2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Shimmy Grey-Miller (1st season) Joy Cheek (1st season) Daniel Barber (1st season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	4		.897
No. 5 Louisville	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 NC State	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 19 Miami (FL)	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
No. 12 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
No. 25 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			22	–	12		.647
Duke	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			14	–	16		.467
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
Wake Forest	1	–	15		.063			10	–	20		.333
† 2019 ACC tournament winner As of March 7, 2019 Rankings from AP poll

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

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.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information

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
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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

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2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Pelham Pelham, GA G 3 Kendall Spray 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Wilson Central UT Martin Nashville, TN G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr McDonogh School Perry Hall, MD G 10 Camreé Clegg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Wayne Memorial Westland, MI G 11 Taylor Hosendove 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westlake Atlanta, GA G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Laney Augusta, GA G 20 Simone Westbrook 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Chandler Florida Chandler, AZ G 21 Skylar Blackstock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wando Charleston, SC G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC F 24 Mikayla Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Park Center Florida Minneapolis, MN F 32 Chyna Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Southwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Detroit Country Day Redford, MI	Head coach Amanda Butler (Florida) Assistant coach(es) Shimmy Gray–Miller (Michigan) Joy Cheek (Duke) Daniel Barber (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 18, 2018

Schedule

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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

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP											RV	RV	RV			RV	RV			N/A
Coaches												RV

Legend

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

See also

• 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team