2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shimmy Grey-Miller (1st season)
  • Joy Cheek (1st season)
  • Daniel Barber (1st season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame142 .875354  .897
No. 5 Louisville142 .875324  .889
No. 10 NC State124 .750286  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)124 .750259  .735
No. 12 Syracuse115 .688259  .735
No. 25 Florida State106 .625249  .727
Clemson97 .5632013  .606
North Carolina88 .5001815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .4381713  .567
Virginia Tech610 .3752212  .647
Duke610 .3751515  .500
Virginia511 .3131219  .387
Boston College313 .1881416  .467
Pittsburgh214 .1251120  .355
Wake Forest115 .0631020  .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum. They finished the season 20–13, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2002 where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

During the off-season it was announced that Amanda Butler would be taking over as head coach for Audra Smith.[1]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 11–19, 1–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. They lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament. After this season, head coach Audra Smith was fired.[2]

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Skylar Blackstock
G
Mount Pleasant, SC Wando 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Verbal 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

Source:[4]

2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoPelham Pelham, GA
G 3 Kendall Spray 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrWilson Central
UT Martin
Nashville, TN
G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMcDonogh School Perry Hall, MD
G 10 Camreé Clegg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrWayne Memorial Westland, MI
G 11 Taylor Hosendove 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWestlake Atlanta, GA
G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLaney Augusta, GA
G 20 Simone Westbrook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSChandler
Florida
Chandler, AZ
G 21 Skylar Blackstock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWando Charleston, SC
G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrNew Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
F 24 Mikayla Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoPark Center
Florida
Minneapolis, MN
F 32 Chyna Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA
C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoDetroit Country Day Redford, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2018

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
2:00 pm
Lander W 84–53   
 17  Collier  12  Bennett  4  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (407)
Clemson, SC
November 2, 2018*
5:00 pm
Wingate W 80–48   
 14  Hosendove  7  Thornton  4  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wofford W 85–77  1–0
 25  Thornton  12  Thornton  3  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (764)
Clemson, SC
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Lipscomb W 68–26  2–0
 18  Thornton  11  Bennett  4  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (809)
Clemson, SC
November 15, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN
at No. 10 South Carolina
Rivalry
L 57–69  2–1
 14  Westbrook  7  Tied  3  Edwards  Colonial Life Arena (11,539)
Columbia, SC
November 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 56–76  2–2
 15  Bennett  10  Collier  5  Edwards  Coleman Coliseum (2,147)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 2018*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 11 Tennessee
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
L 66–78  2–3
 14  Jackson  8  Green  5  Westbrook  Gateway Christian Academy (320)
Bimini, Bahamas
November 23, 2018*
7:45 pm
vs. Oklahoma
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game
W 74–62  3–3
 24  Edwards  10  Thornton  3  Tied  Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 69–67 OT 4–3
 23  Thornton  17  Bennett  6  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (412)
Clemson, SC
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Belmont W 65–62  5–3
 17  Edwards  11  Bennett  6  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (561)
Clemson, SC
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
High Point W 83–64  6–3
 21  Thornton  12  Bennett  5  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (564)
Clemson, SC
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Rhode Island W 80–67  7–3
 23  Thornton  7  Thornton  8  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (573)
Clemson, SC
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Davidson L 80–90  7–4
 30  Westbrook  8  Thornton  5  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (590)
Clemson, SC
December 18, 2018*
12:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Marshall W 68–54  8–4
 18  Thornton  10  Bennett  6  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,627)
Clemson, SC
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Appalachian State W 87–48  9–4
 20  Edwards  6  Thornton  6  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (722)
Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Syracuse L 75–84  9–5
(0–1)
 24  Edwards  12  Thornton  5  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (781)
Clemson, SC
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia W 71–65  10–5
(1–1)
 21  Westbrook  7  Tied  3  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,056)
Clemson, SC
January 10, 2019
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) W 76–67  11–5
(2–1)
 23  Westbrook  9  Thornton  3  3 tied  Watsco Center (2,490)
Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 22 Florida State W 57–45  12–5
(3–1)
 19  Thornton  10  Thornton  2  4 tied  Tucker Center (3,317)
Tallahassee, FL
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 71–61  13–5
(4–1)
 19  Thornton  10  Thornton  6  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (675)
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh W 65–59  14–5
(5–1)
 18  Collier  7  3 tied  4  Edwards  Petersen Events Center (940)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 NC State L 51–54  14–6
(5–2)
 18  Westbrook  13  Collier  3  Edwards  Reynolds Coliseum (2,783)
Raleigh, NC
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 5 Notre Dame L 63–101  14–7
(5–3)
 21  Collier  8  Collier  4  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (2,791)
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 3 Louisville L 44–76  14–8
(5–4)
 9  Thornton  13  Collier  5  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,537)
Clemson, SC
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest W 69–53  15–8
(6–4)
 18  Collier  14  Collier  4  Edwards  LJVM Coliseum (527)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North Carolina L 64–70  15–9
(6–5)
 26  Edwards  10  Bennett  6  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (2,224)
Clemson, SC
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 21 Florida State W 73–68  16–9
(7–5)
 19  Thornton  6  Collier  5  Westbrook  Littlejohn Coliseum (658)
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 91–58  17–9
(8–5)
 18  Clegg  11  Thornton  4  Westbrook  Conte Forum (1,932)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 53–75  17–10
(8–6)
 11  Tied  6  Tied  4  Edwards  McCamish Pavilion (1,119)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech W 73–66  18–10
(9–6)
 23  Thornton  10  Thornton  9  Edwards  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,264)
Clemson, SC
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Duke L 59–63  18–11
(9–7)
 20  Tied  7  Tied  4  Westbrook  Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,149)
Durham, NC
ACC Women's Tournament
March 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ACCN
(7) vs. (10) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 80–79 OT 19–11
 28  Collier  10  Collier  8  Edwards  Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2019
6:00 pm, ACCN
(7) vs. (2) No. 3 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 67–75  19–12
 17  Tied  8  Tied  3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (5,646)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 P) vs. (8 P) South Dakota
First Round
W 79–66  20–12
 27  Westbrook  8  Edwards  3  Collier  Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
March 24, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(9 P) at (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State
Second Round
L 61–85  20–13
 14  Tied  8  Thornton  5  Westbrook  Humphrey Coliseum (9,944)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P=Portland Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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See also

References

  1. "Amanda Butler Bio". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  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. "Clemson Tigers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. "2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  5. "2018-19 Women's Basketball SCHEDULE". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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