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University | Clemson University | |||
First season | 1975–76 | |||
All-time record | 716–609 | |||
Head coach | Shawn Poppie (1st season) | |||
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division | |||
Location | Clemson, South Carolina | |||
Arena | Littlejohn Coliseum (capacity: 9,000) | |||
Nickname | Tigers | |||
Colors | Orange and regalia[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1991 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1999 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2019 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2019 | ||||
AIAW tournament appearances | ||||
1981 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1996, 1999 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1981 |
The Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University in women's college basketball competition. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Clemson won the ACC women's basketball tournament in 1996 and 1999, and won the ACC regular season title in 1981. They are coached by Shawn Poppie, who is in his first year with the team.[2]
Team history
[edit]Clemson began sponsoring a women's basketball team in the 1975–76 season. After winning the ACC regular season championship in 1980–81, the Tigers were invited to the inaugural NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship in 1982. In total, Clemson has participated in 15 NCAA Tournaments. The Tigers won two ACC women's basketball tournaments in 1996 and 1999, under coach Jim Davis.
Awards
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Coaching history
[edit]2024–25 coaching staff
[edit]Name | Position | Seasons at Clemson | |
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Shawn Poppie | Head Coach | 1st | |
Chris Ayers | Associate Head coach | 1st | |
Jon Goldberg | Assistant coach | 1st | |
Katelyn Grisillo | Assistant coach | 1st | |
Jayda Worthy | Assistant coach/Director of Player Personnel | 1st | |
Sara McGuire | Assistant coach/Basketball Sport Performance | 1st | |
Year by year results
[edit]Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [9]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Mary King (Independent) (1975–1976) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Mary King | 14–11 | – | AIAW Region II | |||||
Mary King: | 14–11 | – | |||||||
Annie Tribble (Independent, ACC) (1976–1987) | |||||||||
1976–77 | Annie Tribble | 22–9 | – | AIAW Region II | |||||
Atlantic Coast Conference | |||||||||
1977–78 | Annie Tribble | 21–11 | 4–4 | 4th | AIAW Regional | ||||
1978–79 | Annie Tribble | 20–10 | 6–2 | 3rd | AIAW Region II | ||||
1979–80 | Annie Tribble | 24–12 | 6–3 | 3rd | NWIT Seventh Place | ||||
1980–81 | Annie Tribble | 23–8 | 6–1 | 1st | AIAW First round | 20 | |||
1981–82 | Annie Tribble | 20–12 | 6–3 | 4th | NCAA first round | ||||
1982–83 | Annie Tribble | 12–17 | 5–8 | 5th | |||||
1983–84 | Annie Tribble | 21–10 | 9–5 | T-3rd | NWIT Third Place | ||||
1984–85 | Annie Tribble | 18–9 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
1985–86 | Annie Tribble | 12–16 | 4–10 | T-6th | |||||
1986–87 | Annie Tribble | 7–21 | 3–11 | T-7th | |||||
Annie Tribble: | 200–135 | 57–53 | |||||||
Jim Davis (ACC) (1987–2005) | |||||||||
1987-88 | Jim Davis | 21–9 | 8–6 | 4th | NCAA second round (Bye) | 20 | |||
1988-89 | Jim Davis | 20–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | |||
1989-90 | Jim Davis | 22–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 19 | |||
1990-91 | Jim Davis | 22–11 | 8–6 | 4th | NCAA Elite Eight | 8 | 21 | ||
1991-92 | Jim Davis | 21–10 | 9–7 | T-3rd | NCAA second round (Bye) | 19 | 20 | ||
1992-93 | Jim Davis | 19–11 | 8–8 | T-4th | NCAA second round (Bye) | ||||
1993-94 | Jim Davis | 20–10 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA second round | 22 | |||
1994-95 | Jim Davis | 21–11 | 9–7 | 5th | NWIT Fifth Place | ||||
1995-96 | Jim Davis | 23–8 | 9–7 | 4th# | NCAA second round | 17 | 14 | ||
1996-97 | Jim Davis | 19–11 | 8–8 | 6th | NCAA first round | 25 | 21 | ||
1997-98 | Jim Davis | 25–8 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA second round | 21 | 14 | ||
1998-99 | Jim Davis | 26–6 | 11–5 | T-3rd# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 10 | 10 | ||
1999-2000 | Jim Davis | 19–12 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA second round | ||||
2000-01 | Jim Davis | 21–10 | 10–6 | 2nd | NCAA second round | 22 | 22 | ||
2001-02 | Jim Davis | 17–12 | 9–7 | T-3rd | NCAA first round | ||||
