Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1990–1999

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1990–1999 represented Clemson University in NCAA college basketball competition.

1989–90

1989–90 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
ACC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
Record	24–8 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 17 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			26	–	9		.743
No. 15 Duke	9	–	5		.643			29	–	9		.763
#9 Georgia Tech†	8	–	6		.571			28	–	7		.800
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			21	–	13		.618
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			20	–	12		.625
NC State	6	–	8		.429			18	–	12		.600
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			19	–	14		.576
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
† 1990 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson's participation in the 1990 NCAA Tournament was vacated by the Committee on Infractions.

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 24*	vs. American–Puerto Rico		Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Quarterfinal)	W 87–73
November 25*	vs. Stetson		Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Semifinal)	W 74–61
November 26*	vs. Alabama		Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Final)	L 48–57
November 28*	at The Citadel		McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC	W 71–54
December 6*	vs. Providence		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC–Big East Challenge)	W 72–71
December 9*	Radford		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 114–76
December 18*	at UNC–Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC	W 104–79
December 27*	vs. Villanova		San Diego, CA (Texaco Star Classic Semifinal)	L 71–73
December 28*	vs. Niagara		San Diego, CA (Texaco Star Classic Consolation)	W 85–65
January 2	at #18 NC State		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 77–79
January 6	Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–77
January 9	at Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 76–70
January 11*	UNC–Asheville		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 78–54
January 13	Wake Forest		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 76–57
January 15*	Georgia State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 117–59
January 17*	Western Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 97–61
January 20*	Hofstra		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–58
January 25	#13 Georgia Tech		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–90
January 27	at North Carolina		Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 60–83
January 31	at #5 Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 80–94
February 3*	South Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 83–65
February 7	at Maryland		Cole Field House • College Park, MD	W 75–73
February 10	Virginia		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 74–63
February 12	NC State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–81
February 14*	Furman		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–74
February 21	at Wake Forest		LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	W 89–75
February 24	North Carolina	#23	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 69–61
February 28	#5 Duke	#20	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 97–93
March 3	at #11 Georgia Tech	#20	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 69–85
March 5*	at South Carolina	#17	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 53–54
March 9*	vs. Wake Forest	#17	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 79–70
March 10*	vs. Virginia	#17	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 66–69
March 15*	vs. Brigham Young	#17	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT (NCAA first round)	W 49–47
March 17*	vs. #12 La Salle	#17	Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, CT (NCAA second round)	W 79–75
March 22*	vs. #3 Connecticut	#17	Brendan Byrne Arena • East Rutherford, NJ (NCAA Sweet Sixteen)	L 70–71
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1990–91

1990–91 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Florida International Tournament champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	11–17 (2–12 ACC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Duke	11	–	3		.786			32	–	7		.821
No. 4 North Carolina †	10	–	4		.714			29	–	6		.829
Wake Forest	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
NC State	8	–	6		.571			20	–	11		.645
Georgia Tech	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			21	–	12		.636
Maryland	5	–	9		.357			16	–	12		.571
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			11	–	17		.393
† 1991 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 24*	Maryland–Baltimore County	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 90–73
November 26*	Samford	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 96–56
November 28*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–77
December 2*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 68–66
December 4*	vs. Seton Hall	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY (ACC–Big East Challenge)	L 62–78
December 8*	Wisconsin–Green Bay	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 75–68
December 15*	UNC–Charlotte	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 100–108
December 17*	South Carolina State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–83
December 20*	vs. Coppin State	Golden Panther Arena • Miami, FL (Florida International Tournament Semifinal)	W 71–70
December 21*	vs. Florida Atlantic	Golden Panther Arena • Miami, FL (Florida International Tournament Final)	W 99–89
January 2	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 70–74
January 5	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 65–81
January 8	#13 Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 78–82
January 12	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 88–93 (OT)
January 16*	Western Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–82
January 19*	Temple	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 52–71
January 24	at #25 Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 68–89
January 26	#7 Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 70–99
January 31	#9 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 77–90
February 2*	at South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 53–58
February 6	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–69
February 10	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 62–72
February 16	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 47–57
February 23	at #6 North Carolina	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 57–73
February 24	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 55–81
February 27	at #8 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 62–79
March 2	#24 Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 69–62
March 8*	vs. #7 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 59–67
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1991–92

