2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Boston College.

2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record12–19 (3–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Virginia162 .889  304  .882
No. 4 Duke153 .833  354  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame144 .778  326  .842
No. 15 North Carolina117 .611  2612  .684
Miami (FL)108 .556  2513  .658
NC State108 .556  2214  .611
Syracuse99 .500  1813  .581
Clemson810 .444  1615  .516
Florida State810 .444  1716  .515
Pittsburgh810 .444  1915  .559
Wake Forest513 .278  1319  .406
Boston College414 .222  1319  .406
Georgia Tech315 .167  1219  .387
Virginia Tech216 .111  1122  .333
No. 17 Louisville*06 .000  08  .000
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Last season

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Clemson.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Stacey Poole, Jr.1G6'4"199JuniorJacksonville, FLGraduated early
Solomon Poole2G6'0"190SophomoreJacksonville, FLKicked off the team; transferred to Florida Atlantic
Robert Carter Jr.4F6'8"247SophomoreThomasville, GATransferred to Maryland
Daniel Miller5C6'11"275SeniorLoganville, GAGraduated
Jason Morris14G/F6'5"231SeniorAugusta, GAGraduated
Trae Golden23G6'2"205SeniorPowder Springs, GAGraduated
Kammeon Holsey24F6'8"234SeniorSparta, GAGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Charles Mitchell0F6'7"260JuniorAtlanta, GATransferred from Maryland. Mitchell will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 1.5 years of remaining eligibility.
Demarco Cox4C6'8"276SeniorYazoo City, MSElected to transfer from Ole Miss. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cox graduated from Mississippi.
Josh Heath11G6'2"165SophomoreTampa, FLTransferred from South Florida. Heath will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 2.5 years of remaining eligibility.
Nick Jacobs54F6'8"265SeniorAtlanta, GATransferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jacobs will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tadric Jackson
SG
Tifton, GA Tift County High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 14, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben Lammers
C
San Antonio, TX Alamo Heights High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
A.D. Gueye
PF
Birmingham, AL Central Park Christian High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Charles Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
    G 1 Tadric Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tifton, Georgia
    G 2 Chris Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)216 lb (98 kg) Jr Tifton, Georgia
    G/F 3 Marcus Georges-Hunt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)219 lb (99 kg) Jr College Park, Georgia
    C 4 Demarco Cox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)276 lb (125 kg) Sr Yazoo City, Mississippi
    G 5 Corey Heyward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)221 lb (100 kg) RS So Duluth, Georgia
    G 10 Travis Jorgenson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) RS Fr Columbia, Missouri
    G 11 Josh Heath 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Tampa, Florida
    F 12 Quinton Stephens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)184 lb (83 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
    G 30 Bernard Woodside (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)181 lb (82 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
    G/F 31 Aaron Peak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
    G 32 Brooks Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)199 lb (90 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
    F 34 Abdoulaye Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)211 lb (96 kg) Fr Dakar, Senegal
    G 35 Patrick Lamar (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr Marietta, Georgia
    G 41 Collin Gurry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) Jr Canton, Connecticut
    F 42 Rand Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) So Cleveland, Georgia
    G 43 Ron Wamer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Dacula, Georgia
    C 44 Ben Lammers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr San Antonio, TX
    F 54 Nick Jacobs  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2014*
    7:00 pm
    Clayton State W 74–41  0–0
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,122[1])
    Atlanta, GA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/14/2014*
    7:00 pm, RSN
    Georgia W 80–73  1–0
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,127[2])
    Atlanta, GA
    11/18/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Alabama A&M W 66–46  2–0
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,722[3])
    Atlanta, GA
    11/21/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    IPFW W 78–69  3–0
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,297[4])
    Atlanta, GA
    11/27/2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Marquette
    Orlando Classic Quarterfinals
    L 70–72  3–1
    HP Field House (3,216[5])
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    11/28/2014*
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Rider
    Orlando Classic Consolation
    W 61–54  4–1
    HP Field House (2,554[6])
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    11/30/2014*
    6:30 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Rhode Island
    Orlando Classic 5th Place
    W 64–61  5–1
    HP Field House (4,842[7])
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    12/03/2014*
    9:15 pm, ESPNU
    at Northwestern
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 66–58  6–1
    Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,133)
    Evanston, IL
    12/06/2014*
    2:00 pm, RSN
    USC Upstate L 54–59  6–2
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,901)
    Atlanta, GA
    12/15/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Appalachian State W 70–57  7–2
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,961)
    Atlanta, GA
    12/20/2014*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Vanderbilt W 65–60  8–2
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081)
    Atlanta, GA
    12/23/2014*
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Dayton L 61–75  8–3
    UD Arena (12,424)
    Dayton, OH
    12/30/2014*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Charlotte W 67–66  9–3
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,567)
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC regular season
    01/03/2015
    2:30 pm, ACCN
    at No. 14 Notre Dame L 76–83 2OT 9–4 (0–1)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,582)
    South Bend, IN
    01/07/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Syracuse L 45–46  9–5 (0–2)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,831)
    Atlanta, GA
    01/10/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    at Wake Forest L 69–76  9–6 (0–3)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,514)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    01/14/2015
    7:00 pm, RSN
    No. 12 Notre Dame L 59–62  9–7 (0–4)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,282)
    Atlanta, GA
    01/17/2015
    4:00 pm, ACCN
    at Pittsburgh L 65–70  9–8 (0–5)
    Peterson Events Center (12,508)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    01/22/2015
    8:00 pm, ACCN
    at No. 2 Virginia L 28–57  9–9 (0–6)
    John Paul Jones Arena (13,809)
    Charlottesville, VA
    01/25/2015
    1:00 pm, RSN
    Boston College L 62–64  9–10 (0–7)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,587)
    Atlanta, GA
    01/28/2015
    9:00 pm, RSN
    at No. 23 Miami (FL) W 70–50  10–10 (1–7)
    BankUnited Center (5,031)
    Coral Gables, FL
    01/31/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    NC State L 80–81 OT 10–11 (1–8)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,384)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/04/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 4 Duke L 66–72  10–12 (1–9)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    02/07/2015
    12:00 pm, RSN
    Wake Forest W 73–59  11–12 (2–9)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/09/2015
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Virginia Tech L 63–65  11–13 (2–10)
    Cassell Coliseum (5,346)
    Blacksburg, VA
    02/14/2015
    2:30 pm, ACCN
    Florida State L 53–57  11–14 (2–11)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,317)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/16/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    Clemson W 63–52  12–14 (3–11)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,653)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/21/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    at No. 15 North Carolina L 60–89  12–15 (3–12)
    Dean Smith Center (20,779)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    02/23/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 17 Louisville L 51–52  12–16 (3–13)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,009)
    Atlanta, GA
    02/28/2015
    12:00 pm, ACCN
    at Clemson L 63–70 OT 12–17 (3–14)
    Littlejohn Coliseum (8,553)
    Clemson, SC
    03/03/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 19 North Carolina L 49–81  12–18 (3–15)
    Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,913)
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC Tournament
    03/10/2015
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Boston College
    First Round
    L 65–66  12–19
    Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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