# 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum. They finished the season 20–13, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid of 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.
During the off-season it was announced that Amanda Butler would be taking over as head coach for Audra Smith.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 11–19, 1–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. They lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament. After this season, head coach Audra Smith was fired.

## Offseason
### 2018 recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Skylar Blackstock G | Mount Pleasant, SC | Wando | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Verbal |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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 28, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Lander | W 84–53 | | 17 – Collier | 12 – Bennett | 4 – Edwards | Littlejohn Coliseum (407) Clemson, SC |
| November 2, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Wingate | W 80–48 | | 14 – Hosendove | 7 – Thornton | 4 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wofford | W 85–77 | 1–0 | 25 – Thornton | 12 – Thornton | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (764) Clemson, SC |
| November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Lipscomb | W 68–26 | 2–0 | 18 – Thornton | 11 – Bennett | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (809) Clemson, SC |
| November 15, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 10 South Carolina Rivalry | L 57–69 | 2–1 | 14 – Westbrook | 7 – Tied | 3 – Edwards | Colonial Life Arena (11,539) Columbia, SC |
| November 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | L 56–76 | 2–2 | 15 – Bennett | 10 – Collier | 5 – Edwards | Coleman Coliseum (2,147) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 22, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals | L 66–78 | 2–3 | 14 – Jackson | 8 – Green | 5 – Westbrook | Gateway Christian Academy (320) Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2018* 7:45 pm | | vs. Oklahoma Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division 3rd place game | W 74–62 | 3–3 | 24 – Edwards | 10 – Thornton | 3 – Tied | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Illinois ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | 23 – Thornton | 17 – Bennett | 6 – Edwards | Littlejohn Coliseum (412) Clemson, SC |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Belmont | W 65–62 | 5–3 | 17 – Edwards | 11 – Bennett | 6 – Edwards | Littlejohn Coliseum (561) Clemson, SC |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | High Point | W 83–64 | 6–3 | 21 – Thornton | 12 – Bennett | 5 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (564) Clemson, SC |
| December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Rhode Island | W 80–67 | 7–3 | 23 – Thornton | 7 – Thornton | 8 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (573) Clemson, SC |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Davidson | L 80–90 | 7–4 | 30 – Westbrook | 8 – Thornton | 5 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (590) Clemson, SC |
| December 18, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Marshall | W 68–54 | 8–4 | 18 – Thornton | 10 – Bennett | 6 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,627) Clemson, SC |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Appalachian State | W 87–48 | 9–4 | 20 – Edwards | 6 – Thornton | 6 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (722) Clemson, SC |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 14 Syracuse | L 75–84 | 9–5 (0–1) | 24 – Edwards | 12 – Thornton | 5 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (781) Clemson, SC |
| January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | W 71–65 | 10–5 (1–1) | 21 – Westbrook | 7 – Tied | 3 – Edwards | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,056) Clemson, SC |
| January 10, 2019 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | W 76–67 | 11–5 (2–1) | 23 – Westbrook | 9 – Thornton | 3 – 3 tied | Watsco Center (2,490) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 13, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 22 Florida State | W 57–45 | 12–5 (3–1) | 19 – Thornton | 10 – Thornton | 2 – 4 tied | Tucker Center (3,317) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 71–61 | 13–5 (4–1) | 19 – Thornton | 10 – Thornton | 6 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (675) Clemson, SC |
| January 20, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | W 65–59 | 14–5 (5–1) | 18 – Collier | 7 – 3 tied | 4 – Edwards | Petersen Events Center (940) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 8 NC State | L 51–54 | 14–6 (5–2) | 18 – Westbrook | 13 – Collier | 3 – Edwards | Reynolds Coliseum (2,783) Raleigh, NC |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 5 Notre Dame | L 63–101 | 14–7 (5–3) | 21 – Collier | 8 – Collier | 4 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,791) Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 3 Louisville | L 44–76 | 14–8 (5–4) | 9 – Thornton | 13 – Collier | 5 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,537) Clemson, SC |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | W 69–53 | 15–8 (6–4) | 18 – Collier | 14 – Collier | 4 – Edwards | LJVM Coliseum (527) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 10, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | L 64–70 | 15–9 (6–5) | 26 – Edwards | 10 – Bennett | 6 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,224) Clemson, SC |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 21 Florida State | W 73–68 | 16–9 (7–5) | 19 – Thornton | 6 – Collier | 5 – Westbrook | Littlejohn Coliseum (658) Clemson, SC |
| February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 91–58 | 17–9 (8–5) | 18 – Clegg | 11 – Thornton | 4 – Westbrook | Conte Forum (1,932) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 53–75 | 17–10 (8–6) | 11 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Edwards | McCamish Pavilion (1,119) Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2019 1:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech | W 73–66 | 18–10 (9–6) | 23 – Thornton | 10 – Thornton | 9 – Edwards | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,264) Clemson, SC |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Duke | L 59–63 | 18–11 (9–7) | 20 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Westbrook | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,149) Durham, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2019 6:00 pm, ACCN | (7) | vs. (10) Virginia Tech Second Round | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | 28 – Collier | 10 – Collier | 8 – Edwards | Greensboro Coliseum (4,024) Greensboro, NC |
| March 8, 2019 6:00 pm, ACCN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 3 Louisville Quarterfinals | L 67–75 | 19–12 | 17 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (5,646) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9 P) | vs. (8 P) South Dakota First Round | W 79–66 | 20–12 | 27 – Westbrook | 8 – Edwards | 3 – Collier | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| March 24, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (9 P) | at (1 P) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round | L 61–85 | 20–13 | 14 – Tied | 8 – Thornton | 5 – Westbrook | Humphrey Coliseum (9,944) Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland Region. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
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| (RV) | Received Votes |