# 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.

## Previous season

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 |
| Avyonce Carter | 15 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Norcross, Georgia | Transferred to Western Carolina |
| 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 |

### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Dani Carnegie G | Mount Vernon, New York | Grayson | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Gabbie Grooms G | Sharpsburg, Georgia | Trinity Christian | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tianna Thompson G | Mableton, Georgia | The Galloway School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Chazadi Wright G | Atlanta, Georgia | Wesleyan School | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | | 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 | | 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 |
| ACC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPNews | (9 S1) | vs. (8 S1) Richmond Round of 64 | | | | | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S1=Spokane 1. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | |