# 2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Tigers will be led by first year head coach Shawn Poppie. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Head coach Shawn Poppie was hired to replace outgoing head coach Amanda Butler on March 26, 2024.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 13–18 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. After the season Clemson parted ways with head coach Amanda Butler.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dayshanette Harris | 1 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Mobile, Alabama | Graduated; signed professional contract with LDLC Asvel |
| Nya Valentine | 2 | G | 5'3" | Junior | Mobile, Alabama | Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe |
| Makayla Elmore | 3 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Fostoria, Ohio | Transferred to Pittsburgh |
| Amari Robinson | 5 | F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Douglasville, Georgia | Graduated; signed professional contract with Lupe Basket |
| Ruby Whitehorn | 22 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Tennessee |
| Danielle Rauch | 33 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Syracuse, NY | Graduated; hired as assistant coach at Western Carolina |
| Amani Freeman | 34 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Avon, Indiana | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Loyal McQueen | 1 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Florence, South Carolina | Alabama |
| Kinsley Barrington | 2 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Spokane, Washington | California Baptist |
| Jordy Griggs | 3 | G/F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Moreno Valley, California | Kentucky |
| Hannah Kohn | 5 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Oviedo, Florida | Chattanooga |
| Summah Evans | 7 | F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Cairns, Australia | North Florida |
| Mia Moore | 12 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Alpharetta, Georgia | UAB |
| Addie Porter | 14 | G | 5'4" | Senior | Lebanon, Tennessee | Chattanooga |
| Tessa Miller | 22 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Crossville, Tennessee | Belmont |
| Anya Poole | 31 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina |
| Raven Thompson | 32 | F | 5'10" | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia | Chattanooga |

### 2024 recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Morgan Miller F | Andover, Minnesota | Andover High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Nov 8, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Jackson State | W 78–44 | 1–0 | 17 – T. Miller | 11 – Moore | 7 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (783) Clemson, SC |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Carolina Central | W 91–33 | 2–0 | 22 – McQueen | 8 – T. Miller | 5 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (814) Clemson, SC |
| November 11, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Presbyterian | W 81–33 | 3–0 | 20 – McQueen | 8 – Moore | 6 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,589) Clemson, SC |
| November 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 1 South Carolina Rivalry | L 45–77 | 3–1 | 15 – McQueen | 6 – Moore | 2 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,008) Clemson, SC |
| November 25, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. UAB Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket semifinals | W 90–52 | 4–1 | 15 – T. Miller | 8 – Tied | 7 – McQueen | The Arena (250) Niceville, FL |
| November 26, 2024* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 23 Alabama Emerald Coast Classic Bay Bracket championship game | L 39–73 | 4–2 | 11 – Moore | 9 – T. Miller | 2 – Tied | The Arena (400) Niceville, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Kennesaw State | W 67–48 | 5–2 | 15 – T. Miller | 11 – T. Miller | 6 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,005) Clemson, SC |
| December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida ACC–SEC Challenge | L 64–77 | 5–3 | 18 – McQueen | 7 – Kohn | 5 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,475) Clemson, SC |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Radford | W 74–48 | 6–3 | 16 – T. Miller | 10 – T. Miller | 10 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,239) Clemson, SC |
| December 15, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | W 65–59 | 7–3 (1–0) | 17 – McQueen | 15 – T. Miller | 10 – McQueen | LJVM Coliseum (884) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 19, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Georgia San Diego Tournament | L 68–75 | 7–4 | 19 – McQueen | 7 – T. Miller | 3 – T. Miller | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| December 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BallerTV | | vs. Hawaii San Diego Tournament | W 72–58 | 8–4 | 16 – Evans | 4 – Tied | 5 – Porter | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| December 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 22 NC State | L 79–83 | 8–5 (1–1) | 23 – Moore | 6 – Tied | 9 – McQueen | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 20 California | W 69–58 | 9–5 (2–1) | 18 – McQueen | 8 – Poole | 2 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,143) Clemson, SC |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | | Stanford | W 65–61 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (3–1) | 26 – McQueen | 8 – T. Miller | 6 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,418) Clemson, SC |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | L 60–67 | 10–6 (3–2) | 20 – Moore | 6 – Thompson | 5 – T. Miller | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,821) Clemson, SC |
| January 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | | No. 3 Notre Dame | L 58–67 | 10–7 (3–3) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,816) Clemson, SC |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 67–82 | 10–8 (3–4) | 15 – McQueen | 13 – T. Miller | 4 – McQueen | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,336) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 17 Georgia Tech | L 65–89 | 10–9 (3–5) | 18 – McQueen | 7 – Moore | 6 – McQueen | McCamish Pavilion (6,386) Atlanta, GA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) | W 64–61 | 11–9 (4–5) | 17 – Thompson | 11 – Thompson | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,183) Clemson, SC |
| January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 67–55 | 11–10 (4–6) | 15 – McQueen | 10 – Moore | 3 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,540) Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | L 65–94 | 11–11 (4–7) | 19 – T. Miller | 5 – Tied | 4 – McQueen | Conte Forum (1,910) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 10 Duke | L 55–74 | 11–12 (4–8) | 19 – Cluse | 9 – Moore | 7 – McQueen | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,471) Durham, NC |
| February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 13 North Carolina | L 51–53 | 11–13 (4–9) | 17 – McQueen | 5 – Cluse | 3 – Cluse | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,090) Clemson, SC |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 19 Georgia Tech | W 68–61 | 12–13 (5–9) | 18 – T. Miller | 8 – T. Miller | 6 – McQueen | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,452) Clemson, SC |
| February 16, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at SMU | W 72–46 | 13–13 (6–9) | 21 – McQueen | 10 – T. Miller | 8 – McQueen | Moody Coliseum (1,751) University Park, TX |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 59–72 | 13–14 (6–10) | 17 – McQueen | 7 – Cluse | 4 – McQueen | Peterson Events Center (700) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 25 Louisville | L 52–78 | 13–15 (6–11) | 16 – McQueen | 5 – Tied | 4 – McQueen | KFC Yum! Center (7,881) Louisville, KY |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | L 76–78 | 13–16 (6–12) | 24 – Moore | 9 – Moore | 6 – T. Miller | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,032) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | (14) | vs. (11) Stanford First Round | W 63–46 | 14–16 | 17 – McQueen | 8 – Tied | 6 – McQueen | Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC |
| March 6, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ACCN | (14) | vs. (6) Louisville Second Round | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 14–17 | 14 – Kohn | 6 – Moore | 6 – McQueen | Greensboro Coliseum (5,828) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||