Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Basketball
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UniversityGeorgia Institute of Technology
Head coachKaren Blair (1st season)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Location Atlanta, Georgia
Arena McCamish Pavilion
(capacity: 8,600)
Nickname Yellow Jackets
ColorsTech gold and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2012, 2021
NCAA tournament second round
2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1993, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022, 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.

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Players

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

Stadium

McCamish Pavilion has been home to the Yellow Jackets since 1956. Alexander Memorial Coliseum SW view.jpg
McCamish Pavilion has been home to the Yellow Jackets since 1956.

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]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Jim Culpepper (Independent, ACC)(1974–1980)
1974–75Jim Culpepper 6–16GAIAW State Tournament
1975–76Jim Culpepper 2–24GAIAW State Tournament
1976–77Jim Culpepper 19–8GAIAW State Tournament
1977–78Jim Culpepper 23–4GAIAW State Tournament
1978–79Jim Culpepper 18–8GAIAW State Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference
1979–80Jim Culpepper 2–231–77thGAIAW State Tournament
Jim Culpepper:70–831–8
Benny Dees (ACC)(1980–1981)
1980–81Benny Dees 8–191–67th
Benny Dees:8–191–6
Bernadette McGlade (ACC)(1981–1988)
1981–82Bernadette McGlade 9–162–97th
1982–83Bernadette McGlade 10–192–117th
1983–84Bernadette McGlade 9–191–138th
1984–85Bernadette McGlade 11–160–148th
1985–86Bernadette McGlade 10–171–138th
1986–87Bernadette McGlade 14–135–96th
1987–88Bernadette McGlade 11–163–11T-7th
Bernadette McGlade:74–11614–80
Agnus Berenato (ACC)(1988–2003)
1988–89Agnus Berenato 14–145–96th
1989–90Agnus Berenato 13–174–10T-6th
1990–91Agnus Berenato 15–133–117th
1991–92Agnus Berenato 20–136–107th NWIT Champions
1992–93Agnus Berenato 16–118–8T-4th NCAA First Round
1993–94Agnus Berenato 12–155–117th
1994–95Agnus Berenato 14–165–116th
1995–96Agnus Berenato 14–135–118th
1996–97Agnus Berenato 15–127–97th
1997–98Agnus Berenato 11–173–138th
1998–99Agnus Berenato 13–146–106th
1999–2000Agnus Berenato 17–147–96th WNIT Quarterfinals
2000–01Agnus Berenato 14–155–118th WNIT First Round
2001–02Agnus Berenato 15–147–9T-5th WNIT First Round
2002–03Agnus Berenato 20–118–8T-4th NCAA First Round
Agnus Berenato:223–20984–150
MaChelle Joseph (ACC)(2003–2019)
2003–04MaChelle Joseph 14–155–118th
2004–05MaChelle Joseph 13–144–10T-8th
2005–06MaChelle Joseph 14–152–12T-11th
2006–07MaChelle Joseph 21–129–56th NCAA Second Round
2007–08MaChelle Joseph 22–107–7T-5th NCAA First Round
2008–09MaChelle Joseph 22–108–6T-5th NCAA Second Round
2009–10MaChelle Joseph 23–108–64th NCAA First Round
2010–11MaChelle Joseph 24–119–8T-4th NCAA Second Round 24
2011–12MaChelle Joseph 26–912–4T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1015
2012–13MaChelle Joseph 14–167–11T-7th
2013–14MaChelle Joseph 20–129–77th NCAA First Round
2014–15 MaChelle Joseph 19–157–911th WNIT Second Round
2015–16 MaChelle Joseph 20–138–88th WNIT Second Round
2016–17 MaChelle Joseph 22–155–1110th WNIT Runner-Up RV
2017–18 MaChelle Joseph 20–146–1010th WNIT Third Round
2018–19 MaChelle Joseph 17–137–99th
MaChelle Joseph:311–204113–131
Nell Fortner (ACC)(2019–2025)
2019–20 Nell Fortner 20–1110–87th
2020–21 Nell Fortner 17–912–63rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 22
2021–22 Nell Fortner 21–1111–76th NCAA First Round
2022–23 Nell Fortner 13–174–1414th
2023–24 Nell Fortner 17–167–11T-10th WBIT First Round
2024–25 Nell Fortner 22–119–9T-8th NCAA First Round
Nell Fortner:110–7553–55
Karen Blair (ACC)(2025–present)
2025–26Karen Blair 0–00–0
Karen Blair:0–00–0
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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1993 #9First round#8 NorthwesternL 90–62
2003 #10First round#7 Virginia TechL 61–59
2007 #7First round
Second round
#10 DePaul
#2 Purdue
W 55–54
L 76–63
2008 #10First round#7 Iowa StateL 58–55
2009 #9First round
Second round
#8 Iowa
#1 Oklahoma
W 76–62
L 69–50
2010 #6First round#11 Arkansas-Little RockL 63–53
2011 #5First round
Second round
#12 Bowling Green
#4 Ohio State
W 69–58
L 67–60
2012 #4First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Sacred Heart
#5 Georgetown
#1 Baylor
W 76–50
W 76–64
L 83–68
2014 #10First round#7 LSUL 98–78
2021 #5First 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 #9First round#8 KansasL 58–77
2025 #9First round#8 RichmondL 49–74

References

  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.
  3. "Media Guide". Georgia Tech. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.