{"id":134359,"date":"2025-09-05T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/134359\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T09:20:08","slug":"brad-brownell-reveals-why-he-said-no-to-indiana-and-yes-to-clemson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/134359\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Brownell reveals why he said \u2018No\u2019 to Indiana and \u2018Yes\u2019 to Clemson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">When Indiana came calling, Brad Brownell listened. Born in Evansville, a lifelong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanduel.com\/research\/ncaab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hoosiers fan<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/ncaab?tab=national-champion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Clemson<\/a> coach knew the allure of IU basketball. But in the end, he trusted his gut \u2014 and stayed where he felt most at home.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">\u201cI spoke with them, but I was never \u2018the guy,\u2019\u201d Brownell said. \u201cIt didn\u2019t feel right at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"60\">Instead of chasing a dream, Brownell cemented his Clemson future with a new six-year, $27.5 million contract \u2014 a deal that includes a unique clause allowing him to one day transition into a special assistant role with the athletic director.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"63\">Beyond money, the decision came down to lifestyle and legacy. Brownell is already Clemson\u2019s\u00a0all-time wins leader (292)and has guided the Tigers to five NCAA Tournaments, including the 2024 Elite Eight. Add in the family\u2019s roots and a community that embraces them, and the choice became clear.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">\u201cThere\u2019s a million reasons to stay here,\u201d Brownell said with a grin. \u201cThe warm weather and the lake, those aren\u2019t bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the Numbers: Brad Brownell at Clemson292 wins\u00a0\u2014 most in program history16 seasons\u00a0entering 2025\u2013265 NCAA Tournament appearances2024 Elite Eight, 2018 Sweet 166-year, $27.5M contract\u00a0signed in April<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Indiana came calling, Brad Brownell listened. Born in Evansville, a lifelong Hoosiers fan, the Clemson coach knew&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134360,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[402,398,400,401,99],"class_list":["post-134359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-basketball","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaabasketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}