Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1950–59

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1950–1959 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college basketball competition.

1949–50

1949–50 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1949–50 record	10–10 (8–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 3*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 40–59
December 6*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 57–65
December 10*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 55–53
December 16	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	W 60–55
December 17	at Richmond	Blues Armory • Richmond, VA	W 75–53
January 7	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 55–56 (OT)
January 10	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 58–66
January 14	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 88–82 (2OT)
January 18	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 63–38
January 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 56–66
February 3	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 40–43
February 4	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 59–34
February 7	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 61–66
February 10*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 74–51
February 14	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 65–77
February 15	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 52–65
February 18	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 52–56
February 20	at Washington and Lee	Lexington, VA	W 78–63
February 21	at VMI	VMI Field House • Lexington, VA	W 83–73
February 25	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 70–68
*Non-Conference Game.

1950–51

1950–51 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1950–51 record	11–7 (9–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 9*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 76–78
December 14*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 45–58
December 18*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 70–69
January 6*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 87–78
January 9	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 61–76
January 16	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 85–59
January 20	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 69–43
January 27	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 74–62
February 1	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 89–72
February 3	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 50–44
February 9	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 55–56
February 10	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 72–73 (OT)
February 15	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 57–47
February 20	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 50–54 (OT)
February 21	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	W 82–76
February 23	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 78–72
February 24	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 73–57
March 6*	vs. Maryland	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (Southern Conference Tournament)	L 48–50
*Non-Conference Game.

1951–52

1951–52 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1951–52 record	17–7 (11–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent#	Site	Result
December 1*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 57–47
December 5*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	W 77–54
December 11*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 85–72
December 14*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 78–76 (OT)
December 17*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, TN	L 52–61
December 27*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–76
December 28*	vs. Florida State	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 62–56
December 29*	vs. Georgia	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 85–60
January 5	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 59–65
January 8	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 70–65
January 12	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 89–59
January 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 65–71
January 26	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 66–63
January 30	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 67–66
February 2	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 67–49
February 4	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 80–65
February 8	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 71–69
February 9	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	W 68–63
February 16	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 77–69
February 19	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 85–84 (OT)
February 22	at #12 West Virginia	WVU Field House • Morgantown, WV	L 73–88
February 23	at #12 West Virginia	WVU Field House • Morgantown, WV	L 69–80
March 6*	vs. George Washington	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (Southern Conference Tournament)	L 65–78
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1952–53

1952–53 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1952–53 record	8–10 (6–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 2*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 60–66
December 4*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 77–64
December 6*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 55–57
December 10	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 56–82
December 13	Richmond	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 60–74
December 16*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 82–64
January 2	William & Mary	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 81–71
January 9	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 64–66
January 14	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 66–93
January 16	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 74–63
January 17	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 64–58
January 19	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 79–50
January 21	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 80–91
February 2	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 67–71
February 13	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 64–59
February 14	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 56–87
February 23	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 72–58
February 27	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 70–95
*Non-Conference Game.

1953–54

1953–54 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1953–54 record	5–18 (0–9 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

The Tigers began play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date	Opponent#	Site	Result
December 1*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 61–92
December 3	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 41–81
December 5*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 63–71
December 8*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, TN	L 56–82
December 9*	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 80–97
December 12*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 51–77
December 15*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 72–56
December 19	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 48–85
January 4*	at William & Mary	Blow Gymnasium • Williamsburg, VA	W 75–72
January 5*	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 55–95
January 6	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 54–79
January 12*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 69–87
January 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 57–65
January 16*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 76–52
January 29*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 78–55
February 1*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 55–70
February 6	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 69–101
February 9	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 57–98
February 13	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 56–72
February 16	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 61–64
February 20	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 59–113
February 27*	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 81–69
March 5*	vs. #17 Maryland	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 59–75
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1954–55

1954–55 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1954–55 record	2–21 (0–14 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

1954–55 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#4 NC State †	12	–	2		.857			28	–	4		.875
Duke	11	–	3		.786			20	–	8		.714
Maryland	10	–	4		.714			17	–	7		.708
Wake Forest	8	–	6		.571			17	–	10		.630
North Carolina	8	–	6		.571			10	–	11		.476
Virginia	5	–	9		.357			14	–	15		.483
South Carolina	2	–	12		.143			10	–	17		.370
Clemson	0	–	14		.000			2	–	21		.087
† ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 75–81
December 2	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 54–115
December 4	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 66–99
December 7*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	W 74–72
December 14	#4 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 72–112
December 17	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 94–100
January 3*	at Tennessee	Alumni Memorial Gym • Knoxville, TN	L 55–94
January 4*	at Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	L 71–84
January 8	#11 Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 63–71
January 11	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 66–75
January 15	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 87–95
January 18	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 87–90
January 29*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 73–89
February 1*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 56–92
February 4	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 65–120
February 5	at #6 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 85–119
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, VA	L 68–106
February 15	at #11 Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 66–68
February 18	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 68–85
February 21*	at Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 105–94
February 24*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 87–124
February 26	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 79–100
March 3*	vs. #5 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 76–101
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1955–56

