Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
University Georgia Institute of Technology
Conference ACC
Location Atlanta, GA
Head coach Brian Gregory (5th year)
Arena McCamish Pavilion
(Capacity: 8,600)
Nickname Yellow Jackets
Colors

Old Gold and White

            
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2004
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1990, 2004
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1960, 1985, 1990, 2004
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1960, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2004
NCAA Tournament appearances
1960, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010
Conference tournament champions
1938, 1985, 1990, 1993
Conference regular season champions
1937, 1944, 1985, 1996

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division I basketball. The team plays its home games in McCamish Pavilion on the school's Atlanta campus and is coached by Brian Gregory. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball. Cremins led his team to the first ACC tournament victory in school history in 1985 and in 1990 he took Georgia Tech to the school's first Final Four appearance ever.[1] Cremins retired from Georgia Tech in 2000 with the school's best winning percentage as a head coach.[1] The Yellow Jackets returned to the Final Four in 2004 under Paul Hewitt and lost in the national title game. Overall, the team has won 1,169 games and lost 1,026 games, a 53% win percentage.[2]

History

Georgia Tech's first recorded official participation in basketball was in 1906,[2] when a small club organized under Coach Chapman.[3] They won two of the three games they played that season.[3] The next time Tech had a basketball team, it was under the famous coach John Heisman, also Tech's baseball and football coach. Heisman had a winning percentage of .142 that season and improved the team's percentage to .500 in 1912 and 1913.[3]

Since that time, Georgia Tech has forged a solid basketball program on the strength of coaches like John Hyder and Bobby Cremins, and such players as Roger Kaiser, Rich Yunkus, Mark Price, Craig "Noodles" Neal, John Salley, Tom Hammonds, and Matt Harpring. Georgia Tech became a charter member of the Southeastern Conference in 1932 (the first season was in 1933) and won the conference title in 1938. Coach Hyder, whose teams won 292 games in twenty-two seasons, put the program on the national map when his 1955 team defeated Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team, ending the Wildcats' 129-game winning streak at home.

John Hyder

John Hyder

The Yellow Jackets played their first NCAA tournament game in 1960. Coached by Hyder and led by all-American Kaiser, the team defeated Ohio University before losing in the second round to the eventual champion, Ohio State. Hyder continued to have strong teams in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1964, Georgia Tech's final season in the Southeastern Conference, the team went undefeated at home and was the conference runner-up. In 1971 the Yellow Jackets, led by Yunkus, reached the finals of the National Invitation Tournament but lost to the University of North Carolina.

Georgia Tech became a charter member of the Metro Conference in 1975 (the first season started in 1976), and then became the eighth member of the ACC in 1978 (starting play in 1979). As of the 2007-08 season, the Yellow Jackets have won three ACC Tournament championships and been the ACC's top seed twice. Through 2007-08, Georgia Tech has received fifteen berths in the NCAA tournament, and seven of its teams have made it to the Sweet Sixteen.

Bobby Cremins

The 1985 team, led by head coach Bobby Cremins and players Mark Price, Scott Petway, Yvon Joseph, Craig Neal, Bruce Dalrymple, and John Salley, won the school's first ACC championship and advanced to the final eight in the NCAA tournament. In the 1990 tournament, the trio of Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scott, & Brian Oliver (nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3") carried the Yellow Jackets all the way to the Final Four, where they lost to eventual champion UNLV in the national semi-finals. In 1992, Cremins led an inexperienced Tech team to the Sweet 16, thanks in no small part to James Forrest's buzzer-beating game-winning 3-pointer in the second round against USC. The following year, the Yellow Jackets won the ACC Tournament.

Georgia Tech's nine consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament from the mid-1980s and the early 1990s accounted for the nation's fourth-longest active streak before it ended in 1994. In 1996, the team finished first in the ACC's regular season and returned to the tournament behind future NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury. Cremins's nineteen-year tenure (1981–2000) stands as the team's most successful era. Cremins is Georgia Tech's all-time winningest coach and is third among all ACC coaches. Upon his retirement after the 1999-2000 season, his teams had won 354 games and lost 237 for a .599 winning percentage (Cremins would later come out of retirement to coach at the College of Charleston). The floor at Alexander Memorial Coliseum is named "Cremins Court" in his honor.

