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 (6-6, 1-1 ACC) vs. FLORIDA STATE (11-2, 1-1 ACC) 2019-20 Schedule/Results GAME 13 • December 31, 2019 • 12 p.m. • Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Fla. O20 GEORGIA COLLEGE (exh) ACCNX W, 98-76 About Tuesday’s Game O27 at Alabama (exh) -- L, 65-93 GAME INFORMATION Continuing a stretch of five consecutive games away N5 at NC State [rv] ACCN W, 82-81 (ot) Event/Site Tallahassee, Fla. from home, Georgia Tech resumes Atlantic Coast Conference N11 ELON ACCNX W, 64-41 play Tuesday at No. 17 Florida State. Tip time is at noon at the Venue Donald L. Tucker Center (11.500) N20 at Georgia SECN+ L, 78-82 Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. Series vs. Florida State series tied, 2-2 N25 ARKANSAS ACCN L, 61-62 (ot) Tech (6-6. 1-1 ACC), in its fourth season under head On the road Tech trails, 0-2 D1 BETHUNE-COOKMAN RSN W, 68-65 coach Josh Pastner, won two of three games at the Diamond Last meeting Tech won 85-82 (ot) on 1/6/1973 in Atlanta D4 NEBRASKA+ ESPNU W, 73-56 Head Classic which concluded on Christmas Day. The Yellow GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS D7 SYRACUSE ACCN L, 63-97 Jackets captured third place by defeating host Hawai’i, 70-53, 2019-20 rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom) nr | nr | 100 D14 at Kentucky [8/9] ESPN L, 53-67 following a semifinal loss to Houston (70-59) and an opening- D18 BALL STATE RSN L, 47-65 round win over Boise State (74-60). Tech is 3-3 away from 2019-20 record breakdown 3-3 home | 2-2 away | 1-1 neutral D22 vs. Boise State# ESPNU W, 74-60 home this season, including an 83-81 overtime victory at NC Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) D23 vs. Houston# ESPN2 L, 59-70 State to open the season. Career record/at GT ! 199-131 (11th yr) | 32-58 (4th yr) D25 at Hawai’i# ESPN2 W, 70-53 Florida State (11-2, 1-1 ACC), in its 18th season under Pastner vs. Florida State 0-3 ! D31 at Florida State [17/17] ESPNU 12 p.m. head coach Leonard Hamilton, has won its last four games, Next game Jan. 4 at North Carolina including an 88-71 homecourt win over North Alabama J4 at North Carolina [rv] ACCN 6 p.m. ! 22 wins and 1 loss vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions Saturday. The streak began with a 72-53 victory over Clemson J8 DUKE [4/3] ACCN 9 p.m. on Dec. 8. The Seminoles are 7-0 at home, and their only losses FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES J11 at Boston College ACCN 6 p.m. this season came at Pittsburgh to open the season (63-61), and 2019-20 rankings (AP/coaches/KenPom) 17 | 17 | 17 J15 NOTRE DAME ACCN 8:30 p.m. at Indiana on Dec. 3 (80-64). 2019-20 record breakdown 6-0 home | 1-2 away | 3-0 neutral J18 VIRGINIA [16/13] ACCN 8 p.m. Tuesday’s game will be televised live on ESPNU. Live Head coach Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin, 1971) J22 at Louisville [3/4] RSN 7 p.m. streaming is available through the ESPN app. Radio coverage of Career record/at FSU 545-428 (32nd yr) | 345-218 (18th yr) J25 NC STATE RSN 4 p.m. Tech’s games is provided through Learfield IMG College, airing in Hamilton vs. Georgia Tech 16-8 (16-7 at FSU) J28 MOREHOUSE ACCNX 7:30 p.m. Atlanta on 680 AM and 93.7 FM the Fan and through the TuneIn Next game Jan. 4 at Louisville F1 at Notre Dame RSN 12 p.m. app. The Tech broadcast is also available on satellite radio (XM F4 VIRGINIA TECH [rv] ESPN/2/U/ACCN 7 p.m. ch. 380, internet ch. 970). F8 at Pittsburgh RSN 2 p.m. F12 LOUISVILLE [3/4] 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. .......................8.2 ...........2.2 F25 CLEMSON ESPN/2/ACCN 9 p.m. 10 > Missed 7 games with ankle inj, played all 3 games at Diamond Head Classic (9.7 ppg, 3.0 apg, 10-10 FT) F29 MIAMI ACCN 6/8 p.m. James Banks III# ............... F ......... 