Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Basketball
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Basketball
	2025–26 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
University	Georgia Institute of Technology
Head coach	Karen Blair (1st season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Arena	McCamish Pavilion ; (capacity: 8,600)
Nickname	Yellow Jackets
Colors	Tech gold and white;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2012, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
	1993, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2025

Last updated September 26, 2025

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I.^[2] The team plays its home games at McCamish Pavilion.

Players

Notable players who have played with the Yellow Jackets include Niesha Butler, Kisha Ford, and Chioma Nnamaka.

Stadium

McCamish Pavilion (also nicknamed "The Thrillerdome") is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech basketball teams and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1972 and again from 1997 to 1999. Tech's women's volleyball team has occasionally used the facility as well, primarily for NCAA tournament games and other matches that draw crowds that would overflow the O'Keefe Gymnasium.

During the 2011–12 basketball season, Alexander Memorial Coliseum was rebuilt as McCamish Pavilion. Except for the final home game, the Georgia Tech women's basketball team played its home games at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in suburban Duluth.

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source^[3]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Jim Culpepper (Independent, ACC)(1974–1980)
1974–75	Jim Culpepper	6–16	–		GAIAW State Tournament
1975–76	Jim Culpepper	2–24	–		GAIAW State Tournament
1976–77	Jim Culpepper	19–8	–		GAIAW State Tournament
1977–78	Jim Culpepper	23–4	–		GAIAW State Tournament
1978–79	Jim Culpepper	18–8	–		GAIAW State Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference
1979–80	Jim Culpepper	2–23	1–7	7th	GAIAW State Tournament
Jim Culpepper:		70–83	1–8
Benny Dees (ACC)(1980–1981)
1980–81	Benny Dees	8–19	1–6	7th
Benny Dees:		8–19	1–6
Bernadette McGlade (ACC)(1981–1988)
1981–82	Bernadette McGlade	9–16	2–9	7th
1982–83	Bernadette McGlade	10–19	2–11	7th
1983–84	Bernadette McGlade	9–19	1–13	8th
1984–85	Bernadette McGlade	11–16	0–14	8th
1985–86	Bernadette McGlade	10–17	1–13	8th
1986–87	Bernadette McGlade	14–13	5–9	6th
1987–88	Bernadette McGlade	11–16	3–11	T-7th
Bernadette McGlade:		74–116	14–80
Agnus Berenato (ACC)(1988–2003)
1988–89	Agnus Berenato	14–14	5–9	6th
1989–90	Agnus Berenato	13–17	4–10	T-6th
1990–91	Agnus Berenato	15–13	3–11	7th
1991–92	Agnus Berenato	20–13	6–10	7th	NWIT Champions
1992–93	Agnus Berenato	16–11	8–8	T-4th	NCAA First Round
1993–94	Agnus Berenato	12–15	5–11	7th
1994–95	Agnus Berenato	14–16	5–11	6th
1995–96	Agnus Berenato	14–13	5–11	8th
1996–97	Agnus Berenato	15–12	7–9	7th
1997–98	Agnus Berenato	11–17	3–13	8th
1998–99	Agnus Berenato	13–14	6–10	6th
1999–2000	Agnus Berenato	17–14	7–9	6th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2000–01	Agnus Berenato	14–15	5–11	8th	WNIT First Round
2001–02	Agnus Berenato	15–14	7–9	T-5th	WNIT First Round
2002–03	Agnus Berenato	20–11	8–8	T-4th	NCAA First Round
Agnus Berenato:		223–209	84–150
MaChelle Joseph (ACC)(2003–2019)
2003–04	MaChelle Joseph	14–15	5–11	8th
2004–05	MaChelle Joseph	13–14	4–10	T-8th
2005–06	MaChelle Joseph	14–15	2–12	T-11th
2006–07	MaChelle Joseph	21–12	9–5	6th	NCAA Second Round
2007–08	MaChelle Joseph	22–10	7–7	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2008–09	MaChelle Joseph	22–10	8–6	T-5th	NCAA Second Round
2009–10	MaChelle Joseph	23–10	8–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2010–11	MaChelle Joseph	24–11	9–8	T-4th	NCAA Second Round		24
2011–12	MaChelle Joseph	26–9	12–4	T-4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	15
2012–13	MaChelle Joseph	14–16	7–11	T-7th
2013–14	MaChelle Joseph	20–12	9–7	7th	NCAA First Round
2014–15	MaChelle Joseph	19–15	7–9	11th	WNIT Second Round
2015–16	MaChelle Joseph	20–13	8–8	8th	WNIT Second Round
2016–17	MaChelle Joseph	22–15	5–11	10th	WNIT Runner-Up		RV
2017–18	MaChelle Joseph	20–14	6–10	10th	WNIT Third Round
2018–19	MaChelle Joseph	17–13	7–9	9th
MaChelle Joseph:		311–204	113–131
Nell Fortner (ACC)(2019–2025)
2019–20	Nell Fortner	20–11	10–8	7th
2020–21	Nell Fortner	17–9	12–6	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	22
2021–22	Nell Fortner	21–11	11–7	6th	NCAA First Round
2022–23	Nell Fortner	13–17	4–14	14th
2023–24	Nell Fortner	17–16	7–11	T-10th	WBIT First Round
2024–25	Nell Fortner	22–11	9–9	T-8th	NCAA First Round
Nell Fortner:		110–75	53–55
Karen Blair (ACC)(2025–present)
2025–26	Karen Blair	0–0	0–0
Karen Blair:		0–0	0–0
Total:		796–706 (.530)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	#9	First round	#8 Northwestern	L 90–62
2003	#10	First round	#7 Virginia Tech	L 61–59
2007	#7	First round Second round	#10 DePaul #2 Purdue	W 55–54 L 76–63
2008	#10	First round	#7 Iowa State	L 58–55
2009	#9	First round Second round	#8 Iowa #1 Oklahoma	W 76–62 L 69–50
2010	#6	First round	#11 Arkansas-Little Rock	L 63–53
2011	#5	First round Second round	#12 Bowling Green #4 Ohio State	W 69–58 L 67–60
2012	#4	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Sacred Heart #5 Georgetown #1 Baylor	W 76–50 W 76–64 L 83–68
2014	#10	First round	#7 LSU	L 98–78
2021	#5	First round Second round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Stephen F. Austin #4 West Virginia #1 South Carolina	W 54–52 (OT) W 73–56 L 65–76
2022	#9	First round	#8 Kansas	L 58–77
2025	#9	First round	#8 Richmond	L 49–74

References

↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics – Athletics Brand Guidelines" . Retrieved April 19, 2019.
↑ "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com". www.ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
↑ "Media Guide". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.

External links

Official website
"Digital Collection: Georgia Tech Basketball Programs and Guides". repository.gatech.edu.
"Collection: Georgia Tech Women's Basketball Programs and Guides | Georgia Tech Archives Finding Aids". finding-aids.library.gatech.edu.

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[1] "Georgia Tech Athletics – Athletics Brand Guidelines" . Retrieved April 19, 2019.

[2] "Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site - RamblinWreck.com". www.ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.

[Media_Guide-3] "Media Guide". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.

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v t e Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
Venues	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1974–2011) Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Culture & lore	Buzz Georgia Tech Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Boston College Eagles California Golden Bears Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers SMU Mustangs Stanford Cardinal Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Conference challenges	ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge (2007–2022)
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25