View source for Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1970–1979

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The '''Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1970–1979''' represented [[Clemson University]] in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[college basketball]] competition.
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==1969–70==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1969–70
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=7–19
|conf_record=2–12
|head_coach=[[Bobby Roberts (basketball)|Bobby Roberts]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent!! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 4* || [[1969–70 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team|Auburn]] || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]] || '''L''' 60–61
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 17* || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 104–95
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 20* || vs. #15 [[1969–70 LSU Tigers men's basketball team|LSU]] || [[Charlotte, NC]] || '''L''' 103–111
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 22* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1969|team=UTEP Miners|title=Texas–El Paso}} || [[El Paso, TX]]<br />([[Sun Bowl]] Carnival Semifinal) || '''L''' 82–90
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 23* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}} || El Paso, TX<br />(Sun Bowl Carnival Consolation) || '''L''' 63–78
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 7* || at {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''L''' 84–96
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 10 || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 104–87
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 12 || [[1969–70 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 68–75
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 15 || #7 [[1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 91–96
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 17* || at {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''W''' 81–80
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 19* || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 88–78
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 22* || at {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}} || [[Tully Gymnasium]] • [[Tallahassee, FL]] || '''L''' 81–122
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 24* || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 87–79
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 26 || #3 [[1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 76–97
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 28* || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–67
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 31 || at #8 {{cbb link|year=1969|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 87–119
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 4 || [[1969–70 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 88–92
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 7 || at #2 [[1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || [[Carolina Coliseum]] • [[Columbia, SC]] || '''L''' 52–99
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 9 || at [[1969–70 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium|Duke Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 75–91
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 13 || vs. #10 [[1969–70 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] • [[Charlotte, NC]]<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 66–110
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 14 || vs. #5 {{cbb link|year=1969|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 84–102
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 18 || at {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''L''' 71–97
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 21 || at {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 79–94
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 23 || at [[1969–70 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 85–103
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 28 || {{cbb link|year=1969|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 105–95
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 5* || vs. #3 [[1969–70 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />([[1970 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 33–34
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=4| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1970–71==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1970–71
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=9–17
|conf_record=3–11
|head_coach=[[Tates Locke]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent!! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 3* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]] || '''W''' 67–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 5* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 61–46
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 18* || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}} || [[Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University)|Memorial Gymnasium]] • [[Nashville, TN]]<br />(Music City Classic Semifinal) || '''L''' 61–75
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 19* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1970|team=SMU Mustangs|title=Southern Methodist}} || Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN<br />(Music City Classic Consolation) || '''W''' 67–51
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 2 || at #2 [[1970–71 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || [[Carolina Coliseum]] • [[Columbia, SC]] || '''L''' 53–81
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 6* || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''L''' 55–72
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 9 || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 56–66
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 11 || at [[1970–71 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 52–56
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 14 || at #15 [[1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 72–92
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 16 || [[1970–71 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 56–82
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 18 || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 59–50
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 20* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 64–74
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 23* || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}} || [[Cassell Coliseum|VPI Coliseum]] • [[Blacksburg, VA]] || '''L''' 66–76
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 28 || #15 {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 45–44
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 30* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 91–87 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 1* || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''L''' 61–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 6 || #7 [[1970–71 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 44–47
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 8* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Rollins Tars|title=Rollins}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 77–52
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 12 || vs. {{cbb link|year=1970|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] • [[Charlotte, NC]]<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 57–64 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 13 || vs. #11 [[1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 48–86
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 16 || at {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''L''' 57–74
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 20* || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 56–53
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 23 || [[1970–71 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 51–45 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 26 || {{cbb link|year=1970|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 54–64
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 2 || at [[1970–71 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium|Duke Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 60–70
