2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented 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 played 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 , where they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Tulane in the second round.
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
Hometown
G 0
Imani Tilford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
So Woodlands
Greenburgh, NY
G/F 2
Aaliyah Whiteside 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Memphis Central
Memphis, TN
G 5
Ciani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Fr Neumann-Goretti
Philadelphia, PA
F 10
Katarina Vuckovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Crvena Zvezda
Smederevo, Serbia
F 11
Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Life Center Academy
Warri, Nigeria
F 13
Erin Garner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Fr Trenton Catholic Academy
Philadelphia, PA
C 14
Simina Avram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Andre Saguna
Brașov, Romania
C 15
Chelsea Guimaraes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Professor José Augusto Lucas
Almada, Portugal
G/F 20
Irene Gari 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Sr Blume UTEP
Oliva, Spain
F 21
Zaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Malcolm X Shabazz
Newark, NJ
G/F 23
Dejoria Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Orangeburg, SC
G 25
Lilliann Andrews 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr Amos P. Godby
Tallahassee, FL
F 44
Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr The Shipley School
Philadelphia, PA
F 54
Roddreka Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Myers Park
Charlotte, NC
G 55
Antonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So Liceo Stefanini Yenezia
Pordenone, Italy
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2015 *7:00 pm
West Georgia W 77–35 Hank McCamish Pavilion 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 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 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 Indianapolis, IN
ACC regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm
at No. 3 Notre Dame
L 76–85 10–4 (0–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center 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 Raleigh, NC
01/10/2016 4:00 pm, RSN
at No. 19 Florida State
L 69–75 10–7 (0–4)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 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 Clemson, SC
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 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 Blacksburg, VA
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Syracuse
L 52–71 14–10 (4–7)
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 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 Durham, NC
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
W 66–60 17–11 (7–8)
Peterson Events Center 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. No. 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
References
