Shawn Poppie

Shawn Poppie

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Clemson
Conference	ACC
Record	10–5 (.667)
Biographical details
Born	(1985-04-07) April 7, 1985 (age 39) Crescent City, Illinois
Playing career
2003–2007	Limestone
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2013	USC Upstate (Asst.)
2013–2016	Furman (Asst.)
2016–2020	Virginia Tech (Asst.)
2020–2022	Virginia Tech (Assoc. HC)
2022–2024	Chattanooga
2024–present	Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall	54–22 (.711)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year (2023) Southern Conference Coach of the Year (2023–24)

Shawn Poppie (born April 7, 1985) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Clemson Tigers women's basketball team. He was previously the head coach at Chattanooga.

Career

Poppie played 3 seasons of college basketball at Limestone College.[1] He graduated in 2007 as the school's career leader in assists.[2]

Poppie was an assistant coach at Limestone, USC Upstate, Furman, and Virginia Tech. He was promoted to associate head coach at Virginia Tech before the 2020–21 season.

Poppie became head coach at Chattanooga in 2022. In two seasons, he led the Mocs to a 48–18 overall record, winning the Southern Conference Tournament and appearing in the NCAA Tournament both years.[3]

Poppie was hired as the head coach at Clemson beginning in the 2024–25 season, replacing Amanda Butler.[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Chattanooga Mocs (Southern Conference) (2022–2024)
2022–23	Chattanooga	20–13	9–5	2nd	NCAA First Round
2023–24	Chattanooga	28–5	13–1	1st	NCAA First Round
Chattanooga:		48–18 (.727)	22–6 (.786)
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Clemson	11-9	3-1
Clemson:		11-9 (.550)	4–5 (.444)
Total:		56–25 (.691)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Shawn Poppie". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
2. Fowler, Chapel (March 26, 2024). "Clemson hires new women's basketball coach. Here are his salary, contract details". The State. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
3. "UTC's Shawn Poppie Named Clemson Coach". Chattanoogan.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
4. "Clemson hires Chattanooga's Shawn Poppie as new head coach". ESPN. AP. Retrieved April 8, 2024.