Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1970–1979

1971–72 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
1971–72 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Poinsettia Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–16 (2–10 ACC)
Head coach	Tates Locke;
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1970–71 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
1970–71 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–17 (3–11 ACC)
Head coach	Tates Locke;
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

1969–70 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
1969–70 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–19 (2–12 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Roberts;
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1970–1979 represented Clemson University in NCAA college basketball competition.

1969–70

1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 South Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	25	–	3	.893
North Carolina	9	–	5	.643	18	–	9	.667
No. 10 NC State †	9	–	5	.643	23	–	7	.767
Duke	8	–	6	.571	17	–	9	.654
Wake Forest	6	–	8	.429	14	–	13	.519
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	13	–	13	.500
Virginia	3	–	11	.214	10	–	15	.400
Clemson	2	–	12	.143	7	–	19	.269

† 1970 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4*	Auburn	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 60–61
December 17*	Alabama	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 104–95
December 20*	vs. #15 LSU	Charlotte, NC	L 103–111
December 22*	vs. Texas–El Paso	El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Semifinal)	L 82–90
December 23*	vs. Texas A&M	El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Consolation)	L 63–78
January 7*	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 84–96
January 10	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 104–87
January 12	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 68–75
January 15	#7 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 91–96
January 17*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 81–80
January 19*	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 88–78
January 22*	at Florida State	Tully Gymnasium • Tallahassee, FL	L 81–122
January 24*	Virginia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 87–79
January 26	#3 South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 76–97
January 28*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–67
January 31	at #8 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 87–119
February 4	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 88–92
February 7	at #2 South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 52–99
February 9	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 75–91
February 13	vs. #10 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 66–110
February 14	vs. #5 NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 84–102
February 18	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 71–97
February 21	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 79–94
February 23	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 85–103
February 28	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 105–95
March 5*	vs. #3 South Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 33–34
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1970–71

1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	26	–	6	.813
No. 6 South Carolina †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	6	.793
Duke	9	–	5	.643	20	–	10	.667
Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	16	–	10	.615
Virginia	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
NC State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Maryland	5	–	9	.357	14	–	12	.538
Clemson	3	–	11	.214	9	–	17	.346

† 1971 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 3*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–54
December 5*	Mercer	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 61–46
December 18*	at Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Music City Classic Semifinal)	L 61–75
December 19*	vs. Southern Methodist	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Music City Classic Consolation)	W 67–51
January 2	at #2 South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 53–81
January 6*	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	L 55–72
January 9	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 56–66
January 11	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 52–56
January 14	at #15 North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 72–92
January 16	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 56–82
January 18	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 59–50
January 20*	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 64–74
January 23*	at Virginia Tech	VPI Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA	L 66–76
January 28	#15 Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 45–44
January 30*	Indiana State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–87 (OT)
February 1*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	L 61–77
February 6	#7 South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 44–47
February 8*	Rollins	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 77–52
February 12	vs. NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 57–64 (OT)
February 13	vs. #11 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 48–86
February 16	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 57–74
February 20*	Virginia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 56–53
February 23	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 51–45 (OT)
February 26	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 54–64
March 2	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 60–70
March 11*	vs. #13 North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 41–76
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1971–72

1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	26	–	5	.839
No. 14 Maryland	8	–	4	.667	27	–	5	.844
No. 20 Virginia	8	–	4	.667	21	–	7	.750
Duke	6	–	6	.500	14	–	12	.538
NC State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	10	.615
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	8	–	18	.308
Clemson	2	–	10	.167	10	–	16	.385

† 1972 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4*	at Davidson	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC	L 65–76
December 11*	Purdue	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 72–66 (OT)
December 18*	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 82–77 (OT)
December 21*	at Cincinnati	Armory Fieldhouse • Cincinnati, OH	L 64–93
December 29*	vs. Holy Cross	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Semifinal)	W 67–49
December 30*	vs. Auburn	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Final)	W 77–67
January 5*	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 66–57
January 8	#12 Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 63–61
January 12	#3 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 61–81
January 15	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 69–71
January 17	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 46–58
January 19*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 74–72
January 22*	Virginia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–73
January 29*	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 83–70
January 31	#8 Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 58–62
February 2*	at Virginia Tech	VPI Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA	L 44–48
February 5*	#8 South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 58–62
February 11	vs. #3 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 50–73
February 12	vs. NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 59–74
February 16	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 51–59
February 19	at #19 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 57–67
February 21	at #6 Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 60–62
February 26	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 63–70
March 1	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 59–40
March 4*	at #8 South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 61–77
March 9*	vs. #13 Maryland	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 52–54
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1972–73

