Cliff Ellis

Born: December 5, 1945

Alma Mater: Florida St. (1968)

Career Record (major schools): 46 Years, 833-566, .595 W-L%

Schools: South Alabama (171-84), Clemson (179-129), Auburn (186-125) and Coastal Carolina (297-228)

Conference Champion: 8 Times (Reg. Seas.), 2 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 10 Years (8-10), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

1978-79 Sun Belt COY
2x ACC COY
1998-99 SEC COY
2009-10 Big South COY
1998-99 USBWA COY
1998-99 TSN COY
1998-99 AP COY
1998-99 CBS COY

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Record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

Coaching Record Table
Season	School	Conf	G	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	Notes	Adjusted
1975-76	South Alabama	Ind	27	18	9	.667	-2.24	-8.36
1976-77	South Alabama	Sun Belt	27	17	10	.630	-4.88	-6.92
1977-78	South Alabama	Sun Belt	28	18	10	.643	0.70	-3.38
1978-79	South Alabama	Sun Belt	27	20	7	.741	5.36	-3.92				Reg. Season Champion; NCAA Tournament
1979-80	South Alabama	Sun Belt	29	23	6	.793	5.28	-3.98				Reg. Season Champion; NCAA Tournament
1980-81	South Alabama	Sun Belt	31	25	6	.806	10.94	-1.29		11		Reg. Season Champion
1981-82	South Alabama	Sun Belt	28	12	16	.429	0.12	-0.68
1982-83	South Alabama	Sun Belt	28	16	12	.571	2.17	-0.91
1983-84	South Alabama	Sun Belt	30	22	8	.733	6.53	1.28

1984-85	Clemson	ACC	29	16	13	.552	8.06	5.53
1985-86	Clemson	ACC	34	19	15	.559	12.86	5.45
1986-87	Clemson	ACC	31	25	6	.806	16.59	3.55		10	13	NCAA Tournament
1987-88	Clemson	ACC	29	14	15	.483	9.21	6.87
1988-89	Clemson	ACC	30	19	11	.633	11.56	7.62				NCAA Tournament
1989-90	Clemson	ACC	35*	26*	9*	.743	15.67	6.38		17	17	Reg. Season Champion; NCAA Tournament	*Overall W-L adjusted to 24-8
1990-91	Clemson	ACC	28	11	17	.393	5.51	9.00
1991-92	Clemson	ACC	28	14	14	.500	6.94	7.29
1992-93	Clemson	ACC	30	17	13	.567	10.05	7.55
1993-94	Clemson	ACC	34	18	16	.529	9.21	6.86

1994-95	Auburn	SEC	29	16	13	.552	9.22	7.03
1995-96	Auburn	SEC	32	19	13	.594	6.07	4.17		21
1996-97	Auburn	SEC	31	16	15	.516	5.42	5.42
1997-98	Auburn	SEC	30	16	14	.533	7.44	5.94
1998-99	Auburn	SEC	33	29	4	.879	24.60	5.00		2	4	Reg. Season Champion; NCAA Tournament
1999-00	Auburn	SEC	34	24	10	.706	13.59	8.20	4	2	24	NCAA Tournament
2000-01	Auburn	SEC	32	18	14	.563	11.51	7.16
2001-02	Auburn	SEC	28	12	16	.429	6.89	7.97
2002-03	Auburn	SEC	34	22	12	.647	12.68	8.35		24		NCAA Tournament
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	Big South	35	28	7	.800	-0.78	-10.14				Reg. Season Champion
2010-11	Coastal Carolina	Big South	34	28	6	.824	2.35	-5.15				Reg. Season Champion
2011-12	Coastal Carolina	Big South	31	19	12	.613	-2.64	-4.56
2012-13	Coastal Carolina	Big South	29	14	15	.483	-5.56	-5.18
2013-14	Coastal Carolina	Big South	34	21	13	.618	-5.21	-6.31				Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament
2014-15	Coastal Carolina	Big South	34	24	10	.706	-1.02	-6.18				Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament
2015-16	Coastal Carolina	Big South	33	21	12	.636	-1.85	-4.22
2016-17	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	39	20	19	.513	-3.94	-1.48
2017-18	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	32	14	18	.438	-3.94	-2.42
2018-19	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	34	17	17	.500	-0.50	-1.94
2019-20	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	33	16	17	.485	-0.83	-0.31
2020-21	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	26	18	8	.692	-2.74	-7.60
2021-22	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	33	19	14	.576	0.66	-2.41
2022-23	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	31	11	20	.355	-8.93	-1.75
2023-24	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	8	3	5	.375	-10.47	-2.88
Career	Overall		1399	833	566	.595	3.67	0.61
	South Alabama	Men's	255	171	84	.671	2.67	-3.13
	Clemson	Men's	308	179	129	.581	10.57	6.61
	Auburn	Men's	311	186	125	.598	10.77	6.51
	Coastal Carolina	Men's	525	297	228	.566	-4.04	-4.41

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