2017-18 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @GTMBB • @GTJOSHPASTNER GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL 2017-18 ACC Champions 1985, 1990, 1993 • Final Four 1990, 2004 • 16 NCAA Tournament appearances GEORGIA TECH (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. #21/18 UCLA (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) 2017-18 Schedule/Results GAME 1 • Pac-12 China Game • November 11, 2017 • 12:30 p.m. Shanghai time O28 GEORGIA STATE (exhibition) L, 58-65 Tech Opens 2017-18 Season vs. UCLA GAME INFORMATION N2 FAULKNER (exhibition) 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech opens its 2017-18 season halfway around Site Shanghai, China N10 vs. UCLA (21/18) 11:30 p.m. the world Friday night when the Yellow Jackets take on No. N19 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 2 p.m. 21/18 UCLA as part of the fourth annual Pac-12 China Game at Venue Baoshan Arena N22 TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY 7:30 p.m. Baoshan Arena in Shanghai, China. Series vs. UCLA Tech trails, 1-3 N24 NORTH TEXAS 4 p.m. The Yellow Jackets enter their second season under At neutral sites tied 1-1 N28 NORTHWESTERN (19/20) 7 p.m. head coach Josh Pastner, the 2017 ACC Coach of the year, Last meeting 11/22/2006, UCLA won, 88-73, in Maui D1 GRAMBLING STATE 7:30 p.m. after going 21-16 overall, finishing 8-10 (11th) in the ACC and GEORGIA TECH D3 TENNESSEE 6 p.m. reaching the championship game of the NIT last season. Tech 2017-18 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / na has played two exhibition games in preparation for its season D6 at Wofford 7 p.m. 2016-17 Record 21-16 (17-4 home, 3-10 away, 1-2 neutral) opener, a 65-58 loss to crosstown foe Georgia State on Oct. 28 D17 FLORIDA A&M 4 p.m. Post-Season reached finals of the NIT D19 at Georgia 9 p.m. in a game organized to aid hurricane relief efforts, and a 78-60 win over NAIA member Faulkner on Nov. 2. Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) D22 WRIGHT STATE 9 p.m. UCLA, entering its fifth season under head coach Steve Career record/at Georgia Tech 188-89 (8th yr) / 21-16 (1st yr) D27 COPPIN STATE 7:30 p.m. Alford, went 31-5 overall last season and 15-3 in the Pac-12, Record vs. UCLA 0-0 D30 at Notre Dame (14/14) tba reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third J3 MIAMI (13/12) 9 p.m. FAULKNER time in his four seasons in Westwood. The Bruins won their only 2017-18 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) 21 / 18 / na J6 YALE 7 p.m. exhibition game before departing for China, 111-80 over Cal 2016-17 Record 31-5 (15-3 home, 8-2 away, 7-2 neutral) J10 NOTRE DAME (14/14) 7 p.m. State-Los Angeles. J13 at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. The Tech-UCLA game will be played at 12:30 p.m. Post-Season NCAA Sweet 16 J18 VIRGINIA 8 p.m. Saturday afternoon, local time in Shanghai, which is 11:30 p.m. Head coach Steve Alford (Indiana, 1987) J20 at North Carolina (9/9) 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in the Eastern time zone of the United States. Career record/at UCLA 559-280 (27th yr) / 96-45 (5th yr) J24 at Florida State 7 p.m. The game will be televised live on ESPN to a national audience. Record vs. Georgia Tech 1-1 J28 CLEMSON 6 p.m. Radio coverage is provided by the Georgia Tech IMG Sports J31 SYRACUSE 8 p.m. Network and can be heard in Atlanta on flagship station 680 the F4 at Boston College 12 p.m. Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM). F8 at Louisville (16/16) 7 p.m. F11 DUKE (1/1) 6 p.m. F14 at Wake Forest 9 p.m. ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates returning starters) F17 VIRGINIA TECH 12 p.m. F21 at Virginia 7 p.m. Brandon Alston .................. G ........ 6-5 ........200 .....Jr. ..........Vienna, Va. ........................6.7 ....... 2.2 F24 at Clemson 3 p.m. 4 > Graduate transfer from Lehigh, eligible immediately, has 2 yrs eligibility at Tech, 62 games, 11 starts at Lehigh M1 NC STATE 8 p.m. Jose Alvarado ................... G ........ 6-0 ........174 .....Fr. ..........Brooklyn, N.Y. ......................-- ..........-- M3 WAKE FOREST 12 p.m. 10 > 3-star point guard prospect, led Christ the King HS to two NYC titles M6-10 ACC Tournament (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Jon Brown ........................ G ........ 6-5 ........172 .....Fr. ..........Miami, Fla. ..........................-- ..........-- * ACC Tournament, Brooklyn, N.Y.; #National Invitation Tournament 23 > non-scholarship player from Sports Leadership and Management Academy GAME NOTES All times Eastern; home games in ALL CAPS Evan Cole .......................... F ......... 6-9 ........211 .....Fr. ..........Cumming, Ga.. ....................-- ..........-- (AP/USA) - rankings in AP/coaches polls at time of game, COACHES current rankings for upcoming games (rv=receiving votes) 3 > Versatile big forward who originally signed with UNC Wilmington, 3-time all-region and Forsyth Co. POY Abdoulaye Gueye .............. F ......... 6-9 ........213 .....r-Jr. .......Dakar, Senegal ........... 1.2 ppg . 