2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record	4–26 (0–16 ACC)
Head coach	Audra Smith (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Daryl Oliver; Marc Wilson; Margaret Richards;
Home arena	Jervey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Tigers, are led by third year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at Jervey Athletic Center due to renovations at Littlejohn Coliseum. They finished the season 4–26, 0–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Nelly Perry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Brimm Medical Arts	Camden, NJ
G	3	Victoria Cardaci	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Holmdel	Holmdel, NJ
G	5	Danielle Edwards	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	McDonogh School	Perry Hall, MD
G/F	10	Francesca Tagliapietra	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Liceo Scientifico Nicolo' Tron	Carrè, Italy
G/F	11	Gadson Lefft	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Heathwood Hall/Phillips Academy	Lake Wylie, SC
G	12	Aliyah Collier	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Laney	Augusta, GA
C	14	Paige Mosley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Wesleyan School/Georgia Hoopstars	Warner Robins, GA
C	20	Sirah Diarra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Champlain College Saint-Lambert	Longueuil, QE
C	21	MaKayla Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Dreher	Columbia, SC
G	22	Keniece Purvis	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	New Garden Friends School	Greensboro, NC
C	24	Ivy Atkism	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	George Walton Academy	Monroe, GA
C	32	Morgan Roos	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Rock Canyon	Castle Pines, CO
G	33	Alexis Carter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Tigard	Portland, OR
C	34	Justice Wright	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Houston County	Warner Robins, GA

Head coach

Audra Smith (Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Daryl Oliver (Richmond)
Marc Wilson (Minnesota)
Margaret Richards (Nebraska)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2015* 2:00 pm	St. Thomas	W 78–48		Jervey Athletic Center Clemson, SC
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm	at Anderson	L 55–79		Abney Athletic Center Anderson, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 12:00 pm		W 43–36	1–0	Jervey Athletic Center (584) Clemson, SC
11/15/2015* 2:00 pm		L 47–63	1–1	Jervey Athletic Center (426) Clemson, SC
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 2 South Carolina Rivalry	L 41–67	1–2	Jervey Athletic Center (1,030) Clemson, SC
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	L 49–70	1–3	Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
11/24/2015* 9:00 pm	at Oregon	L 56–69	1–4	Matthew Knight Arena (1,188) Eugene, OR
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm	vs. Butler UCF Thanksgiving Classic	L 50–54	1–5	CFE Arena (206) Orlando, FL
11/29/2015* 12:00 pm	vs. Buffalo UCF Thanksgiving Classic	L 51–61	1–6	CFE Arena (101) Orlando, FL
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		W 63–54	2–6	Jervey Athletic Center (198) Clemson, SC
12/05/2015* 6:00 pm	William & Mary	L 41–58	2–7	Jervey Athletic Center (222) Clemson, SC
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm	at	W 71–53	3–7	Eblen Center (610) Cookeville, TN
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm	at Maine	L 42–75	3–8	Cross Insurance Center (1,648) Bangor, ME
12/21/2015* 12:00 pm		W 67–49	4–8	Jervey Athletic Center (622) Clemson, SC
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		L 68–77	4–9	Jervey Athletic Center (324) Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
01/03/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Carolina	L 56–72	4–10 (0–1)	Carmichael Arena (2,163) Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Miami (FL)	L 49–83	4–11 (0–2)	Jervey Athletic Center (733) Clemson, SC
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 16 Florida State	L 40–85	4–12 (0–3)	Jervey Athletic Center (584) Clemson, SC
01/18/2016 7:00 pm, RSN	at Virginia Tech	L 49–79	4–13 (0–4)	Cassell Coliseum (1,545) Blacksburg, VA
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Duke	L 43–72	4–14 (0–5)	Jervey Athletic Center (494) Clemson, SC
01/24/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Georgia Tech	L 63–76	4–15 (0–6)	Jervey Athletic Center (821) Clemson, SC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 14 Louisville	L 33–75	4–16 (0–7)	KFC Yum! Center (8,379) Louisville, KY
01/31/2016 2:00 pm	Pittsburgh	L 56–59	4–17 (0–8)	Jervey Athletic Center (749) Clemson, SC
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3	at Syracuse	L 62–83	4–18 (0–9)	Carrier Dome (407) Syracuse, NY
02/07/2016 2:00 pm	at No. 10 Florida State	L 56–75	4–19 (0–10)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,138) Tallahassee, FL
02/11/2016 7:00 pm	Wake Forest	L 45–55	4–20 (0–11)	Jervey Athletic Center (641) Clemson, SC
02/14/2016 2:00 pm	at Georgia Tech	L 48–77	4–21 (0–12)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,012) Atlanta, GA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm	Boston College	L 64–67	4–22 (0–13)	Jervey Athletic Center (575) Clemson, SC
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, RSN	at Virginia	L 48–65	4–23 (0–14)	John Paul Jones Arena (5,012) Charlottesville, VA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm	at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 52–71	4–24 (0–15)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,378) South Bend, IN
02/28/2016 2:00 pm	NC State	L 57–71	4–25 (0–16)	Jervey Athletic Center (943) Clemson, SC
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2016 3:30 pm, RSN	vs. Wake Forest First Round	L 58–73	4–26	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[]

2015–16 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
Coaches

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

References[]

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v t Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Littlejohn Coliseum (1975–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Jervey Athletic Center (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	2009–10 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

See also[]

References[]


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	2	.943
No. 8 Louisville	15	–	1	.938	26	–	8	.765
No. 14 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	30	–	8	.789
No. 17 Florida State	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
No. 19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
NC State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Duke	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Virginia	6	–	10	.375	18	–	16	.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10	.375	17	–	16	.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	18	–	14	.563
North Carolina	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Boston College	2	–	14	.125	15	–	16	.484
Clemson	0	–	16	.000	4	–	26	.133


† 2016 ACC Tournament winner As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll