2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

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2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 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
Seasons
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

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Tigers are led by first year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, play 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 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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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
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
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
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[]

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

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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