Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1920–1929

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1920–1929 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college basketball competition.

1919–20

1919–20 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–6
Head coach	Country Morris
Home arena	YMCA Building
Seasons ← 1918–19 1920–21 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 15	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	L 39–40
January 17	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 38–23
January 19	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 15–22
January 23	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 17–32
January 24	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	L 22–36
January 26	Alabama Polytechnic	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	L 12–60
January 30	Georgia	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	L 24–34
N/A	Furman	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 36–18
February 7	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 28–25
February 14	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 32–23
February 19	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 53–15
February 21	Georgia Tech	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 41–17
February 23	South Carolina	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 38–15
March 2	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 51–37

1920–21

1920–21 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–5
Head coach	Larry Conover
Home arena	YMCA Building
Seasons ← 1919–20 1921–22 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 12	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 37–29
January 14	Furman	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 50–15
January 26	Greenville YMCA	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 51–32
January 29	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 22–45
February 3	College of Charleston	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 65–24
February 5	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	L 22–28
February 8	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 35–21
February 11	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 21–8
February 12	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 14–15
February 14	South Carolina	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 44–16
February 17	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 24–10
February 18	at College of Charleston	Charleston, SC	W 49–12
February 19	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 26–28
February 25*	vs. Alabama Polytechnic	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 25–45
March 5	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 25–15

1921–22

1921–22 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–13 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coach	E. J. Stewart
Home arena	YMCA Building Riggs Field House^[1]
Seasons ← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The Tigers began play in the Southern Conference.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 7*	Greenville YMCA	Calhoun, SC	L 31–35
January 11*	at Spartanburg YMCA	Spartanburg, SC	L 11–34
January 13	Georgia	Calhoun, SC	L 16–24
January 16*	at Greenville YMCA	Greenville, SC	W 24–18
January 19*	at Mercer	Macon, GA	L 9–32
January 20*	at Camp Benning	Camp Benning, GA	L 24–38
January 21	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 19–32
January 24*	Furman	Calhoun, SC	L 17–27
January 26*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 29–17
January 28*	at College of Charleston	Charleston, SC	W 30–16
January 28*	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 8–29
January 30*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 26–45
February 4*	Piedmont	Calhoun, SC	W 21–12
February 13*	College of Charleston	Calhoun, SC	W 35–8
February 14*	The Citadel	Calhoun, SC	W 20–19
February 16	at Kentucky	Alumni Hall • Lexington, KY	L 14–38
February 17*	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 34–28
February 18*	at Centre	Danville, KY	L 24–44
February 21*	Davidson	Calhoun, SC	L 16–32
February 24*	vs. Tulane	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 20–31
March 4*	Presbyterian	Calhoun, SC	W 25–15
*Non-Conference Game.

1922–23

1922–23 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	11–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	E. J. Stewart
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1921–22 1923–24 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 11	Georgia	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 23–29
January 13	Georgia Tech	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 17–26
January 20	South Carolina	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 27–19
January 22*	Mercer	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 12–17
January 27	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	L 22–35
January 29	Alabama Polytechnic	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 24–19
January 30*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 23–14
February 2*	Georgetown (KY)	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 39–7
February 5*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 25–18
February 12*	College of Charleston	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 28–7
February 15	at Kentucky	Alumni Hall • Lexington, KY	W 30–13
February 16*	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 19–12
February 17*	at Centre	Danville, KY	L 24–26
February 21*	Davidson	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 25–18
February 22*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 32–5
February 27*	vs. Centre	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 23–27
March 5*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 35–13
*Non-Conference Game.

1923–24

1923–24 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–17 (0–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Bud Saunders
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1922–23 1924–25 →

1923–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulane	10	–	0		1.000			21	–	1		.955
North Carolina†	7	–	0		1.000			26	–	0		1.000
Georgia	7	–	0		1.000			16	–	5		.762
Alabama	5	–	1		.833			12	–	4		.750
Kentucky	6	–	2		.750			13	–	3		.813
Mississippi State	8	–	4		.667			13	–	8		.619
Virginia	3	–	2		.600			12	–	3		.800
Tennessee	5	–	5		.500			10	–	8		.556
South Carolina	2	–	2		.500			11	–	9		.550
Georgia Tech	4	–	5		.444			9	–	13		.409
Mississippi	2	–	4		.333			16	–	6		.727
Washington and Lee	2	–	4		.333			9	–	5		.643
NC State	2	–	4		.333			7	–	16		.304
Maryland	1	–	2		.333			5	–	7		.417
Vanderbilt	1	–	3		.250			7	–	15		.318
Florida	0	–	2		.000			5	–	10		.333
Sewanee	0	–	2		.000			2	–	7		.222
Virginia Tech	0	–	4		.000			5	–	13		.278
Auburn	0	–	6		.000			4	–	9		.308
Clemson	0	–	6		.000			2	–	14		.125
LSU	0	–	7		.000			8	–	12		.400
† Tournament winner As of April 30, 1924 Rankings from none

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 5	Georgia Tech	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 13–48
January 11	Georgia	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 6–24
January 12*	at Spartanburg YMCA	Spartanburg, SC	L 9–23
January 16	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 13–38
January 17	South Carolina	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 16–30
January 22*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 11–19
January 31	NC State	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 15–22
February 1*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 11–34
February 2*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 22–39
February 8	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, GA	L 22–39
February 9*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 17–20 (OT)
February 13	at Kentucky	Alumni Gymnasium • Lexington, KY	L 13–39
February 14*	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	L 13–33
February 15*	at Maryville	Maryville, TN	L 9–13
February 16	at Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	L 12–18
February 20*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 13–24
February 23*	College of Charleston	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 29–7
February 28*	vs. Florida	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	W 17–15
February 29*	vs. Vanderbilt	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 13–42
*Non-Conference Game.

