Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
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| University | Georgia Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference | ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, GA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Paul Hewitt (7th year) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 9,191) |
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| Nickname | Yellow Jackets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Old Gold and White
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference Tournament Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 (SEC) 1985, 1990, 1993 |
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| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- See also: 2006-07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team and 2007-08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represents the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in NCAA Division 1-A basketball. The team plays its home games in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Under the tenure of Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech established itself as a national force in basketball. Bobby Cremins led his team to the first ACC tournament victory in school history in 1985 and in 1990 he took Georgia Tech to the school's first Final Four appearance ever.[1] Cremins retired from Georgia Tech in 2000 with the school's best coaching win percentage.[1] Over all, the team has won 1,169 games and lost 1,026 games, a 53% win percentage.[2]
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[edit] History
Georgia Tech's first recorded official participation in basketball was in 1906,[2] when a small club organized under Coach Chapman.[3] They won two of the three games they played that season.[3] The next time Tech had a basketball team, it was under the famous coach John Heisman, who also happened to be Tech's baseball and football coach. Heisman went 0.142 that season and improved to 0.500 in 1912 and 1913.[3]
Recently, head coach Paul Hewitt helped to revitalize a stagnant program and Georgia Tech experienced a Cinderella Season in 2004, earning the school's second ever berth in a National Title Game in any sport. The 2003-2004 team won the Pre-Season NIT tournament, ended Duke's 41 game home-winning streak, and finished its season losing by only 9 points in the National Title game to UCONN.
[edit] Coaches
Since Georgia Tech Basketball has started, it has had 12 head coaches. Heisman and Alexander were also head coaches for Tech's football and baseball teams.
- Chapman
- John Heisman
- William Alexander
- Joe Bean
- Harold Hansen
- Roy Mundorff
- Dwight Keith
- Roy McArthur
- John Hyder
- Dwane Morrison
- Bobby Cremins
- Paul Hewitt
[edit] Players
Many famous and talented players have played with the Yellow Jackets. Dennis Scott was the 1990 National Player of the Year and the 1990 ACC Player of the Year,[4] Jarrett Jack was the 2005 Basketball Times All-South player,[4] and Mark Price was the 1985 ACC Player of the Year.
The team has retired six numbers: Matt Harpring (15), Tom Hammonds (20), John Salley (22), Mark Price (25), Rich Yunkus (40), and Roger Kaiser (21).
[edit] Stadium
The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed "The Thrillerdome") is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the home of the Georgia Tech basketball teams and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association from 1968–1972 and again from 1997–1999. Tech's women's volleyball team occasionally uses the facility as well, primarily for NCAA tournament games and other matches that draw crowds that would overflow the O'Keefe Gymnasium.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Georgia Institute of Technology (2000-02-18). "Bobby Cremins Retires as Tech Basketball Coach". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ a b Georgia Tech Basketball Media Guide. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Pat. "Ramblins - Tech has tradition of basketball excellence", The Technique, 1998-02-06. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ a b Georgia Tech Basketball History. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
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