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Clemson loses commitment from transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn

Matt Connollyby:Matt Connolly04/19/22

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Michigan guard commitment Jaelin Llewellyn
Princeton PG transfer Jaelin Llewellyn chose Michigan basketball on April 29. (Princeton Athletics)

CLEMSON — It appears as though Princeton transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn won’t be joining Clemson’s program after all.

Llewellyn announced on Tuesday that he has decommitted from Clemson, a week after announcing his intentions to join the Tigers program.

Llewellyn said in a statement that he will still consider Clemson. However, if he does end up choosing to go elsewhere, it would be a huge loss.

Llewellyn was set to be Clemson’s starting point guard next season after averaging 15.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last year at Princeton.

The loss of Llewellyn comes after the Tigers lost two assistant coaches in the past week.

Last Tuesday, Clemson assistant Antonio Reynolds-Dean left for Georgia. This past weekend, Kareem Richardson left for NC State.

Clemson Sports previously spoke with Llewellyn about why he was joining Clemson and why he felt it was the right place for him.

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“The ACC is a great league. There’s insane talent every single night. It’s a high-profile league, and if I can do well and showcase what I know I can do at this level, it’ll be great for my basketball career, for sure,” LLewellyn told Clemson Sports last week. “I want to do anything I can to help this team get back to where they were a couple of years ago, getting into the tournament. And I want a taste of that as well.”

Brownell also previously spoke about the addition of Llewellyn and the Tigers decision to pursue him, before Llewellyn had a change of heart.

“We knew right away he was one we wanted. We didn’t need to watch anything. As soon as we know he’s live [in the portal], we’re going,” Brownell said. “Jaelin was the guy that was the No. 1 target from the start and the position that had the most need.”