2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team


The 2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–23 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shimmy Grey-Miller (2nd season)
  • Joy Cheek (2nd season)
  • Daniel Barber (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The Tigers finished the season 8–23 and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Miami in the First Round before losing to Boston College in the Second Round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Following the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, senior Kobi Thornton was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft (27th overall) by the Atlanta Dream.[2]

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Louisville in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament—which was their first trip since 2002—where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Danielle Edwards 5 G 5'7" Senior Perry Hall, MD Graduated
Camreé Clegg 10 G 5'5" Freshman Westland, MI Transferred to St. John's[3]
Taylor Hosendove 11 G 6'1" Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Georgia State[4]
Aliyah Collier 12 G 5'9" Senior Augusta, GA Graduated
Simone Westbrook 20 G 5'8" Graduate Student Chandler, AZ Graduated
Keniece Purvis 22 G 5'7"   Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Danae McNeal
G
Swansea, South Carolina Swansea High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Amari Robinson
F
Douglasville, Georgia Douglas County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Kaylee Sticker
G
Dawsonville, Georgia Dawson County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

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Source:[6]

2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Baker County
Florida
Macclenny, FL
G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pelham Pelham, GA
G 2 Kaylee Sticker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Dawson County Dawsonville, GA
G 3 Kendall Spray 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Wilson Central
UT Martin
Nashville, TN
F 5 Amari Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Douglas County Douglasville, GA
G 11 Isis Lopes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Caulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Hannah Hank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Forestville Port Lincoln, Australia
G 21 Skylar Blackstock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wando Charleston, SC
G 22 Danae McNeal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Swansea High School Swansea, SC
C 24 Mikayla Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Park Center
Florida
Minneapolis, MN
G 31 Shania Meertens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Winter Springs
Northwest Florida State College
Winter Springs, FL
G 32 Chyna Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA
F 35 Nique Cherry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Heidelberg
Jones County Junior College
Laurel, MS
F 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Redford, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2019

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Lander L 72–74 
 23  Spray   10  Robinson   4  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (375)
Clemson, SC
Regular Season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Furman W 77–71  1–0
 16  Tied   6  3 tied   6  Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,217)
Clemson, SC
November 9, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Navy L 52–65  1–1
 18  Thornton   8  Robinson   2  3 tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,184)
Clemson, SC
November 12, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Alabama L 54–67  1–2
 25  Thornton   8  Thornton   5  Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,233)
Clemson, SC
November 18, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Alabama State W 76–43  2–2
 15  Meertens   10  Robinson   5  Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,297)
Clemson, SC
November 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Penn State L 55–68  2–3
 16  Thornton   8  Robinson   5  Spray  Bryce Jordan Center (1,740)
University Park, PA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 South Carolina
Rivalry
L 48–84  2–4
 10  Thornton   10  Thornton   2  Blackstock  Littlejohn Coliseum (2,840)
Clemson, SC
November 29, 2019*
5:45 p.m.
vs. No. 9 Maryland
Daytona Beach Invitational
L 44–63  2–5
 14  Robinson   8  Robinson   3  Thomas  Ocean Center (312)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2019*
8:00 p.m.
Alcorn State
Daytona Beach Invitational
W 77–46  3–5
 16  Sticker   9  Hank   6  Thomas  Ocean Center (103)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 4, 2019*
9:00 p.m, BTN
at Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–74  3–6
 17  Thornton   5  Tied   2  4 tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,884)
Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 8 Florida State L 64–81  3–7
(0–1)
 19  Spray   9  Thornton   4  Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,052)
Clemson, SC
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
Mercer W 65–61  4–7
 15  Hank   10  Robinson   3  Thomas  Hawkins Arena (1,484)
Macon, GA
December 20, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina A&T L 74–82  4–8
 27  Robinson   9  Thornton   7  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,071)
Clemson, SC
December 29, 2019
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Notre Dame W 71–55  5–8
(1–1)
 24  Spray   6  Thornton   12  Thomas  Joyce Center (8,569)
Notre Dame, IN
January 2, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 Louisville L 50–75  5–9
(1–2)
 11  Hank   9  Cherry   1  4 tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,196)
Clemson, SC
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest L 58–63  5–10
(1–3)
 14  Spray   7  Thornton   3  Thomas  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (737)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 47–49  5–11
(1–4)
 17  Meertens   5  Meertens   3  Thomas  McCamish Pavilion (1,620)
Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 75–67 OT 6–11
(2–4)
 20  Robinson   9  Robinson   4  Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,329)
Clemson, SC
January 19, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Duke W 62–58  7–11
(3–4)
 16  Tied   12  Spray   5  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718)
Clemson, SC
January 23, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 64–68  7–12
(3–5)
 14  Tied   8  Thornton   5  Thomas  Watsco Center (1,316)
Coral Gables, FL
January 26, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Virginia Tech L 50–71  7–13
(3–6)
 13  Hayes   11  Robinson   3  Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (1,839)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 7 NC State L 60–79  7–14
(3–7)
 14  Meertens   6  Hayes   3  Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257)
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at North Carolina L 72–86  7–15
(3–8)
 22  Thornton   6  Tied   2  3 Tied  Carmichael Arena (1,952)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia L 54–70  7–16
(3–9)
 19  Robinson   8  Robinson   3  Thomas  John Paul Jones Arena (2,229)
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Boston College L 68–70  7–17
(3–10)
 17  Spray   9  Robinson   8  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,437)
Clemson, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest L 52–66  7–18
(3–11)
 14  Robinson   6  Thornton   5  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197)
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) L 48–63  7–19
(3–12)
 19  Thornton   11  Thornton   4  Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,384)
Clemson, SC
February 20, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Syracuse L 46–59  7–20
(3–13)
 12  Thornton   7  Thornton   3  Tied  Carrier Dome (1,592)
Syracuse, NY
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 19 Florida State L 54–81  7–21
(3–14)
 13  Thornton   7  Cherry   4  Thomas  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,836)
Tallahassee, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Tech L 44–56  7–22
(3–15)
 11  Thornton   6  Meertens   3  Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,484)
Clemson, SC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4, 2020
6:30 p.m., RSN
(14) vs. (11) Miami
First Round
W 71–56  8–22
 27  Thornton   7  Thornton   4  Spray  Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN
(14) vs. (6) Boston College
Second Round
L 73–85  8–23
 20  Meertens   5  Meertens   3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "WNBA Draft 2020". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  3. ^ @cxmclxgg (July 10, 2019). "Thank you Lord for all of your blessings🙏🏽 Excited to announce that I am transferring to St. John's University to continue my academic and athletic career🔴⛈ #NewYorksTeam" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Taylor Hosendove Bio". georgiastatesports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Clemson Tigers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved October 28, 2019.