2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2015–16 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–26 (0–16 ACC)
Head coach	Audra Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Daryl Oliver Marc Wilson Margaret Richards
Home arena	Jervey Athletic Center

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Injured Current redshirt 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

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2015–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

References

1. "Women's Basketball - Schedule/Results - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2015.