Clemson Women Fall Short in ACC Tourney

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Clemson Women’s Basketball gave sixth-seeded Louisville all it could handle, leading for more than 17 minutes in a game that featured 11 lead changes and 10 ties, but the Cardinals were able to outlast the Tigers in overtime, 70-68, Thursday in the second round of the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Time and […]

Tigers advance in ACC Tournament

GREENSBORO, N.C. –  A 14-2 first-half run gave No. 14-seed Clemson a double-digit lead and the Tigers got hot from behind the arc in the third quarter en route to a 63-46 First Round win over 11-seed Stanford in Wednesday’s ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Tigers led for more than 31 minutes of gameplay and […]

Tigers Start Poppie Era with Victory Against Jackson State

CLEMSON — The Clemson Women’s Basketball Team clinched a 78-44 victory against Jackson State giving head coach Shawn Poppie his first win as a Tiger. Graduate Loyal McQueen set a career high of seven rebounds and seven assists, and Senior Tessa Miller had a game-high of 17 points, shooting 7-8 from the field. Ten Tigers […]

Former Clemson Head Coach Finds New Job in ACC

A former Clemson head coach has found a new coaching gig in the ACC. On Tuesday, the Louisville women’s basketball program announced the addition of Amanda Butler as an assistant coach. Of course, Butler spent the last six seasons as head coach of the Clemson women’s basketball program. Former Chattanooga head coach Shawn Poppie was […]

Poppie on South Carolina Rivalry: ‘Being the Underdog is a lot of Fun’

What will it take for the Clemson women’s basketball program to compete with rival South Carolina? Shawn Poppie knows that is no small task. He also knows it will be a long process. Poppie, Clemson’s new women’s basketball head coach, spoke exclusively with The Clemson Insider this week at the ACC’s Spring Meetings in Amelia […]

Poppie Adds Trio of Coaches to Staff

CLEMSON – Clemson women’s basketball head coach Shawn Poppie announced a trio of additions to his coaching staff on Tuesday. Joining Poppie at Clemson will be assistant coaches Jonathan Goldberg, Katelyn Grisillo, and Jayda Worthy, all of whom are coming to the upstate following time on Poppie’s staff at Chattanooga. JON GOLDBERG Title: Director of Player Development […]

Watch: Clemson Formally Introduces New Women’s Basketball Head Coach

CLEMSON — On Tuesday in Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson formally introduced Shawn Poppie as the new women’s basketball head coach. “It’s a tremendous day for Clemson, Clemson women’s basketball, and really, really excited to formally introduce Coach Shawn Poppie and his wife, Regina, and family here,” Clemson athletics director Graham Neff said. Last Tuesday, Clemson officially […]

Clemson Makes It Official with Poppie

Clemson has officially approved the contract for its new women’s basketball coach. The Clemson University Board of Trustees Compensation Committee met Tuesday afternoon to officially hire Shawn Poppie as its next women’s basketball head coach. As TCI confirmed Tuesday morning, Poppie is leaving Chattanooga to replace Amanda Butler, who was let go earlier this month […]

Clemson Has Its New Women’s Basketball Head Coach

CLEMSON — The Clemson women’s basketball program has found its new head coach. The Tigers are hiring Shawn Poppie as their new coach, The Clemson Insider has confirmed from multiple sources. The Clemson Board of Trustees Compensation Committee called a meeting for Tuesday afternoon to approve the new women’s basketball coach. Poppie’s contract is supposed […]

Clemson, Amanda Butler Part Ways

CLEMSON – Clemson Director of Athletics Graham Neff announced that Amanda Butler will not return as head coach of the women’s basketball program. In six seasons, Clemson had an 81-106 (.433) overall record, including a 32-73 (.305) mark in ACC play. The Tigers finished 12-19 overall and 5-13 in ACC play in 2023-24. “I thank Amanda […]