# 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Audra Smith. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum after a one year of renovation. They finished the season 15–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They advance to the second round of ACC women's tournament where they lost to Louisville.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 2:00 pm | | West Alabama | W 80–48 | | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | North Greenville | W 79–57 | | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 64–57 | 1–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,242) Clemson, SC |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 78–63 | 2–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (361) Clemson, SC |
| 11/16/2016* 6:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 58–47 | 3–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (368) Clemson, SC |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 60–47 | 4–0 | OceanFirst Bank Center (812) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 78–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (254) Clemson, SC |
| 11/24/2016* 1:15 pm | | vs. Loyola–Chicago San Juan Shootout | W 61–40 | 6–0 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Wright State San Juan Shootout | W 75–51 | 7–0 | Ocean Center (127) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/02/2016* 5:00 pm | | Maine | W 69–61 | 8–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (299) Clemson, SC |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Oregon | L 59–87 | 8–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (313) Clemson, SC |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 South Carolina Rivalry | L 61–83 | 8–2 | Colonial Life Arena (11,916) Columbia, SC |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 56–36 | 9–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (638) Clemson, SC |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 69–63 | 10–2 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (512) Jacksonville, AL |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 59–38 | 11–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (399) Clemson, SC |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Boston College | L 48–60 | 11–3 (0–1) | Conte Forum (535) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Syracuse | L 62–88 | 11–4 (0–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (233) Clemson, SC |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 17 Virginia Tech | L 69–78 | 11–5 (0–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (306) Clemson, SC |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | L 56–78 | 11–6 (0–4) | LJVM Coliseum (427) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 7 Florida State | L 27–86 | 11–7 (0–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (832) Clemson, SC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | L 37–69 | 11–8 (0–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (319) Clemson, SC |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 21 NC State | L 53–65 | 11–9 (0–7) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,893) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 9 Louisville | L 46–60 | 11–10 (0–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (352) Clemson, SC |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 62–61 | 12–10 (1–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (365) Clemson, SC |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 15 Duke | L 37–65 | 12–11 (1–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,564) Durham, NC |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina | W 78–67 | 13–11 (2–9) | Littlejohn Coliseum (688) Clemson, SC |
| 02/09/2017 6:30 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 54–46 | 14–11 (3–9) | Petersen Events Center (652) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 16 Miami (FL) | L 57–81 | 14–12 (3–10) | Watsco Center (2,312) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 80–84 | 14–13 (3–11) | Littlejohn Coliseum (595) Clemson, SC |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 Florida State | L 47–80 | 14–14 (3–12) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,576) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 58–72 | 14–15 (3–13) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,040) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 1:00 pm, RSN | (13) | vs. (12) Virginia Tech First Round | W 67–66 | 15–15 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| 03/02/2017 11:00 am, RSN | (13) | vs. (5) No. 14 Louisville Second Round | L 46–68 | 15–16 | HTC Center (2,613) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |