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2022–23 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

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2022–23 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record19–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joy Smith (5th season)
  • Daniel Barber (5th season)
  • Priscilla Edwards (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 31 4   .886
Louisville 12 6   .667 26 12   .684
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
NC State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Clemson 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Boston College 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 17 17   .500
Virginia 4 14   .222 15 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

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

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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

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Departures

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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

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Brie Perpignan 0 G 5'8" Graduate Student Upper Marlboro, Maryland Elon[1]
Ale’Jah Douglas 24 G 5'6" Junior Omaha, Nebraska Western Nebraska Community College[2]

2022 recruiting class

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Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ruby Whitehorn
G
Detroit, Michigan Detroit Edison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Tadassa Brown
F
Lansing, MI Columbia Central 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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Source:[4]

2022–23 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brie Perpignan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Bishop O'Connell
Elon
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Taylor Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Eastside Greenville, SC
G 2 Daisha Bradford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jones College Mobile, AL
F 3 Makayla Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Hopewell-Loudon Fostoria, OH
G 4 Weronika Hipp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
F 5 Amari Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Douglas County Douglasville, GA
F 11 Tadassa Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Columbia Central Lansing, MI
F 12 Hannah Hank 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Forestville Port Lincoln, Australia
G 15 Kionna Gaines 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Carver Columbus, GA
C 21 Eno Inyang 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Saint Cloud St. Cloud, FL
G 22 Ruby Whitehorn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Detroit Edison Detroit, MI
G 24 Ale'Jah Douglas 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Western Nebraska CC Omaha, NE
G 25 Sydney Standifer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Argyle Argyle, TX
G 30 Madi Ott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Frisco Centennial Frisco, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[5]

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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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Final
AP N/A
Coaches

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Statistics

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brie Perpignan commits to Clemson University as graduate transfer". elonnewsnetwork.com. Elon News Network. April 19, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Elon Transfer". clemsonsportsnews.com. Clemson Sports News. April 19, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Clemson Tigers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Women's Basketball Roster". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Clemson Women's Basketball Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. NCAA. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.