2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Josh Pastner and play their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–14 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida State 16 4   .800 26 5   .839
No. 16 Virginia 15 5   .750 23 7   .767
No. 14 Louisville 15 5   .750 24 7   .774
No. 11 Duke 15 5   .750 25 6   .806
Georgia Tech* 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
NC State 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 10 10   .500 18 14   .563
Notre Dame 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Clemson 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Boston College 7 13   .350 13 18   .419
Virginia Tech 7 13   .350 16 16   .500
Wake Forest 6 14   .300 13 18   .419
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 16 17   .485
North Carolina 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–14 and 11–9 in ACC play. The team was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.[1]

Previous season

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The Yellow Jackets finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They did not receive an invitation to a post-season tournament.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandon Alston 4 G 6'5" 200   Senior Vienna, VA Graduated
Evan Jester 11 F 6'6" 191 Sophomore Riverdale, GA None listed
Curtis Haywood 13 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Transferred to Tulsa[2]
Sylvester Ogbonda 24 F 6'10" 237   Junior Fort Washington, MD Graduated/Transferred to Ohio[3]
Avi Schafer 32 C 6'8" 235   Sophomore Osaka, Japan Left to play professionally in Japan[4]
Abdoulaye Gueye 34 F 6'9" 217   Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bubba Parham 11 G 5'10" 160 Junior Snellville, GA VMI[5]
 
Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame, January 15, 2020

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Asanti Price
SG
Columbia, SC Keenan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
David Didenko
PF
Boca Raton, FL Palm Beach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "Georgia Tech 2019 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

Roster

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2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Michael Devoe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Montverde Academy Orlando, FL
F/C 1 James Banks III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr La Lumiere HS
Texas
Decatur, GA
G 2 Shembari Phillips 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wheeler HS/Tucker HS
Tennessee
Atlanta, GA
F 3 Evan Cole 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So South Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
G/F 4 Jordan Usher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wheeler HS
Southern California
Canton, GA
F 5 Moses Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr William G. Enloe HS Raleigh, NC
G 10 Jose Alvarado 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Christ the King HS Brooklyn, NY
G 11 Bubba Parham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Brookwood HS
VMI
Snellville, GA
F 12 Khalid Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Archbishop Molloy HS Briarwood, NY
G 13 Coleman Boyd 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Mount Bethel Christian Academy Smyrna, GA
F 14 David Didenko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Palm Beach State College Yakutsk, Russia
G 23 Asanti Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr WJ Keenan HS Columbia, SC
F 24 Jehloni James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lanier HS Sugar Hill, GA
G 34 Niko Broadway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Pius X HS Atlanta, GA
F 35 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Obra D. Tompkins HS Katy, TX
G 45 Shaheed Medlock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Ware County HS Waycross, GA
G 55 Malachi Rice (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2019

