2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2008–09
Team:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:12–19
Conf Record:2–14
Head Coach:Paul Hewitt (9th season)
Asst Coach1:John O'Connor
Asst Coach3:Peter Zaharis

The 2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team played basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In 2007–08, they went 11–10 (4–4 ACC). Georgia Institute of Technology's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours and have won 3 ACC Championships in the past 25 years. The program is most well known for its famous alumni, such as Chris Bosh, Stephon Marbury, Kenny Anderson, John Salley, Mark Price, and Jarrett Jack. Bobby Cremins built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses.

Roster

Information from 2008-09 roster, subject to change.

NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown
Lewis Clinch0G6-3196SeniorCordele, Georgia
Iman Shumpert1G6-5200FreshmanOak Park, Illinois
Maurice Miller3G6-2185SophomoreMemphis, Tennessee
Nick Foreman4G6-3197FreshmanBellaire, Texas
Lance Storrs10G6-5220SophomoreDecatur, Georgia
Sam Shew11F6-5190FreshmanDecatur, Georgia
Bassirou Dieng12F-C6-9220SeniorDakar, Senegal
D'Andre Bell13G/F6-6220SeniorLos Angeles, California
Ty Anderson14G6-4200JuniorWatkinsville, Georgia
Gary Cage24G6-1190SeniorAtlanta, Georgia
Gani Lawal31F6-9233SophomoreNorcross, Georgia
Derek Craig33G6-4180FreshmanSpring, Texas
Brad Sheehan34C7-0233RS SophomoreLatham, New York
Zachery Peacock35F6-8240JuniorMiami, Florida
Alade Aminu44F6-10225SeniorStone Mountain, Georgia

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap
November 7, 2008 7:00 PM W 85-54 0-0 0-0 [1]
November 14, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 92-47 1-0 -- [2]
November 22, 2008 @ 1:00 PM W 82-76 (ot) 2-0 -- [3]
November 25, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 74-47 3-0 -- [4]
November 28, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 79-76 4-0 -- [5]
December 3, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge) 		7:30 PM L 85-83 4-1 -- [6]
December 6, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 63-51 5-1 -- [7]
December 14, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM L 66-60 5-2 -- [8]
December 17, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 84-64 6-2 -- [9]
December 20, 2008 @ 5:00 PM W 86-58 7-2 -- [10]
December 22, 2008 10:30 PM L 76-57 7-3 -- [11]
December 28, 2008 Virginia Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 5:30 PM L 88-84 (OT) 7-4 0-1 [12]
December 30, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 63-58 8-4 0-1 [13]
January 3, 2009 3:00 PM L 88-77 8-5 0-1 [14]
January 6, 2009 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA
(Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) 		7:00 PM W 67-62 9-5 0-1 [15]
January 10, 2009 @ Maryland 12:00 PM L 68-61 9-6 0-2 [16]
January 14, 2009 Duke Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 70-56 9-7 0-3 [17]
January 17, 2009 @ N.C. State 12:00 PM L 76-71 (ot) 9-8 0-4 [18]
January 20, 2009 Boston College Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 80-76 (ot) 9-9 0-5 [19]
January 25, 2009 @ Clemson 7:45 PM L 73-59 9-10 0-6 [20]
January 31, 2009 Wake Forest Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 12:00 PM W 76-74 10-10 1-6 [21]
February 5, 2009 @ Florida State 7:00 PM L 62-58 10-11 1-7 [22]
February 8, 2009 Maryland Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM L 57-56 10-12 1-8 [23]
February 11, 2009 @ Virginia Tech 7:00 PM L 76-71 10-13 1-9 [24]
February 14, 2009 N.C. State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:30 PM L 86-65 10-14 1-10 [25]
February 18, 2009 @ Wake Forest 7:30 PM L 87-69 10-15 1-11 [26]
February 22, 2009 Clemson Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM L 81-73 10-16 1-12 [27]
February 28, 2009 @ North Carolina 12:00 PM L 104-74 10-17 1-13 [28]
March 4, 2009 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 78-68 11-17 2-13
March 7, 2009 @ Boston College 12:00 PM L 67-66 11-18 2-14
March 12, 2008 Clemson 2:00 PM W 86-81 12-18 3-14
March 13, 2008 Florida State 2:00 PM L64-62 12-19 3-15
  • Conference games in bold