1972–73 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–14 (4–8 ACC)
Head coach	Tates Locke
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 NC State †	12	–	0	1.000	27	–	0	1.000
No. 11 North Carolina	8	–	4	.667	25	–	8	.758
No. 8 Maryland	7	–	5	.583	23	–	7	.767
Duke	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	13	–	12	.520
Clemson	4	–	8	.333	12	–	14	.462
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1973 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 28*	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–77
December 2*	at Davidson	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC	L 59–65
December 6*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	L 69–83
December 9*	Presbyterian	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–68
December 16*	at Villanova	Armory Fieldhouse • Philadelphia, PA	L 60–63
December 22*	Kent State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–63
December 28*	vs. Pepperdine	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Semifinal)	W 80–65
December 29*	vs. Furman	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Final)	L 59–70
January 3*	Niagara	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 75–68
January 6	#2 Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 75–79
January 10	at #7 North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 58–92
January 13	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 73–75
January 17*	at #17 St. John's	New York, NY	L 59–87
January 20	#2 NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 76–86
January 24*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 72–54
January 27	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 64–63
February 3*	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 74–57
February 6*	Stetson	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–68
February 9	vs. #2 NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 61–68
February 10	vs. #6 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 69–84
February 14	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–61
February 17	at #10 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 66–69
February 19	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 56–54 (OT)
February 24	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 55–58
February 28	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 75–50
March 8*	vs. #10 Maryland	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–77
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1973–74

1973–74 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
IPTAY Tournament Champions Poinsettia Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–12 (3–9 ACC)
Head coach	Tates Locke
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 NC State †	12	–	0	1.000	30	–	1	.968
No. 4 Maryland	9	–	3	.750	23	–	5	.821
No. 12 North Carolina	9	–	3	.750	22	–	6	.786
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	11	–	16	.407
Clemson	3	–	9	.250	14	–	12	.538
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	13	–	13	.500
Duke	2	–	10	.167	10	–	16	.385

† 1974 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 30*	Auburn	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 87–72
December 1*	St. John's	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	W 68–58
December 5*	at Purdue	Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN	W 81–80 (OT)
December 7*	vs. Florida State	Pittsburgh, PA (Steel Bowl tournament semifinal)	L 58–65
December 8*	vs. Duquesne	Pittsburgh, PA (Steel Bowl tournament consolation)	W 71–66
December 15*	Georgia Tech	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 63–61
December 18*	#8 Louisville	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 70–74
December 28*	vs. Delaware	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Semifinal)	W 78–63
December 29*	vs. Furman	Greenville, SC (Poinsettia Classic Final)	W 75–67
January 5	at #3 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 60–89
January 9	#5 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 90–102
January 12	at #4 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 68–96
January 16	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 50–63
January 19	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 65–74
January 23*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 58–54
January 26	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 61–51
January 30*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 62–58 (OT)
February 2	at #4 North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 60–61
February 6*	East Tennessee State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 73–65
February 13	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 74–73
February 16	#6 Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 54–56
February 20	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 68–81
February 23	#1 NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 75–80
February 27	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 74–68
March 2*	at Georgia Tech	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 71–58
March 7*	vs. Virginia	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 63–68
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1974–75

1974–75 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	17–11 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Tates Locke
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

1974–75 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Maryland	10	–	2	.833	24	–	5	.828
No. 9 North Carolina †	8	–	4	.667	23	–	8	.742
Clemson	8	–	4	.667	17	–	11	.607
No. 7 NC State	8	–	4	.667	22	–	6	.786
Virginia	4	–	8	.333	12	–	13	.480
Duke	2	–	10	.167	13	–	13	.500
Wake Forest	2	–	10	.167	13	–	13	.500

