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
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

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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
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# 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

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule/Results - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.