2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team will represent the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They will be led by sixth-year head coach Nell Fortner and will play their home games at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
Record13–0 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBlanche Alverson (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • LaSondra Barrett (3rd season)
  • Michael Scruggs (2nd season)
  • Caleb Currier (2nd season)
  • Greg Callan (1st season)
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech 1 0   1.000 13 0   1.000
No. 21 California 1 0   1.000 13 1   .929
Miami (FL) 1 0   1.000 11 1   .917
Florida State 1 0   1.000 11 2   .846
No. 3 Notre Dame 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
No. 14 Duke 1 0   1.000 10 3   .769
No. 22 NC State 1 0   1.000 9 3   .750
Boston College 1 0   1.000 10 4   .714
Clemson 1 0   1.000 8 4   .667
No. 17 North Carolina 0 1   .000 12 2   .857
Virginia Tech 0 1   .000 9 3   .750
Stanford 0 1   .000 8 4   .667
SMU 0 1   .000 8 5   .615
Virginia 0 1   .000 8 5   .615
Louisville 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Wake Forest 0 1   .000 7 5   .583
Pittsburgh 0 1   .000 8 6   .571
Syracuse 0 1   .000 6 6   .500
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–16 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fifteenth seed Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Duke in the Second Round. They received an at-large invitation to the WBIT. They were defeated by second seed Mississippi State in the First Round 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
Caitlyn Wilson 1 G 5'10" Graduate Student Cordova, Tennessee Graduated
Anisa Clark 4 G 5'7" Senior McDonough, Georgia Graduated
Aixa Wone Aranaz 11 F 6'3" Graduate Student Pamplona, Spain Graduate
Jade Bediako 12 F/C 6'3" Freshman Brampton, Ontario Transferred to Marquette[1]
Avyonce Carter 15 G 5'10" Senior Norcross, Georgia Transferred to Western Carolina[2]
Sydney Johnson 21 G 5'9" Graduate Student Powder Springs, Georgia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Zoesha Smith 0 G/F 6'1" Graduate Student Brunswick, Georgia Georgia[3]

Recruiting class

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Source:[4]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dani Carnegie
G
Mount Vernon, New York Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Gabbie Grooms
G
Sharpsburg, Georgia Trinity Christian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Tianna Thompson
G
Mableton, Georgia The Galloway School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Chazadi Wright
G
Atlanta, Georgia Wesleyan School 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
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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2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Zoesha Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Glynn Academy
Georgia
Brunswick, GA
G 1 Chazadi Wright 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Wesleyan School Atlanta, GA
G 3 Dani Carnegie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Grayson Mount Vernon, NY
G 5 Tonie Morgan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Florida High Tallahassee, FL
F 13 Kayla Blackshear 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Lake Highland Preparatory School
Alabama
Orlando, FL
C 20 Ariadna Termis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So IES Joaquín Blume Zaragoza, Spain
G 22 Inés Noguero Outeiral 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IES Joaquín Blume Gijón, Spain
G 23 Rusne Augustinaite 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Montverde Academy Šiauliai, Lithuania
G 25 Kara Dunn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mount Paran Christian Dallas, GA
G 27 Gabbie Grooms 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Trinity Christian Sharpsburg, GA
G/F 32 D'Asia Thomas-Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Houston Christian Katy, TX
G 35 Tianna Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr The Galloway School Mableton, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 21, 2024

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Anderson W 109–53 
 18  Tied   7  Termis   8  Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (300)
Atlanta, GA
Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
10:30 a.m., ACCNX
Winthrop W 85–39  1–0
 17  Carnegie   8  Dunn   6  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (3,611)
Atlanta, GA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia State W 67–47  2–0
 14  Carnegie   13  Dunn   4  Wright  McCamish Pavilion (1,437)
Atlanta, GA
November 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
West Georgia W 88–53  3–0
 15  Carnegie   9  Blackshear   5  Wright  McCamish Pavilion (1,147)
Atlanta, GA
November 17, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia
Rivalry
W 83–67  4–0
 25  Dunn   9  Dunn   5  Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (2,551)
Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2024*
9:00 p.m., BallerTV
vs. South Dakota State
Hawaii North Shore Showcase
W 71–57  5–0
 21  Morgan   10  Smith   2  Carnegie  George Q. Cannon Activities Center (425)
Lāʻie, HI
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BallerTV
vs. No. 21 Oregon
Hawaii North Shore Showcase
W 74–58  6–0
 13  Termis   12  Dunn   7  Noguero  George Q. Cannon Activities Center (1,800)
Lāʻie, HI
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida A&M W 98–56  7–0
 19  Dunn   10  Blackshear   7  Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (1,468)
Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2024*
7:15 p.m., ACCN
Mississippi State W 78–75  8–0
 23  Dunn   8  Termis   8  Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (1,514)
Atlanta, GA
December 8, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer W 78–42  9–0
 14  Dunn   9  Tied   4  Tied  Hawkins Arena (519)
Macon, GA
December 11, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Louisiana-Monroe W 97–37  10–0
 17  Augustinaite   9  Smith   8  Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (1,075)
Atlanta, GA
December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25 at No. 14 North Carolina W 82–76  11–0
(1–0)
 23  Morgan   9  Carnegie   5  Noguero  Carmichael Arena (2,381)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 Rice W 88–57  12–0
 23  Augustinaite   11  Smith   7  Wright  McCamish Pavilion (1,212)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 No. 23 Nebraska W 72–61  13–0
 20  Carnegie   14  Dunn   4  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (1,971)
Atlanta, GA
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Pittsburgh       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame       Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
SMU       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX
at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
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

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ Steele, Ben (June 13, 2024). "What is the scouting report on six newcomers to the Marquette women's basketball team?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Four Newcomers Joining WCU Women's Basketball". catamountsports.com. Western Carolina University Athletics. June 4, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Zoesha Smith". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Georgia Tech". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2024.