1989–90 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1989–90 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record22–10 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
1989–90 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 NC State 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
No. 12 Virginia 11 3   .786 29 6   .829
Clemson 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Maryland 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 16 14   .533
Duke 4 10   .286 15 13   .536
Georgia Tech 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
North Carolina 3 11   .214 13 15   .464
1990 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by third year head coach Jim Davis. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 24, 1989*
at DePaul
DePaul Invitational
L 65–87  0–1
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
November 25, 1989*
vs. San Diego State
DePaul Invitational
W 62–45  1–1
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, Illinois
November 29, 1989*
Furman W 84–49  2–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 2, 1989*
College of Charleston W 90–46  3–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 6, 1989*
Augusta W 79–52  4–1
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 9, 1989*
at No. 17 South Carolina
rivalry
L 64–82  4–2
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
December 16, 1989*
UNC–Charlotte W 66–56  5–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 18, 1989*
Michigan State W 75–64  6–2
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 29, 1989*
at Brigham Young
Brigham Young Invitational
W 73–69  7–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
December 30, 1989*
vs. Montana State
Brigham Young Invitational
W 80–53  8–2
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
January 8, 1990*
No. 18 South Carolina
rivalry
L 52–74  8–3
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 13, 1990
Wake Forest W 69–59  9–3
(1–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 16, 1990
No. 15 Maryland W 72–60  10–3
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 20, 1990
No. 12 NC State L 64–72  10–4
(2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 22, 1990*
Radford W 78–77 2OT 11–4
(2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 24, 1990
Georgia Tech W 77–69  12–4
(3–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 27, 1990
North Carolina W 80–66  13–4
(4–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 29, 1990
Duke W 64–49  14–4
(5–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 31, 1990
at No. 12 Virginia L 64–67  14–5
(5–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 2, 1990
at No. 23 Maryland W 77–65  15–5
(6–2)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
February 7, 1990*
No. 4 Georgia L 52–75  15–6
(6–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 10, 1990
at Wake Forest W 63–59  16–6
(7–2)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 12, 1990
at Georgia Tech W 80–75  17–6
(8–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
February 17, 1990
No. 10 Virginia L 63–71  17–7
(8–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 21, 1990
at No. 9 NC State L 81–82  17–8
(8–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
February 24, 1990
at North Carolina W 80–79  18–8
(9–4)
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 26, 1990
at Duke W 65–60  19–8
(10–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 3, 1990*
vs. Duke
ACC Tournament quarterfinal
W 77–68  20–8
(10–4)
Civic Center 
Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 4, 1990*
vs. No. 15 Virginia
ACC Tournament semifinal
L 66–84  20–9
(10–4)
Civic Center 
Fayetteville, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 14, 1990*
Manhattan
NCAA Tournament first round
W 79–55  21–9
(10–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
March 17, 1990*
at Connecticut
NCAA Tournament second round
W 61–59  22–9
(10–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
March 22, 1990*
vs. No. 4 Tennessee
NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal
L 62–80  22–10
(10–4)
ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  • "Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.