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 11* || vs. #13 [[1970–71 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]]<br />([[1971 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 41–76
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=4| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1971–72==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1971–72
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=10–16
|conf_record=2–10
|head_coach=[[Tates Locke]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=Poinsettia Classic Champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent!! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 4* || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}} || [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] • [[Charlotte, NC]] || '''L''' 65–76
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 11* || {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]] || '''W''' 72–66 (OT)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 18* || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}} || [[Terre Haute, IN]] || '''W''' 82–77 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 21* || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Cincinnati Bearcats|title=Cincinnati}} || [[Armory Fieldhouse]] • [[Cincinnati, OH]] || '''L''' 64–93
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 29* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}} || [[Greenville, SC]]<br />(Poinsettia Classic Semifinal) || '''W''' 67–49
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 30* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}} || Greenville, SC<br />(Poinsettia Classic Final) || '''W''' 77–67
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 5* || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''W''' 66–57
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 8 || #12 [[1971–72 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 63–61
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 12 || #3 [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 61–81
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 15 || at [[1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium|Duke Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 69–71
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 17 || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 46–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 19* || {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 74–72
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 22* || {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 85–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 29* || {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 83–70
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 31 || #8 {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 58–62
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 2* || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}} || [[Cassell Coliseum|VPI Coliseum]] • [[Blacksburg, VA]] || '''L''' 44–48
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 5* || #8 [[1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 58–62
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 11 || vs. #3 [[1971–72 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 50–73
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 12 || vs. {{cbb link|year=1971|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 59–74
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 16 || at {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''L''' 51–59
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 19 || at #19 [[1971–72 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 57–67
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 21 || at #6 {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 60–62
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 26 || {{cbb link|year=1971|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 63–70
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 1 || [[1971–72 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 59–40
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 4* || at #8 [[1971–72 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team|South Carolina]] || [[Carolina Coliseum]] • [[Columbia, SC]] || '''L''' 61–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 9* || vs. #13 [[1971–72 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]]<br />([[1972 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 52–54
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=4| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1972–73==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1972–73
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=12–14
|conf_record=4–8
|head_coach=[[Tates Locke]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent!! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 28* || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]] || '''W''' 86–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 2* || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}} || [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] • [[Charlotte, NC]] || '''L''' 59–65
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 6* || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''L''' 69–83
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 9* || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 89–68
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 16* || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} || [[Armory Fieldhouse]] • [[Philadelphia, PA]] || '''L''' 60–63
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 22* || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 70–63
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 28* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}} || Greenville, SC<br />(Poinsettia Classic Semifinal) || '''W''' 80–65
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 29* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Greenville, SC<br />(Poinsettia Classic Final) || '''L''' 59–70
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 3* || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 75–68
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 6 || #2 [[1972–73 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 75–79
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 10 || at #7 [[1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 58–92
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 13 || at [[1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 73–75
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 17* || at #17 {{cbb link|year=1972|team=St. John's Red Storm|title=St. John's}} || [[New York City|New York, NY]] || '''L''' 59–87
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 20 || #2 {{cbb link|year=1972|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 76–86
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 24* || [[1972–73 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 72–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 27 || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 64–63
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 3* || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''W''' 74–57
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 6* || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 89–68
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 9 || vs. #2 {{cbb link|year=1972|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 61–68
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 10 || vs. #6 [[1972–73 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(North–South Doubleheader) || '''L''' 69–84
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 14 || {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 86–61
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 17 || at #10 [[1972–73 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 66–69
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 19 || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''W''' 56–54 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 24 || at {{cbb link|year=1972|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''L''' 55–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 28 || [[1972–73 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 75–50
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 8* || vs. #10 [[1972–73 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]]<br />([[1973 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 61–77
