Kara Dunn named Georgia Player of the Year; Nell Fortner tabbed Coach of the Year
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech junior guard Kara Dunn has been named the Atlanta Tipoff’s Club 2025 Georgia Women’s College Player of the Year, as announced by the organization on Friday. In addition, head coach Nell Fortner was tabbed the Whack Hyder Georgia Women’s College Coach of the Year.
An all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team selection, Dunn was a dominant presence for Georgia Tech all season and was one of two Jackets to start all 33 games. Dunn led Georgia Tech offensively, averaging 15.5 points and finished second in rebounding, pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game. She led the Yellow Jackets with 93 free throws made and scored in double-figures in all but six games.
Overall, Dunn registered nine games with 20 or more points, tallied three double-doubles and scored a season-high 33 points against Virginia Tech.
Dunn becomes the 12th Yellow Jacket to earn Atlanta Tipoff Club Women’s College Player of the Year, and the first since Lorela Cubaj was a back-to-back honoree in 2021 and 2022.
Fortner guided Georgia Tech to a 22-11 overall record for the 2024-25 season and led the Yellow Jackets to the 12thprogram berth into the NCAA Tournament. Tech spent 11 weeks ranked in the Associated Press national poll, climbing as high as No. 13 for three-straight weeks. The Yellow Jackets opened the season going 15-0, marking the best start in program history and the best start by an ACC team since 2017-18. With its win against Boston College on Feb. 9, the Yellow Jackets hit 20 wins on the season (20-4), marking the quickest a team reached the mark in Georgia Tech women’s basketball program history in the NCAA era.
This marks Fortner’s second honor by the Atlanta Tipoff Club as she first earned the recognition in 2019-20.
