Cliff Ellis
Head coaching record

Cliff Ellis

Section Title: Head coaching record
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Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason

Cumberland Bulldogs () (1972–1975)

Cumberland:	78–12 (.867)

South Alabama Jaguars (NCAA Division I independent) (1975–1976)

1975–76	South Alabama	18–9

South Alabama Jaguars (Sun Belt Conference) (1976–1984)

1976–77	South Alabama	17–10	3–3	3rd

1977–78	South Alabama	18–10	3–7	4th

1978–79	South Alabama	20–7	10–0	1st	NCAA Division I First round

1979–80	South Alabama	23–6	12–2	1st	NCAA Division I First Round

1980–81	South Alabama	25–6	9–3	1st	NIT Quarterfinal

1981–82	South Alabama	12–16	2–8	6th

1982–83	South Alabama	16–12	6–8	5th

1983–84	South Alabama	22–8	9–5	2nd	NIT Second Round

South Alabama:	171–84 (.671)	54–36 (.600)

Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1984–1994)

1984–85	Clemson	16–13	5–9	T–6th	NIT First Round

1985–86	Clemson	19–15	3–11	7th	NIT Quarterfinal

1986–87	Clemson	25–6	10–4	2nd	NCAA First Round

1987–88	Clemson	14–15	4–10	7th	NIT First Round

1988–89	Clemson	19–11	7–7	6th	NCAA Division I Second Round

1989–90	Clemson	26–9*	10–4	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16

1990–91	Clemson	11–17	2–12	7th

1991–92	Clemson	14–14	4–12	9th

1992–93	Clemson	17–13	5–11	7th	NIT Second Round

1993–94	Clemson	18–16	6–10	T–7th	NIT Quarterfinals

Clemson:	177–128** (.580)	56–90 (.384)

Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1994–2004)

1994–95	Auburn	16–13	7–9	4th (West)	NIT First Round

1995–96	Auburn	19–13	6–10	T–4th (West)	NIT First Round

1996–97	Auburn	16–15	6–10	T–3rd (West)

1997–98	Auburn	16–14	7–9	3rd (West)	NIT Second Round

1998–99	Auburn	29–4	14–2	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16

1999–00	Auburn	24–10	9–7	2nd (West)	NCAA Division I Second Round

2000–01	Auburn	18–14	7–9	T–4th (West)	NIT Second Round

2001–02	Auburn	12–15	4–12	6th (West)

2002–03	Auburn	22–12	8–8	T–2nd (West)	NCAA Division I Sweet 16

2003–04	Auburn	14–14	5–11	T–4th (West)

Auburn:	186–125 (.598)	73–87 (.456)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South Conference) (2007–2016)

2007–08	Coastal Carolina	13–15	6–8	T–5th

2008–09	Coastal Carolina	11–20	5–13	7th

2009–10	Coastal Carolina	28–7	15–3	1st	NIT First Round

2010–11	Coastal Carolina	28–6	16–2	1st	NIT First Round

2011–12	Coastal Carolina	19–12	12–6	2nd	CIT First Round

2012–13	Coastal Carolina	14–15	9–7	4th

2013–14	Coastal Carolina	21–13	11–5	1st	NCAA Division I Second Round

2014–15	Coastal Carolina	24–10	12–6	T–3rd	NCAA Division I First Round

2015–16	Coastal Carolina	21–12	12–6	T–2nd	CIT Semifinal

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Sun Belt Conference) (2016–present)

2016–17	Coastal Carolina	20–19	10–8	T–6th	CBI Runner-up

2017–18	Coastal Carolina	14–18	8–10	8th

2018–19	Coastal Carolina	17–17	9–9	T–6th	CBI Semifinal

Coastal Carolina:	230–164 (.584)	125–83 (.601)

Total:	842–513 (.621)

National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Sentence(s)

Cliff Ellis compiled 171–84 for South Alabama during nine seasons.

final_sentence: Cliff Ellis compiled 171–84 for South Alabama during nine seasons.