6-10 ......250 .....Sr. .........Decatur, Ga...........................9.9 ...........7.3 M4 PITTSBURGH RSN 9 p.m. 1 > No. 12 in nation, No. 2 in ACC in blocked shots (3.0 bpg); 10 career double-doubles, 3 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. .........................1.0 ...........0.5 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, scored first collegiate points vs. Hawai’i upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) Evan Cole .......................... F ......... 6-10 ......226 .....Jr. ..........Cumming, Ga. ......................4.2 ...........3.5 COACHES TELEVISION: ESPNU 3 > 12.4 mpg off the bench; hitting 50% FG Michael Devoe# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........193 .....So. ........Orlando, Fla. .......................17.8 ...........3.8 Play-by-play Mike Monaco > No. 5 in ACC in scoring, No. 8 in FG% (46.1), No. 2 in minutes (36.1); 16.0 ppg, 48.6% FG in DHC Analyst Dalen Cuff 0 David Didenko................... F ......... 6-9 ........232 .....So. ........Yakutsk, Russia ....................0.0 ...........0.3 14 > Signed with Tech out of Palm Beach State Community College, played in 3 games 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 with the program In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM Khalid Moore ..................... F ......... 6-7 ........203 .....So. ........Briarwood, N.Y. .....................4.9 ...........4.1 Satellite XM 380, Internet 970 12 > Started first 9 games this season; leads Tech in steals, No. 2 in assists, No. 4 in rebounding Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com Bubba Parham .................. G ........ 5-10 ......160 .....Jr. ..........Snellville, Ga. ........................6.5 ...........2.4 TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn 11 > Transfer from VMI, led SoCon 21.4 ppg in 2019; four double-digit games this season Shembari Phillips .............. G ........ 6-4 ........210 .....r-Sr. .......Atlanta, Ga............................1.0 ...........0.2 COMMUNICATIONS 2 > Played in 9 games this season, limited minutes; scored 6 points vs. Ball State GTMBB contact Mike Stamus Asanti Price ....................... G ........ 6-5 ........177 .....Fr. ..........Columbia, S.C. ......................3.2 ...........2.7 > 3A all-state selection from state championship team at Keenan HS; high game 6 points vs. Nebraska 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 > Has not played in 2019-20; last 8 games (started 4) of 2018-19 (54 pts, 11-of-34 3pt FG) Official Twitter @GTMBB / @GTJoshPastner Jordan Usher# .................. G/F ..... 6-7 ........220 .....Jr. ..........Canton, Ga. ........................10.0 ...........4.5 Facebook gtmensbasketball 4 > Transfer from Southern California, made GT debut vs. Ball State; avg. 12.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 43.3% FG in DHC Instagram gtmensbasketball Moses Wright# .................. F ......... 6-9 ........230 .....Jr. ..........Raleigh, N.C. ......................12.8 ...........7.8 5 > No. 2 ACC in FG% (.571), No. 8 in reb. avg.; made DHC all-tourney team (17.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 63.6% FG) 1 2019-20 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK The Tipoff Tech Team Statistics • Full deck - Georgia Tech had its full roster available for Series vs. Florida State (28-42) the first time this season for the opening game of the Diamond Category 2019-20 #ACC *NCAA Head Classic on Dec. 22. Junior forward Jordan Usher became Home: 16-17, Away: 11-22, Neutral: 1-3 Scoring offense 66.0 13 301 eligible for the Yellow Jackets’ Dec. 18 game against Ball State, Scoring defense 66.6 11 133 All Home Games: 16-17 and junior point guard Jose Alvarado played for the first time At McCamish Pavilion: 0-3 Scoring margin -0.6 15 253 since Nov. 20 in the Jackets’ 74-60 win over Boise State in At AMC: 16-14 Field goal pct. .434 8 200 Hawai’i. At Georgia Dome: 0-1 Field goal pct. def. .386 4 41 • Long time away - Georgia Tech has played only one In Atlanta: 16-18 3-pt FG pct. .269 13 340 home game since its Dec. 7 loss to Syracuse, that on Dec. 18 All Road Games: 11-22 3-pt FG made 4.8 14 341 against Ball State, and does not play at home again until it faces At Tucker Center: 8-15 3-pt FG pct.