1998–99 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

1998–99 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. T-10
Record26–6 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
1998–99 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 т Duke 15 1   .938 29 7   .806
No. 20 Virginia 12 4   .750 20 9   .690
No. 10 т Clemson 11 5   .688 26 6   .813
No. 14 North Carolina 11 5   .688 28 8   .778
NC State 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 13 14   .481
Wake Forest 3 13   .188 8 20   .286
Maryland 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
Florida State 2 14   .125 7 20   .259
1999 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by twelfth 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 14, 1998*
UNC Asheville W 93–26  1–0
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
November 16, 1998*
at Ole Miss W 76–54  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
November 18, 1998*
Furman W 69–43  3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
November 20, 1998*
Wofford W 101–59  4–0
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
November 30, 1998*
No. 25 at Winthrop W 65–54  5–0
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
December 2, 1998
No. 25 No. 17 NC State W 88–67  6–0
(1–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 5, 1998
No. 25 Maryland W 89–48  7–0
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 14, 1998*
No. 14 Dartmouth W 88–60  8–0
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
December 17, 1998*
No. 14 at South Carolina
rivalry
W 84–67  9–0
(2–0)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
December 20, 1998*
No. 14 vs. LSU W 60–58  10–0
(2–0)
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
December 30, 1998*
No. 10 UNC Greensboro W 59–42  11–0
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 2, 1999
No. 10 No. 22 Virginia L 66–67 OT 11–1
(2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 4, 1999
No. 12 at No. 6 North Carolina L 76–87  11–2
(2–2)
Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 7, 1999
No. 12 Florida State W 77–55  12–2
(3–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 10, 1999
No. 12 at Georgia Tech W 61–56  13–2
(4–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
January 14, 1999
No. 16 at No. 12 Duke L 77–86  13–3
(4–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
January 17, 1999
No. 16 Wake Forest W 78–38  14–3
(5–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 21, 1999
No. 16 at NC State W 70–58  15–3
(6–3)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 24, 1999*
No. 16 No. 14 Iowa State W 81–72  16–3
(6–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 28, 1999
No. 15 at Maryland W 55–45  17–3
(7–3)
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
January 31, 1999
No. 15 at No. 19 Virginia L 55–75  17–4
(7–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 3, 1999
No. 17 No. 13 North Carolina L 72–76  17–5
(7–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 7, 1999
No. 17 at Florida State W 71–67  18–5
(8–5)
Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 11, 1999
No. 19 Georgia Tech W 69–41  19–5
(9–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 14, 1999
No. 19 No. 7 Duke W 80–75  20–5
(10–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
February 18, 1999
No. 14 at Wake Forest W 66–38  21–5
(11–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
February 27, 1999*
No. 16 vs. NC State
ACC Tournament quarterfinal
W 52–51  22–5
(11–5)
Independence Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 28, 1999*
No. 16 vs. No. 8 Duke
ACC Tournament semifinal
W 76–71  23–5
(11–5)
Independence Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 1, 1999*
No. 13 vs. No. 11 North Carolina
ACC Tournament final
W 87–72  24–5
(11–5)
Independence Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 12, 1999*
No. 10 Florida A&M
NCAA Tournament first round
W 76–45  25–5
(11–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
March 14, 1999*
No. 10 Illinois
NCAA Tournament second round
W 63–51  26–5
(11–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
March 20, 1999*
No. 10 vs. No. 12 Georgia
NCAA Tournament Mideast Region semifinal
L 54–67  26–6
(11–5)
Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*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 11, 2023.