1991–92 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–14 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	2		.875			34	–	2		.944
No. 20 Florida State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 18 North Carolina	9	–	7		.563			23	–	10		.697
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			23	–	12		.657
Virginia	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
NC State	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Maryland	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
Clemson	4	–	12		.250			14	–	14		.500
† 1992 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 30*	Morehead State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 114–69
December 2*	Oral Roberts	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 96–76
December 7*	Charleston Southern	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 87–67
December 14*	Tennessee State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–60
December 16*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 87–83
December 28*	vs. Texas	Special Events Center • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Semifinal)	L 87–95
December 29*	vs. Northern Iowa	Special Events Center • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Consolation)	W 63–60
January 4	#20 Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 58–73 (OT)
January 9	at #8 North Carolina	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 69–103
January 11*	UNC–Asheville	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 94–54
January 13*	Wofford	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–59
January 18	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 75–78
January 22	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 51–48
January 25	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 71–84
January 27	at #1 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 73–112
January 29*	at Western Carolina	Ramsey Center • Cullowhee, NC	W 81–71
February 1*	South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 55–52
February 5	#24 Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 95–78 (OT)
February 8	at #23 Florida State	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 90–102
February 12	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 48–60
February 15	#4 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 72–80
February 18	#16 Florida State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 68–67
February 22	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–70
February 26	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 61–63
February 29	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 49–69
March 4	#1 Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 97–98
March 8	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 82–101
March 12*	vs. Maryland	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament First round)	L 75–81
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1992–93

1992–93 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–13 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			34	–	4		.895
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
No. 10 Duke	10	–	6		.625			24	–	8		.750
No. 16 Wake Forest	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
No. 18 Georgia Tech †	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			17	–	13		.567
Maryland	2	–	14		.125			12	–	16		.429
NC State	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
† 1993 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 2*	Liberty	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–68
December 5*	Howard	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–70
December 12*	UNC–Greensboro	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 88–62
December 17*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 82–59
December 19*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 76–54
December 21*	Davidson	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–77
December 28*	vs. Appalachian State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC	W 91–73
December 30*	Mercer	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 87–69
January 3*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–72
January 6	at #1 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 67–110
January 13	at #14 Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 82–100
January 16	#5 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 72–82
January 20	Florida State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 71–89
January 24	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 56–74
January 26	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–72
January 31	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 70–72
February 4	at #22 Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 83–80
February 6*	at South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	W 89–84 (OT)
February 8	#3 Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 84–93
February 13	#24 Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 78–83
February 17	at #3 North Carolina	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 67–80
February 20	at #9 Florida State	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 92–102
February 24	#12 Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 76–74
February 27	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	W 81–73
March 3	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 92–82
March 7	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 59–66
March 12*	vs. #10 Florida State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 87–75
March 13*	vs. Georgia Tech	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 61–69
March 18*	Auburn	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (NIT First round)	W 84–72
March 22*	at Alabama–Birmingham	Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL (NIT Second round)	L 64–65
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1993–94

