Clemson Tigers women's basketball
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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.[2]
UniversityClemson University
First season1975–76
Head coachShawn Poppie (2nd season)
LocationClemson, South Carolina
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| University | Clemson University | ||||||
| First season | 1975–76 | ||||||
| Head coach | Shawn Poppie (2nd season) | ||||||
| Location | Clemson, South Carolina | ||||||
| Arena | Littlejohn Coliseum (capacity: 9,000) | ||||||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||||
| Nickname | Tigers | ||||||
| Colors | Orange and regalia[1] | ||||||
| All-time record | 771–681 | ||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 1991 | |||||||
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| AIAW tournament appearances | |||||||
| 1981 | |||||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 1996, 1999 | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
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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
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Coaching history
2025–26 coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Clemson | |
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| 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
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 Tournament | |||||
| Mary King: | 14–11 | – | |||||||
| Annie Tribble (Independent, ACC) (1976–1987) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Annie Tribble | 22–9 | – | AIAW Region II Tournament | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Shawn Poppie | 21–12 | 11–7 | T-8th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Shawn Poppie: | 35–29 | 17–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 792–693 (.533) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason results
NCAA Division I
Clemson has appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments with a record of 15–17.
| 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 |
| 2026 | #8 | First round | #9 Southern California | L 67-71 (OT) |
AIAW Division I
Clemson has appeared in one AIAW Division I Basketball Tournament with a record of 0–1.
WNIT
Clemson has appeared in three Women's National Invitation Tournaments (WNIT) with a record of 3–3.
