2018-19 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GTMBB • @GTJOSHPASTNER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL 2018-19 ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 • Final Four 1990, 2004 • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances GEORGIA TECH (11-15, 3-10 ACC) vs. PITTSBURGH (12-14, 2-11 ACC) 2018-19 Schedule/Results GAME 27 • February 20, 2019 • 9 p.m. ET • McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Ga. N3 FLORIDA TECH (exhibition) W, 87-36 About Wednesday’s Game GAME INFORMATION N9 LAMAR W, 88-69 In the back end of a two-game homestand, Georgia Tech N13 at Tennessee (5/6) L, 53-66 hosts Pittsburgh for the teams’ only meeting this season in an Event/Site Atlanta Ga. N16 EAST CAROLINA W, 79-54 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball game Wednesday night. Venue McCamish Pavilion (8,600) N21 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W, 72-44 Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion. Series vs. Pittsburgh Tech leads, 8-4 N23 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 65-54 Tech (11-15, 3-10 ACC), in its third season under head At home Tech leads, 4-1 N28 at Northwestern+ L, 61-67 coach Josh Pastner, has lost seven straight games and nine of Last meeting Tech won, 69-54 (1/13/2018 in Pittsburgh) D1 vs. St. John’s [Miami, Fla.]# (rv) L, 73-76 its last 10, winning only against Notre Dame at home on Jan. 22 D9 FLORIDA A&M W, 73-40 in that stretch. The Yellow Jackets are 9-7 at home this season, GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS D17 GARDNER-WEBB L, 69-79 2-5 in conference play with victories over Wake Forest and the 2018-19 rankings (AP/coaches/NET) nr | nr | 120 D19 at Arkansas W, 69-65 Fighting Irish. Tech dropped a 69-47 decision to No. 17/19 2018-19 record 11-15 (9-7 home, 2-7 away, 0-1 neutral) D22 GEORGIA L, 59-70 Florida State in its last game on Saturday. Pittsburgh (12-14, 2-11 ACC), in its first season under Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) D28 KENNESAW STATE W, 87-57 head coach Jeff Capel, began conference play 2-2 with victories Career record/at GT 212-123 (10th yr) | 45-50 (3rd yr) J2 USC UPSTATE W, 79-63 over top-25 teams Louisville and Florida State, but the Panthers Pastner vs. Pittsburgh 2-1 J5 WAKE FOREST W, 92-79 have since lost nine straight games, including a 70-64 home Next Game Feb. 23 at Miami J9 VIRGINIA TECH (9/7) L, 49-52 loss to No. 22 Virginia Tech Saturday. Pitt has lost its last 21 road J12 at Syracuse W, 73-59 games, including its last trip to Atlanta on Feb. 28, 2017, and PITTSBURGH PANTHERS J16 at Clemson L, 60-72 has an 0-8 mark this season. 2018-19 rankings (AP/coaches/NET) nr | nr | 104 J19 LOUISVILLE (rv) L, 51-79 Wednesday’s game will be broadcast live on the ACC’s 2018-19 record 12-14 (10-6 home, 0-8 away, 2-0 neutral) J22 NOTRE DAME W, 63-61 Regional Sports Network, and will be streamed live on ACC Head coach Jeff Capel (Duke, 1997) J26 at Duke (2/2) L, 53-66 Network Extra, available through the ESPN app. Radio coverage Career record/at Pitt 187-124 (10th yr) | 12-14 (1st yr) J29 NORTH CAROLINA (9/10) L, 54-77 is provided on the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network, airing in F2 at Florida State (25/rv) L, 49-59 Atlanta on 680 AM and 93.7 FM the Fan. The Tech broadcast is Capel vs. Georgia Tech 0-1 (0-0 at Pittsburgh) F6 CLEMSON L, 42-65 available on satellite radio (Sirius ch. 135, XM ch. 194, internet Next Game Feb. 27 at Clemson F10 at Notre Dame L, 59-69 ch. 956). F13 at Virginia Tech (22/16) L, 68-76 F16 FLORIDA STATE (17/19) L, 47-69 F20 PITTSBURGH 9 p.m. ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates last game starters) F23 at Miami 2 p.m. Brandon Alston .................. G ........ 6-5 ........200 .....r-Sr. .......Vienna, Va. ....................8.4 ppg .....2.0 rpg F27 at Virginia (3/3) 7 p.m. 4 > Graduate transfer in final year of eligibility at Tech; 46.4% FG, 38.5% 3pt, 83.7% FT; made 22-of-last-23 FT M3 BOSTON COLLEGE 6 p.m. Jose Alvarado# ................. G ........ 6-0 ........174 .....So. ........Brooklyn, N.Y. .....................11.6 ...........3.7 M6 at NC State 9 p.m. > Leads Tech in scoring, assists, steals; 76.7% FT; 15 double-digit games this season; 9.9 ppg, 3.6 apg vs. ACC M12 ACC Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.) 10 +ACC-Big Ten Challenge; #Hoophall Miami Invitational (Miami, Fla.) James Banks III# ............... F ......... 6-9 ........240 .....Jr. ..........Decatur, Ga.........................10.4 ...........7.6 All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS 1 > Texas transfer granted immediate eligibility 11/13; 6 double-doubles; 12.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 50.4% FG vs. ACC GAME NOTES (AP/USA) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, current rankings for upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) Evan Cole .......................... F ......... 