland contests, and he played nine minutes in those games... started 10 games in 1997-98, but played just 10 minutes per game... did not start in 1998-99, but played 15.1 minutes per game... second on club in field goal percentage (53.2)... had a streak of 15 straight made free throws at one point during the season, second longest streak by a Tiger in '98-99, he also had a streak of 12 in a row... improved in terms of aggressiveness, he was second on the team in dunks with 15... made academic honor roll during the fall semester of 1998, and the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the entire year.

Best Games of 1998-99:
Played a career high 31 minutes in the ACC Tournament overtime loss to Florida State... scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds (all offensive) vs. the 'Noles... in the regular season finale vs. Georgia Tech he scored a career-high 14 points in 14 minutes... made 5-6 from the field and 4-4 at the line... the Georgia Tech and FSU games marked the first time he had back-to-back double figure scoring efforts in his career... had season high tying seven rebounds and eight points in 22 minutes against Virginia... played well against North Carolina and NC State in January, he scored 13 points on 6-9 shooting in 25 minutes in those two games combined... had six points, seven rebounds and four blocks at Wake Forest... shot 3-3 from the field and led the Tigers in rebounds and blocks with that performance... four blocks tied for most by a Clemson player for the year... tallied six points and five boards in the NIT Championship game versus California... scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in the win over Butler (NIT quarterfinals)... netted eight points (4-5 shooting) and six rebounds in the win at Rutgers (NIT second round)... had six points and six rebounds in 16 minutes in the win over North Carolina, four of his rebounds were offensive... had seven points in 10 minutes in first half against N.C. State... had six points and two rebounds in 11 minutes at North Carolina... had one of his best games of the season against Kansas State with 10 points and four rebounds in just 17 minutes... that was his first career double figure scoring game... had 4-4 shooting game against Radford and had eight points and five rebounds in 19 minutes... played well in Maui, he had 20 points and 12 rebounds in three games... had solid game against Michigan with eight points and four rebounds.

In 1997-98:
Started last nine games heading into the NCAA Tournament, but did not play in the NCAA game, the only game he did not participate all season... Clemson was 6-3 down the stretch with Allenspach starting at center... in his last seven games he had 31 points on 10-20 shooting... despite limited playing time for the season, led the team in blocked shots with 19... tied for second on the team in free throw shooting percentage... scored 66 points for the year, 33 in ACC regular season play, and 33 outside the league... only first-year freshman on the active roster... had 10 starts for the season, his first start was in the Illinois game on Dec. 13 in the United Center in Chicago, the city where he was born... solid free throw shooter, a rarity in a Clemson big man, he made nearly 70 percent of his free throws as a freshman... his 32 games played were fourth most ever by a Clemson freshman, most ever by a freshman center... played double figures in minutes in 12 of the 32 games he played... despite starting 10 games, averaged just nine minutes per game.

Best Games of 1997-98:
Made first ACC start on Feb. 7 in win over Wake Forest, he scored six points in 16 minutes to help Clemson to victory... started against Western Carolina and had season high tying eight points... had four blocked shots at Florida State, high total by a Clemson player for the year... had solid performance at North Carolina where he made 3-5 field goals and scored six points in 17 minutes, his second longest stint of the season... scored season high eight points against Charleston Southern and then tied the total against Western Carolina on Feb. 11... had four rebounds against Kentucky in just nine minutes... had three points, three blocks and three rebounds against South Carolina State in just eight minutes... had season high five rebounds at Georgia Tech, including four offensive rebounds in just 10 minutes.

In High School:
Outstanding student-athlete with a 3.9 GPA in high school... led Stoneman Douglas High School to a 25-7 record in 1996-97, he averaged 15 points and eight rebounds... played on the varsity for three years and was an all-state selection... started as a 6-7 sophomore, he was 6-6 as a freshman in high school... his team was 46-16 his final two years of high school basketball... played for Mike Benanti at Stoneman Douglas.

Personal Information:
Born Adam M. Allenspach on April 30, 1979 in Chicago... Allenspach has a twin brother, Brian, who played at Davidson in 1997-98, but he transferred to Western Kentucky where he will play this season for former Clemson assistant coach Dennis Felton... father runs Fibulator Heart surgery team... family lived in Hickory, NC, from 1986-93... Allenspach has also lived in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida... wears a size 20 shoe, largest ever by a Clemson athlete... majoring in marketing, he hopes to go into some type of sports marketing field... signed with Boston College during the early signing period of 1996, but was allowed out of his letter and signed with Clemson the following April.