2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball

Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record	19–15 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	MaChelle Joseph
Assistant coach	Deja Foster
Assistant coach	Michael Wholey
Assistant coach	M.L. Willis
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Notre Dame^†	15	–	1	.938	36	–	3	.923
#7 Florida State	14	–	2	.875	32	–	5	.865
#8 Louisville	12	–	4	.750	27	–	7	.794
#16 Duke	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Syracuse	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
#15 North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
NC State	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Boston College	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Wake Forest	2	–	14	.125	13	–	20	.394
Virginia Tech	1	–	15	.063	12	–	20	.375
Clemson	1	–	15	.063	9	–	21	.300


† 2015 ACC Tournament winner As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team will represent Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach is MaChelle Joseph entering her 12th season. The team plays its home games at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finish the season 19-15, 8-10 for a three way time for a ninth-place finish. They advance to the second round of the 2015 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament which they defeated Elon before losing to Ole Miss in the second round.

2014–15 media

All Yellow Jackets games will air on the Yellow Jackets IMG Sports Network. WREK once again serves as the home of the Ramblin Wreck women's basketball team.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Tilford, ImaniImani Tilford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	1.0 !Fr	Woodlands High School	Greenburgh, N.Y.
2.5 !G/F	2	Whiteside, AaliyahAaliyah Whiteside	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Memphis Central	Memphis, Tenn.
1.5 !G	3	Davis, KaelaKaela Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Buford HS	Suwanee, Ga.
3.5 !F	10	Vuckovic, KatarinaKatarina Vuckovic	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Crvena Zvezda	Smederevo, Serbia
5.0 !C	11	Taylor, NariahNariah Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	North Central	Indianapolis, Ind.
3.5 !F	13	Garner, ErinErin Garner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Trenton Catholic Academy	Philadelphia, Pa.
5.0 !C	14	Avram, SiminaSimina Avram	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Andre Saguna	Brasov, Romania
3.5 !F	21	O'Neil, ZaireZaire O'Neil	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Malcolm X Shabazz	Newark, N.J.
1.5 !G	23	Wallace, SydneySydney Wallace	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Northview High School	Johns Creek, Ga.
3.5 !F	24	Jones, De'AshiaDe'Ashia Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Malcolm X Shabazz	Newark, N.J.
3.5 !F	54	Rogers, RoddrekaRoddreka Rogers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Myers Park	Charlotte, N.C.
1.5 !G	55	Peresson, AntoniaAntonia Peresson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Liceo Stefanini Yenezia	Pordenone, Italy

Head coach

MaChelle Joseph

Assistant coach(es)

M.L. Willis
Michael Wholey
Deja Foster

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-13

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2014	at Flagler	W 102–44	–	McCamish Pavilion (614)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	at Loyola–Chicago	W 92–57	1–0	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (N/A)
11/16/2014*	Morgan State	W 105–76	2–0	McCamish Pavilion (875)
11/19/2014*	Kennesaw State	W 77–48	3–0	McCamish Pavilion (593)
11/23/2014*	#24 Georgia	L 57–64	3–1	McCamish Pavilion (2,468)
11/25/2014*	Grambling State	W 97–64	4–1	McCamish Pavilion (522)
11/28/2014*	vs. Green Bay (Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals)	L 50–71	4–2	Germain Arena (N/A)
11/29/2014*	vs. Villanova (Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round)	W 71–63	5–2	Germain Arena (N/A)
11/30/2014*	vs. Minnesota (Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game)	L 69–72	5–3	Germain Arena (N/A)
12/04/2014*	at #16 Michigan State (ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)	L 73–79 ^OT	5–4	Breslin Center (6,636)
12/14/2014*	Central Arkansas	W 88–50	6–4	McCamish Pavilion (N/A)
12/17/2014*	Alabama State	W 77–53	7–4	McCamish Pavilion (432)
12/20/2014*	at Saint Francis Brooklyn	W 65–59	8–4	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (415)
12/29/2014*	Lipscomb (Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament semifinals)	W 71–53	9–4	McCamish Pavilion (767)
12/30/2014*	Louisiana Tech (Georgia Tech Holiday Tournament championship)	W 96–81	10–4	McCamish Pavilion (656)
01/02/2015	at #7 Louisville	L 48–75	10–5 (0–1)	KFC Yum! Center (9,049)
01/04/2015	Clemson	W 74–66	11–5 (1–1)	McCamish Pavilion (1,267)
01/08/2015	at Boston College	W 80–77	12–5 (2–1)	Conte Forum (479)
01/11/2015	at #8 North Carolina	L 81–96	12–6 (2–2)	Carmichael Arena (3,129)
01/18/2015	Pittsburgh	L 72–75 ^OT	12–7 (2–3)	McCamish Pavilion (1,548)
01/22/2015	at #6 Notre Dame	L 76–89	12–8 (2–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,865)
01/25/2015	at Virginia	W 68–62	13–8 (3–4)	John Paul Jones Arena (3,975)
01/30/2015	#9 Florida State	L 62–82	13–9 (3–5)	McCamish Pavilion (1,166)
02/01/2015	Virginia Tech	W 79–71	14–9 (4–5)	McCamish Pavilion (1,072)
02/08/2015	#25 Syracuse	L 60–65	14–10 (4–6)	McCamish Pavilion (1,622)
02/12/2015	NC State	L 64–65	14–11 (4–7)	McCamish Pavilion (613)
02/15/2015	at Miami (FL)	L 59–64	14–12 (4–8)	BankUnited Center (1,442)
02/19/2015	#4 Notre Dame	L 61–71	14–13 (4–9)	McCamish Pavilion (2,303)
02/22/2015	at Clemson	W 71–59	15–13 (5–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum (739)
02/26/2015	#16 Duke	W 71–62	16–13 (6–9)	McCamish Pavilion (1,153)
02/28/2015	at Wake Forest	W 67–60	17–13 (7–9)	LJVM Coliseum (1,085)
2015 ACC Tournament
03/04/2015	vs. Clemson (First Round)	W 80–53	18–13	Greensboro Coliseum (3,573)
03/05/2015	vs. #15 North Carolina (Second Round)	L 64–84	18–14	Greensboro Coliseum (5,359)
WNIT
03/19/2015*	Elon (First Round)	W 69–47	19–14	McCamish Pavilion (421)
03/22/2015*	at Ole Miss (Second Round)	L 48–63	19–15	Tad Smith Coliseum (1,075)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll,. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ "2014-15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 2014-07-03.