2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–18 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAnthony Wilkins
Assistant coaches
  • Julian Swartz
  • Brian Eskildsen
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Miami (FL) 15 5   .750 29 8   .784
No. 14 Virginia 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
Clemson 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
No. 12 Duke 14 6   .700 27 9   .750
Pittsburgh 14 6   .700 24 12   .667
NC State 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
North Carolina 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Syracuse 10 10   .500 17 15   .531
Boston College 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Virginia Tech 8 12   .400 19 15   .559
Florida State 7 13   .350 9 23   .281
Georgia Tech 6 14   .300 15 18   .455
Notre Dame 3 17   .150 11 21   .344
Louisville 2 18   .100 4 28   .125
2023 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in 13thplace. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Florida State before losing to Pittsburgh in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Josh Pastner.[1] Three days later, the school named former Pacific head coach Damon Stoudamire as the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2021–22 season 12–20, 5–15 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Louisville in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michael Devoe 0 G 6'5" 191 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Saba Gigiberia 2 C 7'1" 248 Sophomore Tbilisi, Georgia Transferred to San Francisco
Bubba Parham 3 G 5'10" 161 GS Senior Snellville, GA Graduate and transferred to Samford
Jordan Usher 4 G/F 6'7" 220 GS Senior Canton, GA Graduated
Khalid Moore 12 F 6'7" 208 Senior Briarwood, NY Graduated and transferred to Fordham
Jehloni James 35 F 6'6" 192 Junior Sugar Hill, GA Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Lance Terry 0 G 6'2" 180 Senior College Park, GA Gardner–Webb
Javon Franklin 4 F 6'7" 220 GS Senior Little Rock, AR South Alabama

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Freds Bagatskis
SF
Latvia N/A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 7, 2022 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Cyril Martynov
PF
Lawrenceville, NJ The Lawrenceville School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 4, 2022 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2022 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  • "Georgia Tech 2022 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  • "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Blue Cain
SG
Knoxville, TN Knoxville Catholic School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 9, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lance Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Heritage School
Gardner–Webb
College Park, GA
G 1 Kyle Sturdivant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Norcross HS
Southern California
Norcross, GA
G 3 Dallan Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So West Nassau HS Memphis, TN
F 4 Javon Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Parkview Magnet HS
Auburn
Little Rock, AR
G 5 Deivon Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Grayson HS
Mississippi State
Loganville, GA
F 10 Cyril Martynov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lawrenceville School Barrie, ON
G 11 Tristan Maxwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr North Mecklenburg HS Huntersville, NC
F 12 Freds Bagatskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valencia Basket Riga, Latvia
G 13 Miles Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Parkview HS Lilburn, GA
F 14 Jalon Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Gardendale HS Gardendale, AL
F 23 Jordan Meka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mount Bethel Christian Academy Yaoundé, Cameroon
C 24 Rodney Howard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Sr Legacy Charter School
Georgia
Ypsilanti, MI
G 30 Coleman Boyd (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Mount Bethel Christian Academy Smyrna, GA
G 33 Brayden Daniels (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 43 Jermontae Hill (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Fr DME Academy Tucker, GA
F Emmer Nichols (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sacred Heart Prep School Woodside, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Clayton State W 93–63  1–0
 16  Terry   13  Howard   5  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (3,072)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 59–57  2–0
 16  Coleman   7  Moore   3  Howard  GSU Convocation Center (4,083)
Atlanta, GA
November 17, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Northern Illinois
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game
W 68–50  3–0
 14  Franklin   11  Franklin   11  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (3,269)
Atlanta, GA
November 21, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FS1
vs. Utah
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals
L 64–68  3–1
 15  Smith   8  Franklin   4  Smith  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,188)
Fort Myers, FL
November 23, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FS1
vs. Marquette
Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation
L 60–84  3–2
 17  Franklin   14  Franklin   2  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,691)
Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
North Alabama W 80–61  4–2
 16  Smith   8  Moore   4  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (3,379)
Atlanta, GA
November 29, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 65–81  4–3
 21  Kelly   8  Tied   4  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,450)
Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Northeastern W 81–63  5–3
 16  Tied   9  Moore   3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (3,494)
Atlanta, GA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Georgia
Clean Old-Fashioned Hate
W 79–77  6–3
 17  Kelly   9  Franklin   6  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (5,810)
Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2022
3:15 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina L 59–75  6–4
(0–1)
 15  Tied   5  Moore   3  Tied  Dean Smith Center (19,410)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Alabama State W 96–60  7–4
 18  Maxwell   11  Howard   7  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (3,793)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Clemson L 66–79  7–5
(0–2)
 17  Kelly   9  Moore   4  Moore  McCamish Pavilion (4,763)
Atlanta, GA
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13 Virginia L 56–74  7–6
(0–3)
 20  Kelly   5  Howard   8  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (5,371)
Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 12 Miami (FL) W 76–70  8–6
(1–3)
 24  Terry   8  Howard   5  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (4,203)
Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Florida State L 64–75  8–7
(1–4)
 17  Terry   7  Smith   6  Smith  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,536)
Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 72–73 OT 8–8
(1–5)
 18  Sturdivant   12  Franklin   7  Smith  Joyce Center (4,502)
South Bend, IN
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh L 60–71  8–9
(1–6)
 15  Smith   11  Smith   5  Strudivant  McCamish Pavilion (5,325)
Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State L 66–78  8–10
(1–7)
 17  Moore   8  Moore   5  Howard  McCamish Pavilion (4,242)
Atlanta, GA
January 21, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Syracuse L 63–80  8–11
(1–8)
 17  Coleman   5  Moore   7  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (5,566)
Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2023
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 24 Clemson L 51–72  8–12
(1–9)
 12  Franklin   10  Smith   5  Sturdivant  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,923)
Clemson, SC
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke L 43–86  8–13
(1–10)
 10  Maxwell   6  Howard   5  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (7,382)
Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Louisville L 58–68  8–14
(1–11)
 17  Sturdivant   12  Franklin   4  Sturdivant  KFC Yum! Center (11,416)
Louisville, KY
February 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State L 64–72  8–15
(1–12)
 17  Kelly   9  Kelly   5  Franklin  PNC Arena (15,473)
Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Notre Dame W 70–68  9–15
(2–12)
 19  Terry   9  Tied   7  Smith  McCamish Pavilion (4,906)
Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest L 70–71  9–16
(2–13)
 15  Smith   15  Franklin   5  Smith  LJVM Coliseum (8,566)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech W 77–70  10–16
(3–13)
 21  Coleman   10  Franklin   3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,565)
Atlanta, GA
February 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Florida Tech W 79–56  11–16
 19  Terry   14  Franklin   5  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,890)
Atlanta, GA
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 68–76  11–17
(3–14)
 24  Kelly   8  Franklin   5  Sturdivant  Peterson Events Center (9,482)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Louisville W 83–67  12–17
(4–14)
 21  Franklin   13  Franklin   10  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (6,070)
Atlanta, GA
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Syracuse W 96–76  13–17
(5–14)
 30  Kelly   15  Franklin   10  Franklin  JMA Wireless Dome (18,522)
Syracuse, NY
March 4, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Boston College W 73–65  14–17
(6–14)
 21  Kelly   15  Franklin   4  Sturdivant  Conte Forum (6,554)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
March 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (12) Florida State
First round
W 61–60  15–17
 21  Kelly   19  Franklin   7  Sturdivant  Greensboro Coliseum (7,231)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN
(13) vs. (5) Pittsburgh
Second round
L 81–89  15–18
 19  Franklin   15  Franklin   8  Sturdivant  Greensboro Coliseum (17,685)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ Newberry, Paul (March 10, 2023). "Josh Pastner fired after 7 seasons as Georgia Tech coach". AP News. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech hires Damon Stoudamire as coach: Former NBA star tapped to replace Josh Pastner". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.