Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1950–1959

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The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1950–1959 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college basketball competition.

1949–50

1949–50 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	10–10 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1948–49 1950–51 →

1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 NC State †	12	–	2	.857	27	–	6	.818
William & Mary	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
George Washington	12	–	4	.750	17	–	8	.680
South Carolina	12	–	5	.706	13	–	9	.591
North Carolina	13	–	6	.684	17	–	12	.586
Virginia Tech	9	–	5	.643	16	–	9	.640
Wake Forest	11	–	8	.579	14	–	16	.467
Duke	9	–	7	.563	15	–	15	.500
Clemson	8	–	8	.500	10	–	10	.500
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	16	.385
Furman	4	–	8	.333	9	–	12	.429
Washington and Lee	4	–	9	.308	8	–	12	.400
Maryland	5	–	13	.278	7	–	18	.280
Richmond	4	–	13	.235	8	–	16	.333
The Citadel	2	–	10	.167	4	–	16	.200
VMI	2	–	11	.154	4	–	17	.190

† 1950 Southern Conference tournament winner As of April 30, 1950 Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 3*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	L 40–59
December 6*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 57–65
December 10*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 55–53
December 16	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, Maryland	W 60–55
December 17	at Richmond	Blues Armory • Richmond, Virginia	W 75–53
January 7	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 55–56 (OT)
January 10	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 58–66
January 14	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 88–82 (2OT)
January 18	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 63–38
January 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 56–66
February 3	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 40–43
February 4	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 59–34
February 7	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, South Carolina	L 61–66
February 10*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	W 74–51
February 14	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 65–77
February 15	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 52–65
February 18	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 52–56
February 20	at Washington and Lee	Lexington, Virginia	W 78–63
February 21	at VMI	VMI Field House • Lexington, Virginia	W 83–73
February 25	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 70–68
*Non-Conference Game.

1950–51

1950–51 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	11–7 (9–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1949–50 1951–52 →

1950–51 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 North Carolina State †	13	–	1	.929	30	–	7	.811
West Virginia	9	–	3	.750	18	–	9	.667
Clemson	9	–	4	.692	11	–	7	.611
William & Mary	13	–	6	.684	20	–	11	.645
Duke	13	–	6	.684	20	–	13	.606
Virginia Tech	9	–	5	.643	19	–	10	.655
South Carolina	12	–	7	.632	13	–	12	.520
Maryland	11	–	8	.579	15	–	10	.600
North Carolina	9	–	8	.529	12	–	15	.444
Wake Forest	8	–	9	.471	16	–	14	.533
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	12	.500
Richmond	5	–	10	.333	7	–	14	.333
Washington and Lee	5	–	13	.278	8	–	17	.320
VMI	3	–	11	.214	3	–	18	.143
Davidson	5	–	15	.250	7	–	19	.269
The Citadel	2	–	7	.222	6	–	11	.353
Furman	1	–	13	.071	3	–	20	.130

† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 9*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	L 76–78
December 14*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	L 45–58
December 18*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 70–69
January 6*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 87–78
January 9	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 61–76
January 16	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 85–59
January 20	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 69–43
January 27	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 74–62
February 1	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 89–72
February 3	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 50–44
February 9	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 55–56
February 10	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 72–73 (OT)
February 15	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 57–47
February 20	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, Maryland	L 50–54 (OT)
February 21	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	W 82–76
February 23	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	W 78–72
February 24	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 73–57
March 6*	vs. Maryland	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (Southern Conference tournament)	L 48–50
*Non-Conference Game.

1951–52

1951–52 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	17–7 (11–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 West Virginia	15	–	1	.938	23	–	4	.852
North Carolina State †	12	–	2	.857	24	–	10	.706
No. 12 Duke	13	–	3	.813	24	–	6	.800
Clemson	11	–	4	.733	17	–	7	.708
George Washington	12	–	6	.667	15	–	9	.625
Maryland	9	–	5	.643	13	–	9	.591
Furman	9	–	5	.643	18	–	6	.750
William & Mary	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
South Carolina	8	–	7	.533	14	–	10	.583
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	10	–	19	.345
North Carolina	8	–	11	.421	12	–	15	.444
Virginia Tech	3	–	10	.231	4	–	16	.200
Richmond	3	–	11	.214	7	–	15	.318
Washington and Lee	3	–	11	.214	6	–	21	.222
Davidson	4	–	15	.211	7	–	18	.280
VMI	2	–	13	.133	3	–	21	.125
The Citadel	1	–	11	.083	8	–	20	.286

† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 57–47
December 5*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	W 77–54
December 11*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 85–72
December 14*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	W 78–76 (OT)
December 17*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 52–61
December 27*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–76
December 28*	vs. Florida State	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 62–56
December 29*	vs. Georgia	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 85–60
January 5	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 59–65
January 8	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 70–65
January 12	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 89–59
January 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 65–71
January 26	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 66–63
January 30	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 67–66
February 2	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 67–49
February 4	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 80–65
February 8	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	W 71–69
February 9	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	W 68–63
February 16	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 77–69
February 19	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 85–84 (OT)
February 22	at #12 West Virginia	WVU Field House • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 73–88
February 23	at #12 West Virginia	WVU Field House • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 69–80
March 6*	vs. George Washington	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (Southern Conference tournament)	L 65–78
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1952–53