Paul Hewitt

In 2000 head coach Paul Hewitt was hired away from Siena College and immediately helped to revitalize the Yellow Jacket program. In his first season, Georgia Tech beat UCLA, Kentucky and five ACC rivals that were ranked en route to an NCAA tournament appearance. Georgia Tech experienced a Cinderella season in 2003-2004: winning the Preseason NIT, ending Duke's 41-game winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium, making it to the school's second Final Four and first national championship game, in which they lost by nine points to UConn. Notable players sent to the NBA under Hewitt include Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Mario West, Luke Schenscher, Thaddeus Young, Will Bynum[4] and Anthony Morrow. In back-to-back years (2008 & 2009), Hewitt also successfully recruited national top-10 high school prospects in Iman Shumpert and Derrick Favors.

During the 2009-2010 season, the Yellow Jackets played for the ACC tournament championship game as well as earning Hewitt's fifth NCAA tournament appearance at Tech. They advanced to the round of 32, losing to The Ohio State University. Georgia Tech then finished the 2010-11 season 13-18. On March 12, 2011, Paul Hewitt was dismissed as the head coach of the Georgia Tech after eleven seasons.[5] Brian Gregory was appointed as his successor, Georgia Tech's thirteenth men's basketball coach, on March 28, 2011.[6]

Brian Gregory

Brian Gregory, who led the University of Dayton to 97 victories over his last four seasons there and worked under Tom Izzo at Michigan State when the Spartans won the 2000 NCAA Championship, was named Georgia Tech's head men's basketball coach on March 28, 2011. In their first season with Gregory at the helm, Georgia Tech finished 11-20 and 11th in the ACC while playing without a true home court while McCamish Pavilion was under construction.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Yellow Jackets have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 16 times. Their combined record is 23–16.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1960 Sweet Sixteen
Elite EIght 		Ohio
Ohio State 		W 57–54
L 69–86
1985 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight 		#15 Mercer
#7 Syracuse
#3 Illinois
#1 Georgetown 		W 65–58
W 70–53
W 61–53
L 54–60
1986 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen 		#15 Marist
#10 Villanova
#11 LSU 		W 68–53
W 66–61
L 64–70
1987 #7 First Round #10 LSU L 79–85
1988 #5 First Round
Second Round 		#12 Iowa State
#13 Richmond 		W 90–78
L 55–59
1989 #6 First Round #11 Texas L 70–76
1990 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four 		#13 East Tennessee State
#4 LSU
#1 Michigan State
#6 Minnesota
#1 UNLV 		W 99–83
W 94–91
W 81–80OT
W 93–91
L 81–90
1991 #8 First Round
Second Round 		#9 DePaul
#1 Ohio State 		W 87–70
L 61–65
1992 #7 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen 		#10 Houston
#2 USC
#6 Memphis 		W 65–60
W 79–78
L 79–83
1993 #4 First Round #13 Southern L 78–93
1996 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen 		#14 Austin Peay
#11 Boston College
#2 Cincinnati 		W 90–79
W 103–89
L 70–87
2001 #8 First Round #9 Saint Joseph's L 62–66
2004 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship 		#14 Northern Iowa
#6 Boston College
#10 Nevada
#4 Kansas
#2 Oklahoma State
#2 Connecticut 		W 65–60
W 57–54
W 72–67
W 79–71
W 67–65
L 73–82
2005 #5 First Round
Second Round Four 		#12 George Washington
#4 Louisville 		W 80–68
L 54–76
2007 #10 First Round #7 UNLV L 63–67
2010 #10 First Round
Second Round 		#7 Oklahoma State
#2 Ohio State 		W 64–59
L 66–75

NIT results

The Yellow Jackets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) seven times. Their combined record is 8–7.

