Clemson Tigers women's basketball

Clemson Tigers
2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
University	Clemson University
First season	1975–76
All-time record	644–478
Conference	ACC Atlantic Division
Location	Clemson, SC
Head coach	Audra Smith (3rd year)
Arena	Littlejohn Coliseum (Capacity: 10,325)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Orange and Regalia[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1991
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1989, 1990, 1999
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Conference tournament champions
1996, 1999
Conference regular season champions
1981

The Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University in women's college basketball competition. The Tigers play 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. Audra Smith is the most recent head coach.

2015–16 Roster

2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G/F 0 Perry, NellyNelly Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Brimm Medical Arts Camden, NJ G 3 Cardaci, VictoriaVictoria Cardaci 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Holmdel Holmdel, NJ G 5 Edwards, DanielleDanielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr McDonogh School Perry Hall, MD G/F 10 Tagliapietra, FrancescaFrancesca Tagliapietra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Liceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron Carrè, Italy G/F 11 Lefft, GadsonGadson Lefft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy Lake Wylie, SC G 12 Collier, AliyahAliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Laney Augusta, GA C 14 Mosley, PaigePaige Mosley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Wesleyan School/Georgia Hoopstars Warner Robins, GA C 20 Diarra, SirahSirah Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Longueuil, QE C 21 Johnson, MaKaylaMaKayla Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Dreher Columbia, SC G 22 Purvis, KenieceKeniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC C 24 Atkism, IvyIvy Atkism 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So George Walton Academy Monroe, GA C 32 Roos, MorganMorgan Roos 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Rock Canyon Castle Pines, CO G 33 Carter, AlexisAlexis Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Tigard Portland, OR C 34 Wright, JusticeJustice Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Houston County Warner Robins, GA	Head coach Audra Smith Assistant coach(es) Daryl Oliver Marc Wilson Margaret Richards Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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[2] Jim Davis - 1990, 1994 ACC Player of the Year[2] Jessica Barr - 1994 ACC Rookie of the Year[2] Barbara Kennedy - 1979 Shelia Cobb - 1980 Kerry Boyatt - 1990 ACC 50th Anniversary Team[3] Jessica Barr Chrissy Floyd Barbara Kennedy Itoro Umoh All-Americans[4] 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[5] 42 - Barbara Kennedy

All-ACC First Team[6] 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 Green - 1998, 1999 Itoro Umoh - 1999 Chrissy Floyd - 2002, 2003 Lakeia Stokes - 2004 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 All-ACC Third Team Angie Cossey - 2000 Marci Glenney - 2002 Lele Hardy - 2009

Coaching history

Current coaching staff

Audra Smith head women's basketball coach Clemson University

• Head coach: Audra Smith
• Associate Head coach: Daryl Oliver
• Assistant coach: Marc Wilson
• Assistant coach: Kayla Ard
• Director of Basketball Operations: Kathy Becker

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[7]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Mary King (Independent) (1975–1976)
1975-76	Mary King	14–11	–		AIAW Region II
Mary King:		14–11	–
Annie Tribble (Independent, ACC) (1976–1987)
1976-77	Annie Tribble	22–9	–		AIAW Region II
Atlantic Coast Conference
1977-78	Annie Tribble	21–11	4–4	4th	AIAW Regional
1978-79	Annie Tribble	20–10	6–2	3rd	AIAW Region II
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–present)
2013-14	Audra Smith	13–18	4–12	13th
2014-15	Audra Smith	9–21	1–15	15th
Audra Smith:		22–39	5–27
Total:		666–517
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

References

• Ufnowski, Amy (ed.). "ACC Women's Basketball 2012–13 Info Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

1. "Primary Colors" (PDF). Clemson Athletics Style Branding Guide. Clemson University. May 14, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
2. ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 73
3. ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 162
4. ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 141
5. ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 148
6. ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 137
7. "Media Guide". Clemson. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.

External links

• Women's basketball homepage