Full circle: Clemson basketball transfer Brevin Galloway glad to be 'home'

CLEMSON – Talk about coming full circle.

Brevin Galloway’s basketball career, which began with basketball camps at Clemson as an 8-year-old, will conclude – at least collegiately – back in Littlejohn Coliseum as a 25-year-old.

The pathway home has been circuitous to say the least.

Galloway, who played three seasons at Anderson’s Hanna High before playing a final season at Seneca, began his college career at the College of Charleston under former Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant, but missed two seasons due to injury.

He then transferred to Boston College when Grant was named head coach of the Eagles prior to the 2021-22 season.

After playing what he believed to be his final season at Boston College, Galloway discovered last April that he had another year of eligibility remaining.

“If I could get another year of college sports, I definitely wasn’t going to turn it down,” he said.

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With the wheels in motion, Galloway had to gain clearance from the compliance offices at College of Charleston, Boston College and Clemson.

“They all did a great job and here I am – my seventh year of school,” Galloway said. “But it was the longest 3½ weeks of my life, trying to get cleared by the NCAA and figuring out which school I was going to go to. It was exciting, but also stressful at the same time.”

After briefly considering Georgia, South Carolina and Furman, Galloway opted for Clemson.

“Clemson was in the picture immediately,” said Galloway, who didn’t get an offer from Clemson out of high school. “I knew I wanted to come back home and I was familiar with Coach (Brad) Brownell. This is the best fit for me and I’m happy to be a Tiger.”

Galloway will make his Clemson debut Monday night when Clemson opens the season against The Citadel at 7 p.m. at Littlejohn Coliseum.

He’s expected to be a leader in many ways.

“Obviously I’m older,” said Galloway, who owns two degrees from College of Charleston and a third from Boston College. “I’m a veteran when it comes to college basketball. With the years of experience I have under my belt I want to be able to help guys out any way I can, whether it be on or off the court.

“I want to be a guy with positive energy, a guy with a positive light and confident swagger. I’m really ready to bring that to the team.”

Galloway already has found the rims at Littlejohn Coliseum to his liking. When Boston College played at Clemson last January, Galloway was the catalyst in an upset that saw the Eagles rally from a 23-point deficit to a 70-68 victory.

Galloway scored 18 points in the win, making five three-pointers, including the game-winner with 26 seconds remaining.

Plenty of family and friends were on hand to witness his memorable homecoming.

“The team (Boston College) got 60 tickets and I think I had 52 of them,” he said. “As soon as I walked into Littlejohn I felt at home, felt a special energy in the air. I felt like it was magical. I told my teammates, ‘We have to win this game, I have to make this happen.’

“It was on my bucket list almost, so that game was really special. To do the things I did in that game was really great because I’m here now. I’m here now and to come back and remember what I did last year is a good feeling. Even if I go crazy this year and get All-ACC, I’m still going to refer to that one (game) as my best memory in college basketball.”

Galloway’s younger brother, Braden, played football at Clemson, which gave Brevin an insight into the university and the athletic department.

He’s glad he’s finally in the mix at Clemson and is expecting a successful season despite the Tigers being tabbed for an 11th-place finish in the 15-team ACC.

“I think we’ll be very dangerous,” Galloway said. “I’m excited about it because I feel like it’s my time and our team’s time at the same time. Hopefully we can do some big things this year.

“Seeing my brother be a part of Clemson and how they treated him, I can’t wait to be a part of the Clemson family. When you look at that paw, it’s like ‘Yeah, I know what that is.’ I’m so ready to be a part of that.”

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