The Hunt for the Most Interesting Team in the World is the Dagger's 2009-10 countdown preview series. Check out the overriding principles here.

Last year's record: 23-9 (9-7 ACC)

2009-2010's toughest games: vs. Illinois, vs. South Carolina

Primary attraction: Oliver Purnell has gotten Clemson to the tournament for the past two seasons. Will this be the year he finally wins a game?

Three items of undeniable interest:

1. Trevor Booker -- Kyle Singler and Greivis Vasquez were the top two selections for ACC Preseason Player of the Year, but don't be surprised if Booker earns the honor at the end of the season.The 6-foot-7 forward led the ACC in field goal percentage and rebounding last season, the first time that's been accomplished since a Wake Forest forward named Tim Duncan did the same in 1997. If he were to spring the upset, Booker would be just the second player in Clemson history to win the award. (The other player is revealed after the jump.)

2.  -- In the past three seasons, North Carolina has the most victories of any team in the ACC. But do you know who's second? Yeah, you're right, it's Duke. But Clemson's third, which is pretty impressive and guaranteed to be an Aflac Trivia Question at some point during the upcoming season. Many of those wins are attributable to the Tigers' notoriously cupcake non-conference schedules (Clemson has starts of 16-0 and 17-0 in two of the past three years), but Purnell's team does boast a 26-22 ACC record since 2007. The schedule is once again easy (only the 76 Classic, ACC-Big 10 challenge game and a standing date with South Carolina provide the Tigers any sort of test), so expect a lot more Ws for the purple and orange.

3. Meet Milton Jennings -- Though his name screams "anti-Keynesian economist", his game is all Murray Rothbard. Clemson's five-star, McDonald's All-American recruit gives the team immediate frontcourt help. Trevor Booker's brother, Devin, won't hurt either.

Trivia Answer ... And with the 10th selection in the 1987 NBA draft: