2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Ayers (1st season)
  • Sydni Means (1st season)
  • Katelyn Grisillo (1st season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
California 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Clemson 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 11 Duke 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 19 Florida State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 9 NC State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 15 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
SMU 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Stanford 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Virginia 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
No. 17 Louisville 0 – 0   – 0 – 1   .000
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of November 5, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2024–25 college basketball season. The Tigers will be led by first year head coach Shawn Poppie. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.

Head coach Shawn Poppie was hired to replace outgoing head coach Amanda Butler on March 26, 2024.[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The Tigers finished the season 13–18 overall and 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT. After the season Clemson parted ways with head coach Amanda Butler.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dayshanette Harris 1 G 5'7" Graduate Student Mobile, Alabama Graduated; signed professional contract with LDLC Asvel[3]
Nya Valentine 2 G 5'3" Junior Mobile, Alabama Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe[4]
Makayla Elmore 3 F 6'3" Junior Fostoria, Ohio Transferred to Pittsburgh[5]
Amari Robinson 5 F 6'0" Graduate Student Douglasville, Georgia Graduated; signed professional contract with Lupe Basket[6]
Ruby Whitehorn 22 G 5'11" Sophomore Detroit, Michigan Transferred to Tennessee[7]
Danielle Rauch 33 G 5'8" Graduate Student Syracuse, NY Graduated; hired as assistant coach at Western Carolina[8]
Amani Freeman 34 F 6'2" Graduate Student Avon, Indiana Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Loyal McQueen 1 G 5'8" Graduate Student Florence, South Carolina Alabama[9]
Kinsley Barrington 2 F 6'3" Graduate Student Spokane, Washington California Baptist[10]
Jordy Griggs 3 G/F 6'2" Sophomore Moreno Valley, California Kentucky[11]
Hannah Kohn 5 G 5'9" Sophomore Oviedo, Florida Chattanooga[12]
Summah Evans 7 F 6'0" Graduate Student Cairns, Australia North Florida[13]
Mia Moore 12 G 5'6" Junior Alpharetta, Georgia UAB[14]
Addie Porter 14 G 5'4" Senior Lebanon, Tennessee Chattanooga[15]
Tessa Miller 22 G 6'2" Senior Crossville, Tennessee Belmont[16]
Anya Poole 31 F 6'2" Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina[17]
Raven Thompson 32 F 5'10" Junior Atlanta, Georgia Chattanooga[18]

2024 recruiting class

Source:[19]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Morgan Miller
F 		Andover, Minnesota Andover High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Nov 8, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mackenzie Kramer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS St. Michael-Albertville
Lehigh 		St. Michael, MN
G 1 Loyal McQueen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Wilson
Alabama 		Florence, SC
F 2 Kinsley Barrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Timpview
California Baptist 		Spokane, WA
G/F 3 Jordy Griggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Montverde Academy
Kentucky 		Moreno Valley, CA
G 5 Hannah Kohn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hagerty
Chattanooga 		Oviedo FL
F 7 Summah Evans 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cairns
North Florida 		Cairns, Australia
G 10 Kylee Kellermann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Philip Simmons Charleston, SC
G 11 Maddi Cluse 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Nordonia
Miami (OH) 		Sagamore Hills, OH
G 12 Mia Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr St. Francis
UAB 		Alpharetta, GA
G 13 Bella Ranallo 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 14 Addie Porter 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Lebanon
Chattanooga 		Lebanon, TN
F 20 Morgan Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Andover Andover, MN
C 21 Eno Inyang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Saint Cloud St. Cloud, FL
F 22 Tessa Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stone Memorial
Belmont 		Crossville, TN
G 30 Madi Ott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Frisco Centennial Frisco, TX
F 31 Anya Poole 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Southeast Raleigh
North Carolina 		Raleigh, NC
F 32 Raven Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Langston Hughes
Chattanooga 		Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule

Source:[20][21]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Jackson State W 78–44  1–0
  17 – Miller   11 – Moore   7 – McQueen  Littlejohn Coliseum (783)
Clemson, SC
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Carolina Central       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 11, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Presbyterian       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m. 		South Carolina
Rivalry 		      Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 25, 2024*
TBA 		vs. TBA
Emerald Coast Classic 		      The Arena 
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2024*
TBA 		vs. TBA
Emerald Coast Classic 		      The Arena 
Niceville, FL
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Kennesaw State       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
December 5, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida
ACC–SEC Challenge 		      Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Radford       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
December 15, 2024
4:00 p.m. 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
December 20, 2024*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Richmond
West Palm Beach Classic 		      Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2024*
TBA 		vs. TBA
West Palm Beach Classic 		      Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 29, 2024
6:00 p.m. 		at NC State       Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		California       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 5, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		Stanford       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Virginia       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 12, 2025
12:00 p.m. 		Notre Dame       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 16, 2025
TBA 		at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 19, 2025
TBA 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Miami (FL)       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Syracuse       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2025
TBA 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2025
TBA 		at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		North Carolina       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m. 		Georgia Tech       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2025
4:00 p.m. 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 23, 2025
TBA 		at Pittsburgh       Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m. 		at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Virginia Tech       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
ACC Women's Tournament

vs.        Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches—

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