Clemson Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2026 · CSM Staff
Clemson Tigers
ACC (21-11, 11-7)
Big Wins: 1/25 at Notre Dame (65-58), 2/22 Duke (53-51)
Bad Losses: 1/22 at Virginia Tech (68-71), 3/1 at Stanford (50-85)
Coach: Shawn Poppie
Probable Starters:
Raven Thompson, Senior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.5 apg
Demeara Hinds, Senior, Forward, 8.1ppg, 6.3 rpg
Mia Moore, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.6 apg, 5.4 rpg
Rusne Augustinaite, Junior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Rachael Rose, Senior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Taylor Johnson-Matthews, Senior, Guard, 9.3 pg, 2.6 rpg
Holland Harris, Freshman, Guard, 2.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Hannah Kohn, Junior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Hadley Periman, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.4 (137th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.6 (47, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (78, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.9 (185, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (37, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (47, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.9 (301, 16)
Rebound Margin: 5.3 (57, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (174, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (19, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round win over High Point |
| 2023 | NIT | Second Round win over Auburn |
| 2023 | NIT | Third Round loss to Florida |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round win over Ohio |
| 2021 | NIT | Second Round loss to Delaware |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over South Dakota |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round loss to Mississippi State |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Oakland |
*all team stats through 3/5
