Clemson University impact on Charlotte area
- Number of Clemson alumni in Charlotte metro area: more than 4,000
- Number of Clemson students from North Carolina: 586
- Number of Clemson students from Charlotte metro area: 276
- Number of tickets sold to ACC tournament to Clemson fans: 1,800
- Number of Clemson players from North Carolina: three (James Mays from Garner, K.C. Rivers from Charlotte and Demontez Stitt from Matthews)
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Thinking of joining the office pool for the college basketball tournaments? Clemson mathematician Robert Lund says if the pool consists of just two people one strategy is to choose the favored team in each and every game. But if you’re in a pool with lots of other people you need to pick some upsets and that’s the part he says that is a lot tougher to calculate. For more, contact Lund (656-0861) or Susan Polowczuk in News Services (656-2063).
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