† 1975 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 29*	Ole Miss		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 93–80
November 30*	#14 Penn		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	L 75–76
December 4*	Furman		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 82–69
December 7*	Appalachian State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–57
December 18*	at #4 Louisville		Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY	L 75–90
December 20*	vs. La Salle		University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH (Dayton Invitational Semifinal)	L 63–67
December 21*	vs. Dayton		University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH (Dayton Invitational Consolation)	L 69–71
December 27*	vs. Auburn		Metropolitan Sports Center • Bloomington, MN (Pillsbury Classic Semifinal)	W 63–59
December 28*	vs. Minnesota		Metropolitan Sports Center • Bloomington, MN (Pillsbury Classic Final)	L 52–66
December 31*	at Florida Southern		Lakeland, FL	W 92–73
January 4	Virginia		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 86–68
January 9	at #15 North Carolina		Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 72–74
January 15	at Duke		Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 72–75
January 18	Wake Forest		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–77
January 22	#3 Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 83–82
January 25	at Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 74–64
January 29*	The Citadel		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 106–75
February 1	#10 North Carolina		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 80–72
February 4	at #6 NC State	#15	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 89–92
February 12	at Wake Forest	#18	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	W 71–54
February 15	Duke	#18	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 100–66
February 19*	at Georgia Tech	#16	Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA	W 85–69
February 22	#4 NC State	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 92–70
February 26	at #2 Maryland	#11	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 64–70
March 1*	Biscayne	#11	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–59
March 6*	vs. Duke	#14	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 78–76
March 7*	vs. #12 North Carolina	#14	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 71–76 (OT)
March 15*	vs. Providence	#14	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (NIT First Round)	L 86–91
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1975–76

1975–76 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Charlotte Invitational Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–10 (5–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	11	–	1	.917	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Maryland	7	–	5	.583	22	–	6	.786
NC State	7	–	5	.583	21	–	9	.700
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	18	–	10	.643
Wake Forest	5	–	7	.417	17	–	10	.630
No. 18 Virginia †	4	–	8	.333	18	–	12	.600
Duke	3	–	9	.250	13	–	14	.481

† 1976 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1975–76 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	30	Tree Rollins	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Cordele, Georgia

Head coach

Bill Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 28*	Harvard	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 78–64
November 29*	Austin Peay	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	L 81–87 (OT)
December 3*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 92–86 (OT)
December 6*	Baptist	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–49
December 13*	Presbyterian	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–64
December 16*	Jacksonville	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Jacksonville, FL	W 59–54
December 19*	vs. Middle Tennessee St.	Stokely Athletic Center • Knoxville, TN (Volunteer Classic Semifinal)	W 82–46
December 20*	vs. #11 Tennessee	Stokely Athletic Center • Knoxville, TN (Volunteer Classic Final)	L 66–77
December 29*	vs. Boston College	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Invitational Semifinal)	W 80–60
December 30*	vs. Davidson	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Invitational Final)	W 72–54
January 2*	Biscayne	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–71
January 7	#6 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 64–80
January 10*	at The Citadel	McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC	W 81–68
January 14	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 102–96 (OT)
January 17	at #5 Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	W 86–81
January 21	at #2 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	W 82–77
January 24	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 62–69
January 28*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 89–65
January 31	at #4 North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 64–79
February 3	at #10 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 89–92
February 11	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 77–84
February 14	#4 Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 89–98
February 18	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 77–90
February 21	#12 NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 103–90
February 25	at Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	W 90–89
February 28*	Florida Southern	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 122–79
March 4*	vs. Wake Forest	Capital Centre • Landover, MD (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 76–63
March 5*	vs. #4 North Carolina	Capital Centre • Landover, MD (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 74–82
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1976–77

1976–77 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
IPTAY Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–6 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

Roster

1976–77 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	30	Tree Rollins	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Cordele, Georgia

