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

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.

2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	MaChelle Joseph (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Morrison Rob Norris Jonneshia Pineda
Home arena	Hank McCamish Pavilion
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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

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

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 MaChelle Joseph (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Morrison (Cal Poly) Rob Norris (Indiana (PA)) Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV						RV											N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

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

See also

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