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Report: Clemson basketball player Ian Schieffelin plans to join Tiger football team

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Former Clemson basketball player Ian Schieffelin reportedly plans to join the football team at the school, according to The State Newspaper. Tiger Illustrated alluded to the possibility Wednesday.

Schieffelin played four seasons for the Tigers’ basketball team, averaging double digits in scoring over his final two seasons. As a senior, he put up 12.4 points per game, 9.4 rebounds per game. 2.7 assists per game, shot 49.5% from the floor and 34.1% from three-point range.

This comes on the heels of Schieffelin entering the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month. But now, it appears he’ll stay at Clemson and put the football cleats back on for the first time since high school. He still has the option of utilizing the portal for a fifth year of eligibility.

As a member of the Class of 2021, Schieffelin was not ranked, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He played his high school basketball in at Grayson High School in Loganville (Ga.).

“When he’s done with basketball I’m gonna get him out here at D-end, tight end. That’s a football player,” football head coach Dabo Swinney said last Fall with a grin, via The State. “I’ll definitely have a spot.”

Schieffelin played quarterback and tight end through his sophomore year of high school. He generated Power Four football buzz before ultimately choosing basketball.

“I remember one of the Syracuse football coaches told me it would be the dumbest decision I’d ever make — going to basketball instead of playing football — because there’s only one LeBron,” Schieffelin said last fall. “Obviously, I didn’t listen to him. I actually have pretty good hands. I think I’d be all right.”

There have been a number of Clemson athletes to cross over with football and basketball. The biggest name has to be DeAndre Hopkins, who appeared in seven basketball games after his freshman season in 2010. Hopkins is considered one of the best receivers in school history and is three-time First-Team All-Pro entering his 13th season in the NFL.