The 2007–08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team plays college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The head coach was Paul Hewitt who led the team to a 15–17 record overall (7–9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference).
| 2007–08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 15–17 (7–9 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 36 | – | 3 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Duke | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Clemson | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2008 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
editInformation from 2007-08 roster, subject to change.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| Lewis Clinch | 0 | G | 6-3 | 195 | Junior | Cordele, Georgia |
| Matt Causey | 2 | G | 6-0 | 186 | Redshirt Senior | Gainesville, Georgia |
| Maurice Miller | 3 | G | 6-1 | 181 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Ra'Sean Dickey | 4 | F-C | 6-10 | 250 | Senior | Clio, South Carolina |
| Lance Storrs | 10 | G | 6-4 | 212 | Freshman | Decatur, Georgia |
| Ty Anderson | 14 | G | 6-4 | 197 | Sophomore | Watkinsville, Georgia |
| Anthony Morrow | 23 | G | 6-5 | 210 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Gary Cage | 24 | G | 6-0 | 188 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Gani Lawal | 31 | F | 6-8 | 216 | Freshman | Riverdale, Georgia |
| Jeremis Smith | 32 | F | 6-8 | 236 | Senior | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Brad Sheehan | 34 | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | RS Freshman | Latham, New York |
| Zach Peacock | 35 | F | 6-8 | 235 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| Alade Aminu | 41 | F-C | 6-10 | 225 | Junior | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (EST) | Result | Overall | Conf. | Preview | Recap |
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Exhibition Games
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| November 2, 2007 | Carson-Newman | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 126-86 | ||||
Regular Season
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| November 9, 2007 | UNC Greensboro | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 6:00 PM | L 83-74 | 0-1 | 0-0 | ||
| November 11, 2007 | @ Tennessee State | Gentry Center • Nashville, TN | 6:00 PM | W 99-85 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
| November 16, 2007 | vs. Charlotte1 | Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, USVI | 3:00 PM | W 82-77 | 2-1 | 0-0 | [1] | |
| November 18, 2007 | vs. Winthrop1 | Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, USVI | 8:00 PM | L 79-73 | 2-2 | 0-0 | [1] | |
| November 19, 2007 | vs. Notre Dame1 | Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, USVI | 6:00 PM | W 70-69 | 3-2 | 0-0 | [1] | |
| November 27, 2007 | @ #15 Indiana2 | Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN | 7:00 PM | L 83-79 | 3-3 | 0-0 | [2] | |
| December 1, 2007 | @ Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | 1:00 PM | L 79-92 | 3-4 | 0-0 | ||
| December 5, 2007 | @ Georgia State | GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta, GA | 9:00 PM | W 72-67 | 4-4 | 0-0 | ||
| December 18, 2007 | #3 Kansas | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | L 66-71 | 4-5 | 0-0 | ||
| December 22, 2007 | Centenary | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 2:00 PM | W 86-41 | 5-5 | 0-0 | ||
| December 27, 2007 | Tennessee Tech | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 83-63 | 6-5 | 0-0 | ||
| December 30, 2007 | Florida State | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 5:30 PM | L 66-64 | 6-6 | 0-1 | ||
| January 6, 2008 | Presbyterian | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 77-64 | 7-6 | 0-1 | ||
| January 9, 2008 | @ Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | 7:30 PM | L 79-72 | 6-7 | 0-1 | ||
| January 12, 2008 | @ #25 Miami | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | 2:00 PM | L 78-68 | 7-8 | 0-2 | ||
| January 16, 2008 | #1 North Carolina | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 9:00 PM | L 83-82 | 7-9 | 0-3 | ||
| January 19, 2008 | Virginia Tech | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 81-70 | 8-9 | 1-3 | ||
| January 23, 2008 | NC State | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC | 7:00 PM | W 77-74 | 9-9 | 2-3 | ||
| January 27, 2008 | Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | 4:30 PM | W 92-82 | 10-9 | 3-3 | ||
| February 2, 2008 | Maryland | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 12:00 PM | L 88-86 | 10-10 | 3-4 | ||
| February 6, 2008 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC | 7:00 PM | W 89-83 | 11-10 | 4-4 | ||
| *Conference games in bold. 1Paradise Jam tournament 2ACC–Big Ten Challenge | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tech to Open With Charlotte in Paradise Jam". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
- ^ "Tech to Visit Indiana for Big Ten/ACC Challenge". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. April 17, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.