2016-17 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GTMBB • @GTJOSHPASTNER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL 2016-17 ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 • Final Four 1990, 2004 • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances GEORGIA TECH (15-10, 6-6 ACC) vs. MIAMI (16-8, 6-6 ACC) 2016-17 Schedule/Results GAME 26 • February 15, 2017 • 8 p.m. ET • Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Fla. N5 SHORTER (exhibition) W, 95-87 (ot) N11 TENNESSEE TECH W, 70-55 Tech Back on the Road to Visit Miami GAME INFORMATION N14 SOUTHERN W, 77-62 Georgia Tech continues the back half of its Atlantic Coast Site Coral Gables, Fla. N18 OHIO L, 61-67 Conference schedule Wednesday night when it visits Miami for an 8 p.m. regionally-televised game at the Watsco Center in Venue Watsco Center (7,972) N22 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 81-73 Coral Gables, Fla. Series vs. Miami Miami leads, 5-4 N26 TULANE W, 82-68 Tech (15-10, 6-6 ACC), which has defi ed pre-season On the road Tech leads, 5-2 N29 at Penn State L, 60-67 projections in its fi rst season under head coach Josh Pastner, Last meeting 2/27/16, Tech won 76-71 in Chestnut Hill D3 at Tennessee L, 58-81 resumed its ACC schedule Saturday with a 65-54 win over GEORGIA TECH D7 at VCU W, 76-73 (ot) Boston College at home. The Yellow Jackets, 2-7 on the road D18 ALCORN STATE W, 74-50 this season, including a win at NC State on Jan. 15, enter this 2016-17 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / 77 D20 GEORGIA L, 43-60 week’s games tied for eighth place in the ACC standings with the 2016-17 Record 15-10 (13-3 home, 2-7 away, 0-0 neutral) D22 WOFFORD W, 76-72 Hurricanes and Virginia Tech. Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) Miami (16-8, 6-6 ACC) has has won four of its last six D28 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 59-52 Career record/at Georgia Tech 182-83 (8th yr) / 15-10 (1st yr) D31 NORTH CAROLINA (9/10) W, 75-63 games to climb back toward the middle of the ACC standings, Record vs. Miami 2-0 J4 at Duke (8/8) L, 57-110 but dropped a 71-66 decision Saturday at No. 4 Louisville. The MIAMI J7 LOUISVILLE (9/9) L, 50-65 Hurricanes are 11-2 at home this season, including losses to J12 CLEMSON (rv) W, 75-63 Notre Dame and Florida State. 2016-17 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / 52 Wednesday’s game will be regionally televised on the J15 at NC State W, 86-76 2016-17 Record 16-8 (11-2 home, 3-4 away, 2-2 neutral) ACC Network (Peachtree TV in Atlanta) and will be streamed live J18 at Virginia Tech L, 61-62 Head coach Jim Larranaga (Providence, 1971) online on the ACC Network Extra. Radio coverage is provided by J21 at Virginia (16/16) L, 49-62 Tech’s fl agship station, 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM), and is Career record/at Miami 604-399 (33rd yr) / 134-65 (6th yr) J25 FLORIDA STATE (6/8) W, 78-56 available via satellite radio (Sirius ch. 135, XM ch. 382). Record vs. Georgia Tech 5-2 J28 NOTRE DAME (14/12) W, 62-60 F1 at Clemson L, 62-74 The Starting Lineup F4 at Wake Forest L, 69-81 • Georgia Tech is at .500 after 12 games in the ACC (6-6) for the fi rst time since the 2009-10 season. A win against Miami F7 TUSCULUM W, 96-58 would put the Yellow Jackets above .500 after 13 games in the ACC for the fi rst time since the 2000-01 season (also 7-6). F11 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 65-54 • Tech ranks No. 1 in the ACC in fi eld goal percentage defense (39.9 pct.) vs. ACC teams, and ranks third in scoring defense F15 at Miami (rv) 8 p.m. (68.8 ppg). Nationally, Tech ranks 17th in fi eld goal percentage defense and 57th in scoring defense against all opponents. F19 SYRACUSE 6:30 p.m. F21 NC STATE 8 p.m. F26 at Notre Dame (25/20) 6:30 p.m. ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates probable starters) F28 PITTSBURGH 9 p.m. M4 at Syracuse 4 p.m. Abdoulaye Gueye ..........F ...... 6-9 ...211......r-So. ...Dakar, Senegal ..............................1.2 ppg ...2.5 rpg M7-11 ACC Tournament, Brooklyn, N.Y. 34 > Played 20 games, three starts (10.1 minutes per game), 8 ACC games; out indefi nitely with fractured wrist All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS Norman Harris...............G ......6-3 ...175......So. ......Kennesaw, Ga. ......................................1.0 .........0.0 (AP/USA) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, > Non-scholarship player who earned roster spot from a tryout in September; played in 2 games GAME NOTES current rankings for upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) 4 Josh Heath# ..................G ......6-2 ...175......Sr. .......Tampa, Fla. ...........................................5.6 .........2.0 11 > Three double-digit scoring games; 6.1 ppg, 5.8 apg last 10 games COACHES TELEVISION: ACC Network Corey Heyward#............G ......6-1 ...212......r-Sr. ....Duluth, Ga. ...........................................2.2 .........1.9 Play-by-play Mike Gleason 30 > Started last 6 games, two turnovers in 134 minutes; held Vasturia/Blossomgame to combined 17 pts (4-14 FG) Analyst Cory Alexander Tadric Jackson ..............G ......6-2 ...209......Jr. .......Tifton, Ga. ...........................................11.2 .........2.7 1 > Tech’s top scorer off the bench, 46.3% FG, 38.8% on 3s; career-high 29 points vs. BC RADIO: Georgia Tech/IMG Sports Network Ben Lammers# .............C ...... 