Notes and References

  1. News: Lawal scores 30 in Tech basketball win. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-11-07. 2008-11-15.
  2. News: Lawal's all-around play spurs Jackets. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-11-15. 2008-11-15.
  3. News: Georgia Tech 82, Mercer 76. AP. 2008-11-22. 2008-11-22.
  4. News: Georgia Tech 74, Ark.Pine Bluff 47. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201121951/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283300059. dead. December 1, 2008. ESPN.com. 2009-02-28.
  5. News: Georgia Tech 79, Jacksonville 76. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201120600/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283330059. dead. December 1, 2008. ESPN.com. 2008-11-28.
  6. News: PSU holds off Ga. Tech despite poor FT shooting. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207121524/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283380059. dead. December 7, 2008. ESPN.com. 2008-12-03.
  7. News: Tech wins physical game against Vanderbilt. AJC. 2008-12-06. 2008-12-08.
  8. News: Ill.-Chicago 66, Georgia Tech 60. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222015532/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283490059. dead. February 22, 2009. ESPN.com. 2008-12-14.
  9. News: Georgia Tech 84, Georgia State 64. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222015537/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283520059. dead. February 22, 2009. ESPN.com. 2008-12-17.
  10. News: Georgia Tech 86, Pepperdine 58. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221203350/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283552492. dead. February 21, 2009. ESPN.com. 2008-12-20.
  11. News: Southern Cal 76, Georgia Tech 57. https://web.archive.org/web/20081226115457/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283570030. dead. December 26, 2008. ESPN.com. 2008-12-22.
  12. News: Virginia 88, Georgia Tech 84. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221182526/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283630059. dead. February 21, 2009. ESPN.com. 2008-12-28.
  13. News: Georgia Tech 63, Tennessee State 58. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222000612/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283650059. dead. February 22, 2009. ESPN.com. 2008-12-30.
  14. News: Alabama 88, Georgia Tech 77. https://web.archive.org/web/20090222141923/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290030333. dead. February 22, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-03.
  15. News: Georgia Tech 74, Georgia 62. https://web.archive.org/web/20090210103507/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290060059. dead. February 10, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-06.
  16. News: Maryland 68, Georgia Tech 61. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218134722/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290100120. dead. February 18, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-10.
  17. News: Singler, Henderson stabilize No. 2 Duke against careless Georgia Tech. https://web.archive.org/web/20090119132811/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290140059. dead. January 19, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-24.
  18. News: North Carolina 76, Georgia Tech 71. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221172101/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290170152. dead. February 21, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-17.
  19. News: Boston College 80, Georgia Tech 76. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124234649/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290200059. dead. January 24, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-20.
  20. News: Clemson bounces back against ACC-worst Georgia Tech. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114713/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290250228. dead. February 2, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-01-25.
  21. News: Shumpert's jumper with 1 second left lifts Jackets past Deacons. https://archive.today/20120716042532/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290310059. dead. July 16, 2012. ESPN.com. 2009-01-31.
  22. News: Florida State 62, Georgia Tech 58. https://web.archive.org/web/20090209101205/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290360052. dead. February 9, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-02-05.
  23. News: Maryland 57, Georgia Tech 56. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218123148/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290390059. dead. February 18, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-02-08.
  24. News: Virginia Tech 76, Georgia Tech 74. https://web.archive.org/web/20090214064436/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290420259. dead. February 14, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-02-11.
  25. News: North Carolina State 86, Georgia Tech 65. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221173706/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290450059. dead. February 21, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-02-14.
  26. News: Johnson gets double-double as Deacons down Jackets. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220225352/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290490154. dead. February 20, 2009. ESPN.com. 2009-02-18.
  27. News: Booker's 21 points, 12 boards lead Clemson out of 15-point hole. https://archive.today/20120715070610/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290530059. dead. July 15, 2012. ESPN.com. 2009-02-22.
  28. News: Hansbrough's 28 pace UNC's blowout of Ga. Tech. ESPN.com. 2009-02-28.

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