Head coach

Bill Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank^#	Site	Result
November 26*	Yale		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 104–50
November 27*	Florida State		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	W 108–92
December 1*	Furman		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 110–72
December 4*	Georgia Southern		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 110–55
December 11*	Tennessee Tech	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 133–78
December 14*	Buffalo	#13	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 98–67
December 16*	Biscayne	#13	Miami, FL	W 94–42
December 18*	at Stetson	#13	Edmunds Center • DeLand, FL	W 78–64
December 27*	vs. #6 Marquette	#11	Milwaukee, WI (Dairyland Classic Semifinal)	L 49–67
December 28*	vs. Boston College	#11	Milwaukee, WI (Dairyland Classic Consolation)	W 128–76
January 5	vs. #6 North Carolina	#16	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC	L 63–91
January 8*	Georgia Tech	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 98–69
January 12	at Duke	#17	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	W 80–73 (OT)
January 15	#7 Wake Forest	#17	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 82–84
January 19	#13 Maryland		Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–71
January 22	at Virginia		University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 63–54
January 26*	at Furman	#19	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 94–86
January 29	#4 North Carolina	#19	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–73
February 1	NC State	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 60–59
February 3*	Cleveland State	#16	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 77–50
February 8	at #4 Wake Forest	#15	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	W 70–66
February 12	at Maryland	#15	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 78–84
February 16	Virginia	#18	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 65–71
February 19	at NC State	#18	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	W 68–66
February 23	Duke	#18	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 67–63
February 26*	Roanoke	#19	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 120–56
March 3*	vs. Duke	#18	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	W 82–74
March 4*	vs. Virginia	#18	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Semifinal)	L 60–72
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1977–78

1977–78 Clemson Tigers men's basketball

IPTAY Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	15–12 (3–9 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 25*	TCU	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 125–62
November 26*	Rhode Island	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	W 82–75
November 30*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 101–83
December 3*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 99–65
December 7*	American	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 98–58
December 10*	at South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	L 66–72
December 17*	Appalachian State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 93–88
December 20*	vs. Catholic	Charleston, SC	W 82–58
December 21*	vs. Canisius	Charleston, SC	W 94–61
December 30*	vs. Boston University	Jacksonville, FL	W 100–55
January 4	#2 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 77–79 (OT)
January 7*	South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–58
January 11	Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 85–107
January 14	at Wake Forest	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC	L 90–91 (OT)
January 16	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 75–90
January 21	#13 Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 79–70 (OT)
January 25*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 68–87
January 28	at #3 North Carolina	Carmichael Auditorium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 64–98
January 31	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 69–73
February 4*	Stetson	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–65
February 8	#14 Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–81
February 11	Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 75–80
February 15	at #17 Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	W 63–55
February 18	NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 65–72
February 22	at #13 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 65–78
February 25*	Biscayne	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 91–47
March 1*	vs. #15 Duke	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 72–83
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1978–79

1978–79 Clemson Tigers men's basketball

IPTAY Tournament Champions Sun Bowl Carnival Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–10 (5–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Foster
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	23	–	6	.793
No. 11 Duke	9	–	3	.750	22	–	8	.733
Virginia	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
Maryland	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	19	–	10	.655
NC State	3	–	9	.250	18	–	12	.600
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1979 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
November 24*	Catholic	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 108–67
November 27*	Furman	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 106–74
December 1*	Brown	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Semifinal)	W 73–57
December 2*	Kent State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (IPTAY Tournament Final)	W 72–52
December 6*	at South Carolina	Carolina Coliseum • Columbia, SC	W 70–65
December 9*	The Citadel	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–58
December 16*	Western Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–56
December 28*	vs. UTEP	Special Events Center • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Semifinal)	W 68–57
December 29*	vs. Texas Tech	Special Events Center • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl Carnival Final)	W 58–57
January 3	vs. #3 North Carolina	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC	L 68–90
January 6*	at The Citadel	McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC	L 56–58
January 10	at #7 Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 54–73
January 13	Wake Forest	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 71–66 (2OT)
January 17	#19 Maryland	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 63–77
January 20	at Virginia	University Hall • Charlottesville, VA	L 54–61
January 24*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 64–58
January 27	#2 North Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 66–61
January 30	#20 NC State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 85–72
February 1*	Colgate	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 110–73
February 3*	South Carolina	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 74–64
February 7	at Wake Forest	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC	W 85–74
February 10	at #19 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 69–77
February 14	Virginia	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	L 68–72
February 17	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 58–83
February 21	#6 Duke	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 70–49
February 24*	Buffalo State	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC	W 81–47
March 1*	vs. Maryland	Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 67–75
March 7*	at Kentucky	Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY (NIT First Round)	W 68–67 (OT)
March 12*	Old Dominion	Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (NIT Second Round)	L 59–61 (2OT)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

Games: Bourret, Tim; Sikes, Philip. "2012–13 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide". Clemson University. pp. 186–187. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
Coaches: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143

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Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
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