1993–94 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Duke	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 1 North Carolina †	11	–	5		.688			28	–	7		.800
Wake Forest	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Virginia	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Florida State	6	–	10		.375			13	–	14		.481
Clemson	6	–	10		.375			18	–	16		.529
NC State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
† 1994 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 29*	Texas–Arlington	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–55
December 1*	at Charleston Southern	CSU Field House • North Charleston, SC	W 120–103
December 4*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–70
December 15*	at #15 Minnesota	Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN	L 54–73
December 18*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 76–64
December 19*	at Davidson	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC	L 79–82
December 27*	vs. Evansville	Neal S. Blaisdell Center • Honolulu, HI (Rainbow Classic Quarterfinal)	L 80–81
December 29*	vs. Army	Neal S. Blaisdell Center • Honolulu, HI (Rainbow Classic Consolation)	W 72–48
December 30*	vs. #20 Oklahoma State	Neal S. Blaisdell Center • Honolulu, HI (Rainbow Classic Consolation)	W 68–65
January 5	#3 Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 65–71
January 8*	UNC–Charlotte	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–63
January 10*	at Mercer	Porter Gym • Macon, GA	W 88–71
January 12	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 57–64
January 15	at #1 North Carolina	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 62–106
January 19	at Florida State	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 57–60
January 22	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 75–68
January 24*	Appalachian State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 66–56
January 26	at #18 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 53–73
January 29	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 95–73
February 2	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 88–69
February 5	at #1 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 74–78
February 9*	South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 88–91
February 12	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 44–52
February 17	#2 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 77–69
February 19	Florida State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 71–79
February 22	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 69–80
February 26	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–67
March 2	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	W 82–63
March 5	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 79–90
March 10*	vs. NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament First round)	W 76–63
March 11*	vs. #5 Duke	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 64–77
March 17*	Southern Miss	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (NIT First round)	W 96–85
March 21*	West Virginia	WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV (NIT Second round)	W 96–79
March 23*	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (NIT Quarterfinal)	L 74–89
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1994–95

1994–95 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, first round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	15–13 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Wake Forest †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 4 North Carolina	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 10 Maryland	12	–	4		.750			26	–	8		.765
No. 13 Virginia	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			15	–	13		.536
NC State	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
Duke	2	–	14		.125			13	–	18		.419
† 1995 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[2]

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 29*	Charleston Southern		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 96–66
December 3*	Winthrop		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 98–71
December 5*	Mercer		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–51
December 8*	at South Carolina		Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	W 83–59
December 10*	vs. Appalachian State		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC	W 81–66
December 18*	The Citadel		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 77–66
December 20*	Miami (FL)		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 75–55
December 29*	Morgan State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 60–40
January 4	at #9 Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	W 75–70
January 7*	Texas A&M		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 66–41
January 11	at Virginia	#18	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 37–61
January 14	#2 North Carolina	#18	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 66–83
January 18	Florida State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 66–67
January 21	at #16 Wake Forest		LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 60–69
January 25	#8 Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 51–56
January 28	at NC State		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	W 60–55
February 1	at #21 Georgia Tech		Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 50–80
February 4	Duke		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 51–44
February 8*	Furman		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 69–63
February 11	#17 Virginia		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 44–62
February 16	at #2 North Carolina		Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 39–66
February 18	at Florida State		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 57–62
February 22	#12 Wake Forest		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 52–64
February 25	at #7 Maryland		Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 68–84
March 1	NC State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 62–45
March 4	Georgia Tech		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 65–63
March 10*	vs. #3 North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 62–78
March 17*	at Virginia Tech		Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA (NIT First round)	L 54–62
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1995–96

1995–96 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–11 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech	13	–	3		.813			24	–	12		.667
No. 9 Wake Forest †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	6		.813
No. 25 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Duke	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			18	–	11		.621
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
NC State	3	–	13		.188			15	–	16		.484
† 1996 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[3]