6-9 ........211 .....So. ........Cumming, Ga. ......................4.6 ...........2.6 3 > Missed 7g/sprained left ankle; 5.3 ppg (25-47 FG), 3.0 rpg in 12 games since return; out last 2g with flu COACHES TELEVISION: RSN Michael Devoe# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........187 .....Fr. ..........Orlando, Fla. .........................9.6 ...........3.6 Play-by-play Bob Rathbun 0 > Four-star HS prospect; 11 double-digit scoring games; started last 17 games; 18-35 3pt FG last 9 games Analyst Cory Alexander Abdoulaye Gueye# ............ F ......... 6-9 ........213 .....r-Sr. .......Dakar, Senegal .....................7.0 ...........4.0 34 > Double digits in 7 ACC games (missed CL, LOU), 9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 50% FG vs. ACC RADIO: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network Curtis Haywood II# ............ G ........ 6-5 ........198 .....So. ........Oklahoma City, Okla. ............6.1 ...........2.6 Play-by-play Andy Demetra 13 > 6 double-digit scoring games this season, 27.9% from 3 (3-for-32 last 9 games), 3rd on team with 51 assists Analyst Randy Waters Evan Jester ....................... F ......... 6-6 ........180 .....So. ........Riverdale, Ga. .......................0.0 ...........0.5 Engineer Miller Pope 11 > Non-scholarship player from Sandy Creek HS In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM Shaheed Medlock ............. G ........ 6-5 ........196 .....Jr. ..........Waycross, Ga........................0.0 ...........0.0 Satellite Sirius 135, XM 194, Internet 956 > Non-scholarship player from Ware County HS Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com 45 TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn Khalid Moore ..................... F ......... 6-7 ........187 .....Fr. ..........Briarwood, N.Y. .....................4.2 ...........1.5 12 > 3-star composite ranking; started 8 games this season; 49.2% FG, 5-of-13 3pt, 72% FT COMMUNICATIONS Sylvester Ogbonda ............ C ........ 6-10 ......239 .....r-Jr. .......Port Harcourt, Nigeria. ..........1.8 ...........1.8 > Played in 10 games this season, 6.7 mpg, 18 total minutes in 4 ACC games GTMBB contact Mike Stamus 24 Phone 404-894-5446 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) Shembari Phillips .............. G ........ 6-3 ........202 .....r-Jr. .......Atlanta, Ga............................2.2 ...........1.1 > Transfer from Tenn./sat out 2017-18 season; started first 6 games of this season; 44 minutes last 9 games E-mail [email protected] 2 Malachi Rice ..................... G ........ 6-0 ........180 .....So. ........Indianapolis, Ind. ..................0.0 ...........0.0 55 > Non-scholarship player from Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm Kristian Sjolund ................. G ........ 6-8 ........191 .....Fr. ..........Kongsberg, Norway ..............2.4 ...........1.1 Official Twitter/in-game updates @GTMBB 35 > Native of Norway who prepped in Texas and has international experience; 30 pts in 63 minutes last 3 games Coach Josh Pastner @GTJoshPastner Moses Wright .................... F ......... 6-9 ........210 .....So. ........Raleigh, N.C. ........................4.8 ...........3.1 Facebook gtmensbasketball > Started 15 games, 3 double-digit scoring games, 41.5% FG Instagram gtmensbasketball 5 1 2018-19 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK Starting Lineup Tech Team Statistics • Unfamiliar - Georgia Tech finishes out its schedule Series vs. Pittsburgh (8-4) with five opponents that the Yellow Jackets will face just once Category 2018-19 #ACC *NCAA this season. (Pittsburgh, Miami, Virginia, Boston College, NC Home: 4-1, Away: 2-2, Neutral: 2-1 Scoring offense 64.9 15 328 State) Tech’s last four games closed out home-and-away series. Scoring defense 64.9 5 33 All Home Games: 4-1 • Outta here - After hosting Pittsburgh, the Yellow At McCamish Pavilion: 2-1 Scoring margin 0.0 14 115 Jackets close out their schedule with three games out of four At AMC: 2-0 Field goal pct. .431 11 252 on the road (Miami, Virginia, NC State). Boston College is Tech’s At The Omni: 1-0 Field goal pct. def. .392 3 13 only remaining home game (March 3). In Atlanta: 5-1 3-pt FG pct. .303 14 331 • Buzz saw - Georgia Tech has lost seven straight All Road Games: 2-2 3-pt FG made 5.4 15 336 games, with five of those games against teams in the midst of At Petersen Events Center: 1-2 3-pt FG pct. def. .286 2 7 winning streaks. Duke has won nine straight games, while North As ACC members: 3-4 3-pt FG allowed 6.3 -- -- Carolina won seven in a row and eight of its last nine. Florida In the ACC Tournament: 0-1 All Neutral Games: 2-1 Free throw pct. .703 11 182 State has won its last seven, and Clemson won four straight and has won five of six.