2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record14–18 (6–12 ACC)
Head coachJosh Pastner (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Virginia16–2 .889  35–3  .921
No. 3 North Carolina16–2 .889  29–7  .806
No. 1 Duke †14–4 .778  32–6  .842
No. 10 Florida State13–5 .722  29–8  .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech12–6 .667  26–9  .743
Syracuse10–8 .556  20–14  .588
Louisville10–8 .556  20–14  .588
NC State9–9 .500  24–12  .667
Clemson9–9 .500  20–14  .588
Georgia Tech6–12 .333  14–18  .438
Boston College5–13 .278  14–17  .452
Miami (FL)5–13 .278  14–18  .438
Wake Forest4–14 .222  11–20  .355
Pittsburgh3–15 .167  14–19  .424
Notre Dame3–15 .167  14–19  .424
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Boston College.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Justin Moore0G6'4"162SophomoreSan Diego, CATransferred
Tadric Jackson1G6'2"203SeniorTifton, GAGraduated
Josh Okogie5G6'5"213SophomoreSnellville, GADeclare for 2018 NBA draft
Jon Brown23G6'5"172FreshmanMiami, FLTransferred to West Florida
Ben Lammers44C6'10"231SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
James Banks1C6'10"240JuniorDecatur, GATexas

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kristian Sjolund
SF		 Katy, TX Tompkins High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Devoe
PG		 Orlando, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalid Moore
SF		 Briarwood, NY Archbishop Molly High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

    Roster
    2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Michael Devoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrMontverde Academy Orlando, FL
    F/C 1 James Banks  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)243 lb (110 kg) JrLa Lumiere HS
    Texas    		 Decatur, GA
    G 2 Shembari Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS JrWheeler HS/Tucker HS
    Tennessee    		 Atlanta, GA
    F 3 Evan Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) SoSouth Forsyth HS Cumming, GA
    G 4 Brandon Alston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrHerndon HS
    Lehigh    		 Vienna, VA
    F 5 Moses Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)221 lb (100 kg) SoWilliam G. Enloe HS Raleigh, NC
    G 10 Jose Alvarado 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) SoChrist the King HS Brooklyn, NY
    F 11 Evan Jester (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoSandy Creek HS Riverdale, GA
    F 12 Khalid Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrArchbishop Molloy HS Briarwood, NY
    G 13 Curtis Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoMustang HS/Brewster Academy Oklahoma City, OK
    F 24 Sylvester Ogbonda 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) RS JrNational Christian Academy Fort Washington, MD
    C 32 Avi Schafer (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoBrewster Academy Osaka, Japan
    F 34 Abdoulaye Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS SrCentral Park Christian Dakar, Senegal
    F 35 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrObra D. Tompkins HS Katy, TX
    G 55 Malachi Rice (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)186 lb (84 kg) SoBrebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, IN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Georgia Tech in a game against Boston College

