2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–26 (0–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Daryl Oliver
  • Marc Wilson
  • Margaret Richards
Home arenaJervey Athletic Center
Seasons
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
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

The 2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played 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

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2015–16 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) 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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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
Charleston Southern W 43–36  1–0
Jervey Athletic Center (584)
Clemson, SC
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Coastal Carolina 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
South Carolina State 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 Tennessee Tech 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
UNC Asheville W 67–49  4–8
Jervey Athletic Center (622)
Clemson, SC
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M 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

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2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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(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 August 14, 2015.