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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	15–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach	Audra Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Daryl Oliver Edgar Farmer Tiffany Sardin
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	15	–	1		.938			33	–	4		.892
No. 9 Duke	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
No. 13 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 17 NC State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
No. 21 Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
No. 16 Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Wake Forest	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
Georgia Tech	5	–	11		.313			22	–	14		.611
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			20	–	14		.588
Pittsburgh	4	–	12		.250			13	–	17		.433
Clemson	3	–	13		.188			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina	3	–	13		.188			15	–	16		.484
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			9	–	21		.300
† 2017 ACC tournament winner As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 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) Jr Brimm Medical Arts Camden, NJ G 3 Victoria Cardaci 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Holmdel Holmdel, NJ G 5 Danielle Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So McDonogh School Perry Hall, MD G/F 10 Francesca Tagliapietra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Liceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron Carrè, Italy F 11 Siana Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA G 12 Aliyah Collier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Laney Augusta, GA G 15 Jaia Alexander 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Roland Park Country Towson, MD C 20 Sirah Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Champlain College Saint-Lambert Longueuil, QE C 21 MaKayla Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Dreher Columbia, SC G 22 Keniece Purvis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC C 24 Ivy Atkism 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr George Walton Academy Monroe, GA G 33 Alexis Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Tigard Portland, OR C 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Randolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA	Head coach Audra Smith (Virginia) Assistant coach(es) Daryl Oliver (Richmond) Edgar Farmer (North Carolina) Tiffany Sardin (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

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	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR
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

• 2016–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team