2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2019-20
Team:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:20–11
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Nell Fortner
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Tasha Butts
Asst Coach2:Blanche Alverson
Asst Coach3:Brandy Manning
Stadium:McCamish Pavilion

The 2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 20–11 and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the Second Round before losing to eventual champion NC State in Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

They finished the 2018–19 season 17–13, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to North Carolina. Despite having 17 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 2013.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

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Schedule

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See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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See also

2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships . 2020-03-12 .
  2. Web site: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. espn.com. ESPN. October 17, 2018.
  3. Web site: 2019-20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule. Georgia Tech Athletics.