2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was MaChelle Joseph in her 15th season. The team played its home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017–18 record20–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coachMaChelle Joseph (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Morrison
  • Rob Norris
  • Jonneshia Pineda
Home arenaHank McCamish Pavilion
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 20–14, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Virginia. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the third round, where they lost to Alabama.

Previous season

They finished the 2016-17 season 22–15, 5–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game where they lost to Michigan.

201718 media

All Yellow Jackets games will air on the Yellow Jackets IMG Sports Network. WREK once again serves as the home of the Ramblin Wreck women's basketball team.

Roster

2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Imani Tilford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrWoodlands Greenburgh, NY
G 1 Kaylan Pugh 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Mary's Episcopal
Ohio State
Collierville, TN
G 3 Taja Cummings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrSt. Francis Alpharetta, GA
F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrIMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 5 Daijah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHopewell Hopewell, VA
F 11 Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrLife Center Academy Warri, Nigeria
F 12 Breanna Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSBishop O'Dowd
Oregon State
Oakland, CA
G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrIstituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
F 21 Zaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 24 Chanin Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMeyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNone Bassano del Grappa, Italy
G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWarren Cousino Warren, MI
F 44 Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrThe Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 55 Antonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLiceo Stefanini Yenezia Pordenone, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 75-41  1–0
Holmes Center (750)
Boone, NC
11/12/2017*
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
South Carolina State W 86–40  2–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (896)
Atlanta, GA
11/15/2017*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Kennesaw State W 86–48  3–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (904)
Atlanta, GA
11/19/2017*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Princeton W 67–56  4–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (852)
Princeton, NJ
11/21/2017*
11:00 AM, ACCN Extra
Georgia State W 75–51  5–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,024)
Atlanta, GA
11/23/2017*
5:15 PM
vs. Penn
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division semifinals
W 69–55  6–0
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, BAH
11/25/2017*
2:00 PM
vs. No. 8 Baylor
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division championship
L 57–80  6–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, BAH
11/30/2017*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 68–55  7–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,201)
Atlanta, GA
12/03/2017*
1:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Middle Tennessee W 48–45  8–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (921)
Atlanta, GA
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Texas–Arlington W 80–52  9–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
12/17/2017*
1:00 PM, SECN
at Georgia L 53–60  9–2
Stegeman Coliseum (4,290)
Athens, GA
12/19/2017*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Charleston Southern W 78–51  10-2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (807)
Atlanta, GA
12/21/2017*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Southern Miss W 63–44  11–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (856)
Atlanta, GA
ACC regular season
12/28/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
No. 3 Louisville L 71–74  11–3 (0–1)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,473)
Atlanta, GA
12/31/2017
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 66–33  12–3 (1-1)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,191)
Atlanta, GA
01/04/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 77–88  12–4 (1–2)
Carrier Dome (1,231)
Syracuse, NY
01/07/2018
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
No. 2 Notre Dame L 54–77  12–5 (1–3)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,024)
Atlanta, GA
01/10/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 43–56  12–6 (1–4)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,421)
Raleigh, NC
01/14/2018
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 62–68  12–7 (1–5)
Petersen Events Center (812)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/21/2018
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest W 79–67  13–7 (2–5)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,597)
Atlanta, GA
01/25/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 62–68  13–8 (2–6)
Cassell Coliseum (2,179)
Blacksburg, VA
01/28/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Virginia L 56–62  13–9 (2–7)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,601)
Atlanta, GA
02/01/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at No. 19 Duke L 59–77  13–10 (2–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,311)
Durham, NC
02/04/2018
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Clemson W 60-48  14–10 (3–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (947)
Clemson, SC
02/08/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 67–43  15–10 (4–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,014)
Atlanta, GA
02/11/2018
7:00 PM, RSN
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 69–85  15–11 (4–9)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,421)
Notre Dame, IN
02/15/2018
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
North Carolina W 79–61  16–11 (5–9)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,122)
Atlanta, GA
02/22/2018
7:00 PM, RSN
Miami (FL) W 70–51  17–11 (6–9)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,476)
Atlanta, GA
02/25/2018
1:00 PM, RSN
at No. 9 Florida State L 61–64  17–12 (6–10)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,357)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
02/28/2018
3:30 PM, ACCN Extra
(10) vs. (15) Clemson
First Round
W 61–52  18–12
Greensboro Coliseum (3,134)
Greensboro, NC
03/01/2018
6:00 PM, ACCN Extra
(10) vs. (7) Virginia
Second Round
L 58–60  18–13
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
03/15/2017*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
Bethune–Cookman
First Round
W 85–32  19–13
Hank McCamish Pavilion (539)
Atlanta, GA
03/18/2017*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
UAB
Second Round
W 91–47  20–13
Hank McCamish Pavilion (681)
Atlanta, GA
03/22/2018*
8:00 PM
at Alabama
Third Round
L 59–61  20–14
Coleman Coliseum (640)
Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

2017-18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

References

  1. "2017-18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
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