List of Clemson Tigers women's basketball seasons

Clemson plays their home games in Littlejohn Coliseum.

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

Conference tournament champions*

Conference regular season champions‡

Postseason bid^

Season	Head coach [3]	Conference	Season results							Tournament results		Final poll [A 1]
			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

1. 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

1. "Clemson University". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
2. 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.
3. "Clemson Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
4. "Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 48–51, 91–93. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
5. "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.