2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–19 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joy Smith (6th season)
  • Daniel Barber (6th season)
  • Darrick Gibbs (2st season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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[edit]

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.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Brie Perpignan 0 G 5'8" Graduate Student Upper Marlboro, Maryland Graduated
Taylor Thompson 1 G 5'7" Junior Greenville, South Carolina —
Daisha Bradford 2 G 5'8" Senior Mobile, Alabama Transferred to Louisiana-Monroe[2]
Weronika Hipp 4 G 5'8" Junior Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland Medically Retired
Tadassa Brown 11 F 6'3" Freshman Lansing, Michigan Transferred to Texas Southern[3]
Hannah Hank 12 F 6'2" Senior Port Lincoln, Australia Graduated
Kionna Gaines 15 G 5'9" Sophomore Columbus, Georgia Transferred to Auburn[4]
Ale'jah Douglas 24 G 5'6" Junior Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to Oklahoma State[5]
Sydney Standifer 25 G 5'7" Sophomore Argyle, Texas Medically Retired

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Mackenzie Kramer 0 G 5'9" Senior St. Michael, Minnesota Lehigh[6]
Dayshanette Harris 1 G 5'7" Graduate Student Youngstown, Ohio Pittsburgh[7]
Nya Valentine 2 G 5'3" Junior Mobile, Alabama Shelton State Community College[8]
Maddi Cluse 11 G 5'10" Junior Sagamore Hills, Ohio Miami (OH)[8]
Danna Grenald 23 F 6'2" Junior Tegucigalpa, Honduras New Mexico Junior College[9]
Danielle Rauch 33 G 5'8" Graduate Student Syracuse, New York Michigan[10]
Amani Freeman 34 F 6'2" Graduate Student Avon, Indiana Miami (OH)[8]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

Source:[11]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kylee Kellermann
G 		Charleston, South Carolina Philip Simmons 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bella Ranallo
G 		Lake Forest, Illinois Lake Forest 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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[edit]

Source:[12]

2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mackenzie Kramer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Michael-Albertville
Lehigh 		St. Michael, MN
G 1 Dayshanette Harris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Ursuline
Pittsburgh 		Youngstown, OH
G 2 Nya Valentine 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr McGill–Toolen
Shelton State Community College 		Mobile, AL
F 3 Makayla Elmore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Hopewell-Loudon Fostoria, OH
F 5 Amari Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Douglas County Douglasville, GA
G 10 Kylee Kellermann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Philip Simmons Charleston, SC
G 11 Maddi Cluse 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Nordonia
Miami (OH) 		Sagamore Hills, OH
G 13 Bella Ranallo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
C 21 Eno Inyang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Saint Cloud St. Cloud, FL
G 22 Ruby Whitehorn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Detroit Edison Detroit, MI
G 30 Madi Ott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Frisco Centennial Frisco, TX
G 33 Danielle Rauch 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Bishop Ludden
Michigan 		Syracuse, NY
F 34 Amani Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Avon
Miami (OH) 		Avon, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 22, 2023

Schedule[edit]

