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

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2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–11 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Butts
  • Blanche Alverson
  • Brandy Manning
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll


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.

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

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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

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Recruiting Class

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Avyonce Carter
G
Norcross, GA Wesleyan School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Eylia Love
G/F
Olathe, KS Olathe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Loyal McQueen
G
Darlington, SC Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Daijah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Hopewell Hopewell, VA
G 2 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So McEachern Memphis, TN
G 3 Sarah Bates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Kansas State Fresno, California
F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr IMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 12 Kondalia Montgomery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lincoln Tacoma, WA
G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Istituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
C 20 Nerea Hermosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr IES Joaquim Blume Victoria, Spain
F/C 21 Ronni Nwora 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr The Park School of Buffalo Buffalo, New York
G 24 Chanin Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Meyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 31 Lotta-Maj Lahtinen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So None Helsinki, Finland
G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr None Bassano del Grappa, Italy
G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Warren 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

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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 Coliseum (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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  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.