1981–82 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1981–82 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
1981–82 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–12 (6–3 ACC)
Head coach	Annie Tribble (6th season);
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth year head coach Annie Tribble. 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 26, 1981*	No. 16	vs. No. 15 Kansas Wayland Baptist Classic	L 63–66	0–1	Hutcherson Center Plainview, Texas
November 27, 1981*	No. 16	at Wayland Baptist Wayland Baptist Classic	W 75–58	1–1	Hutcherson Center Plainview, Texas
November 28, 1981*	No. 16	vs. Missouri Wayland Baptist Classic	W 68–52	2–1	Hutcherson Center Plainview, Texas
December 2, 1981*	No. 17	Appalachian State	W 94–71	3–1	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 5, 1981*	No. 17	vs. National College Pittsburgh Classic	W 79–62	4–1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1981*	No. 17	at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Classic	L 64–67	4–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 12, 1981*	No. 17	No. 3 South Carolina rivalry	L 74–82	4–3	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 14, 1981		Georgia Tech	W 72–50	5–3 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 17, 1981*		vs. Belhaven South Florida Invitational	W 78–52	6–3 (1–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
December 18, 1981*		vs. UNC–Charlotte South Florida Invitational	W 80–61	7–3 (1–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
December 19, 1981*		vs. Miami South Florida Invitational	W 74–59	8–3 (1–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
January 4, 1982		at Wake Forest	W 89–62	9–3 (2–0)	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 9, 1982		No. 7 NC State	W 94–75	10–3 (3–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 12, 1982		at No. 9 Maryland	L 76–95	10–4 (3–1)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 16, 1982*		Francis Marion Clemson Lady Tiger Invitational	W 92–79	11–4 (3–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 17, 1982*		UAB Clemson Lady Tiger Invitational	L 80–93	11–5 (3–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 21, 1982*		at Tennessee	L 60–91	11–6 (3–1)	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee
January 23, 1982		Duke	W 84–59	12–6 (4–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 25, 1982*		No. 1 Louisiana Tech	L 63–68	12–7 (4–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 27, 1982		at North Carolina	L 68–82	12–8 (4–2)	Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 30, 1982*		Chattanooga	W 103–81	13–8 (4–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 1, 1982*		Tennessee Tech	W 79–78	14–8 (4–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 3, 1982		at No. 6 NC State	L 61–76	14–9 (4–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
February 6, 1982*		at No. 17 South Carolina rivalry	L 91–99 ^OT	14–10 (4–3)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
February 8, 1982*		at No. 16 Auburn	W 73–65	15–10 (4–3)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
February 13, 1982		Virginia	W 75–65	16–10 (5–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 17, 1982*		Erskine	W 101–68	17–10 (5–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 20, 1982		North Carolina	W 98–78	18–10 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
February 26, 1982*		vs. Georgia Tech ACC Tournament quarterfinal	W 62–54	19–10 (6–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
February 27, 1982*		vs. North Carolina ACC Tournament semifinal	W 84–76	20–10 (6–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
February 28, 1982*		vs. No. 8 Maryland ACC Tournament final	L 81–93	20–11 (6–3)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1982*		at No. 11 Penn State NCAA Tournament first round	L 75–96	20–12 (6–3)	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
*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 August 23, 2023.

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Venues	Littlejohn Coliseum (1975–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Jervey Athletic Center (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches
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