2.5 rpg TELEVISION: ESPN2 34 > Played in 20 games, 3 starts (10.1 mpg), missed last 14 games with fractured wrist Play-by-play Roxy Bernstein Curtis Haywood II .............. G ........ 6-5 ........198 .....Fr. ..........Oklahoma City, Okla.. ..........-- ..........-- Analyst Bill Walton 13 > 3-star wing prospect, helped lead Brewster Academy (N.H.) to undefeated season & national title in 2016-17 Tadric Jackson .................. G ........ 6-2 ........203 .....Sr. .........Tifton, Ga. ........................12.1 ....... 2.2 RADIO: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network 1 > Tech’s third-leading scorer, 44.6% FG, 32.5% on 3s, 12 double-digit efforts in Tech’s final 16 games Play-by-play Andy Demetra Evan Jester ....................... F ......... 6-6 ........180 .....Fr. ..........Riverdale, Ga. ......................-- ..........-- Analyst Randy Waters 11 > non-scholarship player from Sandy Creek HS Engineer Miller Pope Ben Lammers# ................. C ........ 6-10 ......234 .....Sr. .........San Antonio, Texas ..........14.2 ....... 9.2 In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM 44 > 2nd-team All-ACC, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, 16 double-doubles, No. 3 in ACC in reb. avg., No. 4 in FG% Satellite n/a Justin Moore ..................... G ........ 6-4 ........162 .....So. ........San Diego, Calif. ................4.4 ....... 1.8 Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com 0 > Started 18 of Tech’s first 19 games, off the bench thereafter, 16.8 mpg in ACC games, 2.4 apg overall TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn Sylvester Ogbonda ............ C ........ 6-10 ......239 .....r-So. ......Port Harcourt, Nigeria. .......1.6 ....... 1.0 24 > Played in 8 ACC games and 4 NIT games off the bench (57 total minutes), red-shirted in 2015-16 COMMUNICATIONS Josh Okogie# .................... G ........ 6-4 ........213 .....So. ........Snellville, Ga. ...................16.1 ....... 5.4 GTMBB contact Mike Stamus 5 > ACC All-Freshman team, scored 3rd-most points for freshman in Tech history, ranked 15th in ACC in scoring avg. Phone 404-894-5446 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) Shembari Phillips .............. G ........ 6-3 ........202 .....Jr. ..........Atlanta, Ga.........................6.2 ....... 3.1 E-mail [email protected] 2 > Transfer from Tennessee, must sit out the 2017-18 season, played in 64 games, 24 starts, over two seasons Malachi Rice ..................... G ........ 6-0 ........180 .....Fr. ..........Indianapolis, Ind. .................-- ..........-- SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm 55 > non-scholarship player from Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Avu Schafer ...................... C ........ 6-8 ........231 .....Fr. ..........Osaka, Japan ......................-- ..........-- Official Twitter/in-game updates @GTMBB > non-scholarship player who prepped at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire Coach Josh Pastner @GTJoshPastner 32 Moses Wright .................... F ......... 6-9 ........210 .....Fr. ..........Raleigh, N.C. .......................-- ..........-- Facebook gtmensbasketball Instagram gtmensbasketball 12 > Developing frontcourt prospect, grown four inches, 40 pounds since sophomore year, 7-foot-2 wingpsan 1 2017-18 GEORGIA TECH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.RAMBLINWRECK.com TECH NOTEBOOK The Starting Lineup Tech Team Statistics • Beginning with UCLA, ranked No. 21 in the preseason Series vs. UCLA Associated Press poll and No. 18 by the coaches, Georgia Overall: Georgia Tech trails, 1-3 Category 2016-17 #ACC *NCAA Tech faces a schedule that includes eight games against teams Home: 0-0, Away: 0-2, Neutral: 1-1 Scoring offense 67.5 14 292 ranked in the top 25 of the preseason polls. That includes Scoring defense 66.8 4 51 Northwestern (19/20) in the non-conference slate, as well as 12-29-66 ...................... 1/1............ a1 L 72- 91 Scoring margin +0.6 12 187 12-27-69 ...................... 2/2............ a1 L 90- 121 Duke (1/1), defending national champion North Carolina (9/9), 12-2-00 .......................................... n1 W 72- 67 Field goal pct. .438 15 209 Miami (13/12), Notre Dame (14/14) and Louisville (16/16). Of 11-22-06 ........19/19 .... 5/5............ n2 L 73- 88 Field goal pct. def. .398 1 13 that group, the Jackets face only Notre Dame twice. a1-Bruin Classic (Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, Calif.); n1-Wooden Classic 3-pt FG pct. .331 15 266 • Georgia Tech has not played a team ranked in the AP (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, Calif.); n2-EA Sports Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii) 3-pt FG made 4.6 15 343 or coaches preseason top 25 to open the season since Nov. 26, 1993, when the Yellow Jackets dropped an 80-70 decision to 3-pt FG pct. def. .330 5 73 Just Georgia Tech, please... 3-pt FG allowed 7.4 8 n/a No. 5 Michigan in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Springfield, Free throw pct. .682 14 247 Mich. • Tech also has not lost a season opener since the 2007- The Georgia Institute of Technology is the FT made 13.6 8 110 08 season, an 83-74 loss at home to UNC Greensboro.