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
Record11–19 (1–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daryl Oliver (3rd season)
  • Edgar Farmer (2nd season)
  • Tiffany Sardin (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .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

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2017–18 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Nelly Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Brimm Medical Arts Camden, NJ
G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pelham Pelham, GA
C 2 Jenise Strover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mountain Pointe Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr McDonogh School Perry Hall, MD
G/F 10 Francesca Tagliapietra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Liceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron Carrè, Italy
F 11 Siana Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Laney Augusta, GA
G 15 Jaia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Roland Park Country Towson, MD
C 20 Sirah Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Longueuil, QE
G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
C 24 Ivy Atkism 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr George Walton Academy Monroe, GA
F 32 Chyna Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Southwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA
G 33 Alexis Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Tigard Portland, OR
C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Detroit Country Day Redford, MI
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 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

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  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.