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2020-21 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GTMBB • @GTJOSHPASTNER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL 2020-21 ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 • Final Four 1990, 2004 • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances GEORGIA TECH (13-8, 9-6 ACC) vs. DUKE (11-9, 9-7 ACC) 2020-21 Schedule/Results Game 22 • March 2, 2021 • 8 p.m. EST N25 GEORGIA STATE RSN L, 120-123 (4 ot) N27 MERCER RSN L, 73-83 Tech Closes Home Slate with Duke GAME INFORMATION Looking for its fifth straight win in Atlantic Coast D6 vs. Kentucky# (20/na) ESPN W, 79-62 Event site McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Ga. Conference play, Georgia Tech concludes its 2020-21 home D9 at Nebraska+ ESPN2 W, 75-64 Series vs. Duke Duke leads, 75-23 D15 at Florida State (15/15) ACCN L, 61-74 schedule with its Senior Night game, an 8 p.m. tip Tuesday night In Atlanta Duke leads, 29-15 D18 FLORIDA A&M RSN W, 74-64 against Duke at McCamish Pavilion. D20 DELAWARE STATE ACCN W, 97-69 Georgia Tech update - The Yellow Jackets, winners of Last meeting 1/26/2021 - Duke won 75-68 in Durham D23 at UAB CBSSN cancelled four straight and 7-5 since its 17-day COVID pause, are alone GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS in seventh place in the ACC standings and have a NCAA NET D30 NORTH CAROLINA (rv/rv) RSN W, 72-67 Rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom/NET) nr | nr | 32 | 39 ranking of No. 39. Tech’s current surge began with a 71-65 J3 WAKE FOREST ACCN W, 70-54 Record breakdown 9-3 home | 3-5 road | 1-0 neutral J6 at Notre Dame RSN postponed home win over Pitt on Feb. 14, and continued with a pair of big road wins at Miami (87-60) and No. 16 Virginia Tech (69-53) Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) J9 at Louisville (rv/25) ACCN postponed and Saturday’s 84-77 home victory over Syracuse. The Jackets J13 PITTSBURGH ACCN postponed Career record/at GT 245-148 ! (12th yr) | 78-75 ! (5th yr) are 7-1 at home in ACC play this season. J16 at NC State (rv/nr) RSN postponed Pastner vs. Duke 0-5 Duke update - The Blue Devils dropped an 80-73 J20 CLEMSON (20/22) RSN W. 83-65 Next game March 5 at Wake Forest overtime decision at home Saturday to Louisville, snapping a J23 at Virginia (13/12) ACCN L, 62-64 four-game winning streak that included double-digit wins over ! On-court record - 22 wins and 1 loss vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions J26 at Duke ESPN L, 68-75 NC State, Wake Forest and Syracuse, as well as a one-point win DUKE BLUE DEVILS J30 FLORIDA STATE (16/16) ACCN W, 76-65 over No. 7 Virginia. The Blue Devils are 5-4 since their 75-68 Rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom/NET) nr | nr | 35 | 58 F1 at Louisville (rv/rv) ACCN L, 58-74 win over Tech on Jan. 26 and sit just a half-game behind the F6 NOTRE DAME ACCN W, 82-80 Record breakdown 8-5 home | 3-4 road | 0-0 neutral Yellow Jackets in the ACC standings. F10 VIRGINIA (9/9) RSN L, 49-57 Head coach Mike Krzyzewski (Army, 1969) Broadcast information - Live TV broadcast on the ACC F12 at Clemson (rv/rv) ACCN L, 72-74 Career record/at Duke 1,168-359 (46th yr) | 1,095-300 (41st yr) Network and live streaming on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is F14 PITTSBURGH ACCN W, 71-65 provided by the Georgia Tech Sports Network by Learfield IMG Krzyzewski vs. Tech 61-19 F17 BOSTON COLLEGE ACCN postponed College and flagship station WCNN-Radio (680 AM, 93.7 FM) in Next game March 6 at North Carolina F20 at Miami RSN W, 87-60 F23 at Virginia Tech (16/15) RSN W, 69-53 F27 SYRACUSE ACCN W, 84-77 ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates probable starters) M2 DUKE ACCN 8 p.m. M5 at Wake Forest ACCN 8 p.m. Jose Alvarado# ................. G ........ 6-0 ........179 .....Sr. .........Brooklyn, N.Y. ..............16.0 ppg ....4.2 apg M9-13 ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) 10 > Naismith Midseason Top 30 pick; No. 6 in ACC in scoring, No. 5 FG% No. 6 assists, No. 1 FT%, No. 1 steals #Holiday Hoopsgiving (State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Ga.); +ACC/Big Ten Challenge Niko Broadway .................. G ........ 6-3 ........180 .....So. ........Atlanta, Ga.....................0.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS 34 > Non-scholarship player 2nd year at Tech, played in 2 games this season (AP/coaches) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, current rankings for upcoming Coleman Boyd ................... G ........ 6-1 ........173 .....So. ........Smyrna, Ga. ..................0.0 ppg ....0.0 apg games (rv=receiving votes) 13 > Non-scholarship player 2nd year atTech, played in 2 games this season TV: ACC Network Michael Devoe# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........193 .....Jr. ..........Orlando, Fla. ................14.7 ppg ....3.2 apg > Tech’s No. 2 scorer in ACC games (15.93 ppg, 8th in ACC), No. 4 in 3pt FG made (2.6) and 3pt pct. (.424) Play-by-play Rece Davis 0 David Didenko................... F ......... 