CLEMSON \u2014 Clemson\u2019s roster will be bigger than ever following the addition of another transfer forward.<\/p>\n
David Fuchs<\/a>, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound native of Vienna, Austria, has committed to the Tigers, bringing Brad Brownell\u2019s squad to 14 players. That\u2019s one short of the relatively new roster limit of 15 for men\u2019s basketball, which resulted from the NCAA\u2019s House settlement<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last season, Clemson remained at the old limit of 13, which can be advantageous in not spreading thin the revenue-sharing and name, image and likeness (NIL) resources used to compensate athletes on a roster.<\/p>\n But the Tigers probably need more frontcourt bodies this year because Carter Welling<\/a>, the program\u2019s leading rebounder in 2025-26, suffered an ACL injury in the ACC Tournament in March; the timetable for Welling\u2019s return isn\u2019t immediately clear.<\/p>\n Clemson also lost its leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, RJ Godfrey<\/a>, to graduation this offseason.<\/p>\n The Tigers added former Lipscomb and Samford post Dylan Faulkner<\/a> in April, but Fuchs brings another mature presence in the paint. The rising senior played two years at Rhode Island before he transferred to San Francisco last season, earning West Coast Conference<\/a> Newcomer of the Year with 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest.<\/p>\n Fuchs (pronounced \u201cFooks\u201d) isn\u2019t necessarily a knockdown shooter, but he\u2019s shown flashes of being able to hit from 3-point range. He was 51.7 percent from the floor last season, including 10-of-33 shooting from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n He is, however, a 61.6-percent shooter from the free-throw line in three seasons.<\/p>\n Fuchs\u2019 addition leaves the Tigers with one open roster spot, but Brownell may have filled all of his needs. Along with Faulkner and Fuchs, Clemson added Notre Dame scoring guard Cole Certa<\/a> and TCU wing Liutauras Lelevi\u010dius<\/a> from the transfer portal.<\/p>\n