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 26*	UNC–Asheville		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 83–41
November 29*	Appalachian State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–55
December 2*	at Winthrop		Winthrop Coliseum • Rock Hill, SC	W 79–63
December 6*	Charleston Southern		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–60
December 9*	South Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 72–58
December 16*	Furman		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–61
December 19*	Minnesota		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–66
December 23*	at Miami (FL)		Miami Arena • Miami, FL	W 66–52 (OT)
December 30*	Campbell	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–43
January 3	#19 Duke	#22	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 51–48
January 10	Virginia	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–79
January 14	at #10 North Carolina	#16	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 53–86
January 17	at Florida State	#19	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 62–75
January 21	#6 Wake Forest	#19	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 55–41
January 24	at Maryland	#18	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 60–65
January 27	NC State	#18	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 61–64
January 30	#25 Georgia Tech	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–70
February 3	at Duke	#24	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 53–83
February 6*	Wofford		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 77–28
February 10	at Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 51–62
February 14	#17 North Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 48–53
February 17	Florida State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–59
February 21	at #10 Wake Forest		LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 48–68
February 24	Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 68–61
February 28	at NC State		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	W 80–76
March 3	at #18 Georgia Tech		Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 74–87
March 8*	vs. #20 North Carolina		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 75–73
March 9*	vs. Wake Forest		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 60–68
March 14*	vs. Georgia		University Arena • Albuquerque, NM (NCAA Tournament First round)	L 74–81
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1996–97

1996–97 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 14
Record	23–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Duke	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
No. 9 Wake Forest	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
No. 4 North Carolina †	11	–	5		.688			28	–	7		.800
No. 14 Clemson	9	–	7		.563			23	–	10		.697
No. 22 Maryland	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
NC State	4	–	12		.250			17	–	15		.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
† 1997 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 15*	vs. #3 Kentucky	#20	RCA Dome • Indianapolis, IN (BCA Classic)	W 79–71 (OT)
November 23*	Coastal Carolina	#12	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–47
November 29*	vs. Delaware	#10	Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Quarterfinal)	W 78–71
November 30*	vs. Missouri	#10	Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Semifinal)	W 47–45
December 1*	vs. #24 Minnesota	#10	Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, PR (San Juan Shootout Final)	L 65–75
December 4*	Furman	#12	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–55
December 7	at #25 Virginia	#12	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 62–52
December 14*	Charleston Southern	#10	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–57
December 17*	at South Carolina	#8	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	W 58–39
December 20*	Wofford	#8	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–49
December 22*	at Texas A&M	#8	G. Rollie White Coliseum • College Station, TX	W 76–64
December 30*	Marshall	#5	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–57
January 4*	South Carolina State	#5	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 63–44
January 7	#10 Duke	#5	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–82 (OT)
January 11	at Florida State	#5	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	W 76–70
January 15	at #11 Maryland	#3	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	W 67–63
January 18	NC State	#3	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 51–42
January 23	#4 Wake Forest	#2	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 62–65
January 26	at #19 North Carolina	#2	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 48–61
January 30	Georgia Tech	#7	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–57
February 1	at NC State	#7	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 54–58
February 4*	Western Kentucky	#10	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 69–55
February 8	#7 Maryland	#10	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–68
February 12	at #2 Wake Forest	#7	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 49–55
February 15	Virginia	#7	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–65
February 18	at #6 Duke	#8	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 77–84
February 23	Florida State	#8	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 65–67
February 26	#8 North Carolina	#12	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 69–76
March 1	at Georgia Tech	#12	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 55–53
March 7*	vs. #22 Maryland	#13	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–76
March 14*	vs. Miami (OH)	#14	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO (NCAA Tournament First round)	W 68–56
March 16*	vs. Tulsa	#14	Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO (NCAA Tournament Second round)	W 65–59
March 20*	vs. #3 Minnesota	#14	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)	L 84–90 (2OT)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1997–98

