1989–90 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1989–90 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	22–10 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Davis (3rd season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

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

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

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