# 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).
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

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
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Loyal McQueen | 00 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Florence, SC | Transferred to Alabama |
| 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

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

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Tonie Morgan G | Tallahassee, FL | Florida High | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Inés Noguero Outeiral G | Gijón, Spain | Joaquín Blume | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| 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

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received votes |