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CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper looks on in game action during the Women's NCAA Division I Championship - Third Round game between the Missouri State Lady Bears and the Stanford Cardinal on March 30, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 30: Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Kellie Harper looks on in game action during the Women's NCAA Division I Championship - Third Round game between the Missouri State Lady Bears and the Stanford Cardinal on March 30, 2019 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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GREENSBORO, NC – MARCH 02: Head Coach MaChelle Joseph of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets instructs her team from the sideline against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the quarterfinals of the 2012 Women’s ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on March 2, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 54-53. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
GREENSBORO, NC – MARCH 02: Head Coach MaChelle Joseph of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets instructs her team from the sideline against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the quarterfinals of the 2012 Women’s ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on March 2, 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 54-53. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

Georgia Tech- ACC

Departed coach/record:  MaChelle Joseph, 16 seasons (311-204 overall, 113-131 in the ACC)

Reason for departure:  It depends who you ask.

Georgia Tech claims that an independent investigation determined that Joseph built a “toxic” “suffocating,” “unhealthy” and “hostile” environment, and described Joseph’s conduct as “bullying” and “emotionally, mentally and verbally ‘abusive.’”

Joseph claims that the school fired her in retaliation after she brought forward complaints about some Title IX concerns. She has since responded to the allegations as well.

New coach/previous position: Nell Fortner, ESPN analyst- Well, safe to say this one was unexpected. Last coaching in 2012 at Auburn, Fortner has been called upon to right the ship that truly is a Rambling Wreck. The winningest women’s coach in USA Basketball history, Fortner will certainly be a welcome presence in Atlanta, and time will tell if the gamble is worth it.