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| 2008-09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| 2008-09 record | 4-1 (0-0 ACC) | ||
| Head coach | Paul Hewitt | ||
| Assistant coach | John O'Connor | ||
| Assistant coach | Charlton Young | ||
| Assistant coach | Peter Zaharis | ||
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Home arena |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum | ||
Seasons
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| 2008-09 ACC Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| #12 Clemson | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 |
| #2 Duke | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 1 | .923 |
| #17 Boston College | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 5 | .545 |
| #4 Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Florida State | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 2 | .846 |
| North Carolina State | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| #3 North Carolina | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| Miami | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 3 | .769 |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 5 | .643 |
| Georgia Tech | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 5 | .615 |
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† ACC Tournament winner As of January 3, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2008-09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team plays basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In 2007-08, they went 11-10 (4-4 ACC). Georgia Institute of Technology's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours and have won 3 ACC Championships in the past 25 years. The program is most well-known for its famous alumni, such as Chris Bosh, Stephon Marbury, Kenny Anderson, John Salley, Mark Price, and Jarrett Jack. Bobby Cremins built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses.
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Roster
Information from 2008-09 roster, subject to change.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Lewis Clinch | 0 | G | 6-3 | 196 | Senior | Cordele, Georgia |
| Iman Shumpert | 1 | G | 6-5 | 200 | Freshman | Oak Park, Illinois |
| Maurice Miller | 3 | G | 6-2 | 185 | Sophomore | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Nick Foreman | 4 | G | 6-3 | 197 | Freshman | Bellaire, Texas |
| Lance Storrs | 10 | G | 6-5 | 220 | Sophomore | Decatur, Georgia |
| Sam Shew | 11 | F | 6-5 | 190 | Freshman | Decatur, Georgia |
| Bassirou Dieng | 12 | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal |
| D'Andre Bell | 13 | G/F | 6-6 | 220 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| Ty Anderson | 14 | G | 6-4 | 200 | Junior | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| Gary Cage | 24 | G | 6-1 | 190 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Gani Lawal | 31 | F | 6-9 | 233 | Sophomore | Norcross, Georgia |
| Derek Craig | 33 | G | 6-4 | 180 | Freshman | Spring, Texas |
| Brad Sheehan | 34 | C | 7-0 | 233 | RS Sophomore | Latham, New York |
| Zachery Peacock | 35 | F | 6-8 | 240 | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| Alade Aminu | 44 | F | 6-10 | 225 | Senior | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (EST) | Result | Overall | Conf. | Recap | |
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| November 7, 2008 | Le Moyne | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 85-54 | 1 | |||
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| November 14, 2008 | Winston-Salem State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 8:30 PM | W 92-47 | 1-0 | -- | 2 | |
| November 22, 2008 | @ Mercer | Macon, GA | 1:00 PM | W 82-76 | 2-0 | -- | 3 | |
| November 25, 2008 | AR Pine Bluff | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | W 74-47 | 3-0 | -- | ||
| November 28, 2008 | Jacksonville | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | W 79-76 | 4-0 | -- | ||
| December 3, 2008 | Penn State1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | L 85-83 | 4-1 | -- | ||
| December 6, 2008 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 2:00 PM | W 63-51 | 5-1 | -- | 4 | |
| December 14, 2008 | UIC | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 2:00 PM | -- | ||||
| December 17, 2008 | Georgia State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | -- | ||||
| December 20, 2008 | @ Pepperdine | Malibu, CA | 5:00 PM | -- | ||||
| December 22, 2008 | @ USC | Los Angeles, CA | 10:30 PM | -- | ||||
| December 28, 2008 | Virginia | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 5:30 PM | |||||
| December 30, 2008 | Tennessee State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 8:30 PM | |||||
| January 3, 2009 | @ Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3:00 PM | |||||
| January 6, 2009 | Georgia | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | |||||
| January 10, 2009 | @ Maryland | College Park, MD | 12:00 PM | |||||
| January 14, 2009 | Duke | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | |||||
| January 17, 2009 | @ N.C. State | Raleigh, NC | 12:00 PM | |||||
| January 20, 2009 | Boston College | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | |||||
| January 25, 2009 | @ Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | 7:45 PM | |||||
| January 31, 2009 | Wake Forest | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 12:00 PM | |||||
| February 5, 2009 | @ Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | 7:00 PM | |||||
| February 8, 2009 | Maryland | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | |||||
| February 11, 2009 | @ Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | 7:00 PM | |||||
| February 14, 2009 | N.C. State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:30 PM | |||||
| February 18, 2009 | @ Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | 7:30 PM | |||||
| February 22, 2009 | Clemson | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | |||||
| February 28, 2009 | @ North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | 12:00 PM | |||||
| March 4, 2009 | Miami | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | |||||
| March 7, 2009 | @ Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | 12:00 PM | |||||
| *Conference games in bold. 1ACC–Big Ten Challenge | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Lawal scores 30 in Tech basketball win", Atlanta Journal Constitution (2008-11-07). Retrieved on 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Lawal's all-around play spurs Jackets", Atlanta Journal Constitution (2008-11-15). Retrieved on 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Georgia Tech 82, Mercer 76", AP (2008-11-22). Retrieved on 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Tech wins physical game against Vanderbilt", AJC (2008-12-06). Retrieved on 8 December 2008.
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