2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:17–14
Conf Record:11–9
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Julian Swartz
Asst Coach3:Anthony Wilkins

The 2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Josh Pastner and play their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They did not receive an invitation to a post-season tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandon Alston 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Graduated
Evan Jester 11 F 6'6" 191 Sophomore None listed
Curtis Haywood 13 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore Transferred to Tulsa[2]
Sylvester Ogbonda 24 F 6'10" 237 Junior Graduated/Transferred to Ohio[3]
32 C 6'8" 235 Sophomore Left to play professionally in Japan[4]
Abdoulaye Gueye 34 F 6'9" 217 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Schedule and results

Source:[6]

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgia Tech Basketball Banned from 2020 Postseason by NCAA. accsports.com. Brian. Geisinger. September 26, 2019. February 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: Georgia Tech Basketball: Curtis Haywood II to transfer out of program. accsports.com. Brian. Geisinger. March 27, 2019. October 31, 2019.
  3. Web site: Bobcats secure grad transfer in the front court. Athens Messenger. Jason. Arkley. May 23, 2019. October 31, 2019.
  4. avi_schafer. 1075334571917336577. December 19, 2018. I am officially leaving Georgia Tech to play professional in Japan. I’m very thankful for everyone that supported me with my decision. I’m gonna miss every second I spent here with the team but I’m extremely excited for my new life that is waiting for me. // Thank you Georgia Tech..
  5. Web site: Bubba Parham to Join Georgia Tech Basketball. ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. May 6, 2019. October 31, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019-20 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE. ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. October 31, 2019.