THE FLATS – A 6-3 center from Atlanta, Ga., McKayla Taylor has signed a grant-in-aid to join Georgia Tech women’s basketball in 2025-26, head coach Nell Fortner announced on National Signing Day.
“We are so excited about McKayla joining our Yellow Jacket family,” Fortner said. “She is a great addition to our core of Georgia players. McKayla brings size and athleticism immediately to our team. She has a passion to be great, which will help propel us into the future here at Georgia Tech.”
A 2024 GHSA 6A region 5 player of the year, Taylor has averaged 11.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game in her three seasons at Langston Hughes High School. The local native is the No. 4-ranked center in the state of Georgia by Sandy’s Spiel and was tabbed a 2023-24 6A all-state honorable mention by the organization. She was tabbed 6A all-state second team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution in 2024 and is a two-time Atlanta Public Schools MVP (2019 and 2020).
Taylor helped Langston Hughes reach the 2023 GHSA 6A Final Four after averaging 10.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game her sophomore season. Following the run, Taylor picked up Peach State Prep 6A preseason first team honors entering the 2023-24 season. She is a two-time team MVP at her high school and led Langston Hughes in double-doubles and rebounding her junior and senior seasons.
Hailing from Atlanta, Taylor played in the same AAU organization as current Yellow Jackets, Dani Carnegie and Chit-Chat Wright. Taylor currently owns over 500 career points and 500 career rebounds at Langston Hughes.
Georgia Tech returns to action on Thursday, welcoming West Georgia to McCamish Pavilion. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Single game tickets for the season are currently 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 50th 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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