2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

Women's college basketball season

2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–17 (2–12 ACC)
Head coach	Cristy McKinney (4th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by fourth year head coach Cristy McKinney. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 14, 2008*	at Furman	L 68–82	0–1	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
November 16, 2008*	Presbyterian	W 66–35	1–1	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
November 19, 2008*	at South Carolina rivalry	W 52–45	2–1	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina
November 22, 2008*	Georgia State	L 75–82	2–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
November 25, 2008*	Winthrop	W 76–68	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
November 28, 2008*	vs. Kent State Washington Husky Classic	W 68–53	4–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
November 30, 2008*	at Washington Washington Husky Classic	W 85–67	5–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
December 4, 2008*	at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 78–75	6–2	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
December 6, 2008*	Ohio	W 60–57	7–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 15, 2008*	Chattanooga	W 79–74	8–2	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
December 22, 2008*	vs. Georgia	W 67–50	8–3	Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, Georgia
December 29, 2008*	Kennesaw State	W 78–65	9–3	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 2, 2009*	Charlotte	L 51–58	9–4	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 5, 2009	at Miami (FL)	W 74–68	10–4 (1–0)	BankUnited Center Miami, Florida
January 8, 2009	No. 2 North Carolina	L 74–83	10–5 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 11, 2009	at Florida State	L 54–80	10–6 (1–2)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
January 15, 2009	No. 12 Maryland	L 56–65	10–7 (1–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 18, 2009	at Wake Forest	W 64–60	11–7 (2–3)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 20, 2009*	Charleston Southern	W 85–60	12–7 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 23, 2009	at Boston College	L 51–71	12–8 (2–4)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
January 26, 2009	No. 14 Virginia	L 67–75	12–9 (2–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
January 28, 2009	Virginia Tech	L 61–65	12–10 (2–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 1, 2009	at Georgia Tech	L 41–49	12–11 (2–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
February 4, 2009*	at Western Carolina	W 73–64	13–11 (2–7)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
February 8, 2009	Wake Forest	L 66–71	13–12 (2–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 13, 2009	at No. 4 Duke	L 53–77	13–13 (2–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
February 19, 2009	No. 11 Florida State	L 58–75	13–14 (2–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 22, 2009	Georgia Tech	L 54–89	13–15 (2–11)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
February 26, 2009	at NC State	L 43–69	13–16 (2–12)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 5, 2009*	vs. Georgia Tech ACC Tournament first round	W 81–69	14–16 (2–12)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
March 6, 2009*	vs. No. 11 North Carolina ACC Tournament quarterfinal	L 55–74	14–17 (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.

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Venues	Littlejohn Coliseum (1975–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Jervey Athletic Center (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
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People	Head coaches
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