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 (3-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. NORTHWESTERN (4-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 2017-18 Schedule/Results GAME 5 • Big Ten/ACC Challenge • November 28, 2017 • 7 p.m. • McCamish Pavilion O28 GEORGIA STATE (exhibition) L, 58-65 Tech Hosts Northwestern in GAME INFORMATION N2 FAULKNER (exhibition) W, 78-60 Big Ten/ACC Challenge N10 vs. UCLA (21/18) L, 60-63 Site Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Tech continues a stretch of six straight games N19 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 65-62 at home Tuesday night in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Venue McCamish Pavilion (8,600) N22 TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY W, 78-68 series with a 7 p.m. contest against Northwestern at McCamish Series vs. Northwestern Northwestern leads, 2-1 N24 NORTH TEXAS W, 63-49 Pavilion. At home Northwestern leads, 1-0 N28 NORTHWESTERN (rv) 7 p.m. The Yellow Jackets enter their second season under Last meeting 12/3/14, Tech won, 66-58, in Evanston D1 GRAMBLING STATE 7:30 p.m. head coach Josh Pastner, the 2017 ACC Coach of the Year, D3 TENNESSEE (rv) 6 p.m. after going 21-16 overall, finishing 8-10 (11th) in the ACC and GEORGIA TECH D6 at Wofford 7 p.m. reaching the championship game of the NIT last season. Tech 2017-18 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / 130 D17 FLORIDA A&M 4 p.m. has its last three games against Bethune-Cookman (65-62), 2017-18 Record 3-1 (3-0 home, 0-0 away, 0-1 neutral) D19 at Georgia (rv) 9 p.m. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (78-68) and North Texas (63-49) since Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona, 1997) its opening 63-60 loss to No. 21 UCLA in China. D22 WRIGHT STATE 9 p.m. Career record/at Georgia Tech 191-90 (9th yr) / 23-17 (2nd yr) D27 COPPIN STATE 7:30 p.m. Northwestern (4-2), which made the program’s first- Record vs. Northwestern 0-0 D30 at Notre Dame (5/5) tba ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017, went 24-12 and finished sixth in the Big Ten at 10-8, is in its fifth season under J3 MIAMI (10/13) 9 p.m. Next game Dec. 1 vs. Grambling State head coach Chris Collins. Their trip to Atlanta represents the first J6 YALE 7 p.m. NORTHWESTERN true road game of the season for the Wildcats, who defeated J10 NOTRE DAME (5/5) 7 p.m. 2017-18 Rankings (AP/coaches/RPI) nr / nr / 132 LaSalle (82-74) and lost to Texas Tech (85-49) in the Hall of J13 at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. Fame Tip-Off Classic the weekend before Thanksgiving, then 2017-18 Record 4-2 (3-1 home, 0-0 away, 1-1 neutral) J18 VIRGINIA 8 p.m. routed Sacred Heart at home, 81-50, last Friday. Head coach Chris Collins (Duke, 1996) J20 at North Carolina (13/11) 2 p.m. Tuesday’s game will be televised nationally ESPN2 and Career record/at Northwestern 77-62 (5th yr) / 77-62 (5th yr) J24 at Florida State (rv) 7 p.m. streamed live through the ESPN app. Radio coverage is provided Record vs. Georgia Tech 0-1 J28 CLEMSON 6 p.m. by the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network and can be heard in J31 SYRACUSE 8 p.m. Atlanta on flagship station 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM), with Next game Dec. 1 vs. Illinois F4 at Boston College 12 p.m. national coverage on Sirius/XM radio (Ch. 83 on both platforms). F8 at Louisville (17/17) 7 p.m. F11 DUKE (1/1) 6 p.m. F14 at Wake Forest 9 p.m. ROSTER AT-A-GLANCE (#indicates last game starters) F17 VIRGINIA TECH 12 p.m. F21 at Virginia 7 p.m. Brandon Alston# ................ G ........ 6-5 ........200 .....Jr. ..........Vienna, Va. ..................11.0 ppg .....4.3 rpg F24 at Clemson 3 p.m. 4 > Graduate transfer from Lehigh, has 2 yrs eligibility at Tech; double figures in 3 of 4 games, 82.6% FT M1 NC STATE 8 p.m. Jose Alvarado# ................. G ........ 6-0 ........174 .....Fr. ..........Brooklyn, N.Y. .....................14.3 ...........5.8 M3 WAKE FOREST 12 p.m. 10 > 3-star point guard prospect; 58.8% FG, 81.3% FT; 18 assists, 7 turnovers in 4 games; 10th in ACC in FG% M6-10 ACC Tournament (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Jon Brown ........................ G ........ 6-5 ........172 .....Fr. ..........Miami, Fla. ...........................0.0 ...........0.0 * 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.. .....................3.8 ...........0.8 (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 .....................5.3 ...........4.5 TELEVSION: ESPN2 34 > Missed last 14 games of 2016-17 with fractured wrist; started all 4 games, career-high 13 pts vs. UTRGV Play-by-play Dave Pasch Curtis Haywood II# ............ G ........ 6-5 ........198 .....Fr. ..........Oklahoma City, Okla.. ...........7.8 ...........2.5 Analyst Tom Crean 13 > 15 pts vs. North Texas (5-7 from 3-pt range), 11 pts vs. UTRGV; 12 assists vs. 4 turnovers in 4 games Tadric Jackson .................. G ........ 6-2 ........203 .....Sr. .........Tifton, Ga. ...............................-- .............-- RADIO: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network 1 > Scored 14 points (5-10 FG, 4-5 FT) with 4 rebounds in season debut vs. North Texas Play-by-play Andy Demetra Evan Jester ....................... F ......... 6-6 ........180 .....Fr. ..........Riverdale, Ga. .......................0.0 ...........0.0 Analyst Randy Waters 11 > non-scholarship player from Sandy Creek HS Engineer Miller Pope Ben Lammers# ................. C ........ 6-10 ......234 .....Sr. .........San Antonio, Texas .............17.8 ...........8.5 In Atlanta 680 AM, 93.7 FM 44 > 1st-team pre-season All-ACC, on 2 national POY watch lists; 8th in ACC in scoring 11th in reboundng, 5th in FG% Satellite Sirius ch. 83/XM ch. 83 Justin Moore ..................... G ........ 6-4 ........162 .....So. ........San Diego, Calif. ...................1.5 ...........1.5 Online GT Gameday App, Ramblinwreck.com 0 > Started 18 of Tech’s first 19 games, off the bench thereafter, last season TuneIn buzz.gt/LiveTuneIn Sylvester Ogbonda ............ C ........ 6-10 ......239 .....r-So. ......Port Harcourt, Nigeria. ..........0.0 ...........1.0 24 > Played in 8 ACC games and 4 NIT games off the bench last season; saw 1st action of 2017-18 vs. UTRGV COMMUNICATIONS Josh Okogie ...................... G ........ 6-4 ........213 .....So. ........Snellville, Ga. ..........................-- .............-- GTMBB contact Mike Stamus 5 > ACC All-Freshman team, ranked 15th in ACC in scoring avg.; sitting out 1st 6 games Phone 404-894-5446 (ofc), 404-218-9723 (cell) Shembari Phillips .............. G ........ 6-3 ........202 .....Jr. ..........Atlanta, Ga..............................-- .............-- 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. ..................0.0 ...........0.0 SOCIAL MEDIA: #TogetherWeSwarm 55 > non-scholarship player from Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Avu Schafer ...................... C ........ 6-8 ........231 .....Fr. ..........Osaka, Japan .......................0.0 ...........0.0 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. ........................3.3 ...........3.0 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 • Georgia Tech is in the midst of a six-game homestand, Series vs. Northwestern having played three times last week and three times this week, Category 2017-18 #ACC *NCAA with Florida A&M (Friday) and Tennessee (Sunday) to follow Overall: Georgia Tech trails, 1-2 Scoring offense 66.5 15 306 before the Yellow Jackets’ next road trip, Dec. 6 to Wofford, Home: 0-1, Away: 1-1, Neutral: 0-0 Scoring defense 60.5 5 25 which will complete a three-game contract with the Terriers. 11-30-10 .................................*a L 71- 91 Scoring margin +6.0 13 148 • Georgia Tech’s games against Bethune-Cookman, 11-29-11 .............................*h11 L 60- 76 Field goal pct. .424 15 262 Texas-Rio Grande Valley, North Texas and this Friday’s game 12-3-14 ...................................*a W 66- 58 Field goal pct. def. .386 7 54 against Grambling State constitute a multi-team event called the *ACC-Big Ten Challenge 3-pt FG pct. .304 14 294 Ramblin’ Wreck Showcase, which counts as one game against 3-pt FG made 4.3 15 347 the NCAA’s regular season limit of 31 games. 3-pt FG pct. def. .360 13 238 • Beginning with UCLA, ranked No. 21 in the preseason Tech in the 3-pt FG allowed 6.8 -- -- Associated Press poll and No. 18 by the coaches, Georgia ACC/Big Ten Challenge Free throw pct. .732 8 110 Tech faces a schedule that includes eight games against teams ranked in the top 25 of the preseason polls. That included Overall record: 6-10 (Home: 4-3, Away: 2-7) FT made 17.8 3 267 Northwestern (19/20), which has since fallen out of the top 25, Date Result Opponent TR OR Rebound average 33.2 13 292 Duke (1/1), defending national champion North Carolina (9/9), 11/29/16 aL 60-67 Penn State - - Rebound margin -0.2 14 225 Miami (13/12), Notre Dame (14/14) and Louisville (16/16).