2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by second year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record8–23 (3–15 ACC)
Head coachAmanda Butler (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Shimmy Grey-Miller (2nd season)
  • Joy Cheek (2nd season)
  • Daniel Barber (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .778  28–4  .875
Duke12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .611  24–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  15–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .167  8–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .056  5–26  .161
† 2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers finished the season 8–23 and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Miami in the First Round before losing to Boston College in the Second Round. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, senior Kobi Thornton was drafted in the third round of the WNBA Draft (27th overall) by the Atlanta Dream.[2]

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 20–13, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They lost to Louisville in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament—which was their first trip since 2002—where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Danielle Edwards5G5'7"SeniorPerry Hall, MDGraduated
Camreé Clegg10G5'5"FreshmanWestland, MITransferred to St. John's[3]
Taylor Hosendove11G6'1"FreshmanAtlanta, GATransferred to Georgia State[4]
Aliyah Collier12G5'9"SeniorAugusta, GAGraduated
Simone Westbrook20G5'8"Graduate StudentChandler, AZGraduated
Keniece Purvis22G5'7" SeniorGreensboro, NCGraduated

2019 recruiting class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Danae McNeal
G		 Swansea, South Carolina Swansea High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Amari Robinson
F		 Douglasville, Georgia Douglas County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Kaylee Sticker
G		 Dawsonville, Georgia Dawson County High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
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:[6]