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=4| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1973–74==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1973–74
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=14–12
|conf_record=3–9
|head_coach=[[Tates Locke]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=IPTAY Tournament Champions<br />Poinsettia Classic Champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent!! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 30* || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]]<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 87–72
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 1* || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=St. John's Red Storm|title=St. John's}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''W''' 68–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 5* || at [[1973–74 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]] || [[Mackey Arena]] • [[West Lafayette, IN]] || '''W''' 81–80 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 7* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}} || [[Pittsburgh, PA]]<br />([[Steel Bowl tournament]] semifinal) || '''L''' 58–65
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 8* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}} || Pittsburgh, PA<br />(Steel Bowl tournament consolation) || '''W''' 71–66
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 15* || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 63–61
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 18* || #8 [[1973–74 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 70–74
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 28* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens|title=Delaware}} || [[Greenville, SC]]<br />(Poinsettia Classic Semifinal) || '''W''' 78–63
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 29* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Greenville, SC<br />(Poinsettia Classic Final) || '''W''' 75–67
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 5 || at #3 [[1973–74 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 60–89
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 9 || #5 [[1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 90–102
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 12 || at #4 [[1973–74 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]] || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 68–96
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 16 || at [[1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 50–63
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 19 || at {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''L''' 65–74
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 23* || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 58–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 26 || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 61–51
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 30* || [[1973–74 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 62–58 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 2 || at #4 [[1973–74 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 60–61
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 6* || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 73–65
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 13 || {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 74–73
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 16 || #6 [[1973–74 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 54–56
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 20 || at {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 68–81
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 23 || #1 [[1973–74 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 75–80
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 27 || [[1973–74 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 74–68
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 2* || at {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''W''' 71–58
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 7* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1973|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]]<br />([[1974 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 63–68
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=4| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1974–75==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1974–75
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=19
|APRank=
|record=17–11
|conf_record=8–4
|head_coach=[[Tates Locke]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=
|tourney=[[1975 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]]
|tourney_result=First Round
}}
{{1974–75 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent !! Rank<sup>#</sup> !! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 29* || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}} ||  || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]]<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 93–80
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| November 30* || #14 {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''L''' 75–76
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 4* || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 82–69
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 7* || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 103–57
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 18* || at #4 [[1974–75 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]] ||  || [[Freedom Hall]] • [[Louisville, KY]] || '''L''' 75–90
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 20* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1974|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}} ||  || [[University of Dayton Arena]] • [[Dayton, OH]]<br />(Dayton Invitational Semifinal) || '''L''' 63–67
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 21* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}} ||  || University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH<br />(Dayton Invitational Consolation) || '''L''' 69–71
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 27* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}} ||  || [[Metropolitan Sports Center]] • [[Bloomington, MN]]<br />(Pillsbury Classic Semifinal) || '''W''' 63–59
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 28* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}} ||  || Metropolitan Sports Center • Bloomington, MN<br />(Pillsbury Classic Final) || '''L''' 52–66
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 31* || at {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}} ||  || [[Lakeland, FL]] || '''W''' 92–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 4 || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 86–68
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 9 || at #15 [[1974–75 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] ||  || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 72–74
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 15 || at [[1974–75 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||  || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 72–75
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 18 || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 80–77
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 22 || #3 [[1974–75 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 83–82
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 25 || at {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} ||  || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''W''' 74–64
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 29* || [[1974–75 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 106–75
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 1 || #10 [[1974–75 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 80–72
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 4 || at #6 {{cbb link|year=1974|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} ||align=center| #15 || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 89–92
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 12 || at {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} ||align=center| #18 || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''W''' 71–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 15 || [[1974–75 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||align=center| #18 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 100–66
