| 2020–21Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |
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ACC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 17–9 (11–6 ACC) |
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| Home arena | McCamish Pavilion |
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| No. 15Virginia | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Florida State | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech † | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented theGeorgia Institute of Technology during the2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coachJosh Pastner and played their home games atHank McCamish Pavilion as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, the Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–9, 11–6 inACC play to finish in fourth place. They defeatedMiami in the quarterfinals of theACC tournament and advanced to the championship game afterVirginia was forced to withdraw from the tournament after a positive COVID-19 test.[1] They defeatedFlorida State to win the tournament championship[2] and received the conference's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region.[3] They lost in the first round toLoyola.[4] It was the first time since 2010 that the Yellow Jackets had participated in the NCAA Tournament, and their first ACC Championship since 1993.
TheYellow Jackets finished the2019–20 season 17–14, 11–9 inACC play to finish in fifth place. The team was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.[5]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| James Banks III | 1 | F/C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Decatur, GA | Graduated |
| Shembari Phillips | 2 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Atlanta, GA | Graduated | |
| Evan Cole | 3 | G | 6'10" | 226 | Sophomore | Cumming, GA | Transferred toUtah Valley |
| Asanti Price | 23 | G | 6'5" | 177 | Freshman | Columbia, SC | Entered transfer portal |
| Kristian Sjolund | 35 | F | 6'8" | 213 | Sophomore | Katy, TX | Transferred toUTEP |
| Shaheed Medlock | 45 | G | 6'5" | 196 | Senior | Waycross, GA | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Kyle Sturdivant | 1 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Sophomore | Norcross, GA | USC |
| Rodney Howard | 24 | F | 6'10" | 241 | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, MI | Georgia |
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| Saba Gigiberia C | Windsor, CA | Prolific Preparatory School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 11, 2019 | |
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| Tristan Maxwell G | Huntersville, NC | North Mecklenburg | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Oct 21, 2019 | |
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| Jordan Meka C | Marietta, GA | Mount Bethel Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Sep 24, 2019 | |
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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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| November 25, 2020* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Georgia State Georgia Tech Showcase | L 120–123 4OT | 0–1 | 31 – Wright | 20 – Wright | 4 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| November 27, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Mercer Georgia Tech Showcase | L 73–83 | 0–2 | 20 – Wright | 8 – Usher | 7 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| December 6, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN | vs. No. 20 Kentucky Holiday Hoopsgiving | W 79–62 | 1–2 | 21 – Wright | 8 – Wright | 5 – Devoe | State Farm Arena (0) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| December 9, 2020* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU | at Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 75–64 | 2–2 | 24 – Alvarado | 8 – Tied | 4 – Wright | Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE | ||||
| December 15, 2020 8:30 p.m., ACCN | at No. 15 Florida State | L 61–74 | 2–3 (0–1) | 21 – Devoe | 6 – Moore | 4 – Moore | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,664) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| December 18, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Florida A&M | W 74–64 | 3–3 | 24 – Wright | 8 – Parham | 8 – Devoe | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| December 20, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Delaware State | W 97–69 | 4–3 | 29 – Alvarado | 6 – Gigiberia | 6 – Usher | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | North Carolina | W 72–67 | 5–3 (1–1) | 20 – Tied | 7 – Alvarado | 7 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| January 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Wake Forest | W 70–54 | 6–3 (2–1) | 25 – Alvarado | 8 – Usher | 5 – Wright | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | at Notre Dame | Postponed due to COVID-19[6] | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN | ||||||||
| January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | at NC State | Postponed due to COVID-19[7] | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC | ||||||||
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 20 Clemson | W 83–65 | 7–3 (3–1) | 22 – Devoe | 4 – Tied | 6 – Devoe | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| January 23, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 13 Virginia | L 62–64 | 7–4 (3–2) | 20 – Alvarado | 6 – Usher | 8 – Alvarado | John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| January 26, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN | at Duke | L 68–75 | 7–5 (3–3) | 26 – Alvarado | 14 – Wright | 6 – Wright | Cameron Indoor Stadium (0) Durham, NC | ||||
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 Florida State | W 76–65 | 8–5 (4–3) | 23 – Wright | 8 – Tied | 6 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 1, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Louisville | L 58–74 | 8–6 (4–4) | 17 – Devoe | 16 – Wright | 4 – Alvarado | KFC Yum! Center (2,868) Louisville, KY | ||||
| February 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | Notre Dame | W 82–80 | 9–6 (5–4) | 19 – Tied | 8 – Wright | 5 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 9 Virginia | L 49–57 | 9–7 (5–5) | 18 – Alvarado | 6 – Wright | 4 – Usher | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 12, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Clemson | L 72–74 | 9–8 (5–6) | 23 – Devoe | 6 – Usher | 6 – Devoe | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876) Clemson, SC | ||||
| February 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | Pittsburgh | W 71–65 | 10–8 (6–6) | 24 – Wright | 7 – Alvarado | 5 – Alvarado | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| February 17, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN | Boston College | Postponed due to COVID-19[8] | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | ||||||||
| February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | at Miami (FL) | W 87–60 | 11–8 (7–6) | 29 – Devoe | 12 – Wright | 6 – Alvarado | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
| February 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | at No. 16 Virginia Tech | W 69–53 | 12–8 (8–6) | 26 – Wright | 10 – Wright | 4 – Devoe | Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA | ||||
| February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN | Syracuse | W 84–77 | 13–8 (9–6) | 31 – Wright | 16 – Wright | 7 – Usher | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| March 2, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | Duke | W 81–77 OT | 14–8 (10–6) | 29 – Wright | 14 – Wright | 5 – Wright | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| March 5, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Wake Forest | W 75–63 | 15–8 (11–6) | 20 – Devoe | 6 – Usher | 5 – Alvarado | LJVM Coliseum (1,229) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
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| March 11, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (13) Miami Quarterfinals | W 70–66 | 16–8 | 15 – Usher | 6 – Wright | 7 – Devoe | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC | |||
| March 12, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) No. 16 Virginia Semifinals | Georgia Tech advanced due to COVID-19 issues at Virginia[9] | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| March 13, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN | (4) | vs. (2) No. 15 Florida State Championship | W 80–75 | 17–8 | 20 – Devoe | 8 – Wright | 3 – Devoe | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC | |||
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| March 19, 2021 4:00 p.m., TBS | (9 MW) | vs. (8 MW) No. 17 Loyola–Chicago First Round | L 60–71 | 17–9 | 15 – Usher | 5 – Tied | 4 – Devoe | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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| Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings