Clemson Tigers men's basketball, 1940–49

The Clemson Tigers men's basketball teams of 1940–1949 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college basketball competition.

1939–40

1939–40 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1939–40 record	9–12 (9–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Joe Davis
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 21*	vs. Kentucky	Asheville, NC	L 30–55
December 30*	at Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	L 41–54
January 1	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 26–53
January 2	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 32–49
January 6*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 29–32
January 10	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 30–28
January 12	Furman	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 68–36
January 13	NC State	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 66–31
January 18	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	W 48–38
January 19	at Duke	Card Gymnasium • Durham, NC	L 49–54
January 27	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 48–30
February 3	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 31–39 (OT)
February 9	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	W 37–32
February 10	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 38–27
February 12	Duke	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 37–39 (OT)
February 14	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 37–38
February 17	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 56–25
February 19	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 30–47
February 20	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 39–53
February 23	at The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 46–30
February 29*	vs. North Carolina	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC (Southern Conference Tournament First Round)	L 41–50
*Non-Conference Game.

1940–41

1940–41 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1940–41 record	8–14 (7–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 13*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 51–65
December 17	at William & Mary	Blow Gymnasium • Williamsburg, VA	L 40–60
December 18	at Richmond	Millhiser Gymnasium • Richmond, VA	L 45–52
December 19	vs. Maryland	Baltimore, MD	W 48–34
December 20	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 40–64
January 2*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 43–58
January 6	Furman	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 43–32
January 8*	at Georgia Tech	Heisman Gymnasium • Atlanta, GA	L 51–63
January 10	NC State	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 48–39
January 14	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 49–69
January 16	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	L 43–44
January 17	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 35–42
January 18	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 42–45
January 22*	Georgia Tech	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 52–49 (OT)
February 7	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 31–50
February 8	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 62–48
February 10	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 53–76
February 13	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 56–36
February 15	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 39–40
February 18	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 54–53
February 21	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 62–43
February 24*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 48–59
*Non-Conference Game.

1941–42

1941–42 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1941–42 record	3–14 (2–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 6*	vs. Georgia	Augusta, GA	L 31–38
January 7	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 34–67
January 10	Furman	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 39–40
January 13	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	L 36–52
January 14	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 40–58
January 16	North Carolina	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 34–54
January 31*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	L 27–57
February 5	William & Mary	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 28–54
February 6	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 35–62
February 7	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 39–38
February 10	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 42–56
February 14	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 24–38
February 20*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 29–53
February 23	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	L 37–52
February 24	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 37–25
February 27*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Calhoun, SC	W 31–22
*Non-Conference Game.

1942–43

1942–43 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1942–43 record	3–13 (0–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 16*	Erskine	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 44–22
January 8	NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 40–48
January 12	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 56–71
January 23*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 48–44
January 20*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 54–45
January 23*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 44–49
February 1	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	L 34–69
February 2	at North Carolina	Woollen Gymnasium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 32–52
February 5	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 30–48
February 6	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 35–49
February 10*	at Georgia Tech	Heisman Gymnasium • Atlanta, GA	L 32–43
February 13	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 40–42
February 16	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 31–53
February 20*	at Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 36–46
February 24	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 38–63
February 27	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 32–49
*Non-Conference Game.

1943–44

1943–44 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1943–44 record	1–10 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 10*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 40–44
January 12*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	L 33–55
January 19*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 31–54
January 22*	Georgia Tech	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 34–50
January 29*	at Georgia Tech	Heisman Gymnasium • Atlanta, GA	L 24–58
February 1*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 43–41
February 2*	Catawba	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 29–38
February 12	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 37–66
February 15*	at Catawba	Salisbury, NC	L 33–42
February 16	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 40–42
February 19	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 31–57
*Non-Conference Game.

1944–45

1944–45 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1944–45 record	8–8 (4–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
January 8*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 30–37
January 13*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	W 32–21
January 17*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 44–36
January 19	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 34–58
January 23*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 40–51
January 27	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 29–22
February 2*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 58–34
February 6*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 32–21
February 8	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 38–76
February 9	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 52–43
February 10	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 29–52
February 15	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 39–41 (OT)
February 16	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 43–38
February 17	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 31–34
February 20	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 34–31
February 23*	vs. South Carolina	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC (Southern Conference Tournament)	L 24–55
*Non-Conference Game.

1945–46

1945–46 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1945–46 record	9–11 (5–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Rock Norman
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 12*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 34–41
December 20*	at Georgia Tech	Heisman Gymnasium • Atlanta, GA	L 38–52
January 5*	Georgia Tech	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 46–61
January 7	NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 43–48
January 8*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	W 34–21
January 15	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 44–36
January 17*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 60–25
January 19	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 29–42
January 23*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 56–18
January 26	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 47–42
February 2*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 56–46
February 6	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 33–44
February 8	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 41–51
February 9	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 63–46
February 13	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	L 46–51 (OT)
February 14	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 33–61
February 15	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 53–49
February 19	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 39–49
February 21*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 51–72
February 23	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 76–24
*Non-Conference Game.

1946–47

1946–47 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1946–47 record	7–13 (2–12 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 11*	Erskine	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 58–30
December 14*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 52–50
January 7*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 58–42
January 8	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 43–58
January 11	NC State	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 54–86
January 15	at NC State	Thompson Gym • Raleigh, NC	L 21–69
January 16	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 51–67
January 21*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	L 31–40
January 24	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 60–40
January 25	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 39–73
February 8	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 55–73
February 10	at Washington and Lee	Lexington, VA	L 56–101
February 11	at VMI	VMI Field House • Lexington, VA	L 63–64
February 14	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	W 57–53
February 15*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 54–53
February 17	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 53–65
February 20	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 48–86
February 24	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 45–50
February 25*	at Erskine	Due West, SC	W 63–47
March 1	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 53–58
*Non-Conference Game.

1947–48

1947–48 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1947–48 record	6–17 (3–14 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 9	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 43–60
December 11*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 52–61
December 13	Washington and Lee	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 58–65
December 16*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	L 46–52
December 20	George Washington	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 35–60
January 9	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 67–79
January 10	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 42–49
January 13*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 59–44
January 16	at Duke	Duke Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC	L 47–80
January 17	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 48–68
January 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 54–73
January 23	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 50–52
February 2*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 82–40
February 4	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 77–52
February 6	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 57–59
February 7	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	L 43–47
February 12	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 52–85
February 14*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 64–43
February 17	Duke	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 63–57
February 19	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 59–66
February 20	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 63–61
February 23	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 61–63
February 28*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 35–81
*Non-Conference Game.

1948–49

1948–49 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
1948–49 record	10–11 (6–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Banks McFadden
Home arena	Clemson Field House

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
December 3*	at Georgia	Woodruff Hall • Athens, GA	L 48–70
December 8*	Georgia	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 58–60
December 11	at Wake Forest	Gore Gymnasium • Wake Forest, NC	L 50–58
December 14*	Wofford	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 49–44
December 17	at Richmond	Blues Armory • Richmond, VA	L 45–47
December 18	at Maryland	Ritchie Coliseum • College Park, MD	L 50–74
January 8	The Citadel	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 65–39
January 11*	at Wofford	Andrews Field House • Spartanburg, SC	W 61–59
January 13	at Furman	Greenville, SC	L 45–48
January 15	Wake Forest	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 59–57
January 21	South Carolina	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 48–51
February 1	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	L 55–65
February 4	at South Carolina	Carolina Fieldhouse • Columbia, SC	L 49–82
February 5	at The Citadel	The Citadel Armory • Charleston, SC	W 63–44
February 9*	Presbyterian	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 79–29
February 11	at Washington and Lee	Lexington, VA	L 70–73
February 12	at VMI	VMI Field House • Lexington, VA	W 64–43
February 15*	at Presbyterian	Clinton, SC	W 65–41
February 19	Davidson	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	L 52–54
February 21	Maryland	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 68–49
February 26	Furman	Clemson Field House • Clemson, SC	W 70–53
*Non-Conference Game.

References

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