2025–26 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

2025–26 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Ayers (2nd season)
  • Sydni Means (2nd season)
  • Katelyn Grisillo (2nd season)
  • Jon Goldberg (2nd season)
  • Jayda Worthy (2nd season)
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Duke † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 8   .750
No. 13 Louisville 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 15 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
NC State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 23 – 8   .742
Virginia 11 – 7   .611 19 – 11   .633
Clemson 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
California 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Florida State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 14 – 17   .452
SMU 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
Pittsburgh 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
Boston College 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2025–26 college basketball season. The Tigers are led by second-year head coach Shawn Poppie. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 14–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 12th place. As the No. 14 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Stanford before losing to Louisville in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Loyal McQueen 1 G 5'8" Graduate Student Florence, South Carolina Graduated
Jordy Griggs 3 G/F 6'2" Sophomore Moreno Valley, California Entered transfer portal[1]
Summah Evans 7 F 6'0" Graduate Student Cairns, Australia Graduated
Kylee Kellermann 10 G 5'6" Sophomore Charleston, South Carolina —
Maddi Cluse 11 G 5'10" Senior Sagamore Hills, Ohio Graduated
Bella Ranallo 13 G 5'6" Sophomore Lake Forest, Illinois Transferred to Ohio[2]
Addie Porter 14 G 5'4" Senior Lebanon, Tennessee Graduated
Tessa Miller 22 F 6'2" Senior Crossville, Tennessee Graduated
Madi Ott 30 G 5'10" Senior Frisco, Texas Graduated
Anya Poole 31 F 6'2" Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Taylor Johnson-Matthews 10 G 5'9" Senior Cleveland, Ohio DePaul[3]
Rusne Augustinaite 11 G 6'0" Junior Šiauliai, Lithuania Georgia Tech[4]
Rachael Rose 14 G 5'7" Senior Scranton, Pennsylvania Wofford[5]
Hadley Periman 21 G/F 6'2" Senior Tuttle, Oklahoma Tulsa[6]
DeMeara Hinds 25 F 6'2" Graduate Student Douglasville, Georgia Wake Forest[7]
Morgan Lee 31 C 6'5" Senior Kent, Connecticut Marist[8]

2025 recruiting class

Source:[9]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Ja'Kerra Butler
G/F 		Lawrenceville, Georgia Hebron Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Mar 19, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Holland Harris
G/F 		Orlando, Florida Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Sep 19, 2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (93)
Amaia Jackson
G 		Rochester, New York Montverde Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Sep 27, 2024 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2025–26 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Holland Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Montverde Academy Orlando, FL
G 1 Amaia Jackson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Montverde Academy Rochester, NY
G/F 2 Ja'Kerra Butler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hebron Lawrenceville, GA
G 5 Hannah Kohn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Hagerty
Chattanooga 		Oviedo FL
G 10 Taylor Johnson-Matthews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Charles F. Brush
DePaul 		Cleveland, OH
G 11 Rusne Augustinaite 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Montverde Academy
Georgia Tech 		Šiauliai, Lithuania
G 12 Mia Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Francis
UAB 		Alpharetta, GA
G 14 Rachael Rose 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Wofford Scranton, PA
F 20 Morgan Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Andover Andover, MN
G/F 21 Hadley Periman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Tuttle
Tulsa 		Tuttle, OK
F 25 DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lithia Springs
Wake Forest 		Douglasville, GA
C 31 Morgan Lee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Kent School
Marist 		Kent, CT
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: September 30, 2025

