2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Nell Fortner (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tasha Butts; Blanche Alverson; LaSondra Barrett;
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
No. 13 Duke	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
No. 4 Virginia Tech †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	4	.886
Louisville	12	–	6	.667	26	–	12	.684
Florida State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
No. 20 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
NC State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Clemson	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	17	–	17	.500
Virginia	4	–	14	.222	15	–	15	.500
Georgia Tech	4	–	14	.222	13	–	17	.433
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333

† 2023 ACC tournament winner As of March 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 13–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost their First Round matchup with Boston College. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season[edit]

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 21–11 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the Second Round before losing to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ninth seed in the Spokane Regional. They lost their First Round match-up against Kansas to end their season.

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Loyal McQueen	00	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Florence, South Carolina	Transferred to Alabama^[1]
Sarah Bates	3	G	5'9"	Senior	McDonough, Georgia	Graduated
Elizabete Bulane	10	G	5'7"	Freshman	Ādaži, Latvia	—
Kondalia Montgomery	12	G	5'7"	Junior	Tacoma, Washington	—
Lorela Cubaj	13	G	6'4"	Graduate Student	Terni, Italy	Graduated; Drafted 18th overall in the 2022 WNBA draft
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen	31	G	5'7"	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Graduated
Kierra Fletcher	41	G	5'9"	Graduate Student	Warren, Michigan	Graduated
Digna Strautmane	45	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Riga, Latvia	Graduated

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Cameron Swartz	1	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Marietta, Georgia	Boston College
Bianca Jackson	10	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Montgomery, Alabama	Florida State
Kayla Blackshear	13	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Orlando, Florida	Alabama

Recruiting Class[edit]

Source:^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Tonie Morgan G	Tallahassee, Florida	Florida High	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Tonie Morgan G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Kara Dunn G	Dallas, Georgia	Mount Paran Christian School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Kara Dunn G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94
Paris Miller G	Johns Creek, Georgia	Johns Creek High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Paris Miller G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Raven Boswell G	Austin, TX	Lake Travis High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
Raven Boswell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Inés Noguero Outeiral G	Gijón, Spain	Joaquín Blume	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Inés Noguero Outeiral G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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[edit]

2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cameron Swartz	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Fellowship Christian Boston College	Marietta, GA
G	4	Anisa Clark	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Union Grove	McDonough, GA
G	5	Tonie Morgan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Florida High	Tallahassee, FL
G	10	Bianca Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Montgomery, AL Florida State
F	11	Aixa Wone Aranaz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Ohio State	Pamplona, Spain
F	13	Kayla Blackshear	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Lake Highland Preparatory School Alabama	Orlando, FL
G	14	Raeven Boswell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lake Travis	Austin, TX
G	15	Avyonce Carter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wesleyan	Norcross, GA
C	20	Nerea Hermosa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	IES Joaquim Blume	Victoria, Spain
G	22	Inés Noguero Outeiral	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Joaquín Blume	Gijón, Spain
G/F	24	Eylia Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Olathe North	Kansas City, MO
G	25	Kara Dunn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Mount Paran Christian	Dallas, GA
F	33	Carmyn Harrison	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Hutchison School	Memphis, TN

Head coach

Nell Fortner (Texas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2022

Schedule[edit]

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Clayton State	W 69–62	–	McCamish Pavilion (504) Atlanta, GA
Regular Season
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia State	W 60–42	1–0	McCamish Pavilion (1,337) Atlanta, GA
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Kennesaw State	W 65–39	2–0	McCamish Pavilion (1,334) Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at Auburn	W 57–51	3–0	Neville Arena (1,932) Auburn, AL
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Rivalry	L 52–66	3–1	McCamish Pavilion (2,384) Atlanta, GA
November 25, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals	L 50–63	3–2	Hertz Arena (275) Estero, FL
November 26, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Air Force Gulf Coast Showcase 2nd round	W 65–59	4–2	Hertz Arena (215) Estero, FL
November 27, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Belmont Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game	W 58–52	5–2	Hertz Arena (143) Estero, FL
December 1, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 66–63	6–2	Breslin Center (2,748) East Lansing, MI
December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Belmont	W 59–55	7–2	Curb Event Center (1,048) Nashville, TN
December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Central Michigan	W 71–45	8–2	McCamish Pavilion (1,504) Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Boston College	L 62–74	8–3 (0–1)	Conte Forum (707) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Furman	W 82–41	9–3	McCamish Pavilion (1,410) Atlanta, GA
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	L 63–69	9–4 (0–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,749) Charlottesville, VA
January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Florida State	L 58–99	9–5 (0–3)	McCamish Pavilion (1,731) Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville	L 55–63	9–6 (0–4)	KFC Yum! Center (7,633) Louisville, KY
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 50–51	9–7 (0–5)	LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
January 12, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)	L 60–69	9–8 (0–6)	McCamish Pavilion (1,434) Atlanta, GA
January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 16 Duke	L 47–65	9–9 (0–7)	McCamish Pavilion (2,342) Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse	W 69–57	10–9 (1–7)	McCamish Pavilion (1,920) Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 17 North Carolina	L 57–70	10–10 (1–8)	Carmichael Arena (4,418) Chapel Hill, NC
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	W 85–74	11–10 (2–8)	McCamish Pavilion (1,454) Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 15 NC State	W 68–62	12–10 (3–8)	McCamish Pavilion (1,653) Atlanta, GA
February 5, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 58–64	12–11 (3–9)	Watsco Center (3,686) Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 41–57	12–12 (3–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum (907) Clemson, SC
February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	L 79–85 ^2OT	12–13 (3–11)	McCamish Pavilion (1,661) Atlanta, GA
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wake Forest	W 63–55	13–13 (4–11)	McCamish Pavilion (1,221) Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACC		at No. 24 Florida State	L 66–80	13–14 (4–12)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,990) Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 10 Notre Dame	L 53–76	13–15 (4–13)	Purcell Pavilion (5,297) Notre Dame, IN
February 26, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 52–65	13–16 (4–14)	McCamish Pavilion (2,014) Atlanta, GA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., ACCN	(14)	vs. (11) Boston College First round	L 57–62	13–17	Greensboro Coliseum (3,879) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

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	Final
AP																			N/A
Coaches

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References[edit]

^ "Women's basketball lands four-star guard Loyal McQueen". thecrimsonwhite.com. The Crimson White. December 18, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Georgia Tech". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[1] "Women's basketball lands four-star guard Loyal McQueen". thecrimsonwhite.com. The Crimson White. December 18, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[2] "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Georgia Tech". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

[3] "2022-23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2022.

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