| 2017–18Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 13–19 (6–12 ACC) |
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| Home arena | McCamish Pavilion |
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| No. 1Virginia † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9Duke | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Clemson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented theGeorgia Institute of Technology during the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coachJosh Pastner and played their home games atHank McCamish Pavilion as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of theACC tournament toBoston College.
TheYellow Jackets finished the2016–17 season 21–16, 8–10 inACC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of theACC tournament toPittsburgh.[1] The Yellow Jackets received an invitation to theNational Invitation Tournament where they defeatedIndiana,[2]Belmont,[3] andOle Miss to advance to the semifinals atMadison Square Garden.[4] At MSG, they defeatedCal State Bakersfield[5] before losing in the championship game toTCU.[6][7][8]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Jordan Price | 2 | G/F | 6'7 | 172 | RS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Josh Heath | 11 | G | 6'2" | 179 | Senior | Tampa, FL | Graduated |
| Quinton Stephens | 12 | F | 6'9" | 203 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Christian Matthews | 23 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Freshman | Clinton, MD | Transferred toMineral Area College |
| Corey Heyward | 30 | G | 6'1" | 210 | RS Senior | Duluth, GA | Graduated |
| Kellen McCormick | 32 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | West Bloomfield, MI | Graduated |
| Rand Rowland | 42 | F | 6'7" | 213 | Senior | Cleveland, GA | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Shembari Phillips | 2 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred fromTennessee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Phillips will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Brandon Alston | 4 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Vienna, VA | Transferred fromLehigh. Will be eligible to play immediately since Alson graduated fromLehigh. |
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| Curtis Haywood II #37 SF | Yukon, OK | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 22, 2016 | |
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| Jose Alvarado #34 PG | Brooklyn, NY | Christ the King High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Dec 22, 2016 | |
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| Moses Wright PF | Raleigh, NC | Enloe High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 8, 2017 | |
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| Evan Cole PF | Cumming, GA | South Forsyth High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 2, 2017 | |
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| Kristian Sjolund SF | Katy, TX | Tompkins High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 21, 2017 | |
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| Michael Devoe SG | Orlando, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 23, 2017 | |
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| Khalid Moore SF | Briarwood, NY | Archbishop Molly High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 24, 2017 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Oct 28, 2017* 12:00 pm | Georgia State A-Town Showdown | L 58–65 | – | 14 – Lammers/Jackson | 9 – Lammers | 4 – Moore | McCamish Pavilion (2,112) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:30 pm | Faulkner | W 78–60 | – | 17 – Wright | 13 – Wright | 6 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,243) Atlanta, GA | ||||
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| Nov 10, 2017* 11:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 21 UCLA Pac-12 China Game | L 60–63 | 0–1 | 24 – Lammers | 10 – Lammers | 3 – Alvarado | Baoshan Sports Centre (4,011) Shanghai, China | ||||
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Bethune–Cookman Ramblin' Wreck Showcase | W 65–62 | 1–1 | 19 – Lammers | 13 – Lammers | 5 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (5,154) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Ramblin' Wreck Showcase | W 78–68 | 2–1 | 20 – Alston | 7 – Lammers/Gueye | 6 – Alvarado/Haywood | McCamish Pavilion (4,504) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:00 pm, RSN | North Texas Ramblin' Wreck Showcase | W 63–49 | 3–1 | 19 – Alvarado | 7 – Alvarado | 4 – Alvarado/Haywood | McCamish Pavilion (4,867) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 52–51 | 4–1 | 13 – Lammers | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Alvarado/Jackson | McCamish Pavilion (5,562) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | Grambling State Ramblin' Wreck Showcase | L 63–64 | 4–2 | 22 – Alvarado | 9 – Lammers | 7 – Moore | McCamish Pavilion (4,925) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 3, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Tennessee | L 70–77 | 4–3 | 17 – Lammers | 9 – Lammers | 6 – Haywood | McCamish Pavilion (6,514) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wofford | L 60–63 | 4–4 | 26 – Jackson | 7 – Lammers | 3 – Haywood/Jackson | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,419) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