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 19* || at {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} ||align=center| #16 || [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Atlanta, GA]] || '''W''' 85–69
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 22 || #4 {{cbb link|year=1974|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} ||align=center| #16 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 92–70
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 26 || at #2 [[1974–75 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] ||align=center| #11 || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 64–70
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 1* || {{cbb link|year=1974|team=St. Thomas Bobcats|title=Biscayne}} ||align=center| #11 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–59
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 6* || vs. [[1974–75 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||align=center| #14 || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]]<br />([[1975 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''W''' 78–76
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 7* || vs. #12 [[1974–75 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] ||align=center| #14 || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC<br />(ACC Tournament Semifinal) || '''L''' 71–76 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 15* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1974|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}} ||align=center| #14 || [[Madison Square Garden]] • [[New York, NY]]<br />([[1975 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]) || '''L''' 86–91
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=5| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1975–76==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1975–76
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=18–10
|conf_record=5–7
|head_coach=[[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=Charlotte Invitational Champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings}}
===Roster===
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1975|team=Clemson Tigers|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tree|last=Rollins|dab=|link=y|num=30|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=230|class=Jr|rs=|home=[[Cordele, Georgia]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach=
}}
===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent !! <!-- Rank<sup>#</sup> !! --> Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 28* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]]<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 78–64
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| November 29* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''L''' 81–87 (OT)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 3* || at {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''W''' 92–86 (OT)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 6* || Baptist || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–49
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 13* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 103–64
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 16* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Jacksonville Dolphins|title=Jacksonville}} || [[Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Jacksonville, FL]] || '''W''' 59–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 19* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee St.}} || [[Stokely Athletic Center]] • [[Knoxville, TN]]<br />(Volunteer Classic Semifinal) || '''W''' 82–46
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 20* || vs. #11 {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}} || Stokely Athletic Center • Knoxville, TN<br />(Volunteer Classic Final) || '''L''' 66–77
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 29* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}} || [[Bojangles' Coliseum|Charlotte Coliseum]] • [[Charlotte, NC]]<br />(Charlotte Invitational Semifinal) || '''W''' 80–60
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 30* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}} || Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC<br />(Charlotte Invitational Final) || '''W''' 72–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 2* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=St. Thomas Bobcats|title=Biscayne}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 103–71
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 7 || #6 [[1975–76 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 64–80
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 10* || at [[1975–76 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || [[McAlister Field House]] • [[Charleston, SC]] || '''W''' 81–68
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 14 || [[1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 102–96 (OT)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 17 || at #5 {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''W''' 86–81
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 21 || at #2 [[1975–76 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''W''' 82–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 24 || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 62–69
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 28* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 89–65
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 31 || at #4 [[1975–76 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 64–79
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 3 || at #10 {{cbb link|year=1975|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 89–92
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 11 || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 77–84
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 14 || #4 [[1975–76 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 89–98
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 18 || at {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 77–90
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 21 || #12 {{cbb link|year=1975|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 103–90
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 25 || at [[1975–76 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''W''' 90–89
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 28* || {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Florida Southern Moccasins|title=Florida Southern}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 122–79
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 4* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1975|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]] • [[Landover, MD]]<br />([[1976 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''W''' 76–63
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 5* || vs. #4 [[1975–76 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Capital Centre • Landover, MD<br />(ACC Tournament Semifinal) || '''L''' 74–82
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=5| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1976–77==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1976–77
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=22–6
|conf_record=8–4
|head_coach=[[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=IPTAY Tournament Champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
===Roster===
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1976|team=Clemson Tigers|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tree|last=Rollins|dab=|link=y|num=30|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=230|class=Sr|rs=|home=[[Cordele, Georgia]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach=
}}
===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent !! Rank<sup>#</sup> !! Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 26* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Yale Bulldogs|title=Yale}} ||  || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]]<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 104–50
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 27* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''W''' 108–92
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 1* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 110–72
