# 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.
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.
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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Danielle Edwards | 5 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Perry Hall, MD | Graduated |
| Camreé Clegg | 10 | G | 5'5" | Freshman | Westland, MI | Transferred to St. John's |
| Taylor Hosendove | 11 | G | 6'1" | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Georgia State |
| Aliyah Collier | 12 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
| Simone Westbrook | 20 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Chandler, AZ | Graduated |
| Keniece Purvis | 22 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Greensboro, NC | Graduated |

### 2019 recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Danae McNeal G | Swansea, South Carolina | Swansea High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: 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: 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

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## Schedule

Source:
| 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

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