Schedule and results

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
Georgia College W 98–76  0–0
 15  Parham   11  Cole   4  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (1,984)
Atlanta, GA
October 27, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Alabama L 65–93  0–0
 18  Cole   8  Banks III   3  Parham  Coleman Coliseum (9,293)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 5, 2019
8:30 pm, ACCN
at NC State W 82–81 OT 1–0
(1–0)
 22  Devoe   14  Banks III   6  Alvarado  PNC Arena (17,133)
Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2019*
7:30 pm, ACCNX
Elon W 64–41  2–0
 22  Devoe   10  Price   5  Moore  McCamish Pavilion (4,624)
Atlanta, GA
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia
rivalry
L 78–82  2–1
 34  Devoe   10  Devoe   2  Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (10,205)
Athens, GA
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN
Arkansas L 61–62 OT 2–2
 20  Banks III   13  Banks III   2  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (6,547)
Atlanta, GA
December 1, 2019*
6:00 pm, ACCRSN
Bethune–Cookman W 68–65  3–2
 27  Devoe   12  Wright   3  Banks III  McCamish Pavilion (4,552)
Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2019*
7:15 pm, ESPNU
Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 73–56  4–2
 26  Devoe   9  Wright   7  Devoe  McCamish Pavilion (5,133)
Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCN
Syracuse L 63–97  4–3
(1–1)
 17  Wright   9  Wright   6  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (5,743)
Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Kentucky L 53–67  4–4
 13  Wright   10  Wright   4  Devoe  Rupp Arena (20,111)
Lexington, KY
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Ball State
Diamond Head Classic non bracket game
L 47–65  4–5
 13  Banks III   9  Banks III   3  Parham  McCamish Pavilion (4,203)
Atlanta, GA
December 22, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boise State
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 74–60  5–5
 18  Tied   9  Tied   2  Usher  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Houston
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
L 59–70  5–6
 19  Wright   10  Wright   4  Alvarado  Stan Sheriff Center (5,585)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
at Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
W 70–53  6–6
 18  Devoe   6  Tied   4  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 31, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 18 Florida State L 58–70  6–7
(1–2)
 19  Devoe   10  Wright   5  Alvarado  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,837)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
at North Carolina W 96-83  7–7
(2–2)
 25  Alvarado   7  Tied   8  Alvarado  Dean Smith Center (21,099)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 8, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2 Duke L 64–73  7–8
(2–3)
 18  Alvarado   15  Banks III   5  Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College W 71–52  8–8
(3–3)
 18  Wright   10  Wright   8  Alvarado  Conte Forum (6,217)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 2020
8:30 pm, ACCN
Notre Dame L 74–78  8–9
(3–4)
 22  Devoe   9  Devoe   9  Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (5,899)
Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia L 58–63  8–10
(3–5)
 20  Alvarado   9  Banks III   5  Banks III  McCamish Pavilion (7,314)
Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 6 Louisville L 64–68  8–11
(3–6)
 21  Devoe   10  Alvarado   3  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (15,001)
Louisville, KY
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
NC State W 64–58  9–11
(4–6)
 26  Alvarado   8  Alvarado   6  Usher  McCamish Pavilion (6,794)
Atlanta, GA
January 28, 2020*
7:30 pm, ACCNX
Morehouse W 82–54  10–11
 12  Banks III   10  Cole   6  Usher  McCamish Pavilion (4,133)
Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Notre Dame L 72–80  10–12
(4–7)
 25  Alvarado   10  Banks III   4  Wright  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,240)
Notre Dame, IN
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech W 76–57  11–12
(5–7)
 20  Alvarado   7  Tied   6  Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,727)
Atlanta, GA
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Pittsburgh L 64–73  11–13
(5–8)
 22  Devoe   11  Banks III   7  Devoe  Petersen Events Center (10,754)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 5 Louisville W 64–58  12–13
(6–8)
 18  Alvarado   6  Wright   5  Devoe  McCamish Pavilion (5,801)
Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Wake Forest W 86–79  13–13
(7–8)
 24  Devoe   7  Tied   5  Devoe  LJVM Coliseum (7,562)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Syracuse L 72–79  13–14
(7–9)
 33  Wright   10  Wright   6  Alvarado  Carrier Dome (26,661)
Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
Clemson W 68–59  14–14
(8–9)
 19  Alvarado   8  Banks III   8  Devoe  McCamish Pavilion (4,763)
Atlanta, GA
February 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
Miami (FL) W 63–57  15–14
(9–9)
 16  Alvarado   14  Banks III   2  4 tied  McCamish Pavilion (6,681)
Atlanta, GA
March 4, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
Pittsburgh W 73–57  16–14
(10–9)
 23  Alvarado   9  Tied   5  Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,764)
Atlanta, GA
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Clemson W 65–62  17–14
(11–9)
 20  Devoe   9  Banks III   2  Parham  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,188)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Geisinger, Brian (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech Basketball Banned from 2020 Postseason by NCAA". accsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Geisinger, Brian (March 27, 2019). "Georgia Tech Basketball: Curtis Haywood II to transfer out of program". accsports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Arkley, Jason (May 23, 2019). "Bobcats secure grad transfer in the front court". Athens Messenger. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  4. ^ @avi_schafer (December 19, 2018). "I am officially leaving Georgia Tech to play professional in Japan. I'm very thankful for everyone that supported me with my decision. I'm gonna miss every second I spent here with the team but I'm extremely excited for my new life that is waiting for me. // Thank you Georgia Tech" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Bubba Parham to Join Georgia Tech Basketball". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. May 6, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. Retrieved October 31, 2019.