2017–18 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Tigers, were led by fifth year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers finished the season 1–15 in ACC play, in last place in the conference regular season. The Tigers were the 15th seed in the ACC Tournament. They lost in the first round to Georgia Tech.

2017–18 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record1119 (115 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daryl Oliver (3rd season)
  • Edgar Farmer (2nd season)
  • Tiffany Sardin (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Despite receiving a three-year contract extension during the preseason,[1] it was announced on March 27 that head coach Audra Smith would not be returning to the program for the 2018–19 season.[2]

Roster

Source:[3]

2017–18 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 0 Nelly Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBrimm Medical Arts Camden, NJ
G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPelham Pelham, GA
C 2 Jenise Strover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrMountain Pointe Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMcDonogh School Perry Hall, MD
G/F 10 Francesca Tagliapietra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrLiceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron Carrè, Italy
F 11 Siana Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLaney Augusta, GA
G 15 Jaia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoRoland Park Country Towson, MD
C 20 Sirah Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrChamplain College Saint-Lambert Longueuil, QE
G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNew Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
C 24 Ivy Atkism 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrGeorge Walton Academy Monroe, GA
F 32 Chyna Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSouthwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA
G 33 Alexis Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrTigard Portland, OR
C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrDetroit Country Day Redford, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29*
2:00 pm
North Greenville W 67–39 
 13  Edwards  6  Tied  5  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 5*
5:00 pm
Belmont Abbey W 56–47 
 17  Edwards  9  Thornton  3  Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
Kennesaw State W 41–28  1–0
 7  Edwards  2  Tied  3  Alexander  Littlejohn Coliseum (692)
Clemson, SC
November 13*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
South Carolina State W 56–48  2–0
 18  Thornton  6  Tied  4  Tagliapietra  Littlejohn Coliseum (478)
Clemson, SC
November 16*
7:00 pm
No. 4 South Carolina
Rivalry
L 36–66  2–1
 8  Thornton  10  Thornton  2  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,589)
Clemson, SC
November 19*
2:00 pm
Monmouth W 57–54  3–1
 16  Edwards  8  Thornton  3  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (708)
Clemson, SC
November 23*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
vs. Detroit Mercy
San Juan Shootout
W 72–44  4–1
 12  Thomas  8  Strover  2  3 Tied  Ocean Center (150)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 24*
6:30 pm
vs. Buffalo
San Juan Shootout
L 41–61  4–2
 11  Collier  7  Thornton  2  Alexander  Ocean Center (175)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30*
8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Nebraska
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
W 67–66  5–2
 33  Edwards  7  Thornton  4  Collier  Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,579)
Lincoln, NE
December 2*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Charleston Southern W 66–30  6–2
 10  Edwards  14  Thornton  2  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (552)
Clemson, SC
December 4*
7:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 55–47  7–2
 13  Edwards  8  Thornton  3  Edwards  Thomas Assembly Center (2,129)
Ruston, LA
December 8*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Prairie View A&M W 64–58  8–2
 22  Alexander  10  Thornton  4  Collier  Littlejohn Coliseum (392)
Clemson, SC
December 17*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Jacksonville State W 53–45  9–2
 12  Carter  5  Diarra  3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (738)
Clemson, SC
December 20*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Central Arkansas
FIU Holiday Tournament
L 47–53  9–3
 16  Collier  9  Thornton  2  Edwards  FIU Arena (284)
Miami, FL
December 21*
2:00 pm
vs. FIU
FIU Holiday Tournament
W 67–65  10–3
 16  Edwards  7  Thomas  5  Carter  FIU Arena (281)
Miami, FL
ACC regular season
December 31
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 33–66  10–4
(0–1)
 10  Thornton  9  Bennett  3  Edwards  McCamish Pavilion (1,191)
Atlanta, GA
January 4
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 11 Florida State L 47–69  10–5
(0–2)
 16  Carter  3  5 Tied  4  Carter  Littlejohn Coliseum (589)
Clemson, SC
January 7
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 41–70  10–6
(0–3)
 12  Carter  5  Tied  4  Edwards  John Paul Jones Arena (3,995)
Charlottesville, VA
January 11
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 52–59  10–7
(0–4)
 19  Carter  13  Alexander  4  Edwards  Carmichael Arena (2,239)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 14
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Miami (FL) L 60–72  10–8
(0–5)
 18  Tied  9  Thornton  4  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (830)
Clemson, SC
January 18
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 65–61 2OT 11–8
(1–5)
 19  Alexander  10  Thornton  5  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (599)
Clemson, SC
January 21
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 37–90  11–9
(1–6)
 16  Thornton  10  Thornton  4  Carter  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,479)
South Bend, IN
January 25
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 51–86  11–10
(1–7)
 20  Thornton  7  Carter  3  Tied  Carrier Dome (1,264)
Syracuse, NY
January 28
3:00 pm, RSN
NC State L 41–62  11–11
(1–8)
 12  Thornton  8  Thornton  2  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,343)
Clemson, SC
February 1
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh L 42–58  11–12
(1–9)
 15  Thornton  10  Edwards  2  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (675)
Clemson, SC
February 4
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech L 48–60  11–13
(1–10)
 12  Thornton  4  3 Tied  3  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (947)
Clemson, SC
February 7
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 46–65  11–14
(1–11)
 13  Thornton  10  Collier  3  Edwards  KFC Yum! Center (7,014)
Louisville, KY
February 11
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 19 Duke L 35–60  11–15
(1–12)
 11  Collier  7  Collier  2  Carter  Littlejohn Coliseum (829)
Clemson, SC
February 15
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 12 Florida State L 43–91  11–16
(1–13)
 17  Thornton  6  Tied  3  Thomas  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,102)
Tallahassee, FL
February 18
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 45–53  11–17
(1–14)
 14  Thornton  10  Thornton  2  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (2,425)
Blacksburg, VA
February 22
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest L 55–61  11–18
(1–15)
 17  Tied  11  Thornton  6  Carter  Littlejohn Coliseum (709)
Clemson, SC
ACC Women's Tournament
February 28, 2018
3:30 pm, ACCN Extra
(15) vs. (10) Georgia Tech
First Round
L 52–61  11–19
 13  Tied  13  Thornton  4  Edwards  Greensboro Coliseum (3,134)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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

See also

References

  1. "Audra Smith gets contract extension". tigernet.com. CU Athletic Communications. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. "Clemson To Change Leadership of Women's Basketball". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. March 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. "CU Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Roster". clemsontigers.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. "Women's Basketball - 2017-18 Schedule/Results". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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