Clemson Tigers basketball
Clemson Tigers basketball history
Clemson University (Clemson, SC)
Littlejohn Coliseum
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Current head coach: Brad Brownell (2010-)
- Assoc. HC: Billy Donlon (2022-)
- Asst: Sean Dixon (2022-)
- Asst: Dick Bender (2016-)
- DBO: Andy Assaley (2022-)
- Recruiting: Lucas McKay (2011-19, 2021-)
- DPD: Terrell McIntyre (2017-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Jeff Reynolds (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1980, 1997, 2018) **
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 12 (1980, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 9-12 **
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1999, 2007)
- NIT Appearances: 18 (1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 19-18
Conference Titles (SoCon, ACC):
- ACC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1990)
- ACC Tournament Championships: 0
- SoCon Tournament Championships: 1 (1939)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (last = Horace Grant, 1987)
- ACC Player of the Year: 1 (Horace Grant, 1987)
Clemson head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Brad Brownell | 2010-Pres | 241-177 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oliver Purnell | 2003-10 | 138-88 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Shyatt | 1998-2003 | 70-84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Barnes | 1994-98 | 74-48 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Ellis ** | 1984-94 | 175-127 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill C. Foster | 1975-84 | 156-06 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tates Locke | 1970-75 | 62-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Roberts | 1962-70 | 82-116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Press Maravich | 1956-62 | 55-96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banks McFadden | 1946-56 | 85-131 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Norman | 1940-46 | 32-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Davis | 1931-40 | 102-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Cody | 1926-31 | 48-55 | 0 | – | – |
| A.A. Gilliam | 1925-26 | 4-17 | 0 | – | – |
| Bud Sanders | 1923-25 | 6-28 | 0 | – | – |
| E.R. Stewart | 1921-23 | 19-19 | 0 | – | – |
| Larry Conover | 1920-21 | 10-4 | 0 | – | – |
| Country Morris | 1919-20 | 8-6 | – | – | – |
| Jiggs Donahue | 1916-19 | 14-5 | – | – | – |
| A.H. Ward | 1915-16 | 2-6 | – | – | – |
| J.O. Erwin | 1913-15 | 3-8 | – | – | – |
| Frank Dobson | 1911-13 | 13-5 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.
