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. NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownLewis Clinch0G6-3196SeniorCordele, GeorgiaIman Shumpert1G6-5200FreshmanOak Park, IllinoisMaurice Miller3G6-2185SophomoreMemphis, TennesseeNick Foreman4G6-3197FreshmanBellaire, TexasLance Storrs10G6-5220SophomoreDecatur, GeorgiaSam Shew11F6-5190FreshmanDecatur, GeorgiaBassirou Dieng12F-C6-9220SeniorDakar, SenegalD'Andre Bell13G/F6-6220SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaTy Anderson14G6-4200JuniorWatkinsville, GeorgiaGary Cage24G6-1190SeniorAtlanta, GeorgiaGani Lawal31F6-9233SophomoreNorcross, GeorgiaDerek Craig33G6-4180FreshmanSpring, TexasBrad Sheehan34C7-0233RS SophomoreLatham, New YorkZachery Peacock35F6-8240JuniorMiami, FloridaAlade Aminu44F6-10225SeniorStone Mountain, Georgia
Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap November 7, 2008 Le Moyne Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 85-54 0-0 0-0 November 14, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 92-47 1-0 -- November 22, 2008 @ Macon, GA 1:00 PM W 82-76 (ot) 2-0 -- November 25, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 74-47 3-0 -- November 28, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 79-76 4-0 -- December 3, 2008 Penn State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA(ACC–Big Ten Challenge) 7:30 PM L 85-83 4-1 -- December 6, 2008 Vanderbilt Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 63-51 5-1 -- December 14, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM L 66-60 5-2 -- December 17, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 84-64 6-2 -- December 20, 2008 @ Malibu, CA 5:00 PM W 86-58 7-2 -- December 22, 2008 @ USC Los Angeles 10:30 PM L 76-57 7-3 -- December 28, 2008 Virginia Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 5:30 PM L 88-84 (OT) 7-4 0-1 December 30, 2008 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 63-58 8-4 0-1 January 3, 2009 @ Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 3:00 PM L 88-77 8-5 0-1 January 6, 2009 Georgia Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA(Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) 7:00 PM W 67-62 9-5 0-1 January 10, 2009 @ Maryland College Park, MD 12:00 PM L 68-61 9-6 0-2 January 14, 2009 Duke Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 70-56 9-7 0-3 January 17, 2009 @ N.C. State Raleigh, NC 12:00 PM L 76-71 (ot) 9-8 0-4 January 20, 2009 Boston College Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 80-76 (ot) 9-9 0-5 January 25, 2009 @ Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC 7:45 PM L 73-59 9-10 0-6 January 31, 2009 Wake Forest Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 12:00 PM W 76-74 10-10 1-6 February 5, 2009 @ Florida State Tallahassee, FL 7:00 PM L 62-58 10-11 1-7 February 8, 2009 Maryland Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM L 57-56 10-12 1-8 February 11, 2009 @ Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 7:00 PM L 76-71 10-13 1-9 February 14, 2009 N.C. State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:30 PM L 86-65 10-14 1-10 February 18, 2009 @ Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 7:30 PM L 87-69 10-15 1-11 February 22, 2009 Clemson Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM L 81-73 10-16 1-12 February 28, 2009 @ North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 12:00 PM L 104-74 10-17 1-13 March 4, 2009 Miami Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 78-68 11-17 2-13 March 7, 2009 @ Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 12:00 PM L 67-66 11-18 2-14 March 12, 2008 Clemson Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 86-81 12-18 3-14 March 13, 2008 Florida State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM L64-62 12-19 3-15 *Conference games in bold
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