2002-03 | Jim Davis | 14–15 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
2003-04 | Jim Davis | 17–12 | 7–9 | T-5th | WNIT First round | ||||
2004-05 | Jim Davis | 8–20 | 2–12 | 11th | |||||
Jim Davis: | 355–197 | 154–124 | |||||||
Cristy McKinney (ACC) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
2005-06 | Cristy McKinney | 8–21 | 2–12 | T-11th | |||||
2006-07 | Cristy McKinney | 12–18 | 4–10 | 9th | |||||
2007-08 | Cristy McKinney | 12–19 | 4–10 | 9th | |||||
2008-09 | Cristy McKinney | 14–17 | 2–12 | T-10th | |||||
2009-10 | Cristy McKinney | 13–18 | 4–10 | T-10th | |||||
Cristy McKinney: | 59–93 | 16–54 | |||||||
Itoro Coleman (ACC) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
2010-11 | Itoro Coleman | 10–20 | 3–11 | 11th | |||||
2011-12 | Itoro Coleman | 6–22 | 2–14 | T-11th | |||||
2012-13 | Itoro Coleman | 9–21 | 5–13 | T-9th | |||||
Itoro Coleman: | 25–63 | 10–38 | |||||||
Audra Smith (ACC) (2013–2018) | |||||||||
2013-14 | Audra Smith | 13–19 | 4–12 | 13th | |||||
2014-15 | Audra Smith | 9–21 | 1–15 | 15th | |||||
2015-16 | Audra Smith | 4–26 | 0–16 | 15th | |||||
2016-17 | Audra Smith | 15–16 | 3–13 | 13th | |||||
2017-18 | Audra Smith | 11–19 | 1–15 | 15th | |||||
Audra Smith: | 52–101 | 9–71 | |||||||
Amanda Butler (ACC) (2018–2024) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Amanda Butler | 20–13 | 9–7 | 7th | NCAA second round | ||||
2019–20 | Amanda Butler | 8–23 | 3–15 | 14th | |||||
2020–21 | Amanda Butler | 12–14 | 5–12 | 11th | WNIT Second round | ||||
2021–22 | Amanda Butler | 10–21 | 3–15 | 13th | |||||
2022–23 | Amanda Butler | 19–16 | 7–11 | 10th | WNIT Super 16 | ||||
2023–24 | Amanda Butler | 12–19 | 5–13 | T–12th | |||||
Amanda Butler: | 81–106 | 32–73 | |||||||
Shawn Poppie (ACC) (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024–25 | Shawn Poppie | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Shawn Poppie: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 757–664 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason results
[edit]NCAA Division I
[edit]The Tigers have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 15–16.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | #5 | First round | #4 Penn State | L 96-75 |
1988 | #5 | Second round | #4 James Madison | L 70-63 |
1989 | #4 | Second round Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Georgia #1 Auburn |
W 78-65 L 71-60 |
1990 | #5 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
#12 Manhattan #4 Connecticut #1 Tennessee |
W 79-55 W 61-59 L 80-62 |
1991 | #4 | Second round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#5 Providence #8 James Madison #3 Connecticut |
W 103-91 W 57-55 L 60-57 |
1992 | #5 | First round Second round |
#12 Chattanooga #4 West Virginia |
W 76-72 L 73-72 |
1993 | #5 | First round Second round |
#12 Xavier #4 Stephen F. Austin |
W 70-64 L 89-78 |
1994 | #9 | First round Second round |
#8 FIU #1 Tennessee |
W 65-64 L 78-66 |
1996 | #3 | First round Second round |
#14 Austin Peay #11 Stephen F. Austin |
W 79-52 L 93-88 |
1997 | #5 | First round | #12 Marquette | L 70-66 |
1998 | #6 | First round Second round |
#11 Miami (FL) #3 Louisiana Tech |
W 60-49 L 74-52 |
1999 | #2 | First round Second round Sweet Sixteen |
#15 Florida A&M #7 Illinois #3 Georgia |
W 76-45 W 63-51 L 67-54 |
2000 | #9 | First round Second round |
#8 Drake #1 Connecticut |
W 64-50 L 83-45 |
2001 | #5 | First round Second round |
#12 Chattanooga #4 Xavier |
W 51-49 L 77-62 |
2002 | #11 | First round | #6 Arkansas | L 78-66 |
2019 | #9 | First round Second round |
#8 South Dakota #1 Mississippi State |
W 79-66 L 85-61 |
AIAW Division I
[edit]The Tigers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1981 | First round | Rutgers | L, 76–99 |
References
[edit]- Ufnowski, Amy (ed.). "ACC Women's Basketball 2012–13 Info Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "Clemson Athletics Style Guide". Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ "SHAWN POPPIE NAMED CLEMSON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH" (Press release). Clemson Tigers. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 73
- ^ "Louisville's Durr Repeats as ACC Women's Player of the Year". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 162
- ^ ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 141
- ^ ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 148
- ^ ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 137
- ^ "Media Guide". Clemson. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.