    2019–20 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 00 Delicia Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBaker County
    Florida    		 Macclenny, FL
    G 1 Destiny Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPelham Pelham, GA
    G 2 Kaylee Sticker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDawson County Dawsonville, GA
    G 3 Kendall Spray 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrWilson Central
    UT Martin    		 Nashville, TN
    F 5 Amari Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDouglas County Douglasville, GA
    G 11 Isis Lopes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCaulfield Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
    G 12 Hannah Hank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrForestville Port Lincoln, Australia
    G 21 Skylar Blackstock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWando Charleston, SC
    G 22 Danae McNeal 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSwansea High School Swansea, SC
    C 24 Mikayla Hayes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoPark Center
    Florida    		 Minneapolis, MN
    G 31 Shania Meertens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWinter Springs
    Northwest Florida State College    		 Winter Springs, FL
    G 32 Chyna Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSouthwest Atlanta Christian Monroe, GA
    F 35 Nique Cherry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrHeidelberg
    Jones County Junior College    		 Laurel, MS
    F 44 Kobi Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRandolph-Clay Cuthbert, GA
    C 55 Tylar Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrDetroit Country Day Redford, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 28, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[7]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 29, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 Lander L 72–74  –
    		  23 – Spray  10 – Robinson  4 – Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (375)
    Clemson, SC
    Regular Season
    November 6, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Furman W 77–71  1–0
    		  16 – Tied  6 – 3 tied  6 – Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,217)
    Clemson, SC
    November 9, 2019*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Navy L 52–65  1–1
    		  18 – Thornton  8 – Robinson  2 – 3 tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,184)
    Clemson, SC
    November 12, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Alabama L 54–67  1–2
    		  25 – Thornton  8 – Thornton  5 – Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,233)
    Clemson, SC
    November 18, 2019*
    11:00 a.m., ACCNX    		 Alabama State W 76–43  2–2
    		  15 – Meertens  10 – Robinson  5 – Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (4,297)
    Clemson, SC
    November 21, 2019*
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Penn State L 55–68  2–3
    		  16 – Thornton  8 – Robinson  5 – Spray  Bryce Jordan Center (1,740)
    University Park, PA
    November 24, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 5 South Carolina
    Rivalry    		 L 48–84  2–4
    		  10 – Thornton  10 – Thornton  2 – Blackstock  Littlejohn Coliseum (2,840)
    Clemson, SC
    November 29, 2019*
    5:45 p.m.    		 vs. No. 9 Maryland
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 L 44–63  2–5
    		  14 – Robinson  8 – Robinson  3 – Thomas  Ocean Center (312)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    November 30, 2019*
    8:00 p.m.    		 Alcorn State
    Daytona Beach Invitational    		 W 77–46  3–5
    		  16 – Sticker  9 – Hank  6 – Thomas  Ocean Center (103)
    Daytona Beach, FL
    December 4, 2019*
    9:00 p.m, BTN    		 at Iowa
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 60–74  3–6
    		  17 – Thornton  5 – Tied  2 – 4 tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,884)
    Iowa City, IA
    December 8, 2019
    12:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 8 Florida State L 64–81  3–7
    (0–1)    		  19 – Spray  9 – Thornton  4 – Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,052)
    Clemson, SC
    December 15, 2019*
    2:00 p.m.    		 Mercer W 65–61  4–7
    		  15 – Hank  10 – Robinson  3 – Thomas  Hawkins Arena (1,484)
    Macon, GA
    December 20, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 North Carolina A&T L 74–82  4–8
    		  27 – Robinson  9 – Thornton  7 – Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,071)
    Clemson, SC
    December 29, 2019
    4:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at Notre Dame W 71–55  5–8
    (1–1)    		  24 – Spray  6 – Thornton  12 – Thomas  Joyce Center (8,569)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 2, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 7 Louisville L 50–75  5–9
    (1–2)    		  11 – Hank  9 – Cherry  1 – 4 tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,196)
    Clemson, SC
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Wake Forest L 58–63  5–10
    (1–3)    		  14 – Spray  7 – Thornton  3 – Thomas  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (737)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 12, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Georgia Tech L 47–49  5–11
    (1–4)    		  17 – Meertens  5 – Meertens  3 – Thomas  McCamish Pavilion (1,620)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 16, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Pittsburgh W 75–67 OT 6–11
    (2–4)    		  20 – Robinson  9 – Robinson  4 – Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,329)
    Clemson, SC
    January 19, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 Duke W 62–58  7–11
    (3–4)    		  16 – Tied  12 – Spray  5 – Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718)
    Clemson, SC
    January 23, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Miami (FL) L 64–68  7–12
    (3–5)    		  14 – Tied  8 – Thornton  5 – Thomas  Watsco Center (1,316)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 26, 2020
    1:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at Virginia Tech L 50–71  7–13
    (3–6)    		  13 – Hayes  11 – Robinson  3 – Robinson  Cassell Coliseum (1,839)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 7 NC State L 60–79  7–14
    (3–7)    		  14 – Meertens  6 – Hayes  3 – Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,257)
    Clemson, SC
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at North Carolina L 72–86  7–15
    (3–8)    		  22 – Thornton  6 – Tied  2 – 3 Tied  Carmichael Arena (1,952)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Virginia L 54–70  7–16
    (3–9)    		  19 – Robinson  8 – Robinson  3 – Thomas  John Paul Jones Arena (2,229)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 9, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 Boston College L 68–70  7–17
    (3–10)    		  17 – Spray  9 – Robinson  8 – Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,437)
    Clemson, SC
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest L 52–66  7–18
    (3–11)    		  14 – Robinson  6 – Thornton  5 – Thomas  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,197)
    Clemson, SC
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Miami (FL) L 48–63  7–19
    (3–12)    		  19 – Thornton  11 – Thornton  4 – Spray  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,384)
    Clemson, SC
    February 20, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Syracuse L 46–59  7–20
    (3–13)    		  12 – Thornton  7 – Thornton  3 – Tied  Carrier Dome (1,592)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 at No. 19 Florida State L 54–81  7–21
    (3–14)    		  13 – Thornton  7 – Cherry  4 – Thomas  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,836)
    Tallahassee, FL
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Georgia Tech L 44–56  7–22
    (3–15)    		  11 – Thornton  6 – Meertens  3 – Meertens  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,484)
    Clemson, SC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 4, 2020
    6:30 p.m., RSN    		 (14) vs. (11) Miami
    First Round    		 W 71–56  8–22
    		  27 – Thornton  7 – Thornton  4 – Spray  Greensboro Coliseum (2,795)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 5, 2020
    8:00 p.m., RSN    		 (14) vs. (6) Boston College
    Second Round    		 L 73–85  8–23
    		  20 – Meertens  5 – Meertens  3 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
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    19    		Final
    AP N/A
    Coaches
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    References
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    7. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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