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

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 (ACC).

2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
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 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

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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 matchup against Kansas to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Loyal McQueen 00 G 5'8" Sophomore Florence, SC Transferred to Alabama[1]
Sarah Bates 3 G 5'9"   Senior McDonough, GA Graduated
Elizabete Bulane 10 G 5'7" Freshman Ādaži, Latvia
Kondalia Montgomery 12 G 5'7" Junior Tacoma, WA
Lorela Cubaj 13 G 6'4" Graduate student Terni, Italy Graduated; selected 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, MI Graduated
Digna Strautmane 45 F 6'2" Graduate student Riga, Latvia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Cameron Swartz 1 G 5'11" Graduate student Marietta, GA Boston College
Bianca Jackson 10 G 5'11" Graduate student Montgomery, AL Florida State
Kayla Blackshear 13 F 6'1" Sophomore Orlando, FL Alabama

Recruiting class

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Source:[2]

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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2022

Schedule

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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.

Rankings

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Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Woods, Ashlee (December 18, 2021). "Women's basketball lands four-star guard Loyal McQueen". The Crimson White. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Georgia Tech". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2022.