Offseason chance to start remodeling for Lady Tigers

 

Clemson head coach Itoro Coleman, seen her with leading scorer Nikki Dixon at the ACC Tournament, has a unique perspective which allows her to shed some positive light on a season that was not a banner year for Lady Tiger basketball in terms of wins and losses. Photo by Dawson Powers

By William Qualkinbush

CLEMSON — Anyone who looks at the 2011-12 Clemson women’s basketball season in isolation might be missing an important point. Head Coach Itoro Coleman sees the campaign as a series of steps along the road toward building a successful program, not just one lonely string of results.

Coleman’s unique perspective allows her to shed some positive light on a season that was not a banner year for Lady Tiger basketball in terms of wins and losses. Focusing on long-term progress, she sees more of her personality in her players now then ever before.

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Brownell, Tigers point to future

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell now turns his attention to next year when the Tigers will have 10 players on a squad that will be either sophomores or freshmen. Photo by Rex Brown

By Will Vandervort

CLEMSON — When looking at his team following last week’s loss to Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament, Clemson Head Coach Brad Brownellfigured it was time for his team to rest. So with that, he and the rest of the coaching staff decided it was in the best interest of the program to close shop on the 2011-12 season and start building toward next year.

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No postseason for Tigers

Clemson guard Andre Smith (11) looks over the Virginia Tech defense during the second half of Thursday's loss to Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Young scored 13 points and made three shots from behind the arc in his last game at Clemson. Photo by Rex Brown

Clemson says goodbye to its seniors

By Will Vandervort

CLEMSON — It came as no surprise that in the one moment it was okay for Tanner Smith to shed a tear or two, the Clemson senior did not.

Like he has all these years in supporting his father’s fight with cancer and with all the totes he has handed out as part of his Tanner’s Totes organization for kids that are fighting the same disease, Smith stood strong in the face of elimination following last Thursday’s first-round loss to Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament even though he knew his college basketball career was over.

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Coleman’s explosion a long time coming

Brad Brownell has been up front with fans and the media about his expectations of freshmen in year one of learning his system.

There aren’t any.

Because of the way the Clemson men’s basketball coach likes to play on both sides of the court, freshmen are not counted on to do very much in the Tiger program. The stat sheet reflects the reality, as no freshman scored as many as four points per game this season and none of the five first-year players were in the top five on the team in scoring average.

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Clemson’s season ends on missed opportunities

Clemson's Tanner Smith reacts as the horn goes off to end Clemson's 68-63 loss to Virginia Tech last Thursday in the first round of the ACC Tournament at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Photo by Rex Brown

By Will Vandervort

ATLANTA — There was not a word to be heard in the Clemson locker room following Thursday’s 68-63 loss to Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC Tournament, other than the mumbled sounds of Tanner Smith and Andre Young as they talked to the members of the media who had to journey into the Tigers’ sanctuary.

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Tigers play Va. Tech in ACC Tournament

Clemson's Andre Young and Devin Coleman celebrate after the Tigers beat Virginia Tech last Thursday at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Tigers and Hokies will meet again this Friday in Atlanta in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Photo by Rex Brown

CLEMSON — It’s not where they wanted to be, but it’s where they are. After falling to No. 22 Florida State, 80-72, in the regular season finale Sunday, the Clemson men’s basketball team ended the ACC season in seventh place, meaning the Tigers will be the No. 7 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament in Atlanta.

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Coach’s Corner: Itoro Coleman

Clemson head coach Itoro Coleman yells out instructions to guard Chancie Dunn during the Lady Tigers loss to North Carolina in last Thursday's ACC Tournament. Photo by Dawson Powers

Clemson women’s basketball coach Itoro Coleman spoke to the media after her Lady Tigers fell to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament last Thursday. Coleman discussed the state of her program going forward, what’s next and what her team did not do well in the first-round loss to the Tar Heels, which ended her team’s season.

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Preview of leadership

Clemson's Nikki Dixon had 14 points to lead the Lady Tigers in Thursday's loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament. Dixon, who was named to the ACC's All-Freshman team last week, finished as the team's top scorer. Photo by Dawson Powers

By William Qualkinbush

GREENSBORO, NC  — Lopsided losses hurt, some worse than others. But there are residual benefits that can last beyond the pain of defeat.

In Thursday’s first round loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament, the Clemson women’s basketball team may have met much team disappointment, but there was an individual spark that may turn into a burning flame at some point down the road for the Tigers.

 

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