Clemson Tigers women's basketball

Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers
	2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
University	Clemson University
First season	1975–76
All-time record	771–681
Head coach	Shawn Poppie (1st season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Clemson, South Carolina
Arena	Littlejohn Coliseum ; (capacity: 9,000)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Orange and regalia;
Uniforms
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

Last updated April 05, 2025

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

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

ACC Coach of the Year^[3]

Jim Davis - 1990, 1994
Amanda Butler - 2019^[4]

ACC Player of the Year^[3]

Jessica Barr - 1994

ACC Rookie of the Year^[3]

Barbara Kennedy - 1979
Shelia Cobb - 1980
Kerry Boyatt - 1990

ACC 50th Anniversary Team^[5]

Jessica Barr
Chrissy Floyd
Barbara Kennedy
Itoro Umoh

All-Americans^[6]

1981 - Barbara Kennedy (Street & Smith)
1982 - Barbara Kennedy (Kodak, WBCA, Basketball Weekly)
1994 - Jessica Barr (Kodak)

ACC All-Defensive Team

Erin Batth - 2000, 2001
Chrissy Floyd - 2002
Lele Hardy - 2009, 2010

Retired Jersey^[7]

42 - Barbara Kennedy

All-ACC First Team^[8]

Donna Forester - 1978
Cissy Bristol - 1979
Barbara Kennedy - 1980, 1981, 1982
Mary Anne Cubelic - 1982, 1983
Janet Knight - 1985
Shandy Bryan - 1993
Jessica Barr - 1994
Tara Saunooke - 1995
Stephanie Ridgeway - 1996
Amy Geren - 1998, 1999
Itoro Umoh - 1999
Chrissy Floyd - 2002, 2003
Lakeia Stokes - 2004
Delicia Washington - 2022

All-ACC Second Team

Bobbie Mims - 1978
Barbara Kennedy - 1979
Janet Knight - 1984
Jacqui Jones - 1984
Sandy Bishop - 1985
Karen Ann Jenkins - 1988
Louise Greenwood - 1989
Michelle Bryant - 1989
Kerry Boyatt - 1990
Jackie Farmer - 1991
Cheron Wells - 1992
Itoro Umoh - 1997, 1998
Chrissy Floyd - 2000, 2001
Erin Batth - 2001
Lele Hardy - 2010
Kobi Thornton – 2018
Delicia Washington – 2021
Amari Robinson – 2023, 2024

All-ACC Third Team

Angie Cossey - 2000
Marci Glenney - 2002
Lele Hardy - 2009

Coaching history

2025–26 coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Clemson
Shawn Poppie	Head Coach	2nd
Chris Ayers	Associate Head coach	2nd
Jon Goldberg	Assistant coach	2nd
Katelyn Grisillo	Assistant coach	2nd
Jayda Worthy	Assistant coach/Director of Player Personnel	2nd
Sara McGuire	Assistant coach/Basketball Sport Performance	2nd

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[9]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Mary King (Independent)(1975–1976)
1975–76	Mary King	14–11	–		AIAW Region II Tournament
Mary King:		14–11	–
Annie Tribble (Independent, ACC)(1976–1987)
1976–77	Annie Tribble	22–9	–		AIAW Region II Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference
1977–78	Annie Tribble	21–11	4–4	4th	AIAW Region II Tournament
1978–79	Annie Tribble	20–10	6–2	3rd	AIAW Region II Tournament
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	14–17	6–12	T–12th
Shawn Poppie:		14–17	6–12
Total:		771–681 (.531)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Clemson has appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments with a record of 15–16.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
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

Clemson has appeared in one AIAW Division I Basketball Tournament with a record of 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First round	Rutgers	L, 76–99

WNIT

Clemson has appeared in three Women's National Invitation Tournaments (WNIT) with a record of 3–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	Round 1	Charlotte	L 71–78
2021	First Round Second Round	Ohio Delaware	W 65–60 L 74–87
2023	Round 1 Round 2 Super 16	High Point Auburn Florida	W 66–46 W 56–55 L 63–73

References

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.
1 2 3 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.

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[1] "Clemson Athletics Style Guide" . Retrieved November 3, 2018.

[2] "SHAWN POPPIE NAMED CLEMSON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH" (Press release). Clemson Tigers. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[Guide_73-3] 1 2 3 ACC 2012–13 Guide , pp. 73

[4] "Louisville's Durr Repeats as ACC Women's Player of the Year". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

[5] ACC 2012–13 Guide , pp. 162

[6] ACC 2012–13 Guide , pp. 141

[7] ACC 2012–13 Guide , pp. 148

[8] ACC 2012–13 Guide , pp. 137

[Media_Guide-9] "Media Guide". Clemson. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.

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Venues	Littlejohn Coliseum (1975–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Jervey Athletic Center (alternate; 2015–16)
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Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (2007–2022)
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