Kara Dunn Recognized as a National Player of the Week

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech junior Kara Dunn was recognized nationally on Tuesday, being named one of five players the U.S. Basketball Writers Association selected as a National Player of the Week.

The junior helped lead Georgia Tech to a 100-61 rout over Pittsburgh last Sunday to move the Yellow Jackets to 14-0 on the year and 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The 100-point outing was the first since 2015 and the first against an ACC opponent since 2008.

In the win, Dunn finished with a team-high 28 points, 20 coming in the first half. The Dallas, Ga., native converted 10 field goals and went 7-for-8 at the free throw line, while pulling down a team-high seven rebounds and dishing out three assists. Dunn has now led Georgia Tech in scoring five times and rebounding six times.

Dunn’s 28-point performance marked a season-high and her third game this season with 20-plus points. She has scored in double-figures in eight-straight games and 11 total this season. On the season, Dunn is second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.8 points per game and leads Tech in rebounding at 6.2 rebounds per game.

Dunn was joined in recognition this week by Elle Ladine (Washington), Olivia Miles (Notre Dame), Kaylene Smikle (Maryland) and Juju Watkins (USC). The national freshman of the week was Tori McKinney (Minnesota), while Norfolk State was tabbed team of the week. The national recognition is the first in Dunn’s career.

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Jan. 2, welcoming Syracuse to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

PURCHASE TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Single-game tickets for the season remain on sale. Single game tickets begin at just $10 for general admission seating and are $12 for reserved seating. Youth pricing begins at $8 per game and are available day of game, while group ticket packages are on sale for 10 or more tickets at $5 per ticket. Please contact the Georgia Tech Athletic Association ticket office for more information on group tickets at tickets@athletics.gatech.edu. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting RamblinWreck.com or by calling the Georgia Tech ticket office at 1-888-TECH-TIX.

GEORGIA TECH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Georgia Tech is celebrating the 50^th anniversary of women’s basketball on The Flats this season. Under the direction of coach Jim Culpepper, Georgia Tech competed its first year in the Georgia Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (GAIAW) in 1974-75 before joining the ACC in 1979-80. Tech has seen many highlights over 50 years, including playing in the NCAA Tournament 11 times, with two Sweet 16 appearances (2012, 2021), and producing nine WNBA draft picks, featuring first round draft picks Alex Montgomery and Sasha Goodlett. In its first postseason berth in school history, Georgia Tech captured the 1992 National Women’s Invitational Tournament. Currently in its sixth season under head coach Nell Fortner, the Yellow Jackets have reach postseason play three times in the last five years.

 

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

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