Year Round Opponent Result
1970 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Duquesne
St. John's 		W 78–68
L 55–56
1971 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals 		La Salle
Michigan
St. Bonaventure
North Carolina 		W 70–67
W 78–70
W 76–71
L 66–84
1984 First Round Virginia Tech L 74–77
1994 First Round Siena L 68–76
1998 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		Seton Hall
Georgetown
Penn State 		W 88–70
W 80–79
L 70–77
1999 First Round Oregon L 64–67
2003 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		Ohio State
Iowa
Texas Tech 		W 72–58
W 79–78
L 72–80

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1905–06 Chapman 2–1
No team (Independent) (1906–1908)
John Heisman (Independent) (1909–1914)
1908–09 Heisman 1–6
No team (Independent) (1909–1912)
1912–13 Heisman 2–6
1913–14 Heisman 6–2
No team (Independent) (1914–1919)
William Alexander (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919–20 Alexander 7–10
Joseph Bean (Southern) (1920–1921)
1920–21 Bean 4–10
William Alexander (Southern) (1921–1924)
1921–22 Alexander 11–6
1922–23 Alexander 9–9
1923–24 Alexander 9–13
Harold Hansen (Southern) (1924–1926)
1924–25 Hansen 4–12
1925–26 Hansen 6–11
Roy Mundorff (Southern) (1926–1932)
1926–27 Mundorff 17–10
1927–28 Mundorff 10–7
1928–29 Mundorff 15–6
1929–30 Mundorff 11–13
1930–31 Mundorff 11–13
1931–32 Mundorff 7–6
Roy Mundorff (SEC) (1932–1943)
1932–33 Mundorff 9–6 7–6
1933–34 Mundorff 6–12 4–9
1934–35 Mundorff 6–8 5–5
1935–36 Mundorff 10–8 8–6
1936–37 Mundorff 13–2 10–0
1937–38 Mundorff 18–2 12–2 SEC Champion
1938–39 Mundorff 6–9 4–8
1939–40 Mundorff 7–8 6–7
1940–41 Mundorff 8–11 4–9
1941–42 Mundorff 8–8 4–8
1942–43 Mundorff 11–5 7–5
Dwight Keith (SEC) (1943–1946)
1943–44 Keith 14–4 3–1
1944–45 Keith 11–6 9–5
1945–46 Keith 10–11 6–7
Roy McArthur (SEC) (1946–1951)
1946–47 McArthur 12–11 6–6
1947–48 McArthur 12–16 9–11
1948–49 McArthur 11–13 7–10
1949–50 McArthur 14–13 7–9
1950–51 McArthur 8–19 7–12
Whack Hyder (SEC) (1951–1964)
1951–52 Hyder 7–15 5–13
1952–53 Hyder 5–17 4–9
1953–54 Hyder 2–22 0–14
1954–55 Hyder 12–13 7–7
1955–56 Hyder 12–11 6–8
1956–57 Hyder 18–8 9–5
1957–58 Hyder 15–11 7–7
1958–59 Hyder 17–9 9–5
1959–60 Hyder 22–6 11–3 NCAA Regional Final
1960–61 Hyder 13–13 6–8
1961–62 Hyder 10–16 4–10
1962–63 Hyder 21–5 10–4
1963–64 Hyder 17–9 9–5
Whack Hyder (Independent) (1964–1973)
1964–65 Hyder 14–11
1965–66 Hyder 13–13
1966–67 Hyder 17–9
1967–68 Hyder 12–13
1968–69 Hyder 12–13
1969–70 Hyder 17–10 NIT
1970–71 Hyder 23–9 NIT
1971–72 Hyder 6–20
1972–73 Hyder 7–18
Dwayne Morrison (Independent) (1973–1975)
1973–74 Morrison 5–21
1974–75 Morrison 11–15
Dwayne Morrison (Metro) (1975–1978)
1975–76 Morrison 13–14 0–1
1976–77 Morrison 18–10 3–3
1977–78 Morrison 15–12 6–6
Dwayne Morrison (Independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79 Morrison 17–9
Dwayne Morrison (ACC) (1979–1981)
1979–80 Morrison 8–18 1–13 8th
1980–81 Morrison 4–23 0–14 8th
Bobby Cremins (ACC) (1981–2000)
1981–82 Cremins 10–16 3–11 8th
1982–83 Cremins 13–15 4–10 6th
1983–84 Cremins 18–11 6–8 T-5th NIT
1984–85 Cremins 27–8 9–5 T-1st NCAA Regional Final
1985–86 Cremins 27–7 11–3 2nd NCAA Regional Semifinal
1986–87 Cremins 16–13 7–7 5th NCAA First Round
1987–88 Cremins 22–10 8–6 4th NCAA Second Round
1988–89 Cremins 20–12 8–6 5th NCAA First Round
1989–90 Cremins 28–7 8–6 T-3rd NCAA National Semifinal
1990–91 Cremins 17–13 6–8 T-5th NCAA Second Round
1991–92 Cremins 23–12 8–8 T-4th NCAA Regional Semifinal
1992–93 Cremins 19–11 8–8 6th NCAA First Round
1993–94 Cremins 16–13 7–9 6th NIT
1994–95 Cremins 18–12 8–8 5th
1995–96 Cremins 24–12 13–3 1st NCAA Regional Semifinal
1996–97 Cremins 9–18 3–13 9th
1997–98 Cremins 19–14 6–10 6th NIT
1998–99 Cremins 15–16 6–10 T-5th NIT
1999–00 Cremins 13–17 5–11 8th
Bobby Cremins: 354–237
Paul Hewitt (ACC) (2000–2011)
2000–01 Hewitt 17–13 8–8 5th NCAA First Round
2001–02 Hewitt 15–16 7–9 T-5th
2002–03 Hewitt 16–15 7–9 5th NIT
2003–04 Hewitt 28–10 9–7 T-4th NCAA Finalist
2004–05 Hewitt 20–12 8–8 T-4th NCAA Second Round
2005–06 Hewitt 11–17 4–12 11th
2006–07 Hewitt 20–12 8–8 T-6th NCAA First Round
2007–08 Hewitt 15–17 7–9 T-7th
2008–09 Hewitt 12–19 2–14 12th
2009–10 Hewitt 23–13 7–9 7th NCAA Second Round
2010–11 Hewitt 13–18 5–11 T-10th
Brian Gregory (ACC) (2011–present)
2011–12 Gregory 11–20 4–12 T-11th
2012–13 Gregory 16–15 6–12 T-9th
2013–14 Gregory 16–17 6–12 T-11th
2014–15 Gregory 12-17 3-14
Total: 1285–1142

