2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team will represent 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 plays 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 which they defeated Mercer in the first round before losing to Tulane in the second round.

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015–16 record20–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Morrison
  • Rob Norris
  • M. L. Willis
Home arenaHank McCamish Pavilion
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †16–0 1.000  33–2  .943
No. 8 Louisville15–1 .938  26–8  .765
No. 14 Syracuse13–3 .813  30–8  .789
No. 17 Florida State13–3 .813  25–8  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)10–6 .625  24–9  .727
NC State10–6 .625  20–11  .645
Duke8–8 .500  20–12  .625
Georgia Tech8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Virginia6–10 .375  18–16  .529
Wake Forest6–10 .375  17–16  .515
Virginia Tech5–11 .313  18–14  .563
North Carolina4–12 .250  14–18  .438
Pittsburgh4–12 .250  13–18  .419
Boston College2–14 .125  15–16  .484
Clemson0–16 .000  4–26  .133
† 2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

2015–16 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
2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Imani Tilford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoWoodlands Greenburgh, NY
G/F 2 Aaliyah Whiteside 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMemphis Central Memphis, TN
G 5 Ciani Cryor 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrNeumann-Goretti Philadelphia, PA
F 10 Katarina Vuckovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrCrvena Zvezda Smederevo, Serbia
F 11 Elo Edeferioka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLife Center Academy Warri, Nigeria
F 13 Erin Garner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrTrenton Catholic Academy Philadelphia, PA
C 14 Simina Avram 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoAndre Saguna Brașov, Romania
C 15 Chelsea Guimaraes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrProfessor José Augusto Lucas Almada, Portugal
G/F 20 Irene Gari 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrBlume
UTEP		 Oliva, Spain
F 21 Zaire O'Neil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G/F 23 Dejoria Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrOrangeburg-Wilkinson Orangeburg, SC
G 25 Lilliann Andrews 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrAmos P. Godby Tallahassee, FL
F 44 Martine Fortune 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrThe Shipley School Philadelphia, PA
F 54 Roddreka Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMyers Park Charlotte, NC
G 55 Antonia Peresson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoLiceo Stefanini Yenezia Pordenone, Italy
Head coach

MaChelle Joseph (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Morrison (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
Rob Norris (Indiana (PA))
M. L. Willis (Iowa)

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

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2015*
7:00 pm		 West Georgia W 77–35 
Hank McCamish Pavilion (454)
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 (4,441)
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 (2,222)
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 (377)
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 (9,149)
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 (1,052)
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 (3,906)
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 (821)
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 (1,818)
Blacksburg, VA
02/07/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Syracuse L 52–71  14–10 (4–7)
 Carrier Dome (1,490)
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 (4,845)
Durham, NC
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Pittsburgh W 66–60  17–11 (7–8)
 Peterson Events Center (867)
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

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

References
  1. "2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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