Cliff Ellis
Alma Mater:
Class of:
Hometown:
Chipley, FL
- Named national coach of the year in 1999 (AP, USBWA and Wooden)
- Only coach in 20th Century to hold three school single-season records with at least 25 victories at the same time
- Clemson's all-time winningest coach
- Compiled a 78-12 record (.867) in three junior college seasons for Cumberland (TN) from 1972-73 through 1974-75
- Final Top 25 Rankings (four: AP/UPI/USA)--1987 (13/15/22), 1990 (17/17/13), 1999 (4/7) and 2000 (24/NR)
- All-Americans (two): Clemson's Horace Grant (1987) and Auburn's Chris Porter (1999).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18-9 | DNP | |||||
17-10 | 3-3 | 3rd | DNP | |||
18-10 | 3-7 | 4th | DNP | |||
20-7 | 10-0 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
23-6 | 12-2 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
25-6 | 9-3 | T-1st | NIT (2-1) | |||
12-16 | 2-8 | 6th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 6-8 | 5th | DNP | |||
22-8 | 9-5 | T-2nd | NIT (1-1) | |||
16-13 | 5-9 | T-6th | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-15 | 3-11 | 7th | NIT (2-1) | |||
25-6 | 10-4 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
14-15 | 4-10 | 7th | NIT (0-1) | |||
19-11 | 7-7 | 6th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
26-9 | 10-4 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
11-17 | 2-12 | 7th | DNP | |||
14-14 | 4-12 | 9th | DNP | |||
17-13 | 5-11 | 7th | NIT (1-1) | |||
18-16 | 6-10 | T-7th | NIT (2-1) | |||
16-13 | 7-9 | 4th | SEC (Western) | NIT (0-1) | ||
19-13 | 6-10 | T-4th | SEC (Western) | NIT (0-1) | ||
16-15 | 6-10 | T-3rd | SEC (Western) | DNP | ||
16-14 | 7-9 | 3rd | SEC (Western) | NIT (1-1) | ||
29-4 | 14-2 | 1st | SEC (Western) | NCAA (2-1) | ||
24-10 | 9-7 | 2nd | SEC (Western) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
18-14 | 7-9 | T-4th | SEC (Western) | NIT (1-1) | ||
12-16 | 4-12 | 6th | SEC (Western) | DNP | ||
22-12 | 8-8 | T-2nd | SEC (Western) | NCAA (2-1) | ||
14-13 | 5-11 | T-4th | SEC (Western) | DNP | ||
13-15 | 6-8 | T-5th | DNP | |||
11-20 | 5-13 | 8th | DNP | |||
28-7 | 15-3 | 1st | NIT (0-1) | |||
28-6 | ||||||
2011-12 |
* Vacated three NCAA Tournament games.
- 33-Year Coaching Record: 616-385 (.608) overall
- 171-84 (.671) in nine years at South Alabama
- 179-129 (.581) in 10 years at Clemson
- 186-124 (.600) in 10 years at Auburn
- 80-48 (.625) in first four years at Coastal Carolina
- 54-36 (.600) in Sun Belt Conference
- 56-90 (.384) in Atlantic Coast Conference
- 73-87 (.456) in Southeastern Conference
- 26-24 (.520) in Big South Conference
- 5-8 (.385) in Sun Belt Tournament
- 3-10 (.231) in ACC Tournament
- 7-10 (.412) in SEC Tournament
- 2-3 (.400) in Big South Tournament
- 8-8 (.500) in NCAA Tournament
- 10-11 (.476) in NIT