2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represents Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Nell Fortner and play their home games at McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. RV
APNo. RV
2020–21 record11–4 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville111 .917  181  .947
No. 4 NC State72 .778  122  .857
Georgia Tech93 .750  114  .733
Syracuse84 .667  114  .733
Notre Dame66 .500  88  .500
Florida State55 .500  65  .545
Wake Forest67 .462  98  .529
Clemson57 .417  107  .588
Virginia Tech57 .417  107  .588
Miami (FL)57 .417  87  .533
North Carolina48 .333  98  .529
Pittsburgh26 .250  47  .364
Boston College18 .111  58  .385
Duke01 .000  31  .750
Virginia02 .000  05  .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
2021 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 20–11 and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the Second Round before losing to eventual champion NC State in Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Daijah Jefferson00F6'2" SophomoreHopewell, VATransferred to George Mason
Jasmine Carson2G5'10"SophomoreMemphis, TNTransferred to West Virginia
Anne Francoise Diouf4G6'4" JuniorDakar, SenegalTransferred to James Madison
Chanin Scott24G6'0"SeniorCharlotte, NCGraduated
Francesca Pan33G6'1"SeniorBassano del Grappa, ItalyGraduated


Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anaya Boyd
G
McDonough, Georgia Lovejoy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Eylia Love
G
Kansas City, Missouri Olathe North 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Avyonce Carter
G
Norcross, Georgia Wesleyan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Loyal McQueen
PG
Florence, South Carolina Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster

    2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 00 Loyal McQueen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWilson Florence, SC
    G 3 Sarah Bates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrKansas State Fresno, California
    G 4 Anaya Boyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrLovejoy McDonough, GA
    F 11 Aixa Wone Aranaz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoOhio State Pamplona, Spain
    G 12 Kondalia Montgomery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLincoln Tacoma, WA
    G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrIstituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
    G 14 Anisa Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrUnion Grove McDonough, GA
    G 15 Avyonce Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWesleyan Norcross, GA
    C 20 Nerea Hermosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoIES Joaquim Blume Victoria, Spain
    F/C 21 Ronni Nwora 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrThe Park School of Buffalo Buffalo, New York
    G/F 24 Eylia Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOlathe North Kansas City, MO
    G 31 Lotta-Maj Lahtinen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNone Helsinki, Finland
    G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWarren Cousino Warren, MI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: December 2, 2020

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular Season
    November 25, 2020*
    Noon
    Georgia State W 62–38  1–0
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 29, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    Georgia
    Rivalry
    L 69–75 OT 1–1
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 3, 2020*
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Tulane W 55–51  2–1
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 9, 2020
    11:00 a.m., ACCNX
    Boston College W 86–68  3–1
    (1–0)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 13, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Notre Dame W 82–67  4–1
    (2–0)
    Purcell Pavilion (93)
    Notre Dame, IN
    December 17, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Miami (FL) Postponed[4] McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    December 21, 2020*
    2:00 p.m., ACCN
    UCF Postponed[4] McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    December 31, 2020
    7:00 p.m., RSN
    No. 3 NC State L 75–84  4–2
    (2–1)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 3, 2021
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Notre Dame L 67–69  4–3
    (2–2)
    Purcell Pavilion (53)
    Notre Dame, IN
    January 7, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Clemson W 67–55  5–3
    (3–2)
    Littlejohn Coliseum (452)
    Clemson, SC
    January 10, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Virginia Tech W 56–54  6–3
    (4–2)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 14, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 24 Syracuse Postponed[5] McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    January 17, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Virginia Postponed[5] John Paul Jones Arena 
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 21, 2021
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Wake Forest W 73–44  7–3
    (5–2)
    LJVM Coliseum (0)
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 24, 2021
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Florida State W 66–58  8–3
    (6–2)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 28, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Miami (FL) W 70–56  9–3
    (7–2)
    Watsco Center (0)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 2, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Syracuse W 76–63  10–3
    (8–2)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 4, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    Clemson W 71–69  11–3
    (9–2)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 7, 2021
    Noon, RSN
    Wake Forest L 52–61  11–4
    (9–3)
    McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 11, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at No. 3 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    February 16, 2021
    Noon
    Miami (FL) McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    February 18, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 21, 2021
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    at Boston College Conte Forum 
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 25, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at North Carolina Carmichael Arena 
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 28, 2021
    Pittsburgh McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC Women's Tournament

    vs.  Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season
    Week
    2
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    3
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    4
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    5
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    6
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    7
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    8
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    Week
    10
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    11
    Week
    12
    Week
    13
    Week
    14
    Week
    15
    Week
    16
    Week
    17
    Week
    18
    Week
    19
    Final
    AP RV RV RV RV RV N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

    References

    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    3. "2020-21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
    4. "Women's Basketball vs. Miami, UCF Postponed". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
    5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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