January 3rd, 2025
优蜜传媒鈥檚 鈥淏ernie鈥 To Appear At Clemson Mascot Takeover Event
优蜜传媒鈥檚 very own 鈥淏ernie鈥 will take part in the Mascot Takeover during the Clemson University women鈥檚 basketball game against Syracuse on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m., inside Littlejohn Coliseum.
The event will hold a special significance as the Tigers are coached by Shawn Poppie, a Limestone alumnus and former Saints women鈥檚 basketball assistant coach.
鈥淏ernie鈥 will be joined by several other mascots on January 26, including the 鈥淩eedy Rip鈥橧t鈥 from the Greenville Drive, 鈥淪tomper鈥 from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, 鈥淰al鈥 from Converse University, 鈥淭y The Warrior鈥 from Southern Wesleyan University, 鈥淐haser鈥 from Spartanburg Community College, 鈥淧aws鈥 from Western Carolina University, 鈥淏rody The Bruin鈥 from Bob Jones University, 鈥淭roy The Trojan鈥 from Anderson University, 鈥淏lazer鈥 from Bob Jones University, 鈥淪cotty鈥 from Presbyterian College, 鈥淐oach Blue鈥 from Blue Cross Blue Shield, 鈥淲hataguy鈥 from Whataburger, and more.
Students attending the game from a college or university with a mascot participating can bring their student identification card to the Littlejohn Coliseum Box Office before the game for a special $5 ticket rate.
In March of 2024, Poppie headed to Clemson after spending two seasons as the head coach at Chattanooga. He led the Mocs to the NCAA Div. I Tournament both years.
He was inducted into the Limestone Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. A member of Limestone's Class of 2007, Poppie is considered one of the best pure talents to come through the Limestone men's basketball program. Poppie played all four years with the Saints and graduated as the program's all-time leader in assists (602) and steals (168). At the time of his Hall of Fame induction, he ranked 10th on the team's all-time scoring list with 1,225 career points.
Poppie spent four seasons as an assistant on the women's staff at Limestone, helping to turn the Saints into a national powerhouse. He also spent six seasons on staff at Virginia Tech and was the associate head coach for the final two. During his time in the Palmetto State, in addition to his stint at Limestone, Poppie served as an assistant coach at USC Upstate and Furman University.
