Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1912–19

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1912–1919 represented Clemson Agricultural College in college basketball competition.

1911–12

1911–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1911–12 record	4–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 9	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 46–12
February 9	vs. Butler Guards	Greenville, SC	W 78–6
February 10	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 34–23
March 9	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 56–13

1912–13

1912–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1912–13 record	9–5
Head coach	Frank Dobson

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 18	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 69–19
January 24	Newberry	Calhoun, SC	W 29–21
January 25	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 40–10
January 31	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 15–75
February 1	at Atlanta Agriculture	Atlanta, GA	L 10–60
February 5	at Charleston	Charleston, SC	W 38–21
February 5	at Charleston YMCA	Charleston, SC	W 29–22
February 6	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 18–39
February 7	at Georgia Tech	Crystal Palace • Atlanta, GA	W 26–22
February 8	Georgia Tech	Calhoun, SC	L 11–29
February 14	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	W 73–23
February 20	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	W 33–11
February 21	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 21–22
February 22	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 38–26

1913–14

1913–14 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1913–14 record	1–3
Head coach	John O. Erwin

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 10	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 27–10
January 23	at Savannah	Savannah, GA	L 18–28
January 31	at Atlanta Agriculture	Atlanta, GA	L 30–45
February 28	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 16–29

1914–15

1914–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1914–15 record	3–5
Head coach	John O. Erwin

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 5	Furman	Calhoun, SC	W 27–25
February 12	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	L 17–19
February 18	at Spartanburg YMCA	Spartanburg, SC	L 20–34
February 19	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 23–25
February 20	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 27–26
March 4	at Columbia YMCA	Columbia, SC	L 20–27
March 5	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	W 37–29
March 6	at The Citadel	Charleston, SC	L 20–28

1915–16

1915–16 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1915–16 record	2–6–1
Head coach	A. H. Ward

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 20	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 32–58
January 21	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 20–41
January 22	at Erskine	Due West, SC	W 22–20
February 1	Presbyterian	Calhoun, SC	T 39–39
February 4	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 28–34
February 5	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	L 28–37
February 17	Erskine	Calhoun, SC	W 72–13
February 21	Wofford	Calhoun, SC	L 23–46
February 26	Newberry	Calhoun, SC	L 24–34

1916–17

1916–17 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1916–17 record	8–2
Head coach	Country Morris
Home arena	YMCA Building

The team began playing in the newly constructed YMCA Building (today known as Holtzendorff Hall)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 18	College of Charleston	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 65–16
January 23	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 32–22
January 24	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 19–34
February 2	at Greenville YMCA	Greenville, SC	W 36–30
February 9	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 36–31
February 10	at Newberry	Newberry, SC	L 26–30
February 17	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 37–29
February 22	South Carolina	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 51–27
February 23	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 59–23
February 26	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 37–24

1917–18

1917–18 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1917–18 record	3–2
Head coach	Jiggs Donahue
Home arena	YMCA Building

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
February 1	Presbyterian	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 63–22
February 15	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 50–22
February 22	Newberry	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 64–23
March 1	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 23–34
March 2	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 24–36

1918–19

1918–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1918–19 record	3–1
Head coach	Jiggs Donahue
Home arena	YMCA Building

An influenza epidemic on campus cut the season short.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 22	Wofford	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 34–31
January 31	at Georgia	Athens, GA	L 12–31
February 1	at Atlanta Athletic Club	Atlanta, GA	W 60–11
February 15	Piedmont	YMCA Building • Calhoun, SC	W 73–34

References

• Games:
• Coaches & captains: 2012 Media Guide, pp. 142–143