1987–88 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1987–88 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–9 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Davis (1st season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

The 1987–88 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Jim Davis. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 27, 1987*		vs. Southern Mississippi Georgia Southern Classic	W 78–64	1–0	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, Georgia
November 28, 1987*		at Georgia Southern Georgia Southern Classic	W 64–52	2–0	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, Georgia
December 2, 1987*		South Carolina State	W 87–51	3–0	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 5, 1987		NC State	W 76–72	4–0 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 12, 1987*		UNC–Charlotte	W 81–64	5–0 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 14, 1987*		at South Alabama	W 75–71	6–0 (1–0)	Jag Gym  Mobile, Alabama
December 16, 1987*		at New Orleans	L 55–59	6–1 (1–0)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
December 30, 1987*		Boston University	W 77–53	7–1 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 4, 1988		at No. 9 Duke	L 61–68	7–2 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
January 6, 1988		at NC State	W 72–66	8–2 (2–1)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
January 14, 1988		No. 14 Maryland	L 78–79 OT	8–3 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 16, 1988		Wake Forest	L 64–70	8–4 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 18, 1988*		Radford	W 92–58	9–4 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 23, 1988		at North Carolina	W 73–50	10–4 (3–3)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 27, 1988		Georgia Tech	W 94–72	11–4 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 30, 1988*		at South Carolina rivalry	W 62–60	12–4 (4–3)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
February 1, 1988		No. 17 Duke	W 78–65	13–4 (5–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 3, 1988		at Georgia Tech	W 90–74	14–4 (6–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
February 6, 1988		at No. 6 Virginia	L 64–67	14–5 (6–4)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
February 8, 1988		at No. 11 Maryland	L 67–84	14–6 (6–5)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
February 10, 1988*		South Carolina rivalry	W 72–62	15–6 (6–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 13, 1988*		No. 13 Georgia	W 73–65	16–6 (6–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 15, 1988*		at UNC–Charlotte	W 77–44	17–6 (6–5)	Belk Gymnasium  Charlotte, North Carolina
February 17, 1988*		Georgia State	W 96–64	18–6 (6–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 20, 1988		No. 7 Virginia	W 85–77	19–6 (7–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 25, 1988	No. 20	at Wake Forest	L 78–83	19–7 (7–6)	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 27, 1988	No. 20	North Carolina	W 66–60	20–7 (8–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5, 1988*		vs. Duke ACC Tournament quarterfinal	W 81–65	21–7 (8–6)	Civic Center  Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 6, 1988*		vs. No. 9 Virginia ACC Tournament semifinal	L 57–66	21–8 (8–6)	Civic Center  Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1988*		at No. 14 James Madison NCAA Tournament East Region second round	L 63–70	21–9 (8–6)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

• "Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.