Ian Schieffelin has used up his college basketball eligibility at Clemson, having finished four years with the Tigers this past season.
However, NCAA rules allow student-athletes to compete in other sports within an overall five-year window of eligibility. With one year remaining, the 6-foot-8, 225-pound power forward is taking up football coach Dabo Swinney’s offer of playing tight end for the Clemson football program next season.
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Schieffelin announced on social media that he intends to pursue football in what he called “the next chapter” of his athletic career.
“I’m excited about Ian’s addition,” Swinney said in a statement. “He is a great competitor with high level success at the college level. He has elite football measurables that I believe will translate well. I’m looking forward to helping him transition and build a football foundation that will give him a chance to not only help us at Clemson but also give him a chance to play pro football.”
Schieffelin is currently listed on Clemson’s official football roster as a tight end with redshirt senior status.
This past season, Schieffelin averaged 12.4 points and 9.4 rebounds, helping the Tigers to a 27-7 record and a second-place finish in the ACC at 18-2. Clemson was a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA men’s tournament, but was upset by McNeese in the first round.
Though his college basketball eligibility was finished, Schieffelin entered the transfer portal after the season on the possibility that he might receive a fifth year amid lawsuits against the NCAA pushing for five seasons of eligibility during a five-year span. However, he acknowledged that an “outside chance” would allow for another year playing basketball.
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So Schieffelin had been preparing for an opportunity to play professionally overseas or in the G…
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Author : Ian Casselberry
Publish date : 2025-05-02 20:56:00
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