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 4* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}} ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 110–55
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 11* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}} ||align=center| #16 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 133–78
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 14* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Buffalo Bulls|title=Buffalo}} ||align=center| #13 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 98–67
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 16* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=St. Thomas Bobcats|title=Biscayne}} ||align=center| #13 || [[Miami, FL]] || '''W''' 94–42
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 18* || at {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}} ||align=center| #13 || [[Edmunds Center]] • [[DeLand, FL]] || '''W''' 78–64
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 27* || vs. #6 [[1976–77 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]] ||align=center| #11 || [[Milwaukee, WI]]<br />(Dairyland Classic Semifinal) || '''L''' 49–67
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 28* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Boston College Eagles|title=Boston College}} ||align=center| #11 || Milwaukee, WI<br />(Dairyland Classic Consolation) || '''W''' 128–76
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 5 || vs. #6 [[1976–77 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] ||align=center| #16 || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]] || '''L''' 63–91
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 8* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}} ||align=center| #16 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 98–69
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 12 || at [[1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||align=center| #17  || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''W''' 80–73 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 15 || #7 [[1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]] ||align=center| #17 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 82–84
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 19 || #13 [[1976–77 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] ||  || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–71
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 22 || at {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} ||  || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''W''' 63–54
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 26* || at {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} ||align=center| #19 || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''W''' 94–86
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 29 || #4 [[1976–77 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] ||align=center| #19 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 1 || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} ||align=center| #16 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 60–59
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 3* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Cleveland State Vikings|title=Cleveland State}} ||align=center| #16 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 77–50
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 8 || at #4 [[1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]] ||align=center| #15 || [[Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum]] • [[Winston-Salem, NC]] || '''W''' 70–66
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 12 || at [[1976–77 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] ||align=center| #15 || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 78–84
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 16 || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} ||align=center| #18 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 65–71
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 19 || at {{cbb link|year=1976|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} ||align=center| #18 || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''W''' 68–66
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 23 || [[1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||align=center| #18 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 67–63
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 26* || {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Roanoke Maroons|title=Roanoke}} ||align=center| #19 || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 120–56
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 3* || vs. [[1976–77 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] ||align=center| #18 || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC<br />([[1977 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''W''' 82–74
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 4* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1976|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} ||align=center| #18 || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC<br />(ACC Tournament Semifinal) || '''L''' 60–72
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=5| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1977–78==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1977–78
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=Clemson Tigers logo.svg
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=15–12
|conf_record=3–9
|head_coach=[[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=IPTAY Tournament Champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent !! <!-- Rank<sup>#</sup> !! --> Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 25* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=TCU Horned Frogs|title=TCU}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]]<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 125–62
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 26* || [[1977–78 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team|Rhode Island]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''W''' 82–75
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 30* || at [[1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball team|Furman]] || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''W''' 101–83
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 3* || [[1977–78 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 99–65
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 7* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=American Eagles|title=American}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 98–58
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| December 10* || at {{cbb link|year=1977|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}} || [[Carolina Coliseum]] • [[Columbia, SC]] || '''L''' 66–72
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 17* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 93–88
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 20* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Catholic University Cardinals|title=Catholic}} || [[Charleston, SC]] || '''W''' 82–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 21* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Canisius Golden Griffins|title=Canisius}} || Charleston, SC || '''W''' 94–61
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 30* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Boston University Terriers|title=Boston University}} || [[Jacksonville, FL]] || '''W''' 100–55
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 4 || #2 [[1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 77–79 (OT)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 7* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 79–58
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 11 || [[1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 85–107
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 14 || at {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]] || '''L''' 90–91 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 16 || at [[1977–78 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 75–90
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 21 || #13 {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 79–70 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 25* || [[1977–78 Furman Paladins men's basketball team|Furman]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 68–87