6-10 .227......Jr. .......San Antonio, Texas .............................14.7 .........9.7 > 12 double-doubles this season, including every ACC win; No. 2 in ACC in rebs, No. 4 in FG%, No. 1 in blocks Play-by-play Andy Demetra 44 Analyst Randy Waters Christian Matthews .......F ...... 6-6 ...205......Fr. .......Clinton, Md. ..........................................3.4 .........0.6 Engineer Miller Pope 23 > Played in 15 games, 5 ACC games; 35 minutes, 20 points, 6-9 FG, 3-4 on 3s vs. WF, Tusculum In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM Shaheed Medlock .........G ......6-5 ...196......Fr. .......Waycross, Ga. .......................................1.0 .........0.0 Satellite Sirius ch. 135, XM ch. 382 13 > Non-scholarship player who joined the program in the summer of 2016, played in 2 games Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com Kellen McCormick .........F ...... 6-8 ...211......Gr. .......West Bloomfi eld, Mich... .......................1.7 .........0.4 TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn 32 > Grad transfer from Western Michigan; played in 17 games this season, 10-14 FG, 9-13 on 3s this season Justin Moore .................G ......6-4 ...162......Fr. .......San Diego, Calif.. ..................................5.2 .........2.2 COMMUNICATIONS 0 > Returned from 2-game absence (abdominal inj) to play 27 min vs. BC (5 points, 6 assists, 8 rebounds) Sylvester Ogbonda ........C ......6-10 .231......r-Fr. ....Port Harcourt, Nigeria. ..........................1.8 .........1.3 GTMBB contact Mike Stamus > Red-shirted in 2015-16; played in 16 games; 29 minutes, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 5-9 FG in last 3 games Phone 404-894-5446 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) 24 Josh Okogie# ................F ...... 6-5 ...207......Fr. .......Snellville, Ga. ......................................15.3 .........5.0 E-mail [email protected] 5 > Named ACC Rookie of the Week four times; 17.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 45.0% FG, 77.1% FT in ACC games Jodan Price ...................F ...... 6-7 ...182......Gr. .......Indianapolis, Ind... ................................0.5 .........0.4 SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm 2 > Graduate transfer from Eastern Michigan, played in 10 games this season, scored 1st points vs. Tusculum Offi cial Twitter/in-game updates @GTMBB Rand Rowland ...............F ...... 6-7 ...201......Sr. .......Cleveland, Ga. ......................................0.5 .........0.8 Coach Josh Pastner @GTJoshPastner 42 > Walked on 4 years ago, placed on scholarship for his fi nal semester; scored fi rst career points vs. Tusculum Facebook gtmensbasketball Quinton Stephens# ........F ...... 6-9 ...196......Sr. .......Atlanta, Ga. .........................................10.2 .........7.8 Instagram gtmensbasketball 12 > 13.1 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 40 pct. on 3s last eight ACC games before BC (played only 5 minutes due to injury) 1 2016-17 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK • Ben Lammers’ +11.1 per game scoring average Tech Team Statistics increase over the 2015-16 season is the best in the ACC, No. 7 nationally. But Tadric Jackson (+6.5) and Quinton Stephens Series vs. Miami (8-12) Category 2016-17 #ACC *NCAA (+5.2) and also have posted signifi cant increases over last Home: 4-6, Away: 4-5, Neutral: 0-1 Scoring offense 68.1 15 286 season. Josh Heath (+2.9) has more than doubled his 2015- All Home Games: 4-6 Scoring defense 66.6 4 57 16 average. At McCamish Pavilion: 0-3 • Three keys for Tech - The Jackets are 14-1 this Scoring margin +1.5 12 178 At AMC: 4-2 season when they shoot a better percentage from the fl oor than Field goal pct. .434 15 233 At Philips Arena: 0-2 Field goal pct. def. .392 2 17 their opponent, are 11-0 when scoring 70 points and 13-1 In Atlanta: 4-7 3-pt FG pct. .345 15 207 when attempting more free throws than the opponent. All Road Games: 4-5 • Georgia Tech is 4-6 against teams in the top 50 of 3-pt FG made 4.5 15 342 At Watsco Center: 3-4 CBSSports.com’s RPI rankings as of Thursday (2-3 vs.