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2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

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2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Champions
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–15 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Morrison
  • Rob Norris
  • M. L. Willis
Home arenaHank McCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 33 4   .892
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 10 Florida State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 13 Louisville 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 NC State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 21 Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 16 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Virginia 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Clemson 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
North Carolina 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
Boston College 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is MaChelle Joseph entering her 14th season. The team played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 media

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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

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2016–17 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) Jr Woodlands Greenburgh, NY
G 1 Kaylan Pugh 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Mary's Episcopal
Ohio State
Collierville, TN
G 2 Zutorya Cook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Osborne Marietta, GA
F 4 Anne Francoise Diouf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr IMG Academy Dakar, Senegal
F 10 Katarina Vuckovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Crvena Zvezda Smederevo, Serbia
F 11 Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Life Center Academy Warri, Nigeria
G 24 Cha'Ron Sweeney 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Sr Rogers
Eastern Michigan
Toledo, OH
C 14 Simina Avram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Andre Saguna Brașov, Romania
C 15 Chelsea Guimaraes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Professor José Augusto Lucas Almada, Portugal
F 21 Zaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
F 22 Julia Grey (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Cambridge Alpharetta, GA
G 24 Chanin Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Meyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 33 Francesca Pan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr None Bassano del Grappa, Italy
F 44 Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So The Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
G 55 Antonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Liceo Stefanini Yenezia Pordenone, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
Samford W 62–57  1–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (823)
Atlanta, GA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Alabama State W 70–48  2–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (618)
Atlanta, GA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 86–49  3–0
KSU Convocation Center (889)
Kennesaw, GA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia W 52–45  4–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,206)
Atlanta, GA
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Dayton
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals
W 81–68  5–0
St. George HS Gymnasium (326)
Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016*
3:15 pm
vs. Missouri
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division championship
W 72–70  6–0
St. George HS Gymnasium 
Freeport, BAH
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 52–92  6–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (818)
Atlanta, GA
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
Georgia State W 73–42  7–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,235)
Atlanta, GA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Mercer W 70–50  8–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (520)
Atlanta, GA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Appalachian State W 81–52  9–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
12/17/2016*
3:00 pm
at Alabama L 65–67  9–2
Coleman Coliseum (2,214)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/22/2016*
7:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee W 61–60  10–2
Murphy Center (4,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Princeton W 67–51  11–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (856)
Atlanta, GA
ACC regular season
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Notre Dame L 38–55  11–3 (0–1)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,641)
Atlanta, GA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
No. 13 Duke L 68–75  11–4 (0–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (743)
Atlanta, GA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 71–67  12–4 (1–2)
Conte Forum (535)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
Syracuse W 75–66  13–4 (2–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,152)
Atlanta, GA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 9 Louisville L 51–91  13–5 (2–3)
KFC Yum! Center (7,606)
Louisville, KY
01/22/2017
2:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 65–70 OT 13–6 (2–4)
LJVM Coliseum (1,022)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 7 Florida State L 63–69  13–7 (2–5)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,017)
Atlanta, GA
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson L 61–62  13–8 (2–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (365)
Clemson, SC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia L 64–65 OT 13–9 (2–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,187)
Charlottesville, VA
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech W 87–81  14–9 (3–7)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,023)
Atlanta, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 17 NC State L 67–75  14–10 (3–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (748)
Atlanta, GA
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
at No. 7 Notre Dame L 69–90  14–11 (3–9)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Atlanta, GA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 88–89  14–12 (3–10)
Carmichael Auditorium (1,909)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 71–57  15–12 (4–10)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,039)
Atlanta, GA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 72–58  16–12 (5–10)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,040)
Atlanta, GA
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, RSN
at No. 17 Miami (FL) L 70–75  16–13 (5–11)
Watsco Center (1,321)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
3:30 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (15) Boston College
First Round
W 71–67  17–13
HTC Center (2,769)
Conway, SC
03/02/2017
6:00 pm, RSN
(10) vs. (7) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 71–87  17–14
HTC Center (3,145)
Conway, SC
WNIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville
First Round
W 71–55  18–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (766)
Atlanta, GA
03/19/2017*
5:00 pm
UCF
Second Round
W 63–51  19–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (682)
Atlanta, GA
03/23/2017*
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee
Third Round
W 70–57  20–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (819)
Atlanta, GA
03/26/2017*
2:00 pm
Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 76–66  21–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (821)
Atlanta, GA
03/29/2017*
7:00 pm
Washington State
Semifinals
W 69–61  22–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,106)
Atlanta, GA
04/01/2017*
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Michigan
Championship Game
L 79–89 3OT 22–15
Calihan Hall (4,417)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.