Terrell McIntyre

Former Clemson basketball great Terrell McIntyre reflects on what called him to return to Clemson to help current basketball players find their way and prepare for life after basketball.

McIntyre also details a remarkable life story of growing up early, helping raise his younger brother when he was in elementary school, and dealing with the devastation of losing his stepfather when he was a senior in high school.

Terrell's mother gave birth to him when she was 15, but she was the rock in his life and always had high standards for him. McIntyre remembers being in Clemson not very long as a freshman and deciding he was quitting the team. After he arrived home in Raeford, N.C., his mother told him: "Go ahead and get to bed. At 7:30 tomorrow morning you're going to be on the road back to Clemson."

McIntyre also shares stories of how Larry Shyatt and Rick Barnes recruited him to Clemson and secured his signing without him having ever stepped foot onto campus.

He recalls the hurt feelings that came when Barnes left for Texas, and the despair he felt when the NBA Draft came and went without his name being called.

McIntyre had an illustrious 12-year basketball career in Europe before returning to Clemson to complete his degree in 2015.