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

Clemson Orange and Regalia

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	Hometown
2.5 !G/F	0	Perry, NellyNelly Perry	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Brimm Medical Arts	Camden, NJ
1.5 !G	3	Cardaci, VictoriaVictoria Cardaci	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	2.0 !So	Holmdel	Holmdel, NJ
1.5 !G	5	Edwards, DanielleDanielle Edwards	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	McDonogh School	Perry Hall, MD
2.5 !G/F	10	Tagliapietra, FrancescaFrancesca Tagliapietra	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Liceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron	Carrè, Italy
2.5 !G/F	11	Lefft, GadsonGadson Lefft	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy	Lake Wylie, SC
1.5 !G	12	Collier, AliyahAliyah Collier	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Laney	Augusta, GA
5.0 !C	14	Mosley, PaigePaige Mosley	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Wesleyan School/Georgia Hoopstars	Warner Robins, GA
5.0 !C	20	Diarra, SirahSirah Diarra	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Champlain College Saint-Lambert	Longueuil, QE
5.0 !C	21	Johnson, MaKaylaMaKayla Johnson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Dreher	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	22	Purvis, KenieceKeniece Purvis	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	New Garden Friends School	Greensboro, NC
5.0 !C	24	Atkism, IvyIvy Atkism	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	George Walton Academy	Monroe, GA
5.0 !C	32	Roos, MorganMorgan Roos	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Rock Canyon	Castle Pines, CO
1.5 !G	33	Carter, AlexisAlexis Carter	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Tigard	Portland, OR
5.0 !C	34	Wright, JusticeJustice Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !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^[1]

Jim Davis - 1990, 1994

ACC Player of the Year^[1]

Jessica Barr - 1994

ACC Rookie of the Year^[1]

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

ACC 50th Anniversary Team^[2]

Jessica Barr
Chrissy Floyd
Barbara Kennedy
Itoro Umoh

All-Americans^[3]

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^[4]

42 - Barbara Kennedy

All-ACC First Team^[5]

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

Main article: List of Clemson Tigers basketball head coaches

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 ^[6]

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 Sixteen	13
1989-90	Jim Davis	22–10	10–4	3rd	NCAA Sixteen	19
1990-91	Jim Davis	22–11	8–6	4th	NCAA Quarterfinals	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 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 2 3 ACC 2012–13 Guide, pp. 73
↑ 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.

External links

Women's basketball homepage

Clemson Tigers

Teams	Baseball seasons Men's basketball seasons Women's basketball Football seasons Men's soccer Women's tennis

Rivalries	South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band

Coaches and players	Brad Brownell (Men's basketball) Audra Smith (Women's basketball) Monte Lee (Baseball) Mike Noonan (Men's soccer) Ed Radwanski (Women's soccer) Dabo Swinney (Football) Baseball head coaches Basketball head coaches Football head coaches MLB players NBA players NFL draftees

Venues	Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Baseball) Jervey Gymnasium (Volleyball) Littlejohn Coliseum (Basketball) Hoke Sloan Tennis Center (Tennis) Lake Hartwell (Rowing) McHugh Natatorium (Diving) Memorial Stadium (Football) Riggs Field (Soccer) Rock Norman Track & Field Complex (Track & Field) Walker Golf Course (Golf)

Conference affiliations	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1922) Southern Conference (1922–1953) Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–present)

National championships	1981 Football 1984 Men's Soccer 1987 Men's Soccer 2003 Men's Golf

Clemson Tigers women's basketball

Venues	Littlejohn Coliseum (1975–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Jervey Athletic Center (alternate; 2015–16)

Rivalries	South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball

Teams	Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

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