    Source:[1]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 3, 2018*
    6:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Florida Tech W 87–36 
    		 16 – Cole  11 – Ogbonda  4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (1,478)
    Atlanta, GA
    Non-conference regular season
    November 9, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Lamar
    Deep South Showcase    		 W 88–69  1–0
    		  17 – Alston  9 – Ogbonda  5 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,691)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 13, 2018*
    9:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at No. 5 Tennessee L 53–66  1–1
    		  16 – Alston  7 – Banks III  1 – Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (16,219)
    Knoxville, TN
    November 16, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ACCN Extra    		 East Carolina
    Deep South Showcase    		 W 79–54  2–1
    		  18 – Haywood II  6 – Tied  6 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,922)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 21, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley
    Deep South Showcase    		 W 72–44  3–1
    		  14 – Devoe  8 – Banks III  6 – Haywood II  McCamish Pavilion (4,175)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 23, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Prairie View A&M
    Deep South Showcase    		 W 65–54  4–1
    		  15 – Alvarado  9 – Banks III  6 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,306)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 28, 2018*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Northwestern
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge    		 L 61–67  4–2
    		  24 – Alvarado  12 – Banks III  3 – Moore  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,378)
    Evanston, IL
    December 1, 2018*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. St. John's
    HoopHall Miami Invitational    		 L 73–76  4–3
    		  17 – Alvarado  12 – Banks III  4 – Alvarado  American Airlines Arena (5,749)
    Miami, FL
    December 9, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Florida A&M W 73–40  5–3
    		  15 – Alston  4 – Tied  5 – Banks III  McCamish Pavilion (4,951)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 17, 2018*
    7:30 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Gardner–Webb L 69–79  5–4
    		  20 – Banks III  10 – Banks III  5 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,268)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 19, 2018*
    9:00 pm, SECN    		 at Arkansas W 69–65  6–4
    		  20 – Alvarado  14 – Banks III  3 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (14,368)
    Fayetteville, AR
    December 22, 2018*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Georgia
    Rivalry    		 L 59–70  6–5
    		  14 – Devoe  8 – Tied  5 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 28, 2018*
    4:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 Kennesaw State W 87–57  7–5
    		  16 – Gueye  8 – Gueye  6 – Devoe  McCamish Pavilion (5,589)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 2, 2019*
    7:30 pm, ACCN Extra    		 USC Upstate W 79–63  8–5
    		  16 – Cole  6 – Banks III  4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,397)
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC Regular Season
    January 5, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 Wake Forest W 92–79  9–5
    (1–0)    		  20 – Banks III  5 – Wright  7 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (6,397)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 9, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 No. 9 Virginia Tech L 49–52  9–6
    (1–1)    		  20 – Alvarado  6 – Tied  4 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (6,166)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 12, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at Syracuse W 73–59  10–6
    (2–1)    		  19 – Alvarado  7 – Banks III  7 – Haywood II  Carrier Dome (19,257)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 16, 2019
    9:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 at Clemson L 60–72  10–7
    (2–2)    		  16 – Banks III  5 – Alvarado  3 – Alvarado  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,693)
    Clemson, SC
    January 19, 2019
    4:00 pm, Raycom    		 Louisville L 51–79  10–8
    (2–3)    		  24 – Banks III  11 – Banks III  3 – Banks III  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 22, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 Notre Dame W 63–61  11–8
    (3–3)    		  16 – Banks III  10 – Banks III  5 – Devoe  McCamish Pavilion (5,861)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 26, 2019
    7:00 pm, Raycom    		 at No. 2 Duke L 53–66  11–9
    (3–4)    		  14 – Gueye  8 – Tied  6 – Alvarado  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    January 29, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 No. 9 North Carolina L 54–77  11–10
    (3–5)    		  14 – Gueye  6 – Banks III  6 – Haywood II  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 2, 2019
    12:00 pm, Raycom    		 at No. 25 Florida State L 49–59  11–11
    (3–6)    		  15 – Gueye  7 – Gueye  2 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,181)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 6, 2019
    9:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 Clemson L 42–65  11–12
    (3–7)    		  13 – Banks III  8 – Banks III  4 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (5,636)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 10, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Notre Dame L 59–69  11–13
    (3–8)    		  18 – Devoe  12 – Banks III  6 – Devoe  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,438)
    South Bend, IN
    February 13, 2019
    8:00 pm, Raycom    		 at No. 22 Virginia Tech L 68–76  11–14
    (3–9)    		  22 – Devoe  8 – Devoe  5 – Devoe  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 16, 2019
    12:00 pm, Raycom    		 No. 17 Florida State L 47–69  11–15
    (3–10)    		  17 – Alvarado  10 – Banks III  3 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 20, 2019
    9:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 Pittsburgh W 73–65  12–15
    (4–10)    		  29 – Alvarado  10 – Banks III  5 – Alvarado  McCamish Pavilion (4,959)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 23, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 at Miami (FL) L 65–80  12–16
    (4–11)    		  20 – Alvarado  7 – Alvarado  4 – Alvarado  Watsco Center (6,813)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 27, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 at No. 2 Virginia L 51–81  12–17
    (4–12)    		  12 – Alvarado  7 – Tied  4 – Alvarado  John Paul Jones Arena (14,094)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 3, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Boston College W 81–78 OT 13–17
    (5–12)    		  21 – Alvarado  9 – Banks III  6 – Haywood II  McCamish Pavilion (6,285)
    Atlanta, GA
    March 6, 2019
    9:00 pm, ACCRSN    		 at NC State W 63–61  14–17
    (6–12)    		  19 – Banks III  9 – Banks III  7 – Devoe  PNC Arena (15,803)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC Tournament
    March 12, 2019
    2:30 pm, ESPN2    		 (10) vs. (15) Notre Dame
    First Round    		 L 71–78  14–18
    		  25 – Wright  11 – Banks III  4 – Banks III  Spectrum Center 
    Charlotte, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References
    1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball SCHEDULE". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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