2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–17 (2–12 ACC)
Head coach	Cristy McKinney (4th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

The 2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Cristy McKinney. 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 14, 2008*		at Furman	L 68–82	0–1	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
November 16, 2008*		Presbyterian	W 66–35	1–1	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 19, 2008*		at South Carolina rivalry	W 52–45	2–1	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, South Carolina
November 22, 2008*		Georgia State	L 75–82	2–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 25, 2008*		Winthrop	W 76–68	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 28, 2008*		vs. Kent State Washington Husky Classic	W 68–53	4–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
November 30, 2008*		at Washington Washington Husky Classic	W 85–67	5–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
December 4, 2008*		at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 78–75 ^OT	6–2	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
December 6, 2008*		Ohio	W 60–57	7–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 15, 2008*		Chattanooga	W 79–74	8–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 22, 2008*		vs. Georgia	W 67–50	8–3	Arena at Gwinnett Center  Duluth, Georgia
December 29, 2008*		Kennesaw State	W 78–65	9–3	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 2, 2009*		Charlotte	L 51–58	9–4	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 5, 2009		at Miami (FL)	W 74–68	10–4 (1–0)	BankUnited Center  Miami, Florida
January 8, 2009		No. 2 North Carolina	L 74–83	10–5 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 11, 2009		at Florida State	L 54–80	10–6 (1–2)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
January 15, 2009		No. 12 Maryland	L 56–65	10–7 (1–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 18, 2009		at Wake Forest	W 64–60	11–7 (2–3)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 20, 2009*		Charleston Southern	W 85–60	12–7 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 23, 2009		at Boston College	L 51–71	12–8 (2–4)	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 26, 2009		No. 14 Virginia	L 67–75	12–9 (2–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 28, 2009		Virginia Tech	L 61–65	12–10 (2–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 1, 2009		at Georgia Tech	L 41–49	12–11 (2–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
February 4, 2009*		at Western Carolina	W 73–64	13–11 (2–7)	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, North Carolina
February 8, 2009		Wake Forest	L 66–71	13–12 (2–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 13, 2009		at No. 4 Duke	L 53–77	13–13 (2–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
February 19, 2009		No. 11 Florida State	L 58–75	13–14 (2–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 22, 2009		Georgia Tech	L 54–89	13–15 (2–11)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 26, 2009		at NC State	L 43–69	13–16 (2–12)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5, 2009*		vs. Georgia Tech ACC Tournament first round	W 81–69	14–16 (2–12)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
March 6, 2009*		vs. No. 11 North Carolina ACC Tournament quarterfinal	L 55–74	14–17 (2–12)	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
*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 12, 2023.