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

2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–11 (9–9 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
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
No. 8 Notre Dame 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
No. 7 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784
No. 22 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 12 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
Louisville 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
California 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Virginia Tech 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 16 – 18   .471
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Miami (FL) 4 – 14   .222 14 – 15   .483
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310
SMU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 20   .333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

The Yellow Jackets started the season with four straight non-conference wins before traveling to Hawaii, to participate in the Hawaii North Shore Showcase. The highlight of their early season was a 83–67 victory over rival Georgia. The Yellow Jackets won both of their games in Hawaii, including a 74–58 defeat of twenty-first ranked Oregon. They returned to Atlanta to defeat Florida A&M 98–56 before winning their ACC–SEC Challenge game by three points over Mississippi State. After a win against Mercer, Georgia Tech entered the AP Poll at number twenty-five. Their biggest test of the season came in their ACC opener against fourteenth-ranked North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets won the game 82–76 and moved up to number seventeen in the rankings. A 72–61 defeat of twenty third-ranked Nebraska saw them move up to number thirteen in the rankings. They won two ACC games before their winning streak came to an end on January 9, 2025, against Virginia Tech. The 105–94 double-overtime loss ended a fifteen-game winning streak, where the Yellow Jackets had won thirteen games by double-digits.[1] They lost the following two games to Louisville and third-ranked Notre Dame. The team went 6–2 over the next eight games, with losses against fourteenth-ranked Duke and Clemson. The Yellow Jackets fell out of the rankings and lost four straight games to end the season. The run included losses to thirteenth-ranked NC State and two losses against ACC newcomers California and Stanford during a California road trip.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 22–11 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Virginia Tech, avenging their loss to end their regular season winning streak, in the Second Round. They lost to first seed and seventh ranked NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament and were the ninth-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They lost to eighth seed Richmond in the First Round to end their season.

After the season, head coach Nell Fortner announced her retirement after six years as head coach.[2]

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

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

Departures

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[3]
Avyonce Carter 15 G 5'10" Senior Norcross, Georgia Transferred to Western Carolina[4]
Sydney Johnson 21 G 5'9" Graduate Student Powder Springs, Georgia Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Zoesha Smith 0 G/F 6'1" Graduate Student Brunswick, Georgia Georgia[5]

Recruiting class

Source:[6]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Dani Carnegie
G 		Mount Vernon, New York Grayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (95)
Gabbie Grooms
G 		Sharpsburg, Georgia Trinity Christian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Tianna Thompson
G 		Mableton, Georgia The Galloway School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (92)
Chazadi Wright
G 		Atlanta, Georgia Wesleyan School 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (94)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

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

Source:[7]

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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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
ACC–SEC Challenge 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		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/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Pittsburgh W 100–61  14–0
(2–0) 		 28 – Dunn   7 – Dunn   8 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (2,151)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Syracuse W 85–68  15–0
(3–0) 		 28 – Carnegie   12 – Smith   6 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (2,076)
Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 Virginia Tech L 94–105 2OT 15–1
(3–1) 		 33 – Dunn   10 – Dunn   5 – Termis  McCamish Pavilion (1,518)
Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 at Louisville L 60–69  15–2
(3–2) 		 18 – Dunn   6 – Noguero   6 – Morgan  KFC Yum! Center (8,917)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 66–81  15–3
(3–3) 		 21 – Termis   6 – Dunn   5 – Wright  Purcell Pavilion (7,786)
Notre Dame, IN
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 17 Clemson W 89–65  16–3
(4–3) 		 20 – Dunn   12 – Morgan   14 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (6,386)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 18 at Virginia W 75–62  17–3
(5–3) 		 29 – Carnegie   10 – Blackshear   11 – Morgan  John Paul Jones Arena (4,022)
Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 18 No. 14 Duke L 50–55  17–4
(5–4) 		 16 – Smith   13 – Smith   5 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (4,301)
Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 20 at Miami (FL) W 77–66  18–4
(6–4) 		 16 – Tied   5 – Tied   6 – Morgan  Watsco Center (2,292)
Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 17 SMU W 70–69  19–4
(7–4) 		 15 – Dunn   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (1,442)
Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 17 at Boston College W 71–51  20–4
(8–4) 		 23 – Dunn   11 – Smith   6 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (1,121)
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 19 at Clemson L 61–68  20–5
(8–5) 		 18 – Dunn   12 – Smith   6 – Morgan  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,452)
Clemson, SC
February 16, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 Wake Forest W 73–62  21–5
(9–5) 		 22 – Dunn   8 – Blackshear   6 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (2,568)
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 20 No. 13 NC State L 68–83  21–6
(9–6) 		 17 – Morgan   9 – Blackshear   6 – Morgan  McCamish Pavilion (2,858)
Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 20 Florida State L 70–73  21–7
(9–7) 		 19 – Thompson   7 – Carnegie   6 – Smith  McCamish Pavilion (3,809)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at California L 65–79  21–8
(9–8) 		 18 – Dunn   6 – Tied   4 – Morgan  Haas Pavilion (1,933)
Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Stanford L 82–87  21–9
(9–9) 		 31 – Morgan   7 – Tied   6 – Morgan  Maples Pavilion (4,400)
Stanford, CA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2025
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		(9) vs. (8) Virginia Tech
Second Round 		W 72–57  22–9
  19 – Morgan   9 – Tied   5 – Morgan  Greensboro Coliseum (11,203)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2025
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		(9) vs. (1) No. 7 NC State
Quarterfinals 		L 72–73  22–10
  21 – Tied   11 – Morgan   5 – Morgan  Greensboro Coliseum (16,416)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ESPNews 		(9 S1) vs. (8 S1) Richmond
Round of 64 		L 49–74  22–11
  12 – Morgan   9 – Blackshear   5 – Morgan  Pauley Pavilion (5,703)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S1=Spokane 1.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches———RVRVRV20161413171821191920RV————

References

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  2. ^ Michael Voepel (March 31, 2025). "Nell Fortner retiring after 6 years as Georgia Tech head coach". ESPN. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Four Newcomers Joining WCU Women's Basketball". catamountsports.com. Western Carolina University Athletics. June 4, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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