2005–06 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2005–06 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–21 (2–12 ACC)
Head coach	Cristy McKinney (1st season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

2005–06 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	13	–	1		.929			33	–	2		.943
No. 3 Maryland	12	–	2		.857			34	–	4		.895
No. 4 Duke	12	–	2		.857			31	–	4		.886
Florida State	10	–	4		.714			20	–	10		.667
NC State	7	–	7		.500			19	–	12		.613
Virginia Tech	6	–	8		.429			21	–	10		.677
Boston College	6	–	8		.429			21	–	12		.636
Miami (FL)	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
Virginia	5	–	9		.357			20	–	12		.625
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
Georgia Tech	2	–	12		.143			14	–	15		.483
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			8	–	21		.276
† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by first 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 11, 2005*		vs. Missouri BTI/WBCA Classic	L 54–78	0–1	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
November 12, 2005*		vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt BTI/WBCA Classic	L 49–86	0–2	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, Arizona
November 18, 2005*		Tennessee Tech	L 62–71	0–3	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 21, 2005*		Mississippi	L 66–70	0–4	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 25, 2005*		vs. Belmont Lady Tiger Thanksgiving Classic	L 62–85	0–5	Elma Roane Fieldhouse  Memphis, Tennessee
November 26, 2005*		at Memphis Lady Tiger Thanksgiving Classic	W 97–88	1–5	Elma Roane Fieldhouse  Memphis, Tennessee
November 30, 2005*		at Furman	W 82–55	2–5	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
December 3, 2005*		No. 21 UCLA	L 63–76	2–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 11, 2005*		San Diego	W 72–68	3–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 18, 2005*		Wagner	W 94–66	4–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 20, 2005*		Winthrop	W 52–51	5–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 23, 2005*		Savannah State	W 97–62	6–6	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 30, 2005*		at Georgetown	L 56–69	6–7	McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D. C.
January 2, 2006*		South Carolina rivalry	L 46–77	6–8	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 6, 2006		at No. 5 North Carolina	L 61–102	6–9 (0–1)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 8, 2006		Georgia Tech	W 72–63	7–9 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 12, 2006		Miami	L 52–74	7–10 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 15, 2006		Wake Forest	W 75–68	8–10 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 19, 2006		at Florida State	L 66–80	8–11 (2–3)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
January 26, 2006		No. 2 Duke	L 65–97	8–12 (2–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 29, 2006		at Georgia Tech	L 64–83	8–13 (2–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
February 5, 2006		No. 23 Boston College	L 53–70	8–14 (2–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 9, 2006		at Virginia Tech	L 70–82	8–15 (2–7)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
February 12, 2006		at Wake Forest	L 70–82	8–16 (2–8)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 16, 2006		NC State	L 69–78	8–17 (2–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 19, 2006		Florida State	L 72–80 OT	8–18 (2–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 23, 2006		at No. 4 Maryland	L 63–89	8–19 (2–11)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 26, 2006		at Virginia	L 64–83	8–20 (2–12)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 2, 2006*		vs. NC State ACC Tournament first round	L 53–67	8–21 (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.