1924–25

1924–25 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–14 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Bud Saunders
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1923–24 1925–26 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 1*	at Monaghan YMCA	Greenville, SC	L 29–42
January 2*	at New Holland	unknown	L 26–28
January 3*	at 22nd Infantry	Fort McPherson, GA	L 35–39
January 10	at Georgia Tech	Temporary Gym • Atlanta, GA	W 20–18
January 15	Georgia	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 19–17
January 23*	Newberry	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 20–21 (OT)
January 26*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 22–24
January 28*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 24–35
January 29	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 18–35
January 30*	at College of Charleston	Charleston, SC	L 10–30
January 31*	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 18–34
February 6*	Camp Benning	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 23–35
February 7*	Rollins	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 32–13
February 13*	The Citadel	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 21–25
February 14	Georgia Tech	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 32–30
February 19*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 18–34
February 21*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 11–41
February 26	Virginia Tech	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 13–27
*Non-Conference Game.

1925–26

1925–26 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–17 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Tink Gillam
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1924–25 1926–27 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 6*	at Saint Stanislaus	Bay St. Louis, MS	L 15–32
January 7*	at New Orleans YMCA	New Orleans, LA	L 23–24 (OT)
January 8	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	L 22–40
January 9	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	L 15–36
January 13*	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest, NC	L 34–40
January 14*	at Duke	Durham, NC	L 12–46
January 15	at North Carolina	Indoor Athletic Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 24–48
January 16	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	L 23–41
January 21	NC State	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 16–32
January 23*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 34–29
January 30*	Newberry	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 31–28
February 3*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 20–36
February 6*	Wofford	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 21–25
February 8*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 18–21
February 9	South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 38–35
February 10*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 22–26
February 12*	The Citadel	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 23–26
February 15*	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 32–30
February 17	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 28–44
February 20	South Carolina	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 20–36
February 22*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 31–37
*Non-Conference Game.

1926–27

1926–27 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–13 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Tink Gillam
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1925–26 1927–28 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 7	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 26–33
January 8	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 11–37
January 12*	Wofford	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 17–37
January 13	Tennessee	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 4–17
January 21	South Carolina	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 23–48
January 29*	Newberry	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 23–24
February 2	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 26–42
February 3	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 23–45
February 9*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 16–24
February 11*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 20–18
February 12*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 38–39
February 14	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 23–34
February 16	Florida	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 33–16
February 18*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 22–41
February 21*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 28–50
*Non-Conference Game.

1927–28

1927–28 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–14 (5–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 15*	at Kentucky Wesleyan	Owensboro, KY	L 23–27
December 16	at Kentucky	Alumni Gymnasium • Lexington, KY	L 17–33
December 17*	at Cincinnati	Schmidlapp Gymnasium • Cincinnati, OH	L 16–42
December 19*	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	L 16–33
January 7*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 26–33
January 11*	Wofford	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 44–21
January 16*	at Mercer	Macon, GA	L 31–37
January 17	at Georgia Tech	Temporary Gym • Atlanta, GA	L 24–42
January 18	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 26–56
January 19	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 23–30
January 20	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	L 23–30
January 21	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 34–15
January 28*	Newberry	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 16–15
January 31	Georgia	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 32–36
February 3*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 18–35
February 6	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 25–38
February 8	Florida	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 32–29
February 9	Florida	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 26–25
February 10	South Carolina	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 38–33
February 15*	Davidson	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 35–24
February 21*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 38–37
February 22	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 48–46 (2OT)
February 24*	vs. Alabama Polytechnic	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 26–27
*Non-Conference Game.

1928–29

1928–29 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–12 (6–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Josh Cody
Home arena	Riggs Field House
Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 18*	at Erskine	Due West, SC	L 37–41 (OT)
January 2*	at Atlanta Athletic Club	Atlanta, GA	L 30–56
January 3	at Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	L 21–36
January 4*	at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	L 25–31
January 5	at Georgia Tech	Temporary Gym • Atlanta, GA	L 23–29
January 10*	at Mercer	Macon, GA	L 24–40
January 11	at Florida	Building R • Gainesville, FL	W 36–23
January 12	at Florida	Building R • Gainesville, FL	W 31–21
January 14*	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 37–40
January 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 24–27 (OT)
January 18*	Newberry	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 24–17
January 19*	Wofford	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 50–14
January 29*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 32–26
January 30*	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 25–22
February 1	Alabama Polytechnic	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 46–20
February 2*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 33–42
February 7*	Erskine	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 30–16
February 8	Sewanee	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 49–19
February 9*	Furman	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 28–29
February 12*	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 34–17
February 14	Georgia	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 30–23
February 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 17–12
February 16*	The Citadel	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 35–33 (OT)
February 19	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 25–41
February 26*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 38–17
March 1*	vs. Georgia Tech	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	W 30–26
March 2*	vs. NC State	Municipal Auditorium • Atlanta, GA (Southern Conference tournament)	L 28–31
*Non-Conference Game.

References

1. "Clemson to Have Temporary Gym". Spartanburg Herald. December 23, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved December 9, 2012.

• Games: Bourret, Tim; Sikes, Philip. . Clemson University. pp. 182–183. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
• Coaches & captains: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143