1952–53 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–10 (6–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 North Carolina State	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 15 Wake Forest †	12	–	3	.800	19	–	6	.760
Maryland	12	–	3	.800	15	–	8	.652
West Virginia	11	–	3	.786	19	–	17	.528
Furman	10	–	3	.769	21	–	6	.778
Duke	12	–	4	.750	17	–	8	.680
Richmond	13	–	5	.722	21	–	7	.750
North Carolina	15	–	6	.714	17	–	10	.630
George Washington	12	–	6	.667	15	–	7	.682
Clemson	6	–	8	.429	8	–	10	.444
South Carolina	7	–	12	.368	11	–	13	.458
William & Mary	6	–	13	.316	10	–	13	.435
Virginia Tech	4	–	13	.235	4	–	19	.174
Davidson	3	–	14	.176	4	–	16	.200
VMI	1	–	14	.067	5	–	19	.208
Washington and Lee	1	–	17	.056	2	–	20	.091
The Citadel	0	–	11	.000	4	–	14	.222

† Southern Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 2*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	L 60–66
December 4*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 77–64
December 6*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 55–57
December 10	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 56–82
December 13	Richmond	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 60–74
December 16*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	W 82–64
January 2	William & Mary	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 81–71
January 9	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 64–66
January 14	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 66–93
January 16	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	W 74–63
January 17	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 64–58
January 19	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 79–50
January 21	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 80–91
February 2	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 67–71
February 13	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	W 64–59
February 14	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 56–87
February 23	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 72–58
February 27	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 70–95
*Non-Conference Game.

1953–54

1953–54 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–18 (0–9 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Duke	9	–	1	.900	21	–	6	.778
No. 20 Maryland	7	–	2	.778	23	–	7	.767
Wake Forest	8	–	4	.667	17	–	12	.586
NC State †	5	–	3	.625	26	–	7	.788
North Carolina	5	–	6	.455	11	–	10	.524
South Carolina	2	–	8	.200	10	–	16	.385
Virginia	1	–	4	.200	16	–	11	.593
Clemson	0	–	9	.000	5	–	18	.217

† 1954 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers began play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	L 61–92
December 3	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 41–81
December 5*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 63–71
December 8*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 56–82
December 9*	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, Tennessee	L 80–97
December 12*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	L 51–77
December 15*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 72–56
December 19	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 48–85
January 4*	at William & Mary	Blow Gymnasium • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 75–72
January 5*	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 55–95
January 6	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, Maryland	L 54–79
January 12*	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 69–87
January 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 57–65
January 16*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 76–52
January 29*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 78–55
February 1*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 55–70
February 6	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 69–101
February 9	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 57–98
February 13	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 56–72
February 16	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 61–64
February 20	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 59–113
February 27*	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 81–69
March 5*	vs. #17 Maryland	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 59–75
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1954–55

1954–55 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–21 (0–14 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 NC State †	12	–	2	.857	28	–	4	.875
Duke	11	–	3	.786	20	–	8	.714
Maryland	10	–	4	.714	17	–	7	.708
Wake Forest	8	–	6	.571	17	–	10	.630
North Carolina	8	–	6	.571	10	–	11	.476
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
South Carolina	2	–	12	.143	10	–	17	.370
Clemson	0	–	14	.000	2	–	21	.087

† 1955 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 75–81
December 2	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 54–115
December 4	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 66–99
December 7*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	W 74–72
December 14	#4 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 72–112
December 17	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 94–100
January 3*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 55–94
January 4*	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, Tennessee	L 71–84
January 8	#11 Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 63–71
January 11	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 66–75
January 15	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 87–95
January 18	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 87–90
January 29*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 73–89
February 1*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, South Carolina	L 56–92
February 4	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 65–120
February 5	at #6 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 85–119
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 68–106
February 15	at #11 Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, Maryland	L 66–68
February 18	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 68–85
February 21*	at Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 105–94
February 24*	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 87–124
February 26	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 79–100
March 3*	vs. #5 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 76–101
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1955–56

1955–56 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Gator Bowl Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–17 (1–13 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 NC State †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	4	.857
No. 13 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	18	–	5	.783
No. 16 Wake Forest	10	–	4	.714	19	–	9	.679
No. 17 Duke	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Maryland	7	–	7	.500	14	–	10	.583
South Carolina	3	–	11	.214	9	–	14	.391
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	10	–	17	.370
Clemson	1	–	13	.071	9	–	17	.346

