Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1912–1919

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1912–1919 represented Clemson Agricultural College in college basketball competition.

1911–12

1911–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	4–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 9	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 46–12
February 9	vs. Butler Guards	Greenville, SC	W 78–6
February 10	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 34–23
March 9	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 56–13

1912–13

1912–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	9–5
Head coach	Frank Dobson

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 18	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 69–19
January 24	Newberry	Calhoun, SC	W 29–21
January 25	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 40–10
January 31	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 15–75
February 1	at Atlanta Agriculture	Atlanta, GA	L 10–60
February 5	at Charleston	Charleston, SC	W 38–21
February 5	at Charleston YMCA	Charleston, SC	W 29–22
February 6	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 18–39
February 7	at Georgia Tech	Crystal Palace • Atlanta, GA	W 26–22
February 8	Georgia Tech	Calhoun, SC	L 11–29
February 14	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 73–23
February 20	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 33–11
February 21	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 21–22
February 22	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 38–26

1913–14

1913–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	John W. Erwin

1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Texas		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
California		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Virginia		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Georgia		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Tennessee		–			–			15	–	2		.882
Oklahoma		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Utah		–			–			13	–	2		.867
The Citadel		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Kentucky		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Lehigh		–			–			12	–	2		.857
North Dakota State		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Washington		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Seton Hall		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Brigham Young		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Arizona		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Virginia Tech		–			–			14	–	5		.737
Indiana State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Texas A&M		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Nevada		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Idaho		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Notre Dame		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Michigan State		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Penn State		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Manhattan		–			–			11	–	6		.647
Georgetown		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Allegheny		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Alabama		–			–			6	–	4		.600
Rutgers		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Tulsa		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Wake Forest		–			–			10	–	7		.588
Louisiana State		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Stanford		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Trinity		–			–			12	–	9		.571
Dayton		–			–			5	–	4		.556
North Carolina		–			–			10	–	8		.556
Oregon State		–			–			10	–	8		.556
South Carolina		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Arizona State		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Wichita State		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Bradley		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Pittsburgh		–			–			7	–	8		.467
North Carolina State		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Army		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Southern California		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Temple		–			–			5	–	7		.417
St. John's (NY)		–			–			7	–	11		.389
Oregon		–			–			6	–	11		.353
Bucknell		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Delaware		–			–			3	–	6		.333
William & Mary		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Clemson		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Louisville		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Wyoming		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Auburn		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Ohio		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	8		.200
Colgate		–			–			3	–	12		.200
Texas Christian		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Baylor		–			–			1	–	8		.111
New Mexico		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 10	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 27–10
January 23	at Savannah	Savannah, GA	L 18–28
January 31	at Atlanta Agriculture	Atlanta, GA	L 30–45
February 28	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 16–29

1914–15

1914–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	John W. Erwin

1914–15 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Virginia		–			–			17	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			10	–	1		.909
New Mexico		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Seton Hall		–			–			15	–	2		.882
Duquesne		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Washington		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Army		–			–			11	–	2		.846
North Dakota State		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Notre Dame		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Navy		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Tennessee		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Pittsburgh		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Penn State		–			–			10	–	3		.769
Brigham Young		–			–			6	–	2		.750
St. John's (NY)		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Utah		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Colgate		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Bradley		–			–			13	–	5		.722
The Citadel		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Manhattan		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Oklahoma State		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Alabama		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Kentucky		–			–			7	–	5		.583
Georgia		–			–			4	–	3		.571
Indiana State		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Trinity		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	8		.500
North Carolina State		–			–			5	–	5		.500
West Virginia		–			–			10	–	10		.500
Niagara		–			–			8	–	9		.471
Stanford		–			–			4	–	5		.444
William & Mary		–			–			5	–	8		.385
Auburn		–			–			3	–	5		.375
North Carolina		–			–			6	–	10		.375
Bucknell		–			–			5	–	11		.313
South Carolina		–			–			2	–	7		.222
Connecticut		–			–			1	–	4		.200
Ole Miss		–			–			0	–	3		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 5	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 27–25
February 12	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	L 17–19
February 18	at Spartanburg YMCA	Spartanburg, SC	L 20–34
February 19	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 23–25
February 20	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 27–26
March 4	at Columbia YMCA	Columbia, SC	L 20–27
March 5	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 37–29
March 6	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 20–28