Source:[13]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Winthrop W 71–41  1–0
  22 – Robinson   7 – Tied   4 – Rauch  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,234)
Clemson, SC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Charleston Southern W 85–55  2–0
  21 – Robinson   9 – Robinson   10 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,116)
Clemson, SC
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Mercer W 90–66  3–0
  19 – Robinson   7 – Tied   5 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (822)
Clemson, SC
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 1 South Carolina
Rivalry 		L 40–109  3–1
  11 – Cluse   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Colonial Life Arena (16,820)
Columbia, SC
November 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Longwood W 102–61  4–1
  20 – Harris   7 – Elmore   8 – Robinson  Littlejohn Coliseum (815)
Clemson, SC
November 24, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. No. 25 Mississippi State
Van Chancellor Classic 		L 78–81  4–2
  20 – Whitehorn   6 – Whitehorn   9 – Harris  Merrell Center (257)
Katy, TX
November 25, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Tulsa
Van Chancellor Classic 		L 64–74  4–3
  29 – Robinson   9 – Elmore   5 – Cluse  Merrell Center (567)
Katy, TX
November 26, 2023*
4:15 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Van Chancellor Classic 		W 92–66  5–3
  15 – Tied   11 – Elmore   6 – Harris  Merrell Center (217)
Katy, TX
November 30, 2023*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at Auburn
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 53–83  5–4
  14 – Harris   10 – Elmore   3 – Rauch  Neville Arena (2,388)
Auburn, AL
December 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Duke W 80–64  6–4
(1–0) 		 22 – Robinson   7 – Robinson   5 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (910)
Clemson, SC
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia State L 72–78  6–5
  35 – Robinson   7 – Robinson   5 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (770)
Clemson, SC
December 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Air Force W 70–54  7–5
  17 – Whitehorn   8 – Robinson   3 – Elmore  Littlejohn Coliseum (870)
Clemson, SC
December 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		East Tennessee State W 73–50  8–5
  18 – Whitehorn   8 – Robinson   5 – Whitehorn  Littlejohn Coliseum (890)
Clemson, SC
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 24 North Carolina L 76–82  8–6
(1–1) 		 21 – Robinson   11 – Elmore   5 – Harris  Carmichael Arena (3,820)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 22 Florida State L 72–78  8–7
(1–2) 		 20 – Harris   8 – Robinson   4 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,136)
Clemson, SC
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 62–70  8–8
(1–3) 		 19 – Robinson   10 – Robinson   5 – Harris  McCamish Pavilion (1,319)
Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 82–83  8–9
(1–4) 		 37 – Robinson   9 – Elmore   10 – Harris  JMA Wireless Dome (2,742)
Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 13 Louisville L 64–81  8–10
(1–5) 		 25 – Harris   8 – Robinson   7 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (868)
Clemson, SC
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at No. 14 Virginia Tech L 62–74  8–11
(1–6) 		 25 – Harris   9 – Robinson   8 – Harris  Cassell Coliseum (6,427)
Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 7 NC State L 49–71  8–12
(1–7) 		 11 – Whitehorn   9 – Robinson   3 – Whitehorn  Littlejohn Coliseum (919)
Clemson, SC
January 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest W 73–59  9–12
(2–7) 		 21 – Robinson   9 – Whitehorn   4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (990)
Clemson, SC
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 65–55  10–12
(3–7) 		 19 – Whitehorn   8 – Whitehorn   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (872)
Clemson, SC
February 4, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia W 75–69  11–12
(4–7) 		 23 – Harris   9 – Whitehorn   9 – Harris  John Paul Jones Arena (4,959)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 72–75 OT 11–13
(4–8) 		 24 – Robinson   7 – Tied   6 – Harris  Watsco Center (2,391)
Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Tech L 63–64  11–14
(4–9) 		 24 – Harris   9 – Whitehorn   7 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (852)
Clemson, SC
February 18, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh L 57–72  11–15
(4–10) 		 18 – Harris   7 – Whitehorn   4 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (880)
Clemson, SC
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 19 Notre Dame L 47–74  11–16
(4–11) 		 17 – Whitehorn   10 – Whitehorn   9 – Harris  Purcell Pavilion (5,596)
Notre Dame, IN
February 25, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) L 50–56  11–17
(4–12) 		 20 – Robinson   4 – Tied   6 – Harris  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,111)
Clemson, SC
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest W 68–64  12–17
(5–12) 		 24 – Robinson   9 – Whitehorn   6 – Harris  LJVM Coliseum (910)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State L 79–82 OT 12–18
(5–13) 		 22 – Harris   14 – Whitehorn   4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,445)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		(12) vs. (13) Boston College
First Round 		L 72–85  12–19
  26 – Tied   6 – Whitehorn   4 – Harris  Greensboro Coliseum (6,322)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Week
20		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not ranked

Statistics[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
Amari Robinson 31 31 30.9 53.0% 35.4% 79.1% 6.6 1.4 17.3
Dayshanette Harris 31 31 26.7 43.6% 32.9% 71.5% 3.7 5.0 14.2
Ruby Whitehorn 31 29 28.7 46.4% 27.5% 69.2% 5.6 1.6 12.3
Mackenzie Kramer 23 10 23.9 40.3% 36.4% 92.3% 1.5 1.0 8.3
Maddi Cluse 13 13 22.6 43.5% 33.3% 47.2% 4.2 1.2 7.5
MaKayla Elmore 31 28 25.6 37.2% 31.9% 57.1% 5.6 1.3 4.3
Eno Inyang 28 3 13.8 35.6% — 78.9% 2.2 0.3 2.8
Nya Valentine 31 0 12.3 32.2% 34.2% 80.0% 0.7 0.8 2.8
Amani Freenman 29 0 10.2 56.9% — 59.4% 1.6 0.5 2.7
Danielle Rauch 23 2 16.4 27.1% 26.7% 80.0% 1.7 1.5 2.7
Madi Ott 30 8 16.6 26.7% 27.0% 60.0% 1.7 1.1 2.4
Bella Ranallo 7 0 1.2 25.0% 33.3% — 0.1 0.3 0.4
Kylee Kellermann 7 0 1.2 0.0% 0.0% — 0.3 0.0 0.0

Source:[14]

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