The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men’s Basketball team is a part of the Atlantic Coast Conference in NCAA Basketball. Home games are played at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum on the Georgia Tech University campus in Atlanta, Georgia. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/genrel/032102aaa.html Head coach Paul Hewitt has been with the team since April 6, 2000. During his first year at the university, he helped the Yellow Jackets to reach the NCAA Tournament and was named ACC Coach of the Year.http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/hewitt_paul00.html

Yellow Jackets 2009-10 Season

The Yellow Jackets achieved a record of 22 wins and 12 losses during the 2009-10 season. Key players during the year included Gani Lawal, who averaged 13.1 points a game, and Derrick Favors, who added 12.5 points per game. Despite being ranked seventh in the ACC, the team was able to play in the ACC Tournament. Georgia Tech was able to advance all the way to the ACC Tournament Finals, but lost to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 65 to 61.http://search.espn.go.com/yellow-jackets/

Because of the Yellow Jackets’ performance during the ACC Tournament, the team was selected to play in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, ranked tenth in the Midwest Region. Georgia Tech opened its first round with a game against the seventh-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys on Friday, March 19, 2010. The game was played at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Yellow Jackets defeated the Cowboys by a score of 64 to 59 after shooting 24 for 25 at the free-throw line.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=300780197 Georgia Tech went on to play the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second round but lost by a score of 75 to 66.http://ajc.stats.com/gamezone/georgia_tech_basketball.html http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/

Yellow Jackets History

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 15 times. They first made it to the Tournament in 1960 and advanced to the regional semifinal before losing to the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2004, Georgia Tech advanced all the way to the NCAA Championship Game but was defeated by the University of Connecticut. The Yellow Jackets have appeared in the NCAA Final Four twice in school history.http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/6035

Several Georgia Tech alumni have gone on to play basketball professionally in the NBA, including Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Thaddeus Young, Stephon Marbury and Will Bynum.http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/pros.html

• 2010: Second roundhttp://ajc.stats.com/gamezone/georgia_tech_basketball.html
• 2009: Second round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 2007: First round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 2005: Second round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 2004: Final Four DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 2001: First round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1996: Sweet Sixteen DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1993: First round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1992: Sweet Sixteen DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1991: Second round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1990: National Semifinals DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1989: First round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1988: Second round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1987: First round DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1986: Sweet Sixteen DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1985: Elite Eight DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results
• 1960: Elite Eight DatabaseSports.com: Georgia Tech NCAA Tournament Results