1997–98 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Barnes
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke	15	–	1		.938			32	–	4		.889
No. 1 North Carolina†	13	–	3		.813			34	–	4		.895
No. 20 Maryland	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			16	–	14		.533
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			19	–	14		.576
Florida State	6	–	10		.375			18	–	4		.818
NC State	5	–	11		.313			17	–	15		.531
Virginia	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 14*	UNC–Wilmington	#5	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–50
November 21*	vs. Iona	#5	Patty Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Top of the World Classic Quarterfinal)	W 79–49
November 22*	vs. Southwest Missouri St.	#5	Patty Center • Fairbanks, AK (Top of the World Classic Semifinal)	W 71–67
November 23*	vs. Gonzaga	#5	Patty Center • Fairbanks, AK (Top of the World Classic Final)	L 71–84
November 29*	vs. #7 Kentucky	#12	America West Arena • Phoenix, AZ (Premier Classic)	L 61–76
December 4	#23 Maryland	#17	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 78–65 (OT)
December 6*	Furman	#17	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–62
December 13*	at Illinois	#17	United Center • Chicago, IL	L 61–71
December 17*	#6 South Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 62–57
December 19*	at Seton Hall		Continental Airlines Arena • East Rutherford, NJ	W 62–59
December 22*	Charleston Southern	#21	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 65–42
December 28*	at South Carolina State	#21	SHM Memorial Center • Orangeburg, SC	W 84–60
December 30*	at Western Kentucky	#21	E. A. Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, KY	W 71–52
January 3	#1 North Carolina	#21	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 70–73
January 8	at Wake Forest	#24	LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 66–70
January 13	#17 Florida State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–65
January 17	at #2 Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 80–81
January 20	Virginia	#25	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 69–52
January 24	at Maryland	#25	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 69–74
January 28	at #2 North Carolina		Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 79–88
January 31	NC State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 80–82 (OT)
February 4	at Georgia Tech		Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 52–70
February 7	Wake Forest		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–46
February 11*	Western Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 102–67
February 15	at Florida State		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	W 78–49
February 18	#2 Duke		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 66–70
February 21	at Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 74–78 (OT)
February 26	at NC State		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	W 77–72
March 1	Georgia Tech		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 76–62
March 6*	vs. Wake Forest		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 75–56
March 7*	vs. #1 Duke		Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 64–66
March 13*	vs. Western Michigan		United Center • Chicago, IL (NCAA Tournament First round)	L 72–75
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1998–99

1998–99 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Runner-Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–15 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach	Larry Shyatt
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke †	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	2		.949
No. 5 Maryland	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
No. 13 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
NC State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			20	–	15		.571
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Virginia	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
† 1999 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[4]

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 13*	Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 83–59
November 16*	Stetson	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 66–39
November 19*	Western Carolina	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–56
November 23*	vs. Michigan	#22	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (Maui Classic Quarterfinal)	L 56–59
November 24*	vs. Chaminade	#22	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (Maui Classic Consolation)	W 72–60
November 25*	vs. Kansas State	#22	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI (Maui Classic Consolation)	W 79–45
November 30*	Radford	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–37
December 3*	East Tennessee St.	#24	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–54
December 12*	UNC–Asheville	#17	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–64
December 16*	South Carolina	#16	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	W 70–66
December 21*	South Carolina State	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 72–47
December 26*	at Furman	#16	Bi-Lo Center • Greenville, SC	W 67–54
December 29*	Illinois	#14	Bi-Lo Center • Greenville, SC	L 50–67
January 2	at #9 North Carolina	#14	Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC	L 53–69
January 5	NC State	#21	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–72
January 9	Wake Forest	#21	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 61–64
January 12	at Florida State	#25	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL	L 64–70
January 17	at Virginia	#25	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 58–65
January 20	#2 Duke		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 60–82
January 24	#4 Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 79–81 (OT)
January 28	at Georgia Tech		Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 62–66
February 4	#9 North Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 78–63
February 6	at NC State		Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 71–84
February 10	at Wake Forest		LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 69–79
February 14	Florida State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 78–45
February 17	Virginia		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 88–65
February 20	at #1 Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 65–92
February 24	at #5 Maryland		Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 60–77
February 28	Georgia Tech		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 92–64
March 4*	vs. Florida State		Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament First round)	L 85–87 (OT)
March 10*	Georgia		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (NIT First round)	W 77–57
March 16*	at Rutgers		Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ (NIT Second round)	W 78–68
March 18*	Butler		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (NIT Third round)	W 89–69
March 23*	vs. Xavier		Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT Semifinal)	W 79–76
March 25*	vs. California		Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT Final)	L 60–61
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
3. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
4. sports-reference.com 1998-99 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

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• Coaches: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143