Melanie Hall

Melanie Hall, mother of Clemson star basketball player P.J. Hall, joins the podcast to tell the story of her son as he grew up in a family of high-level athletes. Melanie, who played college basketball at College of Charleston, reflects on the recruiting process that ended with her son choosing Brad Brownell and the Tigers. At one point during his childhood PJ had his room decked out in all things Gamecock. Years later he found himself in love with everything Clemson had to offer. Hall recently pulled his name out of consideration for the NBA Draft to return for his final season at Clemson. His mother said it just would've felt incomplete had he not returned for another season and anther year of college life before earning his degree. Hall is fully healthy for the first time in a long time, and he has his mind set on better days after a difficult year that included not just a return from two surgeries last offseason, but the death of a close family friend.