2007–08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2007-08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2007-08 record 11-10 (4-4 ACC)
Head coach Paul Hewitt
Assistant coach John O'Connor
Assistant coach Charlton Young
Assistant coach Peter Zaharis
Home arena Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 2006-07 2008-09 »

The 2007–08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team plays basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In 2006-07, they went 20-12 (8-9 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.

Contents

Roster

Information from 2007-08 roster, subject to change.

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Preview Recap
Exhibition Games
November 2, 2007 Carson-Newman Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 126-86
Regular Season
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 Gynasium • 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

  1. ^ a b c "Tech to Open With Charlotte in Paradise Jam". RamblinWreck.com (Georgia Tech Athletic Association). 2007-05-16. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051607aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
  2. ^ "Tech to Visit Indiana for Big Ten/ACC Challenge". RamblinWreck.com (Georgia Tech Athletic Association). 2007-04-17. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041707aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 

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