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

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2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Morrison
  • Rob Norris
  • Jonneshia Pineda
Home arenaHank McCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

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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.

2017–18 media

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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

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2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Imani Tilford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Woodlands Greenburgh, NY
G 1 Kaylan Pugh 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Mary's Episcopal
Ohio State
Collierville, TN
G 3 Taja Cummings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr St. Francis Alpharetta, GA
F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr IMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 5 Daijah Jefferson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
F 11 Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Life Center Academy Warri, Nigeria
F 12 Breanna Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Bishop O'Dowd
Oregon State
Oakland, CA
G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Istituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
F 21 Zaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 24 Chanin Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Meyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So None Bassano del Grappa, Italy
G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Warren Cousino Warren, MI
F 44 Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 55 Antonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Liceo Stefanini Yenezia Pordenone, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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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Rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2018.