| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 17–9 |
| Conf Record: | 11–6 |
| Head Coach: | Josh Pastner |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Eric Reveno |
| Asst Coach2: | Julian Swartz |
| Asst Coach3: | Anthony Wilkins |
| Stadium: | McCamish Pavilion |
| Champion: | ACC tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–9, 11–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Miami in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and advanced to the championship game after Virginia was forced to withdraw from the tournament after a positive COVID-19 test.[1] They defeated Florida State to win the tournament championship[2] and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region.[3] They lost in the first round to Loyola.[4] It was the first time since 2010 that the Yellow Jackets had participated in the NCAA Tournament, and their first ACC Championship since 1993.
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.[5]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F/C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Shembari Phillips | 2 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Evan Cole | 3 | G | 6'10" | 226 | Sophomore | Transferred to Utah Valley | ||
| Asanti Price | 23 | G | 6'5" | 177 | Freshman | Entered transfer portal | ||
| Kristian Sjolund | 35 | F | 6'8" | 213 | Sophomore | Transferred to UTEP | ||
| Shaheed Medlock | 45 | G | 6'5" | 196 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Sturdivant | 1 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Sophomore | USC | ||
| Rodney Howard | 24 | F | 6'10" | 241 | Sophomore | Georgia |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| ACC tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSource[6] [7]
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings