CLEMSON — Almost seven years ago, head coach Brad Brownell and his staff formally offered a scholarship to Chase Hunter, an athletic, sharpshooting guard from Atlanta, in the late spring of his junior season at Westlake High School.
Four months later, Hunter announced he would be attending Clemson after picking the Tigers over offers from Georgia, Michigan State, Oklahoma, and Virginia.
“Chase is a super athletic guard who attacks the basket in transition and shoots the ball well from the perimeter,” Brownell said of Hunter after his commitment in 2018. “He is a very strong, physical defender who should be able to contribute immediately because of his elite athleticism and his ability to score in a variety of ways.”…