1988–89 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1988–89 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
1988–89 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	20–11 (9–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Davis (2nd season);
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Maryland †	13	–	1	.929	29	–	3	.906
No. 13 NC State	12	–	2	.857	24	–	7	.774
Clemson	9	–	5	.643	20	–	11	.645
Virginia	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Wake Forest	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
Georgia Tech	5	–	9	.357	14	–	14	.500
Duke	2	–	12	.143	12	–	16	.429
North Carolina	1	–	13	.071	10	–	20	.333


† 1989 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by second 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 26, 1988*		vs. No. 19 LSU Bowling Green Invitational	W 69–66	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
November 27, 1988*		at No. 14 Western Kentucky Bowling Green Invitational	L 54–55	1–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
December 2, 1988*		vs. Florida Middle Tennessee Invitational	W 63–47	2–1	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
December 3, 1988*		at Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee Invitational	L 64–69	2–2	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
December 10, 1988*		Morehead State	W 73–52	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 17, 1988*		at Radford	W 63–57	4–2	Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia
December 29, 1988*		vs. UNC Wilmington St. Peter's Tournament	W 88–51	5–2	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
December 30, 1988*		at St. Peter's St. Peter's Tournament	W 67–63	6–2	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey
January 2, 1989		No. 20 Duke	W 69–55	7–2 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 4, 1989		No. 19 NC State	L 76–78	7–3 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 6, 1989		No. 5 Maryland	W 69–67	8–3 (2–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 11, 1989	No. 20	No. 12 Virginia	L 63–64	8–4 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 14, 1989	No. 20	Wake Forest	L 76–82	8–5 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 16, 1989*		at No. 6 Georgia	L 75–96	8–6 (2–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
January 18, 1989		Georgia Tech	W 83–56	9–6 (3–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 21, 1989		at No. 16 NC State	L 71–81	9–7 (3–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
January 26, 1989*		at No. 16 South Carolina rivalry	L 62–64	9–8 (3–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
January 28, 1989*		No. 16 South Carolina rivalry	W 74–67	10–8 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 1, 1989*		Georgia Southern	W 75–41	11–8 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 8, 1989		at Duke	W 71–50	12–8 (4–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 11, 1989		at North Carolina	W 71–66	13–8 (5–4)	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 15, 1989		at Wake Forest	W 72–61	14–8 (6–4)	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 18, 1989		at No. 14 Virginia	W 93–84	15–8 (7–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
February 20, 1989		at No. 6 Maryland	L 63–88	15–9 (7–5)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 22, 1989		at Georgia Tech	W 89–62	16–9 (8–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
February 25, 1989		North Carolina	W 92–61	17–9 (9–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 27, 1989*		DePaul	W 89–78	18–9 (9–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 4, 1989*		vs. Georgia Tech ACC Tournament quarterfinal	W 94–74	19–9 (9–5)	Civic Center Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 5, 1989*		vs. No. 14 NC State ACC Tournament semifinal	L 86–93	19–10 (9–5)	Civic Center Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1989*		No. 10 Georgia NCAA Tournament second round	W 78–65	20–10 (9–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
March 23, 1989*		at No. 2 Auburn NCAA Tournament regional semifinal	L 60–71	20–11 (9–5)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
*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.

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Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches
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