2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	9–6 (5–4 ACC)
Head coach	Josh Pastner (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Eric Reveno; Julian Swartz; Anthony Wilkins;
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion

The 2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Josh Pastner and play their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 11–9 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. The team was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
James Banks III	1	F/C	6'10"	250	Senior	Decatur, GA	Graduated
Shembari Phillips	2	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Evan Cole	3	G	6'10"	226	Sophomore	Cumming, GA	Transferred to Utah Valley
Asanti Price	23	G	6'5"	177	Freshman	Columbia, SC	Entered transfer portal
Kristian Sjolund	35	F	6'8"	213	Sophomore	Katy, TX	Transferred to UTEP
Shaheed Medlock	45	G	6'5"	196	Senior	Waycross, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kyle Sturdivant	1	G	6'2"	198	Sophomore	Norcross, GA	USC
Rodney Howard	24	F	6'10"	241	Sophomore	Ypsilanti, MI	Georgia

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Saba Gigiberia C	Windsor, CA	Prolific Preparatory School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 11, 2019
Saba Gigiberia C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Tristan Maxwell G	Huntersville, NC	North Mecklenburg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Oct 21, 2019
Tristan Maxwell G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Jordan Meka C	Marietta, GA	Mount Bethel Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sep 24, 2019
Jordan Meka C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
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: "2020 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020. "Georgia Tech 2020 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

Roster

2020–21 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)	197 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Orlando, FL
G	1	Kyle Sturdivant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Norcross HS Stanford	Norcross, GA
F/C	2	Gigiberia Saba	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Prolific Preparatory School	Tiblisi, Georgia
G	3	Bubba Parham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Brookwood HS VMI	Snellville, GA
G/F	4	Jordan Usher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Wheeler HS Southern California	Canton, GA
F	5	Moses Wright	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Sr	William G. Enloe HS	Raleigh, NC
G	10	Jose Alvarado	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jr	North Mecklenburg HS	Brooklyn, NY
G	11	Tristan Maxwell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Molloy HS	Charlotte, NC
F	12	Khalid Moore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Molloy HS	Briarwood, NY
G	13	Coleman Boyd	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	So	Mount Bethel Christian Academy	Smyrna, GA
F	14	David Didenko	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Palm Beach State College	Yakutsk, Russia
G	23	Jordan Meka	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Mount Bethel Christian Academy	Yaoundé, Cameroon
F	24	Rodney Howard	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	So	Legacy Charter School Georgia	Ypsilanti, MI
G	34	Niko Broadway	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	St. Pius X HS	Atlanta, GA
F	35	Jehloni James	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Lanier HS	Sugar Hill, GA
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)	Sr	Brebeuf Jesuit Prep	Indianapolis, IN

Head coach

Josh Pastner (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Reveno (Stanford)
Julian Swartz (Carroll)
Anthony Wilkins (Kent State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Georgia State Georgia Tech Showcase	L 120–123 ^4OT	0–1	31 – Wright	20 – Wright	4 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
November 27, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Mercer Georgia Tech Showcase	L 73–83	0–2	20 – Wright	8 – Usher	7 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
December 6, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 20 Kentucky Holiday Hoopsgiving	W 79–62	1–2	21 – Wright	8 – Wright	5 – Devoe	State Farm Arena (0) Atlanta, GA
December 9, 2020* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU	at Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 75–64	2–2	24 – Alvarado	8 – Tied	4 – Wright	Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE
December 15, 2020 8:30 p.m., ACCN	at No. 15 Florida State	L 61–74	2–3 (0–1)	21 – Devoe	6 – Moore	4 – Moore	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,664) Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Florida A&M	W 74–64	3–3	24 – Wright	8 – Parham	8 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
December 20, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Delaware State	W 97–69	4–3	29 – Alvarado	6 – Gigiberia	6 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN	North Carolina	W 72–67	5–3 (1–1)	20 – Tied	7 – Alvarado	7 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
January 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest	W 70–54	6–3 (2–1)	25 – Alvarado	8 – Usher	5 – Wright	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Notre Dame	Postponed due to COVID-19[3]					Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Louisville	Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for February 1.[4]					KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh	Postponed due to COVID-19[5]					McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at NC State	Postponed due to COVID-19[6]					PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 20 Clemson	W 83–65	7–3 (3–1)	22 – Devoe	4 – Tied	6 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 13 Virginia	L 62–64	7–4 (3–2)	20 – Alvarado	6 – Usher	8 – Alvarado	John Paul Jones Arena (250) Charlottesville, VA
January 26, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN	at Duke	L 68–75	7–5 (3–3)	26 – Alvarado	14 – Wright	6 – Wright	Cameron Indoor Stadium (0) Durham, NC
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16 Florida State	W 76–65	8–5 (4–3)	23 – Wright	8 – Tied	6 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Louisville	L 58–74	8–6 (4–4)	17 – Devoe	16 – Wright	4 – Alvarado	KFC Yum! Center (2,868) Louisville, KY
February 6, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame	W 82–80	9–6 (5–4)	19 – Tied	8 – Wright	5 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 9 Virginia						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 12, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 16, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Syracuse						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
March 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Duke						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR								Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

Geisinger, Brian (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech Basketball Banned from 2020 Postseason by NCAA". accsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
"Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
"Georgia Tech-Louisville Men's Basketball Game Postponed". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
"Pitt at Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
"Georgia Tech at NC State Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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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] "2020-21 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

[3] "Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

[4] "Georgia Tech-Louisville Men's Basketball Game Postponed". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[5] "Pitt at Georgia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

[6] "Georgia Tech at NC State Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
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