The Clemson Tigers women's college basketball team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, representing Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] Clemson has played its home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina since the team's inception in 1975.
Clemson started a women's basketball team during the 1975–76 season. They spent two years as an independent before the Atlantic Coast Conference began sponsoring the sport in 1977–78. The Tigers have reached the final of the ACC tournament on five occasions, winning twice in 1996 and 1999.[2] Clemson received their first national postseason bid in 1980 to the National Women's Invitation Tournament (NWIT) and have participated in the tournament and its successor, the Women's National Invitation Tournament four times. In 1982, the Tigers were invited to the inaugural NCAA tournament. Their best NCAA showing to date was reaching the Elite Eight in 1991.
Seasons
editConference tournament champions* | Conference regular season champions‡ | Postseason bid^ |
Season | Head coach[3] | Conference | Season results | Tournament results | Final poll[A 1] | ||||||||
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Overall[3] | Conference[2] | Conference[2] | Postseason[5] | AP | Coaches' | ||||||||
Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Finish | |||||||
1975–76 | Mary King | Independent | 14 | 11 | .560 | — | — | — | — | — | AIAW Region II^ | N/A | N/A |
1976–77 | Annie Tribble | 22 | 9 | .710 | — | — | — | — | — | AIAW Region II^ | — | N/A | |
1977–78 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | 11 | .656 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4th | Semifinal | AIAW Region II First Round^ | — | N/A | |
1978–79 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3rd | Semifinal | AIAW Region II First Round^ | — | N/A | ||
1979–80 | 24 | 12 | .667 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3rd | Semifinal | AIAW Region II First Round NWIT^ |
— | N/A | ||
1980–81‡ | 23 | 8 | .742 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1st‡ | Semifinal | AIAW Region II First Round AIAW National second round^ |
20 | N/A | ||
1981–82 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4th | final | NCAA first round^ | — | N/A | ||
1982–83 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5th | Semifinal | — | — | N/A | ||
1983–84 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 9 | 5 | .643 | T-3rd | first round | NWIT^ | — | N/A | ||
1984–85 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4th | first round | — | — | N/A | ||
1985–86 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4 | 10 | .286 | T-6th | first round | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3 | 11 | .214 | T-7th | first round | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Jim Davis | 21 | 9 | .700 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4th | Semifinal | NCAA second round^ | — | 20 | |
1988–89 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3rd | Semifinal | NCAA Sweet 16^ | — | 13 | ||
1989–90 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3rd | Semifinal | NCAA Sweet 16^ | — | 19 | ||
1990–91 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4th | final | NCAA Elite 8^ | 21 | 8 | ||
1991–92 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 9 | 7 | .563 | T-3rd | Semifinal | NCAA first round^ | — | 19 | ||
1992–93 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 8 | 8 | .500 | T-4th | Semifinal | NCAA second round^ | 20 | — | ||
1993–94 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3rd | Semifinal | NCAA second round^ | — | 22 | ||
1994–95 | 21 | 11 | .656 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5th | Quarterfinal | NWIT^ | — | — | ||
1995–96* | 23 | 8 | .742 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4th | Champions | NCAA second round^ | 14 | 17 | ||
1996–97 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 6th | final | NCAA first round^ | 21 | 25 | ||
1997–98 | 25 | 8 | .758 | 12 | 4 | .750 | T-2nd | final | NCAA second round^ | 14 | 21 | ||
1998–99* | 26 | 6 | .813 | 11 | 5 | .688 | T-3rd | Champions | NCAA Sweet 16^ | T-10 | T-10 | ||
1999–2000 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 4th | Quarterfinal | NCAA second round^ | — | — | ||
2000–01 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2nd | Semifinal | NCAA second round^ | 22 | 22 | ||
2001–02 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 9 | 7 | .563 | T-3rd | Quarterfinal | NCAA first round^ | — | — | ||
2002–03 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5th | Quarterfinal | WNIT First Round^ | — | — | ||
2004–05 | 8 | 20 | .286 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 11th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Cristy McKinney | 8 | 21 | .276 | 2 | 12 | .143 | T-11th | first round | — | — | — | |
2006–07 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 9th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 2 | 12 | .143 | T-10th | Quarterfinal | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 4 | 10 | .286 | T-10th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Itoro Coleman | 10 | 20 | .333 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 11th | first round | — | — | — | |
2011–12 | 6 | 22 | .214 | 2 | 14 | .125 | T-11th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | 9 | 21 | .300 | 5 | 13 | .278 | T-9th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Audra Smith | 13 | 19 | .419 | 4 | 12 | .250 | T-12th | second round | — | — | — | |
2014–15 | 9 | 21 | .300 | 1 | 15 | .063 | T-14th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | 4 | 26 | .133 | 0 | 16 | .000 | 15th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 3 | 13 | .188 | T-13th | second round | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | 11 | 19 | .367 | 1 | 15 | .063 | 15th | first round | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Amanda Butler | 20 | 13 | .606 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 7th | quarterfinals | NCAA Second Round^ | — | — | |
2019–20 | 8 | 23 | .258 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 14th | second round | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 11th | quarterfinals | WNIT, second round^ | — | — | ||
2021–22 | 10 | 21 | .323 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 13th | second round | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 10th | second round | WNIT, Super 16^ | — | — | ||
Totals | 774 | 687 | .530 | 275 | 398 | .409 |
Notes
edit- ^ The Associated Press began women's basketball team rankings during the 1976–77 season, and issues its final poll after the regular season. The Coaches' Poll began publishing its rankings during the 1985–86 season, and issues its final poll after the NCAA Tournament.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Clemson University". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c Ufnowski, Amy (ed.). "2015-16 ACC Women's Basketball Information Guide" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. pp. 54–60. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Clemson Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 48–51, 91–93. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "Clemson Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Clemson University. pp. 34–39. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.