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

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.

2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–13 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	MaChelle Joseph (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Morrison Rob Norris M. L. Willis
Home arena	Hank McCamish Pavilion

2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame †	16	–	0		1.000			33	–	2		.943
No. 8 Louisville	15	–	1		.938			26	–	8		.765
No. 14 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			30	–	8		.789
No. 17 Florida State	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
No. 19 Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			24	–	9		.727
NC State	10	–	6		.625			20	–	11		.645
Duke	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			18	–	16		.529
Wake Forest	6	–	10		.375			17	–	16		.515
Virginia Tech	5	–	11		.313			18	–	14		.563
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			14	–	18		.438
Pittsburgh	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			15	–	16		.484
Clemson	0	–	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
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 MaChelle Joseph (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Morrison (Cal Poly) Rob Norris (Indiana (PA)) M. L. Willis (Iowa) 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
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

See also

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