The following is an email Coach Oliver Purnell sent to Clemson students today. (thanks, AParker)

Clemson Students,

Happy New Year and welcome back to campus! I hope you had a good
break and have come back excited about your Clemson Basketball Team! We
are 14-0 and currently ranked 11th in the country! Tonight we play host
to Alabama and students it’s your time to shine. The game is at 9pm and
is a television game. We’ve had some very good crowds over  break, but
we have missed the students and the atmosphere you bring to the game. So
I want to challenge you to come to tonight’s game and take it up another
level and let’s show Alabama and the TV audience who has the best fans
in the country! I look forward to seeing you in Littlejohn tonight!

Go Tigers!

Oliver Purnell
Clemson Basketball Coach