Schedule

Source:[10][11]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 3, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		USC Upstate W 76–38  1–0
  19 – Augustinaite   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,839)
Clemson, SC
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 72–51  2–0
  20 – Moore   10 – Tied   5 – Thompson  Hawkins Arena (529)
Macon, GA
November 11, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 2 South Carolina
Rivalry 		L 37–65  2–1
  9 – Johnson-Matthews   8 – Hinds   3 – Periman  Colonial Life Arena (16,623)
Columbia, SC
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		American W 78–38  3–1
  16 – Tied   10 – Tied   4 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (723)
Clemson, SC
November 16, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 22 Louisville L 54–65  3–2
(0–1) 		 17 – Augustinaite   8 – Tied   5 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,004)
Clemson, SC
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Furman W 76–58  4–2
  16 – Hinds   6 – Tied   11 – Moore  Timmons Arena (879)
Greenville, SC
November 28, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Western Carolina
Baha Mar Hoops Championship Junkanoo Division semifinals 		W 77–44  5–2
  18 – Moore   7 – Periman   6 – Moore  Baha Mar Convention Center (247)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2025*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 20 Michigan State
Baha Mar Hoops Championship Junkanoo Division Final 		L 64–72  5–3
  17 – Augustinaite   10 – Hinds   7 – Moore  Baha Mar Convention Center (257)
Nassau, The Bahamas
December 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Alabama
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 48–72  5–4
  10 – Kohn   8 – Periman   3 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (2,525)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Appalachian State W 78–59  6–4
  21 – Moore   4 – Tied   5 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (862)
Clemson, SC
December 14, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Pittsburgh W 73–41  7–4
(1–1) 		 19 – Augustinaite   9 – Hinds   5 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,060)
Clemson, SC
December 17, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern W 78–52  8–4
  18 – Tied   9 – Hinds   4 – Rose  Buccaneer Field House (390)
North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Florida W 84–62  9–4
  19 – Augustinaite   11 – Thompson   6 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,004)
Clemson, SC
December 28, 2025*
3:00 p.m., NECFrontRow 		at Chicago State W 97–44  10–4
  23 – Johson-Matthews   7 – Periman   6 – Moore  Jones Convocation Center (201)
Chicago, IL
January 1, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia L 63–73  10–5
(1–2) 		 16 – Rose   7 – Hinds   7 – Rose  John Paul Jones Arena (4,032)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) W 70–55  11–5
(2–2) 		 24 – Thompson   7 – Periman   12 – Moore  Watsco Center (914)
Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 75–65  12–5
(3–2) 		 19 – Rose   10 – Moore   4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (861)
Clemson, SC
January 11, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 55–58  12–6
(3–3) 		 15 – Thompson   9 – Hinds   6 – Moore  McCamish Pavilion (6,125)
Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest W 78–71 OT 13–6
(4–3) 		 20 – Rose   9 – Hinds   4 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,133)
Clemson, SC
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia Tech L 68–71  13–7
(4–4) 		 20 – Johnson-Matthews   8 – Periman   4 – Hinds  Cassell Coliseum (3,992)
Blacksburg, VA
January 25, 2026
3:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Notre Dame W 65–58  14–7
(5–4) 		 18 – Johnson-Matthews   7 – Hinds   3 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (8,295)
Notre Dame, IN
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		SMU W 83–54  15–7
(6–4) 		 21 – Augustinaite   10 – Hinds   6 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (927)
Clemson, SC
February 1, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State W 77–58  16–7
(7–4) 		 18 – Thompson   15 – Periman   5 – Periman  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,118)
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 25 North Carolina L 44–53  16–8
(7–5) 		 15 – Augustinaite   4 – Thompson   2 – Tied  Carmichael Arena (3,024)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 83–59  17–8
(8–5) 		 30 – Moore   12 – Moore   6 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,160)
Clemson, SC
February 12, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech W 67–65 2OT 18–8
(9–5) 		 31 – Moore   16 – Thompson   3 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (915)
Clemson, SC
February 15, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 64–68  18–9
(9–6) 		 17 – Tied   5 – Moore   7 – Moore  JMA Wireless Dome (4,847)
Syracuse, NY
February 22, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 9 Duke W 53–51  19–9
(10–6) 		 13 – Hinds   8 – Hinds   6 – Moore  Littlejohn Coliseum (3,218)
Clemson, SC
February 26, 2026
10:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at California W 70–63  20–9
(11–6) 		 21 – Moore   11 – Thompson   4 – Rose  Haas Pavilion (2,811)
Berkeley, CA
March 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., The CW 		at Stanford L 50–85  20–10
(11–7) 		 10 – Augustinaite   6 – Harris   2 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,034)
Stanford, CA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2026*
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		(9) vs. (8) Virginia
Second Round 		W 63–50  21–10
  19 – Moore   11 – Thompson   5 – Rose  Gas South Arena (6,203)
Duluth, GA
March 6, 2026*
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		(9) vs. (1) No. 13 Duke
Quarterfinals 		L 46–60  21–11
  17 – Moore   8 – Hinds   5 – Rose  Gas South Arena (8,233)
Duluth, GA
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2026*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(8 S4) vs. (9 S4) USC
Round of 64 		      Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S4=Sacramento 4.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—————————*—
Coaches————————RV—

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

  1. ^ @TaliaGoodmanWBB (April 24, 2025). "NEWS: Clemson's Jordy Griggs has entered the transfer portal, sources told @On3sports. The 6-2 sophomore appeared in four games with Kentucky in 2023-24. She's a former 4-star recruit. TRACKER: https://on3.com/her/news/on3-2" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds Clemson Transfer, Bella Ranallo, to Roster". ohiobobcats.com. University of Ohio. July 21, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
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  4. ^ Mann, Grayson (April 2, 2025). "Shawn Poppie's Tigers add ACC guard Rusne Augustinaite from transfer portal". tigernet.com. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
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