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.
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 Jim Davis - 1990, 1994 Amanda Butler - 2019
ACC Player of the Year Jessica Barr - 1994
ACC Rookie of the Year Barbara Kennedy - 1979 Sheila Cobb - 1980 Kerry Boyatt - 1990
ACC 50th Anniversary Team Jessica Barr Chrissy Floyd Barbara Kennedy Itoro Umoh
All-Americans 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 42 - Barbara Kennedy
All-ACC First Team 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 Mia Moore – 2026
All-ACC Third Team Angie Cossey - 2000 Marci Glenney - 2002 Lele Hardy - 2009
Coaching history
2026–27 coaching staff Shawn Poppie Head Coach 3 Chris Ayers Associate Head Coach 3 Sydni Means Assistant Coach 1 Katelyn Grisillo Assistant Coach 3 Jon Goldberg Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Coach 3 Jayda Worthy Assistant Coach 3
Year by year results
Source
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Atlantic Coast Conference
Postseason results NCAA Division I Clemson has appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments with a record of 15–17.
1982 #5 First round #4 Penn State L 96-75 1988 #5 Second round #4 James Madison L 70-63 1989 #4 Second roundSweet Sixteen #5 Georgia#1 Auburn W 78-65L 71-60 1990 #5 First roundSecond roundSweet Sixteen #12 Manhattan#4 Connecticut#1 Tennessee W 79-55W 61-59L 80-62 1991 #4 Second roundSweet SixteenElite Eight #5 Providence#8 James Madison#3 Connecticut W 103-91W 57-55L 60-57 1992 #5 First roundSecond round #12 Chattanooga#4 West Virginia W 76-72L 73-72 1993 #5 First roundSecond round #12 Xavier#4 Stephen F. Austin W 70-64L 89-78 1994 #9 First roundSecond round #8 FIU#1 Tennessee W 65-64L 78-66 1996 #3 First roundSecond round #14 Austin Peay#11 Stephen F. Austin W 79-52L 93-88 1997 #5 First round #12 Marquette L 70-66 1998 #6 First roundSecond round #11 Miami (FL) #3 Louisiana Tech W 60-49L 74-52 1999 #2 First roundSecond roundSweet Sixteen #15 Florida A&M #7 Illinois#3 Georgia W 76-45W 63-51L 67-54 2000 #9 First roundSecond round #8 Drake #1 Connecticut W 64-50L 83-45 2001 #5 First roundSecond round #12 Chattanooga#4 Xavier W 51-49 L 77-62 2002 #11 First round #6 Arkansas L 78-66 2019 #9 First roundSecond round #8 South Dakota #1 Mississippi State W 79-66L 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.
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. 2004 Round 1 Charlotte L 71–78 2021 First RoundSecond Round OhioDelaware W 65–60L 74–87 2023 Round 1Round 2Super 16 High PointAuburnFlorida W 66–46W 56–55L 63–73
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