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2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

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2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Simons
  • Sasha Palmer
  • Jonneshia Pineda
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was MaChelle Joseph in her 16th season. The team played its home games at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 17–13, 7–9 in ACC play, to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina. Despite having 17 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 2013.[1]

Less than a month after being placed on leave for a personnel matter, Georgia Tech fired Joseph on March 26 after 16 seasons. She finished her tenure with 311 wins, the most in program history.[2] On April 9, Georgia Tech hired coaching veteran and ESPN analyst Nell Fortner, whose most recent coaching job had been an eight-season stint at Auburn.[3]

Previous season

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They finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 6–10 in ACC play, to finish in tenth 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 where they advanced to the third round where they lost to Alabama.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elizabeth Balogun
G
Lagos, Nigeria Hamilton Heights 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Elizabeth Dixon
F
Memphis, TN Ridgeway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
D'asia Gregg
G
Florence, SC Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Jasmine Carson
G
Memphis, TN McEachern 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Lotta-Mah Lahtinen
PG
Helsinki, Finland N/A 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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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2018–19 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 Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA
G 2 Jasmine Carson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr McEachern Memphis, TN
F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So IMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 5 Elizabeth Balogun 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Lagos, Nigeria
G 12 Kondalia Montgomery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lincoln Tacoma, WA
G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Istituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
F 22 Liz Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Ridgeway Memphis, TN
F 23 D'asia Gregg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wilson Florence, SC
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) Fr None Helsinki, Finland
G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr None Bassano del Grappa, Italy
G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Warren Cousino Warren, MI
F 44 Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2018

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Coastal Georgia W 95–46 
McCamish Pavilion (731)
Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
8:00 p.m.
at Houston L 89–95 2OT 0–1
H&PE Arena (791)
Houston, TX
November 11, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Appalachian State W 71–53  1–1
McCamish Pavilion (887)
Atlanta, GA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Western Carolina W 84–49  2–1
McCamish Pavilion (730)
Atlanta, GA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 14 Georgia
Rivalry
W 63–53  3–1
McCamish Pavilion (2,407)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
vs. George Washington
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 70–55  4–1
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (300)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2018*
6:30 p.m.
vs. Idaho State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 74–51  5–1
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (300)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2018*
6:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 7 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 54–67  5–2
Xfinity Center (4,108)
College Park, MD
December 2, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 78–71  6–2
GSU Sports Arena (797)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Alabama State W 69–42  7–2
McCamish Pavilion (800)
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2018*
4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Kennesaw State W 60–35  8–2
McCamish Pavilion (1,014)
Atlanta, GA
December 20, 2018*
12:30 p.m.
vs. Seton Hall
West Palm Invitational
W 84–73  9–2
Student Life Center (123)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Dayton
West Palm Invitational
L 66–85  9–3
Student Life Center (178)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 30, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Wofford W 81–40  10–3
McCamish Pavilion (1,165)
Atlanta, GA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 81–76  11–3
(1–0)
Conte Forum (1,254)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2019
3:00 p.m., RSN
No. 2 Notre Dame L 55–76  11–4
(1–1)
McCamish Pavilion (3,209)
Atlanta, GA
January 10, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Duke W 70–64  12–4
(2–1)
McCamish Pavilion (1,485)
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at No. 2 Louisville L 44–61  12–5
(2–2)
KFC Yum! Center (10,514)
Louisville, KY
January 17, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Clemson L 61–71  12–6
(2–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (675)
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2019
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 Syracuse W 65–55  13–6
(3–3)
McCamish Pavilion (2,106)
Atlanta, GA
January 27, 2019
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 8 NC State L 60–68  13–7
(3–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,014)
Atlanta, GA
January 31, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 90–91  13–8
(3–5)
Carmichael Arena (1,954)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Notre Dame L 50–90  13–9
(3–6)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530)
Notre Dame, IN
February 7, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 67–55  14–9
(4–6)
McCamish Pavilion (987)
Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2019
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
at Wake Forest W 60–46  15–9
(5–6)
LJVM Coliseum (1,017)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 17, 2019
7:00 p.m., RSN
Virginia Tech W 76–68  16–9
(6–6)
McCamish Pavilion (1,445)
Atlanta, GA
February 21, 2019
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Clemson W 75–53  17–9
(7–6)
McCamish Pavilion (1,119)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2019
3:00 p.m., RSN
at Virginia L 45–53  17–10
(7–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,834)
Charlottesville, VA
February 28, 2019
7:00 p.m., RSN
at No. 15 Miami L 56–69  17–11
(7–8)
Watsco Center (1,151)
Miami, FL
March 3, 2019
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 22 Florida State L 55–64  17–12
(7–9)
McCamish Pavilion (1,567)
Atlanta, GA
ACC women's tournament
March 7, 2019
2:00 p.m., RSN
(9) vs. (8) North Carolina
Second round
L 73–80  17–13
Greensboro Coliseum (3,413)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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AP RV N/A
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; Decrease in ranking
; Not ranked previous week
(RV) ; Received votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech women won't play in WNIT". ajc.com. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Sugiura, Ken (March 27, 2019). "MaChelle Joseph fired at Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 9, 2019). "Fortner leaves analyst job to coach Ga. Tech". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2024.