2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record 20–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach MaChelle Joseph (13th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Morrison
Assistant coach Rob Norris
Assistant coach M. L. Willis
Home arena Hank McCamish Pavilion
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000     33 2   .943
#8 Louisville 15 1   .938     26 8   .765
#14 Syracuse 13 3   .813     30 7   .811
#17 Florida State 13 3   .813     25 8   .758
#19 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625     24 9   .727
NC State 10 6   .625     20 11   .645
Duke 8 8   .500     20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Virginia 6 10   .375     18 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 10   .375     17 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 11   .313     18 14   .563
North Carolina 4 12   .250     14 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250     13 18   .419
Boston College 2 14   .125     15 16   .484
Clemson 0 16   .000     4 26   .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team will represent Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was MaChelle Joseph entering her 13th season. The team plays its home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament which they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Tulane in the second round.

201516 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

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Tilford, ImaniImani Tilford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Woodlands Greenburgh, NY
G/F 2 Whiteside, AaliyahAaliyah Whiteside 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Memphis Central Memphis, TN
G 5 Cryor, CianiCiani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 10 Vuckovic, KatarinaKatarina Vuckovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Crvena Zvezda Smederevo, Serbia
F 11 Edeferioka, EloElo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Life Center Academy Warri, Nigeria
F 13 Garner, ErinErin Garner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Trenton Catholic Academy Philadelphia, PA
C 14 Avram, SiminaSimina Avram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Andre Saguna Brașov, Romania
C 15 Guimaraes, ChelseaChelsea Guimaraes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Professor José Augusto Lucas Almada, Portugal
G/F 20 Gari, IreneIrene Gari 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Blume
UTEP
Oliva, Spain
F 21 O'Neil, ZaireZaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G/F 23 Howard, DejoriaDejoria Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Orangeburg-Wilkinson Orangeburg, SC
G 25 Andrews, LilliannLilliann Andrews 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Amos P. Godby Tallahassee, FL
F 44 Fortune, MartineMartine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
F 54 Rogers, RoddrekaRoddreka Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Myers Park Charlotte, NC
G 55 Peresson, AntoniaAntonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Liceo Stefanini Yenezia Pordenone, Italy
Head coach

MaChelle Joseph (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Morrison (Cal Poly Pomona)
Rob Norris (Indiana (PA))
M. L. Willis (Iowa)


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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/02/2015*
7:00 PM
West Georgia W 77–35 
Hank McCamish Pavilion (454)
Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
5:30 PM
Loyola–Chicago W 84–77  1–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,156)
Atlanta, GA

11/15/2015*
2:00 PM
St. Francis Brooklyn W 89–51  2–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (854)
Atlanta, GA

11/18/2015*
7:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 102–49  3–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (485)
Atlanta, GA

11/22/2015*
4:00 PM, SECN
at Georgia L 66–78  3–1
Stegeman Coliseum (4,441)
Athens, GA

11/24/2015*
5:00 PM
Alabama State W 80–54  4–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (473)
Atlanta, GA

11/26/2015*
9:00 PM
vs. Northern Iowa
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 58–61  4–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

11/27/2015*
6:30 PM
vs. High Point
Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 81–61  5–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133)
Cancún, Mexico

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
at Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–69  5–3
Assembly Hall (2,222)
Bloomington, IN

12/05/2015*
2:00 PM
USC Upstate W 87–46  6–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (579)
Atlanta, GA

12/13/2015*
2:00 PM
Samford W 66–55  7–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,008)
Atlanta, GA

12/15/2015*
6:00 PM
Prairie View A&M W 96–48  8–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (553)
Atlanta, GA

12/18/2015*
7:00 PM
Alabama W 70–58  9–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,828)
Atlanta, GA

12/20/2015*
2:00 PM
at IUPUI W 60–50  10–3
IUPUI Gymnasium (377)
Indianapolis, IN
ACC regular season

12/30/2015
7:00 PM
at #3 Notre Dame L 76–85  10–4 (0–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN

01/03/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Louisville L 65–78  10–5 (0–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,982)
Atlanta, GA

01/07/2016
7:30 PM
at NC State L 57–65  10–6 (0–3)
Broughton HS (1,052)
Raleigh, NC

01/10/2016
4:00 PM, RSN
at #19 Florida State L 69–75  10–7 (0–4)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,906)
Tallahassee, FL

01/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
North Carolina W 80–73  11–7 (1–4)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (917)
Atlanta, GA

01/17/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Virginia L 67–78  11–8 (1–5)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,041)
Atlanta, GA

01/24/2016
2:00 PM
at Clemson W 76–63  12–8 (2–5)
Jervey Athletic Center (821)
Clemson, SC

01/28/2016
7:00 PM, RSN
#3 Notre Dame L 42–54  12–9 (2–6)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,908)
Atlanta, GA

01/31/2016
3:00 PM, RSN
Boston College W 62–56  13–9 (3–6)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,003)
Atlanta, GA

02/04/2016
7:00 PM
at Virginia Tech W 51–34  14–9 (4–6)
Cassell Coliseum (1,818)
Blacksburg, VA

02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Syracuse L 52–71  14–10 (4–7)
Carrier Dome (1,490)
Syracuse, NY

02/11/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
#19 Miami (FL) L 55–58  14–11 (4–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (975)
Atlanta, GA

02/14/2016
2:00 PM
Clemson W 77–48  15–11 (5–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,012)
Atlanta, GA

02/21/2016
2:00 PM
at Duke W 64–59  16–11 (6–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,845)
Durham, NC

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh W 66–60  17–11 (7–8)
Peterson Events Center (867)
Pittsburgh, PA

02/28/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Wake Forest W 66–51  18–11 (8–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,316)
Atlanta, GA
ACC Women's Tournament

03/03/2016
6:00 PM, RSN
vs. Wake Forest
Second Round
W 67–65  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC

03/04/2016
6:00 PM, RSN
vs. #7 Louisville
Quarterfinals
L 50–60  19–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
WNIT

03/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Mercer
First Round
W 73–56  20–12
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,047)
Atlanta, GA

03/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Tulane
Second Round
L 61–64  20–13
Hank McCamish Pavilion (585)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

See Also

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

References

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