2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record20–11 (10–8 ACC)
Head coachNell Fortner (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Butts
  • Blanche Alverson
  • Brandy Manning
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville16–2 .889  28–4  .875
No. 8 NC State†14–4 .778  28–4  .875
Duke12–6 .667  18–12  .600
No. 18 Florida State11–7 .611  24–8  .750
Virginia Tech11–7 .611  21–9  .700
Boston College11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech10–8 .556  20–11  .645
Syracuse9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Virginia8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Notre Dame8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Miami (FL)7–11 .389  15–15  .500
North Carolina7–11 .389  16–14  .533
Wake Forest7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Clemson3–15 .167  8–23  .258
Pittsburgh1–17 .056  5–26  .161
† 2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 20–11 and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the Second Round before losing to eventual champion NC State in Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

They finished the 2018-19 season 17–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to North Carolina. Despite having 17 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 2013.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anaya Boyd
G		 Hampton, GA Lovejoy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Avyonce Carter
G		 Norcross, GA Wesleyan School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Eylia Love
G/F		 Olathe, KS Olathe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Loyal McQueen
G		 Darlington, SC Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster
    2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 00 Daijah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoHopewell Hopewell, VA
    G 2 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMcEachern Memphis, TN
    G 3 Sarah Bates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoKansas State Fresno, California
    F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrIMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
    G 12 Kondalia Montgomery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoLincoln Tacoma, WA
    G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrIstituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
    C 20 Nerea Hermosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrIES Joaquim Blume Victoria, Spain
    F/C 21 Ronni Nwora 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrThe Park School of Buffalo Buffalo, New York
    G 24 Chanin Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMeyers Park Charlotte, NC
    G 31 Lotta-Maj Lahtinen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNone Helsinki, Finland
    G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrNone Bassano del Grappa, Italy
    G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWarren Cousino Warren, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: November 18, 2019

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30, 2019*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Clayton State W 73–35  –
    		 McCamish Pavilion (731)
    Atlanta, GA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    12:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Houston W 69–38  1–0
    		 McCamish Pavilion (921)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 10, 2019*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Grambling State W 71–53  2–0
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,120)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 17, 2019*
    2:00 PM, SECN+    		 at Georgia
    Rivalry    		 W 73–40  3–0
    		 Stegeman Coliseum (3,362)
    Athens, GA
    November 20, 2019*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Georgia State W 69–28  4–0
    		 McCamish Pavilion (871)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 28, 2019*
    5:15 PM, FloHoops    		 vs. Seton Hall
    Junkanoo Jam    		 W 79–54  5–0
    		 Gateway Christian Academy 
    Bimini, Bahamas
    November 30, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., FloHoops    		 vs. Rutgers
    Junkanoo Jam    		 L 43–46  5–1
    		 Gateway Christian Academy (150)
    Bimini, Bahamas
    December 5, 2019*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Wisconsin
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 60–41  6–1
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,016)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 PM    		 at Kennesaw State W 63–47  7–1
    		 KSU Convocation Center (769)
    Kennesaw, GA
    December 15, 2019*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 East Tennessee State W 87–48  8–1
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,642)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 20, 2019*
    5:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 11 Texas A&M
    Coqui Classic    		 L 48–60  8–2
    		 Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    December 21, 2019*
    4:00 PM    		 vs. Rice
    Coqui Classic    		 W 54–52  9–2
    		 Mario Morales Coliseum (100)
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    ACC regular season
    December 29, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Virginia W 61–51  10–2
    (1–0)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,422)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 2, 2020*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 23 Miami (FL) W 61–54  11–2
    (2–0)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,235)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 5, 2020
    12:00 PM, ACC Network    		 at Wake Forest L 60–65  11–3
    (2–1)    		 LJVM Colisuem (863)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at No. 11 Florida State W 67–52  12–3
    (3–1)    		 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,663)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 12, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Clemson W 49–47  13–3
    (4–1)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,620)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 16, 2020
    7:30 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Syracuse W 82–64  14–3
    (5–1)    		 Carrier Dome (1,720)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 19, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Boston College L 48–55  14–4
    (5–2)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,577)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 23, 2020
    6:00 PM, RSN    		 North Carolina L 60–67 OT 14–5
    (5–3)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,201)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 26, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Duke L 46–58  14–6
    (5–4)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,451)
    Durham, NC
    January 30, 2020
    6:00 PM, ACC Network    		 at Miami (FL) L 49–54 OT 14–7
    (5–5)    		 Watsco Center (847)
    Miami, FL
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACC Network    		 Notre Dame L 51–59  14–8
    (5–6)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,749)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Pittsburgh W 77–48  15–8
    (6–6)    		 Petersen Events Center (591)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Wake Forest W 62–52  16–8
    (7–6)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,578)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Virginia Tech L 61–64 OT 16–9
    (7–7)    		 Cassell Coliseum (1,326)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 16, 2020
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at No. 4 NC State W 65–61  17–9
    (8–7)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (542)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 20, 2020
    6:00 PM, RSN    		 No. 5 Louisville L 47–58  17–10
    (8–8)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,188)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 23, 2020
    4:00 PM, ACCN    		 No. 17 Florida State W 65–62  18–10
    (9–8)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,787)
    Atlanta, GA
    March 1, 2020
    1:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Clemson W 56–44  19–10
    (10–8)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,484)
    Clemson, SC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 5, 2020
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 (7) vs. (15) Pittsburgh
    Second round    		 W 68–58  20–10
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 6, 2020
    6:00 p.m., RSN    		 (7) vs. (2) No. 10 NC State
    Quarterfinals    		 L 48–57  20–11
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[3]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    19    		Final
    AP RV N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

    References
    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
    3. "2019-20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics.
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