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 (15-8, 11-6 ACC) vs. MIAMI (10-16, 4-15 ACC) 2020-21 Schedule/Results ACC TOURNAMENT • Game 24 • March 11, 2021 • 2:30 p.m. EST N25 GEORGIA STATE RSN L, 120-123 (4 ot) N27 MERCER RSN L, 73-83 Tech Opens ACC Tournament With GAME INFORMATION D6 vs. Kentucky# (20/na) ESPN W, 79-62 Highest Seed Since 2004 Event site Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. D9 at Nebraska+ ESPN2 W, 75-64 Riding a six-game winning streak to finish the regular Tech in the ACC Tournament 26-37 (2-3 as No. 4 seed) D15 at Florida State (15/15) ACCN L, 61-74 season, Georgia Tech begins competition in the 68th New Tech in Greensboro 9-17 D18 FLORIDA A&M RSN W, 74-64 York Life Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as the No. 4 Series vs. Miami Miami leads 14-11 D20 DELAWARE STATE ACCN W, 97-69 seed, its highest since 2004, and a double-bye to a 2:30 p.m. D23 at UAB CBSSN cancelled quarterfinal date at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. The Yellow In the ACC Tournament Miami leads, 1-0 D30 NORTH CAROLINA (rv/rv) RSN W, 72-67 Jackets draw Miami as their opponent, whom Tech defeated, Last meeting 2/20/2021 - Tech won 87-60 in Coral Gables J3 WAKE FOREST ACCN W, 70-54 87-60, in Coral Gables on Feb. 20 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS J6 at Notre Dame RSN postponed Georgia Tech update - The Yellow Jackets, winners of Rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom/NET) nr | nr | 30 | 37 J9 at Louisville (rv/25) ACCN postponed six straight games and 9-5 since its 17-day COVID pause in Record breakdown 10-3 home | 4-5 road | 1-0 neutral January, grabbed its highest ACC finish since the 2004 national J13 PITTSBURGH ACCN postponed Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) J16 at NC State (rv/nr) RSN postponed runner-up team also finished fourth, and have a NCAA NET Career record/at GT 247-148 ! (12th yr) | 80-75 ! (5th yr) J20 CLEMSON (20/22) RSN W. 83-65 ranking of No. 38. Tech’s current surge began with a 71-65 J23 at Virginia (13/12) ACCN L, 62-64 home win over Pitt on Feb. 14, and continued with a pair of big Pastner vs. Miami 3-2 J26 at Duke ESPN L, 68-75 road wins at Miami (87-60) and No. 16 Virginia Tech (69-53), Pastner in the ACC Tournament 0-3 J30 FLORIDA STATE (16/16) ACCN W, 76-65 home wins over Syracuse (84-77) and Duke (81-77) and a ! On-court record - 22 wins and 1 loss vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions F1 at Louisville (rv/rv) ACCN L, 58-74 75-63 win at Wake Forest last weekend. MIAMI HURRICANES F6 NOTRE DAME ACCN W, 82-80 Miami update - The Hurricanes have come alive to Rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom/NET) nr | nr | 135 | 153 F10 VIRGINIA (9/9) RSN L, 49-57 win three straight games since a six-game losing streak late in Record breakdown 7-8 home | 1-8 road | 2-0 neutral the regular season, including a 79-73 triumph over Pitt in the F12 at Clemson (rv/rv) ACCN L, 72-74 Head coach Jim Larrañaga (Providence, 1971) opening round and a 67-64 win over Clemson in Wednesday’s F14 PITTSBURGH ACCN W, 71-65 Career record/at UM 670-463 (37th yr) | 200-129 (10th yr) F17 BOSTON COLLEGE ACCN postponed econd round. The Jackets’ win in Coral Gables handed Miami Larrañaga vs. Tech 7-6 (7-5 at Miami) F20 at Miami RSN W, 87-60 its third loss in that streak, and the Canes lost to Florida State, 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 W, 81-77 (ot) M5 at Wake Forest ACCN W, 75-63 Jose Alvarado# ................. G ........ 6-0 ........179 .....Sr. .........Brooklyn, N.Y. ..............15.5 ppg ....4.2 apg M11 vs. Miami* ESPN/ESPN2 2:30 p.m. 10 > ACC Defensive POY, 2nd-team All-ACC; No. 8 in ACC 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 *ACC Tournament (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) 34 > Non-scholarship player 2nd year at Tech, played in 2 games this season All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS Coleman Boyd ................... G ........ 6-1 ........173 .....So. ........Smyrna, Ga. ..................0.0 ppg ....0.0 apg (AP/coaches) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, current rankings for upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) 13 > Non-scholarship player 2nd year atTech, played in 2 games this season Michael Devoe# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........193 .....Jr. ..........Orlando, Fla. ................15.0 ppg ....3.2 apg TV: ESPN or ESPN2 0 > Tech’s No. 2 scorer in ACC games (16.12 ppg, 8th in ACC), No. 3 in 3pt FG made (2.5) and 3pt pct. (.412) Play-by-play Sean McDonough David Didenko................... F ......... 