1915–16

1915–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–1
Head coach	Audley H. Ward
Home arena	YMCA Building

1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
North Dakota State		–			–			18	–	0		1.000
Tennessee		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Utah		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Allegheny		–			–			10	–	1		.909
Wake Forest		–			–			16	–	2		.889
Pittsburgh		–			–			15	–	2		.882
Seton Hall		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Navy		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Dayton		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Virginia		–			–			11	–	2		.846
New Mexico		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Bucknell		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Virginia Tech		–			–			12	–	3		.800
Vanderbilt		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Colgate		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Georgia		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Alabama		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Notre Dame		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Syracuse		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Oklahoma		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Louisville		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Penn State		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Mississippi State		–			–			11	–	5		.688
The Citadel		–			–			4	–	2		.667
North Carolina		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Buffalo		–			–			7	–	4		.636
William & Mary		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Connecticut		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Georgetown		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Louisiana State		–			–			14	–	10		.583
Indiana State		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Kentucky		–			–			8	–	6		.571
Temple		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Ohio		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Akron		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Brigham Young		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Michigan State		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Oklahoma State		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Trinity		–			–			9	–	11		.450
Bradley		–			–			8	–	10		.444
Butler		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Rutgers		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Army		–			–			5	–	7		.417
Niagara		–			–			4	–	6		.400
South Carolina		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Ole Miss		–			–			4	–	7		.364
St. John's (NY)		–			–			5	–	10		.333
Wabash		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Manhattan		–			–			4	–	9		.308
North Carolina State		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Auburn		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Clemson		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Texas Christian		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Stanford		–			–			2	–	9		.182
Idaho		–			–			1	–	12		.077
Rankings from AP Poll

The team began playing in the newly constructed YMCA Building (today known as Holtzendorff Hall).

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 20	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 32–58
January 21	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 20–41
January 22	at Erskine	Due West, SC	W 22–20
February 1	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	T 39–39
February 4	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 28–34
February 5	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 28–37
February 17	Erskine	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 72–13
February 21	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	L 23–46
February 26	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	L 24–34

1916–17

1916–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Country Morris
Home arena	YMCA Building

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Montana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Louisiana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Canisius		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Creighton		–			–			18	–	2		.900
Virginia Tech		–			–			17	–	2		.895
Georgia		–			–			8	–	1		.889
North Dakota		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Brigham Young		–			–			14	–	2		.875
The Citadel		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Penn State		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Arizona		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Trinity		–			–			20	–	4		.833
Seton Hall		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Syracuse		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Clemson		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Colgate		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Lehigh		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Indiana State		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Oklahoma State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Dayton		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Michigan State		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Boston		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Pittsburgh		–			–			12	–	6		.667
Tennessee		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Bradley		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Oklahoma		–			–			13	–	8		.619
Notre Dame		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Ole Miss		–			–			11	–	7		.611
Wake Forest		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Virginia		–			–			7	–	5		.583
St. John's (NY)		–			–			11	–	8		.579
North Carolina		–			–			5	–	4		.556
North Carolina State		–			–			10	–	8		.556
Butler		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Temple		–			–			10	–	9		.526
Auburn		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Idaho		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Utah		–			–			3	–	3		.500
West Virginia		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Manhattan		–			–			7	–	8		.467
South Carolina		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Rutgers		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Alabama		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Connecticut		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Kentucky		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Southern California		–			–			8	–	12		.400
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	9		.308
Niagara		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Army		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Vanderbilt		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Montana		–			–			4	–	11		.267
Texas Christian		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Wichita State		–			–			2	–	11		.154
Ohio		–			–			2	–	14		.125
Arizona State		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 18	College of Charleston	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 65–16
January 23	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 32–22
January 24	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 19–34
February 2	at Greenville YMCA	Greenville, SC	W 36–30
February 9	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 36–31
February 10	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 26–30
February 17	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 37–29
February 22	South Carolina	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 51–27
February 23	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 59–23
February 26	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 37–24