1955–56 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Gator Bowl Tournament Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1955–56 record	9–17 (1–13 ACC)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 2	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 63–97
December 3	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 58–73
December 13	#2 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 83–100
December 16	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 75–73
December 19*	vs. Florida State	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	W 94–76
December 20*	vs. Tennessee	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Semifinal)	W 89–86
December 21*	vs. Wake Forest	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Final)	L 79–98
December 28*	vs. LSU	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	W 100–95
December 29*	vs. South Carolina	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Final)	W 94–87
January 4*	vs. Spring Hill	Mobile, AL (Senior Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 91–102
January 5*	vs. Miami (FL)	Mobile, AL (Senior Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 98–96
January 7	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 63–71
January 11	#6 Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 80–109
January 14	#9 North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 99–103 (OT)
January 18	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 79–94
January 21*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 112–99
January 28	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 103–104
January 30*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 86–70
February 3	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 87–108
February 4	at #4 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 88–105
February 6*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 114–69
February 13	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, VA	L 85–96
February 14	at Maryland	Student Activities Building • College Park, MD	L 69–81
February 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 83–89
February 23*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 80–91
March 1*	vs. #5 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 84–88
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1956–57

1956–57 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1956–57 record	7–17 (3–11 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 78–84
December 8	vs. North Carolina	Charlotte, NC	L 75–94
December 11	#8 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 96–94 (OT)
December 15*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 66–71
December 17*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Alabama Polytechnic]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 64–89
December 18*	vs. Davidson	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 75–67
December 19*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Muhlenberg]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	L 65–88
December 27*	vs. Georgia	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 76–84
December 28*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	L 71–105
January 4	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 52–59
January 11	at #2 North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 54–86
January 12	at #15 Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 70–80
January 16*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 80–77 (OT)
February 1	at #13 Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 70–81
February 2	at NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 71–75
February 8	#10 Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 72–93
February 12	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 79–71
February 6*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 68–66
February 16	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 84–81
February 21*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 91–79
February 23	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, VA	L 71–85
February 25	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 65–74
March 2	vs. South Carolina	Charlotte, NC	L 85–113
March 7*	vs. #1 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 61–81
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1957–58

1957–58 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1957–58 record	8–16 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 4*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 60–72
December 6	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 66–79
December 7	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 55–79
December 10	#12 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 63–59
December 19*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Alabama]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 75–78
December 20*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Lafayette]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 78–65
December 21*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Bucknell]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 71–66
December 30*	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Semifinal)	L 64–76
December 31*	vs. South Carolina	Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl Tournament Consolation)	W 85–65
January 3	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 85–88 (2OT)
January 4	#7 Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 73–66
January 11	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 67–74
January 14	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	W 81–72
January 18	#6 North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 81–90
January 25*	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 57–60
February 1	at #10 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC	L 54–56
February 4	vs. #13 Duke	Charlotte, NC	L 57–73
February 13	at #9 Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 54–72
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, VA	L 59–74
February 20	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 60–61
February 22*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 95–102 (OT)
February 24	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 86–76
March 1*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 73–58
March 6*	vs. #13 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 51–62
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1958–59

1958–59 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1958–59 record	8–16 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach	Press Maravich
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 1*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 59–76
December 3	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 67–83
December 5	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 56–55
December 9	#5 NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 54–56
December 12*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Duquesne]]	Pittsburgh, PA (Steel Bowl Semifinal)	L 54–71
December 13*	vs. Miami (FL)	Pittsburgh, PA (Steel Bowl Consolation)	W 66–61
December 29*	vs. George Washington	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Quarterfinal)	L 53–72
December 30*	vs. [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	L 50–60
December 31*	vs. South Carolina	Charlotte, NC (Carousel Classic Consolation)	W 55–49
January 3	at Wake Forest	Winston–Salem Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC	L 47–57
January 5	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 69–83
January 9	Virginia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 70–63
January 10	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 55–46
January 13	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 41–45
January 16*	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 48–69
January 19*	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 44–55
January 30	vs. #2 North Carolina	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 46–60
January 31	vs. #6 NC State	Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC (North–South Doubleheader)	L 54–69
February 12*	at Furman	Alley Gymnasium • Greenville, SC	W 73–64
February 14	at Virginia	Memorial Gymnasium • Charlottesville, VA	L 61–69
February 16	at Maryland	Cole Field House • College Park, MD	L 58–77
February 21	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 58–56 (OT)
February 23	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 58–51
March 5*	vs. #5 North Carolina	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC (ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)	L 69–93
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

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