6-9 ........232 .....Jr. ..........Yakutsk, Russia .............0.0 ppg .....0.4 rpg GAME NOTES COACHES Analyst Cory Alexander 14 > Signed with Tech out of Palm Beach State Community College, played in 5 games this season Saba Gigiberia................... C ........ 7-1 ........250 .....Fr. ..........Tbilisi, Georgia ..............1.1 ppg .....1.8 rpg RADIO: Learfield IMG College/WCNN-Radio 2 > Four-star prospect played senior year at Prolific Prep Academy in Napa, Calif., played in 8 games Rodney Howard................. F ......... 6-10 ......241 .....So. ........Ypsilanti, Mich. ..............1.7 ppg .....1.4 rpg Play-by-play Andy Demetra > Transfer from Georgia, played in 16 games (12 ACC games, 6.9 mpg), 8 pts at Miami, 6pts/5 reb at WF Analyst Randy Waters 24 Jehloni James ................... F ......... 6-8 ........180 .....So. ........Sugar Hill, Ga. ...............0.0 ppg .....1.0 rpg Engineer Miller Pope > Non-scholarship forward in his 2nd year with the program, played in 4 games this season In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM 35 Tristan Maxwell ................. G ........ 6-2 ........209 .....Fr. ..........Huntersville, N.C. ...........3.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg Satellite Radio Ch. 80 (internet 80) 11 > Consensus N.C. state POY; all-time leading scorer/3-pt shooter at North Mecklenburg HS; out with foot injury Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com Shaheed Medlock ............. G ........ 6-5 ........196 .....Sr. .........Chicago, Ill. ...................1.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn 45 > Non-scholarship player in his third year with the program, played in 2 games this season Jordan Meka ..................... F ......... 6-8 ........224 .....Fr. ..........Yaoundé, Cameroon.......0.0 ppg .....1.0 rpg COMMUNICATIONS 23 > Multi-yr all-state at Mt. Bethel Christian (Marietta, Ga.); holds school records in pts, rebs, blks; out with back inj. GTMBB contact Mike Stamus Khalid Moore# ................... F ......... 6-7 ........203 .....Jr. ..........Briarwood, N.Y. ..............4.5 ppg .....3.0 rpg Phone 404-894-5445 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) 12 > Started last 6 games (6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.8 apg); season-high in ACC game - 9 pts vs. Duke & Syracuse; E-mail [email protected] Bubba Parham .................. G ........ 5-10 ......160 .....Sr. .........Snellville, Ga. .................6.7 ppg ....1.6 apg 3 > Scored in double digits in 6 games; 82 3pt FGA 3rd on team (35.4%); has 34 assists, just 11 turnovers Malachi Rice ..................... G ........ 6-0 ........186 .....Sr. .........Indianapolis, Ind. ...........3.0 ppg .....0.0 rpg SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm 55 > Non-scholarship player in his 4th year with the program, played in 1 game this season Official Twitter @GTMBB / @GTJoshPastner Kyle Sturdivant .................. G ........ 6-2 ........198 .....So. ........Norcross, Ga. .................3.4 ppg ....1.1 apg Facebook gtmensbasketball 1 > Transfer from USC; season-hi 15 pts (5-6 FG, 4-4 FT) vs. Ky; 10.9 mpg, 3.4 ppg in ACC games Instagram gtmensbasketball Jordan Usher# .................. G/F ..... 6-7 ........220 .....Sr. .........Canton, Ga. .................11.2 ppg .....4.3 rpg 4 > Double-figure scoring in 15 games, including last 4 straight; shooting 49.6% FG (49.7% in ACC games) Moses Wright# .................. F ......... 6-9 ........230 .....Sr. .........Raleigh, N.C. ...............18.0 ppg .....8.1 rpg 5 > ACC Player of the Year; No. 3 in the ACC in scoring, No. 3 in rebound avg, No. 3 FG% (54.4), 7 double-doubles 1 2020-21 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK Clemson and Virginia before ending the regular season with a Tech Team Statistics home win over Boston College. Broadcast information - Live TV broadcast on the Series vs. Miami Category 2020-21 #ACC *NCAA ESPN or ESPN2 and live streaming on the ESPN app. Radio Scoring offense 75.6 3 71 coverage is provided by the Georgia Tech Sports Network by Georgia Tech trails, 11-14 Scoring defense 70.0 7 166 Learfield IMG College and flagship station WCNN-Radio (680 Home: 6-6, Away: 5-7, Neutral: 0-1 Scoring margin +5.6 4 92 AM, 93.7 FM) in Atlanta. The ESPN broadcast can be heard on All Home Games: 6-6 Field goal pct. .475 2 36 SiriusXM Ch. 80 (internet 80). At McCamish Pavilion: 2-3 Field goal pct. def. .454 12 260 At Alexander Memorial Coliseum: 4-2 3-pt FG pct.