10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Clemson Tigers. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/cbg Former Southern Cal recruit Noel Johnson scored 19 points to lead No. 24 Clemson to a 99-51 exhibition victory over Francis Marion on Friday night. Johnson, a smooth 6-foot-5 freshman, had signed with the Trojans and then-coach Tim Floyd. However, he received his release after allegations of improper recruiting of former USC star O.J. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:56 PST ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaab,article,ap-t25-francismarion-clemson:1 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:54:00 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-332566:1 <p><p>Clemson has made significant progress since coach Oliver Purnell took over the program in the 2003-04 season, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament in the last two seasons.</p> <p>The 2008 appearance ended a 10-year NCAA drought for the Tigers, who had four NIT berths over that span.</p> <p>Over the last three years, the Tigers have won 72 games, behind only North Carolina and Duke among ACC teams during that span.</p> <p>"It's amazing to me that it's the seventh season that we've been here," Purnell said. "It's been a certainly a tremendous climb, certainly been tough in the ACC at Clemson, getting our team into the Top 25 and all that.</p> <p>"But it's been a lot of fun. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:57 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-cbg:1 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:56 PST