# 2022–23 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2022–23 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by fifth 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 19–16 and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fifteenth seed Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed North Carolina in the Second Round. They received an at-large invitation to the WNIT. The Tigers defeated High Point in the First Round and Auburn in the Second Round before losing to Florida in the Super 16 to end their season.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 10–21 and 3–15 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated twelfth seeded Syracuse in the First Round before losing to fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Delicia Washington | 00 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Macclenny, Florida | Graduated |
| Skylar Blackstock | 21 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Latrese Saine | 40 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | West Memphis, Arkansas | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Brie Perpignan | 0 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Elon |
| Ale’Jah Douglas | 24 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Omaha, Nebraska | Western Nebraska Community College |

### 2022 recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ruby Whitehorn G | Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Edison | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Tadassa Brown F | Lansing, MI | Columbia Central | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting 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: ||||||

## Roster

Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Gardner–Webb | W 81–54 | 1–0 | 17 – Whitehorn | 9 – Whitehorn | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,342) Clemson, SC |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wofford | W 79–68 | 2–0 | 16 – Ott | 10 – Bradford | 5 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (783) Clemson, SC |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Richmond | W 61–40 | 3–0 | 18 – Robinson | 8 – Tied | 3 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (857) Clemson, SC |
| November 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 1 South Carolina Rivalry | L 31–85 | 3–1 | 9 – Robinson | 7 – Whitehorn | 3 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,051) Clemson, SC |
| November 24, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. No. 25 Kansas State Paradise Jam | L 38–76 | 3–2 | 8 – Whitehorn | 5 – Tied | 2 – Perpignan | Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Arkansas Paradise Jam | L 62–76 | 3–3 | 13 – Douglas | 9 – Hank | 4 – Perpignan | Sports and Fitness Center (1,724) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 26, 2022* 5:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Northern Arizona Paradise Jam | W 80–62 | 4–3 | 29 – Whitehorn | 8 – Robinson | 2 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 84–31 | 5–3 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Robinson | 4 – Tied | North Charleston Coliseum (602) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 85–58 | 6–3 | 14 – Ott | 5 – Tied | 6 – Robinson | GSU Sports Arena (677) Atlanta, GA |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Charlotte | W 79–54 | 7–3 | 22 – Robinson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (623) Clemson, SC |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Western Carolina | W 81–42 | 8–3 | 22 – Bradford | 11 – Robinson | 8 – Whitehorn | Littlejohn Coliseum (854) Clemson, SC |
| December 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 8 NC State | L 59–77 | 8–4 (0–1) | 12 – Robinson | 9 – Whitehorn | 4 – Perpignan | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| December 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Radford | W 81–38 | 9–4 | 22 – Perpignan | 8 – Hank | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (767) Clemson, SC |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 7 Virginia Tech | W 64–59 | 10–4 (1–1) | 16 – Robinson | 9 – Tied | 3 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,517) Clemson, SC |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 60–59 | 11–4 (2–1) | 16 – Whitehorn | 8 – Hank | 7 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (958) Clemson, SC |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 62–93 | 11–5 (2–2) | 13 – Tied | 11 – Inyang | 6 – Bradford | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,009) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | L 77–91 | 11–6 (2–3) | 19 – Bradford | 8 – Robinson | 4 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (906) Clemson, SC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 16 Duke | L 56–66 | 11–7 (2–4) | 16 – Robinson | 11 – Hank | 2 – Bradford | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,134) Durham, NC |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 72–57 | 12–7 (3–4) | 18 – Robinson | 12 – Hank | 8 – Hank | Peterson Events Center (953) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 54–57 | 12–8 (3–5) | 11 – Perpignan | 8 – Robinson | 5 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,259) Clemson, SC |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | W 67–57 | 13–8 (4–5) | 17 – Bradford | 9 – Hank | 4 – Perpignan | Conte Forum (1,403) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 74–85 | 13–9 (4–6) | 26 – Robinson | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (1,454) Atlanta, GA |
| January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 15 North Carolina | L 58–69 | 13–10 (4–7) | 14 – Bradford | 7 – Whitehorn | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,556) Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | L 66–69 | 13–11 (4–8) | 17 – Robinson | 12 – Robinson | 5 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,001) Clemson, SC |
| February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 64–69 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (4–9) | 19 – Perpignan | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (1,039) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | W 57–41 | 14–12 (5–9) | 15 – Robinson | 10 – Hank | 3 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (907) Clemson, SC |
| February 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Louisville | L 69–81 | 14–13 (5–10) | 16 – Robinson | 9 – Bradford | 3 – Perpignan | KFC Yum! Center (8,782) Louisville, KY |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 54–59 | 14–14 (5–11) | 18 – Bradford | 4 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (1,923) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | W 79–69 | 15–14 (6–11) | 18 – Robinson | 9 – Hank | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (892) Clemson, SC |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 23 Florida State | W 74–61 | 16–14 (7–11) | 20 – Robinson | 7 – Bradford | 7 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,842) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 1, 2023 3:30 p.m., ACCN | (10) | vs. (15) Pittsburgh First round | W 71–53 | 17–14 | 19 – Hank | 8 – Robinson | 6 – Bradford | Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (10) | vs. (7) No. 18 North Carolina Second round | L 58–68 | 17–15 | 27 – Robinson | 8 – Whitehorn | 5 – Perpignan | Greensboro Coliseum (4,578) Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | High Point First round | W 66–46 | 18–15 | 17 – Bradford | 10 – Inyang | 5 – Perpignan | Littlejohn Coliseum (437) Clemson, SC |
| March 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Auburn Second round | W 56–55 | 19–15 | 16 – Whitehorn | 11 – Hank | 5 – Hank | Littlejohn Coliseum (698) Clemson, SC |
| March 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida Super 16 | L 63–73 | 19–16 | 17 – Perpignan | 6 – Tied | 8 – Bradford | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,103) Clemson, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
| Amari Robinson | 35 | 35 | 28.8 | 49.2% | 35.6% | 81.3% | 6.4 | 1.6 | 13.9 |
| Daisah Bradford | 35 | 35 | 28.2 | 37.8% | 33.8% | 68.3% | 4.7 | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| Ruby Whitehorn | 35 | 33 | 26.6 | 42.0% | 25.0% | 64.3% | 4.8 | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Brie Perpignan | 35 | 31 | 27.4 | 42.8% | 31.9% | 73.1% | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 |
| Eno Inyang | 31 | 0 | 14.4 | 55.6% | — | 75.8% | 3.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Hannah Hank | 35 | 35 | 25.1 | 39.6% | 31.2% | 60.0% | 6.1 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Ale'Jah Douglas | 33 | 4 | 17.8 | 39.6% | 32.4% | 55.3% | 1.8 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Madi Ott | 34 | 1 | 10.4 | 32.6% | 29.1% | 83.3% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| MaKayla Elmore | 35 | 0 | 13.9 | 38.4% | 29.8% | 53.8% | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Kionna Gaines | 35 | 1 | 9.2 | 29.6% | 16.7% | 43.6% | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Tadassa Brown | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | — | 50.0% | 1.4 | — | 1.0 |
| Weronika Hipp | 11 | 0 | 5.9 | 29.4% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Taylor Thompson | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: