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

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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division Champions
WNIT, Runner Up
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–15 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach	MaChelle Joseph (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Morrison Rob Norris M. L. Willis
Home arena	Hank McCamish Pavilion

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

2016–17 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

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 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
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

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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

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