2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2023–24
Team:Clemson Tigers
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:12–19
Conf Record:5–13
Head Coach:Amanda Butler
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Joy Smith
Ac1 Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Daniel Barber
Ac2 Year:6th
Asst Coach3:Darrick Gibbs
Ac3 Year:2st
Stadium:Littlejohn Coliseum

The 2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Clemson started the season with three straight wins, but ended their streak with a loss to rival South Carolina. They won their next game before only winning one of three games at their early season tournament, the Van Chancellor Classic. They lost to Auburn in the ACC–SEC Challenge before having an early season ACC game. They upset Duke in that December ACC game. In their remaining non-conference games, the Tigers won two and lost one. They had a final non-conference record of 7–5, with two of those five losses coming to ranked teams. They lost their next seven ACC regular season games, with five of those losses coming to teams ranked at the time, and one to Syracuse, who became ranked the week after facing Clemson. The Tigers won their next three games. However, they could not keep the streak going, losing to Miami in overtime and to Georgia Tech by just one point. Their losing streak continued to five games before they defeated Wake Forest in the penultimate game of the season. In the final game of the season, they took Florida State to overtime, but could not prevail in the extra period.

The Tigers finished the season 13–18 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twevlth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. After the season Clemson parted ways with head coach Amanda Butler.[1]

Previous season

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 in the First Round and Auburn in the Second Round before losing to Florida in the Super 16 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Brie Perpignan 0 G 5'8" Graduate Student Graduated
Taylor Thompson 1 G 5'7" Junior
Daisha Bradford 2 G 5'8" Senior Transferred to Louisiana-Monroe[2]
Weronika Hipp 4 G 5'8" Junior Medically Retired
Tadassa Brown 11 F 6'3" Freshman Transferred to Texas Southern[3]
Hannah Hank 12 F 6'2" Senior Graduated
Kionna Gaines 15 G 5'9" Sophomore Transferred to Auburn[4]
Ale'jah Douglas 24 G 5'6" Junior Transferred to Oklahoma State[5]
Sydney Standifer 25 G 5'7" Sophomore Medically Retired

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mackenzie Kramer 0 G 5'9" Senior Lehigh[6]
Dayshanette Harris 1 G 5'7" Graduate Student Pittsburgh[7]
Nya Valentine 2 G 5'3" Junior Shelton State Community College[8]
Maddi Cluse 11 G 5'10" Junior Miami (OH)
Danna Grenald 23 F 6'2" Junior New Mexico Junior College[9]
Danielle Rauch 33 G 5'8" Graduate Student Michigan[10]
Amani Freeman 34 F 6'2" Graduate Student Miami (OH)

2023 recruiting class

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Roster

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Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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Statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPG
Amari Robinson313130.953.0%35.4%79.1%6.61.417.3
Dayshanette Harris313126.743.6%32.9%71.5%3.75.014.2
Ruby Whitehorn312928.746.4%27.5%69.2%5.61.612.3
Mackenzie Kramer231023.940.3%36.4%92.3%1.51.08.3
Maddi Cluse131322.643.5%33.3%47.2%4.21.27.5
MaKayla Elmore312825.637.2%31.9%57.1%5.61.34.3
Eno Inyang28313.835.6%78.9%2.20.32.8
Nya Valentine31012.332.2%34.2%80.0%0.70.82.8
Amani Freenman29010.256.9%59.4%1.60.52.7
Danielle Rauch23216.427.1%26.7%80.0%1.71.52.7
Madi Ott30816.626.7%27.0%60.0%1.71.12.4
Bella Ranallo701.225.0%33.3%0.10.30.4
Kylee Kellermann701.20.0%0.0%0.30.00.0

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amanda Butler out as Clemson women’s basketball coach. sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo Sports. Steve. Holley. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024.
  2. Web site: ULM Women’s Basketball Signs Clemson Transfer Bradford to 2023-24 Season. ulmwarhawks.com. Louisiana-Monroe. May 8, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Women’s basketball transfer portal: Comprehensive transfer list for 2023-24. heatcheckcbb.com. Heat Check College Basketball. Talia. Goodman. April 13, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  4. Web site: Carver’s Kionna Gaines transfers to Auburn. wrbl.com. Jack. Patterson. April 19, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  5. Web site: Cowgirl Basketball Welcomes Transfer Ale'jah Douglas. okstate.com. Oklahoma State Athletics. May 5, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  6. Web site: Lehigh women’s basketball leading scorers to transfer for their graduate years. thebrownandwhite.com. The Brown and White. Drew. Parker. May 5, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  7. Web site: Pitt Guard Dayshanette Harris Transfers to Clemson. pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Dominic. Campbell. April 16, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  8. Web site: Clemson WBB signs transfer teammates. tigernet.com. Clemson Athletic Communications. May 18, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  9. Web site: Women’s Basketball Adds Transfer Pair. clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletic Communications. April 20, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: Clemson Adds Danielle Rauch to 2023-24 Roster. clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletic Communications. May 8, 2023. October 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Clemson Tigers. espn.com. ESPN. October 23, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2023–24 Women's Basketball Roster. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. December 22, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. October 23, 2023.
  14. Web site: 2023-24 Clemson Women's Basketball Season/Career Statistics. clemsontigers.com. NCAA. March 7, 2024. March 11, 2024.