| Dec 17, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida A&M | W 79–54 | 5–4 | 19 – Okogie/Wright | 8 – Lammers | 7 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (5,156) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 19, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Georgia Rivalry | L 59–80 | 5–5 | 21 – Okogie | 8 – Lammers | 2 – Alvarado/Jackson | Stegeman Coliseum (10,048) Athens, GA | ||||
| Dec 22, 2017* 9:00 pm, RSN | Wright State | L 81–85 | 5–6 | 23 – Alvarado | 10 – Lammers | 3 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (4,522) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 27, 2017* 7:20 pm, ACCN Extra | Coppin State | W 76-62 | 6–6 | 22 – Lammers | 11 – Lammers | 4 – Alston | McCamish Pavilion (5,341) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Notre Dame | L 59–68 | 6–7 (0–1) | 16 – Okogie | 12 – Lammers | 4 – Alston | Purcell Pavilion (8,441) South Bend, IN | ||||
| Jan 3, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 15 Miami (FL) | W 64–54 | 7–7 (1–1) | 30 – Okogie | 9 – Okogie | 2 – Lammers/Alston/Jackson | McCamish Pavilion (5,568) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Jan 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Yale | W 74–60 | 8–7 | 23 – Alvarado | 9 – Gueye | 4 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (6,630) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Notre Dame | W 60–53 | 9–7 (2–1) | 17 – Okogie | 10 – Lammers | 5 – Okogie | McCamish Pavilion (7,771) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN | at Pittsburgh | W 69–54 | 10–7 (3–1) | 16 – Gueye | 16 – Lammers | 5 – Alston | Petersen Events Center (3,544) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
| Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 Virginia | L 48–64 | 10–8 (3–2) | 14 – Jackson | 8 – Lammers | 5 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 15 North Carolina | L 66–80 | 10–9 (3–3) | 18 – Okogie | 7 – Okogie | 4 – Jackson | Dean Smith Center (20,334) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | at Florida State | L 77–88 | 10–10 (3–4) | 23 – Alvarado | 16 – Okogie | 5 – Okogie | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,879) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| Jan 28, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 Clemson | L 70–72 | 10–11 (3–5) | 26 – Okogie | 7 – Lammers | 5 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | Syracuse | W 55–51 | 11–11 (4–5) | 20 – Okogie | 12 – Lammers | 5 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at Boston College | L 72–80 | 11–12 (4–6) | 14 – Lammers | 12 – Lammers | 4 – Alvarado | Conte Forum (4,763) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Louisville | L 54–77 | 11–13 (4–7) | 25 – Okogie | 10 – Okogie | 4 – Alvarado | KFC Yum! Center (16,533) Louisville, KY | ||||
| Feb 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 Duke | L 69–80 | 11–14 (4–8) | 29 – Okogie | 8 – Lammers | 4 – Okogie | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Feb 14, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN | at Wake Forest | L 62–79 | 11–15 (4–9) | 20 – Okogie | 8 – Lammers | 4 – Jackson | LJVM Coliseum (6,133) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
| Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | Virginia Tech | L 56–76 | 11–16 (4–10) | 17 – Jackson | 8 – Wright | 4 – Alston | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Virginia | L 54–65 | 11–17 (4–11) | 22 – Lammers | 7 – Lammers/Wright | 4 – Okogie | John Paul Jones Arena (13,873) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 15 Clemson | L 67–75 | 11–18 (4–12) | 22 – Okogie | 8 – Okogie | 6 – Okogie | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC | ||||
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN | NC State | W 78–75 | 12–18 (5–12) | 22 – Jackson | 9 – Lammers | 7 – Lammers | McCamish Pavilion (6,907) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, RSN | Wake Forest | W 64–56 | 13–18 (6–12) | 22 – Okogie | 10 – Cole | 4 – Jackson | McCamish Pavilion (7,422) Atlanta, GA | ||||
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| Mar 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13) | vs. (12) Boston College First Round | L 77–87 | 13–19 | 29 – Jackson | 8 – Gueye | 5 – Jackson | Barclays Center (10,612) Brooklyn, NY | |||
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