† 1956 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 2	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 63–97
December 3	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 58–73
December 13	#2 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 83–100
December 16	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 75–73
December 19*	vs. Florida State	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	W 94–76
December 20*	vs. Tennessee	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Semifinal)	W 89–86
December 21*	vs. Wake Forest	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Final)	L 79–98
December 28*	vs. LSU	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	W 100–95
December 29*	vs. South Carolina	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Final)	W 94–87
January 4*	vs. Spring Hill	Mobile, Alabama (Senior Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 91–102
January 5*	vs. Miami (FL)	Mobile, Alabama (Senior Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 98–96
January 7	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 63–71
January 11	#6 Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 80–109
January 14	#9 North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 99–103 (OT)
January 18	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 79–94
January 21*	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 112–99
January 28	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 103–104
January 30*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	W 86–70
February 3	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, North Carolina	L 87–108
February 4	at #4 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 88–105
February 6*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 114–69
February 13	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 85–96
February 14	at Maryland	Student Activities Building • College Park, Maryland	L 69–81
February 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 83–89
February 23*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 80–91
March 1*	vs. #5 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 84–88
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1956–57

1956–57 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–17 (3–11 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina†	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	0	1.000
Maryland	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
Duke	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
No. 18 Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
NC State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	11	.577
South Carolina	5	–	9	.357	17	–	12	.586
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	6	–	19	.240
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

† 1957 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 78–84
December 8	vs. North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	L 75–94
December 11	#8 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 96–94 (OT)
December 15*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	L 66–71
December 17*	vs. Alabama Polytechnic	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 64–89
December 18*	vs. Davidson	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 75–67
December 19*	vs. Muhlenberg	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	L 65–88
December 27*	vs. Georgia	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 76–84
December 28*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	L 71–105
January 4	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 52–59
January 11	at #2 North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 54–86
January 12	at #15 Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 70–80
January 16*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 80–77 (OT)
February 1	at #13 Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 70–81
February 2	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 71–75
February 8	#10 Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 72–93
February 12	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 79–71
February 6*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 68–66
February 16	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 84–81
February 21*	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 91–79
February 23	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 71–85
February 25	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, Maryland	L 65–74
March 2	vs. South Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	L 85–113
March 7*	vs. #1 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–81
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1957–58

1957–58 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–16 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1956–57 1958–59 →

1957–58 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Duke	11	–	3	.786	18	–	7	.720
No. 20 NC State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	6	.750
No. 13 North Carolina	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
No. 6 Maryland †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	7	.759
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	10	–	13	.435
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
South Carolina	3	–	11	.214	5	–	19	.208
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	6	–	17	.261

† 1958 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 60–72
December 6	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 66–79
December 7	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 55–79
December 10	#12 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 63–59
December 19*	vs. Alabama	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 75–78
December 20*	vs. Lafayette	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 78–65
December 21*	vs. Bucknell	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 71–66
December 30*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 64–76
December 31*	vs. South Carolina	Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 85–65
January 3	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 85–88 (2OT)
January 4	#7 Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 73–66
January 11	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	L 67–74
January 14	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 81–72
January 18	#6 North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 81–90
January 25*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 57–60
February 1	at #10 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 54–56
February 4	vs. #13 Duke	Charlotte, North Carolina	L 57–73
February 13	at #9 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, Maryland	L 54–72
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 59–74
February 20	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 60–61
February 22*	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 95–102 (OT)
February 24	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 86–76
March 1*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 73–58
March 6*	vs. #13 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 51–62
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1958–59

1958–59 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–16 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House
Seasons← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 NC State †	12	–	2	.857	22	–	4	.846
No. 9 North Carolina	12	–	2	.857	20	–	5	.800
Duke	7	–	7	.500	13	–	12	.520
Maryland	7	–	7	.500	10	–	13	.435
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	11	–	14	.440
Wake Forest	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417
Clemson	5	–	9	.357	8	–	16	.333
South Carolina	2	–	12	.143	4	–	20	.167

† 1959 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, Georgia	L 59–76
December 3	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 67–83
December 5	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 56–55
December 9	#5 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 54–56
December 12*	vs. Duquesne	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Steel Bowl Semifinal)	L 54–71
December 13*	vs. Miami (FL)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Steel Bowl Consolation)	W 66–61
December 29*	vs. George Washington	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 53–72
December 30*	vs. Pittsburgh	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	L 50–60
December 31*	vs. South Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 55–49
January 3	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 47–57
January 5	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 69–83
January 9	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 70–63
January 10	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 55–46
January 13	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	L 41–45
January 16*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	L 48–69
January 19*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, South Carolina	L 44–55
January 30	vs. #2 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (North–South Doubleheader)	L 46–60
January 31	vs. #6 NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, North Carolina (North–South Doubleheader)	L 54–69
February 12*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, South Carolina	W 73–64
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 61–69
February 16	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, Maryland	L 58–77
February 21	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, South Carolina	W 58–56 (OT)
February 23	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, South Carolina	W 58–51
March 5*	vs. #5 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 69–93
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

sports-reference.com 1955-56 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
sports-reference.com 1956-57 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
sports-reference.com 1957-58 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
"1958–59 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

Games: Bourret, Tim; Sikes, Philip. "2012–13 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Clemson University. pp. 184–185. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
Coaches: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143

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