2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum after a one year of renovation. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville.

2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record1516 (313 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daryl Oliver
  • Edgar Farmer
  • Tiffany Sardin
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame151 .938  334  .892
No. 9 Duke133 .813  286  .824
No. 10 Florida State133 .813  287  .800
No. 13 Louisville124 .750  298  .784
No. 17 NC State124 .750  239  .719
No. 21 Syracuse115 .688  2211  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
Virginia79 .438  2013  .606
Wake Forest610 .375  1616  .500
Georgia Tech511 .313  2214  .611
Virginia Tech412 .250  2014  .588
Pittsburgh412 .250  1317  .433
Clemson313 .188  1516  .484
North Carolina313 .188  1516  .484
Boston College214 .125  921  .300
2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Nelly Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBrimm Medical Arts Camden, NJ
G 3 Victoria Cardaci 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrHolmdel Holmdel, NJ
G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMcDonogh School Perry Hall, MD
G/F 10 Francesca Tagliapietra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoLiceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron Carrè, Italy
F 11 Siana Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLaney Augusta, GA
G 15 Jaia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRoland Park Country Towson, MD
C 20 Sirah Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoChamplain College Saint-Lambert Longueuil, QE
C 21 MaKayla Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDreher Columbia, SC
G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNew Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
C 24 Ivy Atkism 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrGeorge Walton Academy Monroe, GA
G 33 Alexis Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrTigard Portland, OR
C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
West Alabama W 80–48 
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
North Greenville W 79–57 
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 64–57  1–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,242)
Clemson, SC
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Western Carolina W 78–63  2–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (361)
Clemson, SC
11/16/2016*
6:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 58–47  3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (368)
Clemson, SC
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 60–47  4–0
OceanFirst Bank Center (812)
West Long Branch, NJ
11/22/2016*
5:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 78–67 OT 5–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (254)
Clemson, SC
11/24/2016*
1:15 pm
vs. Loyola–Chicago
San Juan Shootout
W 61–40  6–0
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
11/25/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Wright State
San Juan Shootout
W 75–51  7–0
Ocean Center (127)
Daytona Beach, FL
12/02/2016*
5:00 pm
Maine W 69–61  8–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (299)
Clemson, SC
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Oregon L 59–87  8–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (313)
Clemson, SC
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 South Carolina
Rivalry
L 61–83  8–2
Colonial Life Arena (11,916)
Columbia, SC
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
South Carolina State W 56–36  9–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (638)
Clemson, SC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 69–63  10–2
Pete Mathews Coliseum (512)
Jacksonville, AL
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 59–38  11–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (399)
Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, RSN
at Boston College L 48–60  11–3 (0–1)
Conte Forum (535)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 62–88  11–4 (0–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (233)
Clemson, SC
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 17 Virginia Tech L 69–78  11–5 (0–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (306)
Clemson, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 56–78  11–6 (0–4)
LJVM Coliseum (427)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Florida State L 27–86  11–7 (0–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (832)
Clemson, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia L 37–69  11–8 (0–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (319)
Clemson, SC
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 21 NC State L 53–65  11–9 (0–7)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,893)
Raleigh, NC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 9 Louisville L 46–60  11–10 (0–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (352)
Clemson, SC
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 62–61  12–10 (1–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (365)
Clemson, SC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 15 Duke L 37–65  12–11 (1–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,564)
Durham, NC
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North Carolina W 78–67  13–11 (2–9)
Littlejohn Coliseum (688)
Clemson, SC
02/09/2017
6:30 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 54–46  14–11 (3–9)
Petersen Events Center (652)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 16 Miami (FL) L 57–81  14–12 (3–10)
Watsco Center (2,312)
Coral Gables, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 7 Notre Dame L 80–84  14–13 (3–11)
Littlejohn Coliseum (595)
Clemson, SC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Florida State L 47–80  14–14 (3–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,576)
Tallahassee, FL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Georgia Tech L 58–72  14–15 (3–13)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,040)
Atlanta, GA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
(13) vs. (12) Virginia Tech
First Round
W 67–66  15–15
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
03/02/2017
11:00 am, RSN
(13) vs. (5) No. 14 Louisville
Second Round
L 46–68  15–16
HTC Center (2,613)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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