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Coaches

Since the beginning of the Georgia Tech basketball program, it has had 13 head coaches. John Heisman and William Alexander were also head coaches for Georgia Tech's football and baseball teams.

Players

Cheerleaders during a basketball game

Many famous and talented players have played with the Yellow Jackets. Dennis Scott was the 1990 National Player of the Year and the 1990 ACC Player of the Year,[9] Jarrett Jack was the 2005 Basketball Times All-South player.[9]

The team has retired six numbers: Matt Harpring (15), Tom Hammonds (20), John Salley (22), Mark Price (25), Rich Yunkus (40), and Roger Kaiser (21).

A notable fictitious player for the Yellow Jackets is eternal Tech student George P. Burdell, who is officially listed in team media guides as having earned three letters (1956–58).[10]

Arena

Hank McCamish Pavilion (formerly known as Alexander Memorial Coliseum) has been home to the Yellow Jackets since 1956.

The Hank McCamish Pavilion, recently rebuilt and renamed from Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed "The Thrillerdome"), is an indoor arena located on Tech's Midtown Atlanta campus. It is the home of the Georgia Tech basketball teams and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association from 1968–1972 and again from 1997–1999. Tech's women's volleyball team occasionally uses the facility as well, primarily for NCAA tournament games and other matches that draw crowds that would overflow the O'Keefe Gymnasium.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bobby Cremins Retires as Tech Basketball Coach" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2000-02-18. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  2. 1 2 "Georgia Tech Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Edwards, Pat (1998-02-06). "Ramblins - Tech has tradition of basketball excellence". The Technique. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
  4. ↑ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/will_bynum/index.html
  5. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6209623
  6. ↑ Doug Roberson at the Atlanta Journal Constitution http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2011/03/28/gregory-takes-tech-job/?cxntfid=blogs_georgia_tech_sports
  7. ↑ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-21.
  8. ↑ 2014 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Information Guide. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
  9. 1 2 "Georgia Tech Basketball History" (PDF). Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Tech Letterwinners" (PDF). 2015–16 Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Record Book and Program History. Georgia Tech Sports Information. p. 35. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

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