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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daryl Oliver
  • Edgar Farmer
  • Tiffany Sardin
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame151 .938334 .892
No. 9 Duke133 .813286 .824
No. 10 Florida State133 .813287 .800
No. 13 Louisville124 .750298 .784
No. 17 NC State124 .750239 .719
No. 21 Syracuse115 .6882211 .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)106 .625249 .727
Virginia79 .4382013 .606
Wake Forest610 .3751616 .500
Georgia Tech511 .3132214 .611
Virginia Tech412 .2502014 .588
Pittsburgh412 .2501317 .433
Clemson313 .1881516 .484
North Carolina313 .1881516 .484
Boston College214 .125921 .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F0Nelly Perry5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrBrimm Medical ArtsCamden, NJ
G3Victoria Cardaci5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrHolmdelHolmdel, NJ
G5Danielle Edwards5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoMcDonogh SchoolPerry Hall, MD
G/F10Francesca Tagliapietra5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoLiceo Scientifico Nicolo' TronCarrè, Italy
F11Siana Fields5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrLong Beach PolyLong Beach, CA
G12Aliyah Collier5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoLaneyAugusta, GA
G15Jaia Alexander5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrRoland Park CountryTowson, MD
C20Sirah Diarra6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoChamplain College Saint-LambertLongueuil, QE
C21MaKayla Johnson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)JrDreherColumbia, SC
G22Keniece Purvis5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoNew Garden Friends SchoolGreensboro, NC
C24Ivy Atkism6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrGeorge Walton AcademyMonroe, GA
G33Alexis Carter5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrTigardPortland, OR
C44Kobi Thornton6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrRandolph-ClayCuthbert, GA
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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm
West AlabamaW 80–48 
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
North GreenvilleW 79–57 
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm
Coastal CarolinaW 64–57 1–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,242)
Clemson, SC
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Western CarolinaW 78–63 2–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (361)
Clemson, SC
11/16/2016*
6:00 pm
Georgia SouthernW 58–47 3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (368)
Clemson, SC
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at MonmouthW 60–47 4–0
OceanFirst Bank Center (812)
West Long Branch, NJ
11/22/2016*
5:00 pm
Louisiana TechW 78–67 OT5–0
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
MaineW 69–61 8–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (299)
Clemson, SC
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 25 OregonL 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 StateW 56–36 9–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (638)
Clemson, SC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville StateW 69–63 10–2
Pete Mathews Coliseum (512)
Jacksonville, AL
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Bethune-CookmanW 59–38 11–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (399)
Clemson, SC
ACC regular season
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, RSN
at Boston CollegeL 48–60 11–3 (0–1)
Conte Forum (535)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
SyracuseL 62–88 11–4 (0–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (233)
Clemson, SC
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 17 Virginia TechL 69–78 11–5 (0–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (306)
Clemson, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Wake ForestL 56–78 11–6 (0–4)
LJVM Coliseum (427)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Florida StateL 27–86 11–7 (0–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (832)
Clemson, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
VirginiaL 37–69 11–8 (0–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (319)
Clemson, SC
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 21 NC StateL 53–65 11–9 (0–7)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,893)
Raleigh, NC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 9 LouisvilleL 46–60 11–10 (0–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (352)
Clemson, SC
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia TechW 62–61 12–10 (1–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (365)
Clemson, SC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 15 DukeL 37–65 12–11 (1–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,564)
Durham, NC
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
North CarolinaW 78–67 13–11 (2–9)
Littlejohn Coliseum (688)
Clemson, SC
02/09/2017
6:30 pm, RSN
at PittsburghW 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 DameL 80–84 14–13 (3–11)
Littlejohn Coliseum (595)
Clemson, SC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Florida StateL 47–80 14–14 (3–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,576)
Tallahassee, FL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Georgia TechL 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

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

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References

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