1917–18

1917–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–2
Head coach	Jiggs Donahue
Home arena	YMCA Building

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Canisius		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Creighton		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Oregon State		–			–			15	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island		–			–			3	–	0		1.000
Utah State		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			16	–	1		.941
Idaho		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Louisiana State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Penn State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Oklahoma		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Navy		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Virginia		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Georgia		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Kentucky		–			–			9	–	2		.818
North Carolina State		–			–			13	–	3		.813
California		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Bucknell		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Arizona State		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Boston		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	2		.750
North Carolina		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			15	–	5		.750
Niagara		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Army		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Trinity		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Brigham Young		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Rutgers		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Seton Hall		–			–			8	–	5		.615
South Carolina		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Arizona		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Clemson		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	6		.571
Utah		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Lehigh		–			–			11	–	9		.550
Temple		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Duquesne		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Indiana State		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Montana		–			–			6	–	6		.500
St. John's (NY)		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Texas Christian		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Bradley		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Colgate		–			–			9	–	12		.429
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Auburn		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Michigan State		–			–			6	–	10		.375
Pittsburgh		–			–			5	–	9		.357
William & Mary		–			–			6	–	11		.353
Dayton		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Ohio		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Washington		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Alabama		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Oregon		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Montana State		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Tennessee		–			–			3	–	9		.250
Wake Forest		–			–			4	–	12		.250
West Virginia		–			–			4	–	13		.235
Wichita State		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Connecticut		–			–			1	–	6		.143
Butler		–			–			0	–	6		.000
The Citadel		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Southern California		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 1	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 63–22
February 15	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 50–22
February 22	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 64–23
March 1	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 23–34
March 2	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 24–36

1918–19

1918–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	3–1
Head coach	Jiggs Donahue
Home arena	YMCA Building

1918–19 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
The Citadel		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Creighton		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Louisiana State		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Navy		–			–			16	–	0		1.000
Niagara		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma		–			–			12	–	0		1.000
Georgetown		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Rhode Island		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Idaho		–			–			13	–	2		.867
Penn State		–			–			11	–	2		.846
Bucknell		–			–			14	–	3		.824
Virginia Tech		–			–			18	–	4		.818
Syracuse		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Delaware		–			–			8	–	2		.800
New Mexico State		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Vanderbilt		–			–			8	–	2		.800
North Carolina State		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Utah		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Wyoming		–			–			7	–	2		.778
Clemson		–			–			3	–	1		.750
Saint Francis		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Michigan State Normal		–			–			10	–	4		.714
Colgate		–			–			13	–	6		.684
Arizona		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Indiana State		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Rutgers		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Tulane		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Utah State		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Louisville		–			–			7	–	4		.636
Brigham Young		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Tulsa		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Buffalo		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Lehigh		–			–			8	–	5		.615
WPI		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Auburn		–			–			4	–	3		.571
North Carolina		–			–			9	–	7		.563
Trinity		–			–			6	–	5		.545
Alabama		–			–			3	–	3		.500
Michigan State		–			–			9	–	9		.500
Pittsburgh		–			–			7	–	7		.500
West Virginia		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Arizona State		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Dayton		–			–			3	–	4		.429
Kentucky		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Bradley		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Duquesne		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Texas Christian		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Wake Forest		–			–			6	–	9		.400
Nevada		–			–			5	–	8		.385
Army		–			–			3	–	5		.375
South Carolina		–			–			4	–	7		.364
Manhattan		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Montana State		–			–			1	–	2		.333
New Mexico		–			–			2	–	4		.333
William & Mary		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Marshall		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Southern California		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Tennessee		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	10		.167
Wichita State		–			–			1	–	7		.125
Butler		–			–			1	–	9		.100
St. John's (NY)		–			–			0	–	7		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

An influenza epidemic on campus cut the season short.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 22	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 34–31
January 31	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 12–31
February 1	at Atlanta Athletic Club	Atlanta, GA	W 60–11
February 15	Piedmont	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 73–34

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim; Sikes, Philip. "2012–13 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 182. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
• Coaches & captains: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143