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

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.

## 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

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Anaya Boyd G | Hampton, GA | Lovejoy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Avyonce Carter G | Norcross, GA | Wesleyan School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Eylia Love G/F | Olathe, KS | Olathe | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Loyal McQueen G | Darlington, SC | Wilson | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clayton State | W 73–35 | – | McCamish Pavilion (731) Atlanta, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Houston | W 69–38 | 1–0 | McCamish Pavilion (921) Atlanta, GA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Grambling State | W 71–53 | 2–0 | McCamish Pavilion (1,120) Atlanta, GA |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia Rivalry | W 73–40 | 3–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,362) Athens, GA |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia State | W 69–28 | 4–0 | McCamish Pavilion (871) Atlanta, GA |
| November 28, 2019* 5:15 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Seton Hall Junkanoo Jam | W 79–54 | 5–0 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Rutgers Junkanoo Jam | L 43–46 | 5–1 | Gateway Christian Academy (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| December 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 60–41 | 6–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,016) Atlanta, GA |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Kennesaw State | W 63–47 | 7–1 | KSU Convocation Center (769) Kennesaw, GA |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | East Tennessee State | W 87–48 | 8–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,642) Atlanta, GA |
| December 20, 2019* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 11 Texas A&M Coqui Classic | L 48–60 | 8–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. Rice Coqui Classic | W 54–52 | 9–2 | Mario Morales Coliseum (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | W 61–51 | 10–2 (1–0) | McCamish Pavilion (1,422) Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2020* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 23 Miami (FL) | W 61–54 | 11–2 (2–0) | McCamish Pavilion (1,235) Atlanta, GA |
| January 5, 2020 12:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Wake Forest | L 60–65 | 11–3 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum (863) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 11 Florida State | W 67–52 | 12–3 (3–1) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,663) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 49–47 | 13–3 (4–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,620) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Syracuse | W 82–64 | 14–3 (5–1) | Carrier Dome (1,720) Syracuse, NY |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | L 48–55 | 14–4 (5–2) | McCamish Pavilion (2,577) Atlanta, GA |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, RSN | | North Carolina | L 60–67 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–3) | McCamish Pavilion (1,201) Atlanta, GA |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Duke | L 46–58 | 14–6 (5–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,451) Durham, NC |
| January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Miami (FL) | L 49–54 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (5–5) | Watsco Center (847) Miami, FL |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ACC Network | | Notre Dame | L 51–59 | 14–8 (5–6) | McCamish Pavilion (1,749) Atlanta, GA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | W 77–48 | 15–8 (6–6) | Petersen Events Center (591) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 62–52 | 16–8 (7–6) | McCamish Pavilion (1,578) Atlanta, GA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (7–7) | Cassell Coliseum (1,326) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 4 NC State | W 65–61 | 17–9 (8–7) | Reynolds Coliseum (542) Raleigh, NC |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, RSN | | No. 5 Louisville | L 47–58 | 17–10 (8–8) | McCamish Pavilion (1,188) Atlanta, GA |
| February 23, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 17 Florida State | W 65–62 | 18–10 (9–8) | McCamish Pavilion (1,787) Atlanta, GA |
| March 1, 2020 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 56–44 | 19–10 (10–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,484) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN | (7) | vs. (15) Pittsburgh Second round | W 68–58 | 20–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,638) Greensboro, NC |
| March 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., RSN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 10 NC State Quarterfinals | L 48–57 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,492) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |