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Cliff Ellis

Career Record: 35 Years, 649-413, .611 W-L%
Schools: South Alabama (171-84), Clemson (179-129), Auburn (186-125) and Coastal Carolina (113-75)

Conference Champion: 7 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 8 Years (8-8), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

SRS back to 1979-80
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final Notes
1975-76 South Alabama  Ind 27 18 9 .667
1976-77 South Alabama  Sun Belt 27 17 10 .630
1977-78 South Alabama  Sun Belt 28 18 10 .643
1978-79 South Alabama* R Sun Belt 27 20 7 .741
1979-80 South Alabama* R Sun Belt 29 23 6 .793 5.29 -3.97
1980-81 South Alabama R Sun Belt 31 25 6 .806 10.94 -1.29 11
1981-82 South Alabama  Sun Belt 28 12 16 .429 0.12 -0.68
1982-83 South Alabama  Sun Belt 28 16 12 .571 2.16 -0.92
1983-84 South Alabama  Sun Belt 30 22 8 .733 6.53 1.28
1984-85 Clemson  ACC 29 16 13 .552 8.06 5.52
1985-86 Clemson  ACC 34 19 15 .559 12.86 5.45
1986-87 Clemson*  ACC 31 25 6 .806 16.49 3.56 10 13
1987-88 Clemson  ACC 29 14 15 .483 9.21 6.87
1988-89 Clemson*  ACC 30 19 11 .633 11.55 7.62
1989-90 Clemson* R ACC 35 26 9 .743 15.67 6.37 17 17 Overall W-L adjusted to 24-8
1990-91 Clemson  ACC 28 11 17 .393 5.51 8.99
1991-92 Clemson  ACC 28 14 14 .500 7.09 7.44
1992-93 Clemson  ACC 30 17 13 .567 10.05 7.55
1993-94 Clemson  ACC 34 18 16 .529 9.17 6.82
1994-95 Auburn  SEC 29 16 13 .552 9.17 6.98
1995-96 Auburn  SEC 32 19 13 .594 6.09 4.19 21
1996-97 Auburn  SEC 31 16 15 .516 5.36 5.36
1997-98 Auburn  SEC 30 16 14 .533 7.45 5.95
1998-99 Auburn* R SEC 33 29 4 .879 24.54 4.93 2 4
1999-00 Auburn*  SEC 34 24 10 .706 13.59 8.20 4 2 24
2000-01 Auburn  SEC 32 18 14 .563 11.49 7.15
2001-02 Auburn  SEC 28 12 16 .429 6.88 7.96
2002-03 Auburn*  SEC 34 22 12 .647 12.68 8.34 24
2003-04 Auburn  SEC 28 14 14 .500 10.32 5.89
2007-08 Coastal Carolina  Big South 28 13 15 .464 -11.52 -5.44
2008-09 Coastal Carolina  Big South 31 11 20 .355 -11.74 -6.98
2009-10 Coastal Carolina R Big South 35 28 7 .800 -0.78 -10.14
2010-11 Coastal Carolina R Big South 34 28 6 .824 2.35 -5.15
2011-12 Coastal Carolina  Big South 31 19 12 .613 -2.64 -4.56
2012-13 Coastal Carolina  Big South 29 14 15 .483 -5.61 -5.22
Career Overall 1062 649 413 .611 6.72 2.84
South Alabama 255 171 84 .671 5.01 -1.12
Clemson 308 179 129 .581 10.57 6.62
Auburn 311 186 125 .598 10.76 6.49
Coastal Carolina 188 113 75 .601 -4.99 -6.25

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Consensus All-Americans
Horace Grant (1987)
Chris Porter (1999)
Games
1989-90 Clemson 35 (#4)
1993-94 Clemson 34 (#7)
2002-03 Auburn 34 (#7)
Career 1062 (#14)
Wins
1980-81 South Alabama 25 (#9)
1998-99 Auburn 29 (#4)
Career 649 (#25)
Losses
Career 413 (#7)
Win-Loss Percentage
1998-99 Auburn .879 (#4)
2010-11 Coastal Carolina .824 (#8)