2019-20 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GTMBB • @GTJOSHPASTNER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL 2019-20 ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 • Final Four 1990, 2004 • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances GEORGIA TECH (3-2, 1-0 ACC) vs. NEBRASKA (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 2019-20 Schedule/Results GAME 6 • December 4, 2019 • 7:15 p.m. • McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Ga. O20 GEORGIA COLLEGE (exh) ACCNX W, 98-76 About Wednesday’s Game O27 at Alabama (exh) -- L, 65-93 GAME INFORMATION Georgia Tech continues a stretch of three games in seven N5 at NC State [rv] ACCN W, 82-81 (ot) Event/Site Atlanta, Ga. days Wednesday night when Nebraska comes to Atlanta for N11 ELON ACCNX W, 64-41 a 7:15 p.m. contest at McCamish Pavilion that is part of the Venue McCamish Pavilion (8,600) N20 at Georgia SECN+ L, 78-82 three-night Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Yellow Jackets and Series vs. Nebraska Tech leads, 1-0 N25 ARKANSAS ACCN L, 61-62 (ot) Cornhuskers are meeting for just the second time. At home first meeting D1 BETHUNE-COOKMAN RSN W, 68-65 Tech (3-2. 1-0 ACC), in its fourth season under head Last meeting Tech won 66-49 (12/28/1983 at the Omni Atlanta) D4 NEBRASKA+ ESPNU 7:15 p.m. coach Josh Pastner, snapped a two-game skid Sunday night GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS D7 SYRACUSE ACCN 12 p.m. with a hard-fought 68-65 win over Bethune-Cookman. Tech D14 at Kentucky [8/10] ESPN 5 p.m. had lost its previous two games by a combined five points, 2019-20 rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom) nr | nr | 72 D18 BALL STATE RSN 7 p.m. including a 62-61 overtime loss to Arkansas on a last-second 2019-20 record breakdown 2-1 home | 1-1 away | 0-0 neutral D22 Boise State# ESPNU 5 p.m. shot at home on Nov. 25. Four of the Jackets’ five games this Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) D23 Houston or Portland# ESPN2/U 4:30/7 p.m. season have been decided by a total of nine points. Wednesday Career record/at GT ! 196-127 (11th yr) | 29-54 (4th yr) will be the third of four straight home games for Tech. D25 Final round# ESPN2/U tba Pastner vs. Nebraska 0-0 D31 at Florida State [17/19] ESPN2/U 12 p.m. Nebraska (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten), in its first season season under head coach Fred Hoiberg, is playing its first true road Next game Dec. 7 vs. Syracuse J4 at North Carolina [7/7] ACCN 6 p.m. game of the season after opening the 2019-20 campaign 2-2 ! 22 wins and 1 loss vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions J8 DUKE [10/8] ACCN 9 p.m. at home, and then winning two of three games at the Cayman NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS J11 at Boston College ACCN 6 p.m. Islands Classic, where the Huskers defeated Washington State 2019-20 rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom) nr | nr | 143 J15 NOTRE DAME ACCN 8:30 p.m. and South Florida. 2019-20 record breakdown 2-2 home | 0-0 away | 2-1 neutral J18 VIRGINIA [5/2] ACCN 8 p.m. Wednesday’s game will be televised live on ESPNU. Live J22 at Louisville [1/1] RSN 7 p.m. streaming is available through the ESPN app. Radio coverage Head coach Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State, 1995) J25 NC STATE [rv] RSN 4 p.m. is provided through Learfield IMG College, airing in Atlanta on Career record/at Nebraska 119-59 (6th yr) | 4-3 (1st yr) J28 MOREHOUSE ACCNX 7:30 p.m. 680 AM and 93.7 FM the Fan and through the TuneIn app. The Hoiberg vs. Georgia Tech 0-0 F1 at Notre Dame RSN 12 p.m. Tech broadcast is also available on satellite radio (XM ch. 381, Next game Dec. 7 at Creighton F4 VIRGINIA TECH ESPN/2/U/ACCN 7 p.m. internet ch. 971). F8 at Pittsburgh RSN 2 p.m. F12 LOUISVILLE [1/1] ACCN 8 p.m. F19 at Wake Forest RSN 7 p.m. ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates last game starters) F22 at Syracuse RSN 4 p.m. Jose Alvarado ................... G ........ 6-0 ........179 .....Jr. ..........Brooklyn, N.Y. .......................6.0 ...........2.5 F25 CLEMSON ESPN/2/ACCN 9 p.m. 10 > 35 ast/11 turnovers last 8 games; missed 3 of last 4 games with ankle inj (played 17 min at Georgia) F29 MIAMI ACCN 6/8 p.m. James Banks III# ............... F ......... 6-10 ......250 .....Sr. .........Decatur, Ga.........................13.4 ...........9.6 M4 PITTSBURGH RSN 9 p.m. 1 > No. 1 in nation in blocked shots (5.2 bpg); 10 career double-doubles, 3 in 5 games this season M6 at Clemson ESPN2 7 p.m. Niko Broadway .................. G ........ 6-3 ........180 .....Fr. ..........Atlanta, Ga............................0.0 ...........0.0 M10 ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) 34 > Non-scholarship player in his first year with the program +Big Ten-ACC Challenge; #Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii) Coleman Boyd ................... G ........ 