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 28 || at #3 [[1977–78 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Carmichael Auditorium]] • [[Chapel Hill, NC]] || '''L''' 64–98
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 31 || at {{cbb link|year=1977|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 69–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 4* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 85–65
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 8 || #14 {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 91–81
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 11 || [[1977–78 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 75–80
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 15 || at #17 {{cbb link|year=1977|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''W''' 63–55
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 18 || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 65–72
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 22 || at #13 [[1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 65–78
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 25* || {{cbb link|year=1977|team=St. Thomas Bobcats|title=Biscayne}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 91–47
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 1* || vs. #15 [[1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC<br />([[1978 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 72–83
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=5| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==1978–79==
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=1978–79
|team=Clemson Tigers
|sport=basketball
|image=Clemson Tigers logo.svg
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=19–10
|conf_record=5–7
|head_coach=[[Bill Foster (basketball coach)|Bill Foster]]
|asst_coach1 =
|ac1_year =
|captain =
|captain_year =
|stadium = [[Littlejohn Coliseum]]
|champion=IPTAY Tournament Champions<br />[[Sun Bowl]] Carnival Champions
|tourney=[[1979 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]]
|tourney_result=Second Round
}}
{{1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Date !! Opponent !! <!-- Rank<sup>#</sup> !! --> Site !! Result
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 24* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Catholic University Cardinals|title=Catholic}} || [[Littlejohn Coliseum]] • [[Clemson, SC]] || '''W''' 108–67
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| November 27* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 106–74
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 1* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Brown Bears|title=Brown}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Semifinal) || '''W''' 73–57
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 2* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(IPTAY Tournament Final) || '''W''' 72–52
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 6* || at {{cbb link|year=1978|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}} || [[Carolina Coliseum]] • [[Columbia, SC]] || '''W''' 70–65
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 9* || [[1978–79 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 71–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 16* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 71–56
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 28* || vs. {{cbb link|year=1978|team=UTEP Miners|title=UTEP}} || [[Don Haskins Center|Special Events Center]] • [[El Paso, TX]]<br />([[Sun Bowl]] Carnival Semifinal) || '''W''' 68–57
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| December 29* || vs. [[1978–79 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|Texas Tech]] || Special Events Center • El Paso, TX<br />([[Sun Bowl]] Carnival Final) || '''W''' 58–57
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 3 || vs. #3 [[1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || [[Greensboro Coliseum]] • [[Greensboro, NC]] || '''L''' 68–90
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 6* || at [[1978–79 The Citadel Bulldogs men's basketball team|The Citadel]] || [[McAlister Field House]] • [[Charleston, SC]] || '''L''' 56–58
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 10 || at #7 [[1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || [[Cameron Indoor Stadium]] • [[Durham, NC]] || '''L''' 54–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 13 || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 71–66 (2OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 17 || #19 [[1978–79 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 63–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| January 20 || at {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || [[University Hall (University of Virginia)|University Hall]] • [[Charlottesville, VA]] || '''L''' 54–61
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 24* || at {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}} || Alley Gymnasium • [[Greenville, SC]] || '''W''' 64–58
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 27 || #2 [[1978–79 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 66–61
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| January 30 || #20 {{cbb link|year=1978|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 85–72
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 1* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Colgate Raiders|title=Colgate}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 110–73
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 3* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 74–64
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 7 || at {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons|title=Wake Forest}} || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC || '''W''' 85–74
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 10 || at #19 [[1978–79 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || [[Cole Field House]] • [[College Park, MD]] || '''L''' 69–77
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 14 || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''L''' 68–72
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| February 17 || at {{cbb link|year=1978|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Reynolds Coliseum]] • [[Raleigh, NC]] || '''L''' 58–83
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 21 || #6 [[1978–79 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 70–49
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| February 24* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Buffalo State Bengals|title=Buffalo State}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC || '''W''' 81–47
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 1* || vs. [[1978–79 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team|Maryland]] || Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC<br />([[1979 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC Tournament Quarterfinal]]) || '''L''' 67–75
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| March 7* || at [[1978–79 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] || [[Rupp Arena]] • [[Lexington, KY]]<br />([[1979 National Invitation Tournament|NIT First Round]]) || '''W''' 68–67 (OT)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| March 12* || {{cbb link|year=1978|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}} || Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC<br />(NIT Second Round) || '''L''' 59–61 (2OT)
|-style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|colspan=5| <small>*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.</small>
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
*Games: {{cite web|last=Bourret|first=Tim|last2=Sikes|first2=Philip|title=2012–13 Clemson Men's Basketball Media Guide|url=http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657841&SPID=103715&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=205715702|publisher=[[Clemson University]]|accessdate=January 19, 2013|pages=186–187|ref={{harvid|2012 Media Guide}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125184754/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=657841&SPID=103715&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=205715702|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}
*Coaches: {{harvnb|2012 Media Guide|pp=142–143}}
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