MaChelle Joseph


MaChelle Kay Joseph is an American women's basketball coach, who served as the head coach for Georgia Tech from 2003 to 2019. Under Joseph, the Yellow Jackets compiled a record of 273–176. Joseph was fired on March 26, 2019, by AD Todd Stansbury and the Georgia Tech Athletic Administration after being accused of abusing and bullying players.. She denies these accusations and filed suit against Georgia Tech Athletics, the Board of Regents, and 4 individuals on July 23, 2019. She claims her termination was a culmination of an unlawful campaign of retaliation against her for advocating for gender equity in athletics at Georgia Tech, and that for years, Georgia Tech has provided sub-standard resources to its women’s basketball program including in facilities, marketing, travel, and funding, while providing significantly more and superior resources to its men’s basketball program. Joseph served as the Head Women's Basketball Coach at GT for 16 years and amassed more wins than any other coach in GT WBB history.

Playing Career

Highlights of Joseph's career include:
Highlights of Joseph's coaching career:
Joseph was born and grew up in Auburn, Indiana and is the fourth of 7 brothers and sisters.

Purdue statistics

Source
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89Purdue3056746.0%26.3%68.0%4.45.01.50.018.9
1989–90Purdue3058347.1%37.4%72.5%2.45.11.20.119.4
1990–91Purdue2959046.6%32.8%81.7%3.55.51.40.120.3
1991–92Purdue3066543.9%31.1%83.2%4.05.61.80.022.2
CareerPurdue119240545.9%32.5%76.3%3.65.31.50.020.2


Head coaching record