6-9 ........232 .....Jr. ..........Yakutsk, Russia .............0.0 ppg .....0.4 rpg GAME NOTES Analyst Jon Crispin 14 > Signed with Tech out of Palm Beach State Community College, played in 5 games this season COACHES RADIO: Learfield IMG College/WCNN-Radio Saba Gigiberia................... C ........ 7-1 ........250 .....Fr. ..........Tbilisi, Georgia ..............1.1 ppg .....1.8 rpg 2 > Four-star prospect played senior year at Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, Calif., played in 8 games Play-by-play Andy Demetra Rodney Howard................. F ......... 6-10 ......241 .....So. ........Ypsilanti, Mich. ..............1.5 ppg .....1.2 rpg Analyst Randy Waters 24 > Transfer from Georgia eligible immediately, played in 14 games (10 ACC games, 6.7 mpg), 8 pts at Miami Engineer Miller Pope Jehloni James ................... F ......... 6-8 ........180 .....So. ........Sugar Hill, Ga. ...............0.0 ppg .....1.0 rpg In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM 35 > Non-scholarship forward in his 2nd year with the program, played in 4 games this season Satellite Radio Ch. 371 (internet 371) Tristan Maxwell ................. G ........ 6-2 ........209 .....Fr. ..........Huntersville, N.C. ...........3.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com 11 > Consensus N.C. state POY; all-time leading scorer/3-pt shooter at North Mecklenburg HS; out with foot injury TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn Shaheed Medlock ............. G ........ 6-5 ........196 .....Sr. .........Chicago, Ill. ...................1.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg 45 > Non-scholarship player in his third year with the program, played in 2 games this season NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN Radio Jordan Meka ..................... F ......... 6-8 ........224 .....Fr. ..........Yaoundé, Cameroon.......0.0 ppg .....1.0 rpg Play-by-play Sean Kelley 23 > Multi-yr all-state at Mt. Bethel Christian (Marietta, Ga.); holds school records in pts, rebs, blks; out with back inj. Analyst Bob Valvano Khalid Moore# ................... F ......... 6-7 ........203 .....Jr. ..........Briarwood, N.Y. ..............4.6 ppg .....3.0 rpg 12 > Started last 4 games (6.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.5 apg); season-high in ACC game - 9 pts vs. Duke & Syracuse; COMMUNICATIONS Bubba Parham .................. G ........ 5-10 ......160 .....Sr. .........Snellville, Ga. .................7.3 ppg ....1.7 apg > Scored in double digits in 6 games; 82 3pt FGA 3rd on team (35.4%); has 33 assists, just 9 turnovers GTMBB contact Mike Stamus 3 Malachi Rice ..................... G ........ 6-0 ........186 .....Sr. .........Indianapolis, Ind. ...........3.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg Phone 404-894-5445 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) 55 > Non-scholarship player in his 4th year with the program, played in 1 game this season E-mail [email protected] Kyle Sturdivant .................. G ........ 6-2 ........198 .....So. ........Norcross, Ga. .................3.2 ppg ....1.1 apg 1 > Transfer from USC; season-hi 15 pts (5-6 FG, 4-4 FT) vs. Ky; 11.0 mpg, 3.1 ppg in ACC games SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm Jordan Usher# .................. G/F ..... 6-7 ........220 .....Sr. .........Canton, Ga. .................10.9 ppg .....4.2 rpg Official Twitter @GTMBB / @GTJoshPastner 4 > Double-figure scoring in 13 games; shooting 48.9% from floor overall and in ACC games Facebook gtmensbasketball Moses Wright# .................. F ......... 6-9 ........230 .....Sr. .........Raleigh, N.C. ...............17.5 ppg .....8.0 rpg Instagram gtmensbasketball 5 > No. 5 in the ACC in scoring, No. 3 in rebound avg, No. 4 FG% (53.5); five double-doubles in ACC games 1 2020-21 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK Atlanta. The Tech broadcast can be heard on SiriusXM Ch. 371 Tech Team Statistics (internet 371) and the TuneIn app. ESPN Radio will broadcast the game nationally (SiriusXM Ch. 80). Series vs. Duke Category 2020-21 #ACC *NCAA Georgia Tech trails, 23-75 Scoring offense 75.3 4 81 Big Senior Night for Tech Scoring defense 70.7 8 166 Home: 15-29, Away: 5-37, Neutral: 3-9 In perhaps the largest Senior Night in team history, All Home Games: 15-29 Scoring margin +5.4 4 95 Georgia Tech will honor eight individuals - six players and two At McCamish Pavilion: 0-4 Field goal pct. .473 2 39 managers - prior to Tuesday night’s game against Duke. At Alexander Memorial Coliseum: 13-21 Field goal pct. def. .456 11 264 The players include four of Tech’s starters for most of At The Omni: 1-0 3-pt FG pct. .357 5 86 the year - guards Jose Alvarado (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Bubba At Philips Arena: 0-1 3-pt FG made 8.0 8 107 Parham (Snellville, Ga.), and forwards Jordan Usher In Atlanta: 16-30 3-pt FG pct.