6-1 ........173 .....Fr. ..........Smyrna, Ga. .........................0.0 ...........0.0 All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS GAME NOTES (AP/USA) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, current rankings for 13 > Non-scholarship player in his first year with the program upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) Evan Cole .......................... F ......... 6-10 ......226 .....Jr. ..........Cumming, Ga. ......................5.4 ...........4.4 COACHES TELEVISION: ESPNU 3 > 14.5 mpg off the bench; 9 pts, 9 reb vs. Elon, 8 pts, 9 reb vs. Arkansas Michael Devoe# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........193 .....So. ........Orlando, Fla. .......................23.4 ...........4.0 Play-by-play Mike Monaco > Leads ACC, 8th in NCAA in scoring; leads NCAA in 3pt% (.619); has four 20+ scoring games this season Analyst Malcolm Huckaby 0 David Didenko................... F ......... 6-9 ........232 .....So. ........Yakutsk, Russia ....................0.0 ...........0.0 14 > Signed with Tech out of Palm Beach State Community College, played in 1 game RADIO: Learfield IMG College/WCNN-Radio Jehloni James ................... F ......... 6-6 ........180 .....Fr. ..........Sugar Hill, Ga. ......................2.0 ...........0.0 Play-by-play Andy Demetra 24 > Non-scholarship player in his first year with the program Analyst Randy Waters Shaheed Medlock ............. G ........ 6-5 ........196 .....Sr. .........Waycross, Ga........................0.0 ...........0.0 Engineer Miller Pope 45 > Non-scholarship player in his third year iwth the program In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM Khalid Moore# ................... F ......... 6-7 ........203 .....So. ........Briarwood, N.Y. .....................6.4 ...........5.8 Satellite XM 381, Internet 971 12 > Started 10 games last season; leads Tech in steals, No. 2 in assists, 3rd in rebounding Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com Bubba Parham# ................ G ........ 5-10 ......160 .....Jr. ..........Snellville, Ga. ........................6.5 ...........3.5 TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn 11 > Transfer from VMI, led SoCon with 21.4 ppg in 2019; 8.7 ppg in last 3 games (4-10 3pt) Shembari Phillips .............. G ........ 6-4 ........210 .....r-Sr. .......Atlanta, Ga............................0.0 ...........0.0 COMMUNICATIONS 2 > Played in 2 games this season, limited minutes GTMBB contact Mike Stamus Asanti Price ....................... G ........ 6-5 ........177 .....Fr. ..........Columbia, S.C. ......................2.8 ...........3.2 > 3A all-state selection from state championship team at Keenan HS; scored 4 pts in Tech debut at NC State Phone 404-894-5445 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) 23 Malachi Rice ..................... G ........ 6-0 ........186 .....Jr. ..........Indianapolis, Ind. ..................0.0 ...........0.0 E-mail [email protected] 55 > Non-scholarship player in his third year with the program Kristian Sjolund ................. G ........ 6-8 ........213 .....So. ........Kongsberg, Norway ................-- .............-- SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm 35 > Increased playing time last 8 games (started 4) of 2018-19, scored 54 points, 11-of-34 3pt FG Official Twitter @GTMBB / @GTJoshPastner Jordan Usher .................... G/F ..... 6-7 ........220 .....Jr. ..........Canton, Ga. ............................-- .............-- Facebook gtmensbasketball 4 > Transfer from Southern California (becomes eligible Dec. 18 vs. Ball State); played in 48 games, 4 starts at USC Instagram gtmensbasketball Moses Wright# .................. F ......... 6-9 ........230 .....Jr. ..........Raleigh, N.C. ......................10.0 ...........8.0 5 > Double digits in 7 of last 10 games dating back to last season; 58.5% FG; 1st career double-double vs. B-C 1 2019-20 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK The Tipoff Tech Team Statistics • Georgia Tech is playing Nebraska for the first time in the Series vs. Nebraska (1-0) Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and the Cornhuskers are the first new Category 2019-20 #ACC *NCAA opponent for the Yellow Jackets in the event since 2012. Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0 Scoring offense 70.6 11 216 • Busy week - After playing its first four games over 12-28-1983 .................................n1 W 66- 49 Scoring defense 66.2 11 137 a 20-day period, Georgia Tech is playing three games in the n1 - Cotton States Classic (The Omni, Atlanta, Ga.) Scoring margin +4.4 13 182 seven days this week, all at home, before taking time off for fall Field goal pct. .455 5 112 semester final exams. Field goal pct. def. .350 2 7 • No ducking - Georgia Tech’s schedule includes six Tech in the 3-pt FG pct. .294 12 289 power conference teams in its first eight games, including road 3-pt FG made 5.0 13 324 games at NC State and Georgia and a home game against Big Ten/ACC Challenge 3-pt FG pct. def. .281 4 52 Arkansas among the first four. After Wednesday night’s game Overall record: 7-11 (Home: 5-3, Away: 2-8) 3-pt FG allowed 5.4 -- -- against Nebraska.