2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Paul Hewitt's tenth season as head coach. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 23–13, 7–9 in ACC play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament as the 7 seed before losing to regular season champion Duke. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 10 seed in the Midwest Region. They upset 7 seed Oklahoma State in the first round before falling to 2 seed and AP #5 Ohio State in the second round.

2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2009–10 record23–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Peter Zaharis
  • John O'Connor
  • Darryl LaBarrie
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Duke †13–3 .813  35–5  .875
No. 20 Maryland13–3 .813  24–9  .727
Florida State10–6 .625  22–10  .688
Virginia Tech10–6 .625  25–9  .735
Wake Forest9–7 .563  20–10  .667
Clemson9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  23–13  .639
Boston College6–10 .375  15–16  .484
Virginia5–11 .313  15–16  .484
North Carolina5–11 .313  20–17  .541
NC State5–11 .313  20–16  .556
Miami (FL)4–12 .250  20–13  .606
† 2010 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-Season

On Thursday, September 24, it was announced that the Georgia Tech Men's basketball team had cancelled their trip to Canada, which was to take place the weekend of October 2–5, due to concerns over NCAA regulations. The Yellow Jackets were to depart October 2 for Windsor, Ontario to play two games against the Windsor Lancers Men's Basketball team and one against the Western Ontario Mustangs Men's Basketball team. The issue revolved around NCAArules prohibiting teams from taking trips within 30 days of the official start of pre-season practice. The trip did fall within Georgia Tech's fall break from classes. NCAA regulations allow teams to take an international trip once every four years, but the trip must occur before the 30-day period leading up to the official start of pre-season practice, which this year is October 16. Georgia Tech had asked for and received a waiver from the NCAA, but ultimately decided against taking the fall break trip amid concerns over the regulations.[1]

Roster

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School
D'Andre Bell 13 Guard/Forward 6–6 222 Senior Los Angeles Palisades Charter High School
Derek Craig 33 Guard 6–4 196 Sophomore Spring, Texas Klein Collins High School
Derrick Favors 14 Forward 6–10 246 Freshman Atlanta South Atlanta High School
Nick Foreman 4 Guard 6–3 208 Sophomore Bellaire, Texas Bellaire High School
Kammeon Holsey 24 Forward 6–8 209 Freshman Sparta, Georgia Hancock Central High School
Gani Lawal 31 Forward 6–9 234 Junior Norcross, Georgia Norcross High School
Daniel Miller 5 Center 6–11 252 Freshman Loganville, Georgia Loganville Christian Academy
Maurice Miller 3 Guard 6–2 189 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh-Egypt High School
Brian Oliver 11 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Glassboro, New Jersey William Penn High School
Zachery Peacock 35 Forward 6–8 235 Senior Miami, Fla. Miami Norland High School
Glen Rice, Jr. 41 Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Marietta, Georgia George Walton Comprehensive High School
Brad Sheehan 34 Center 7–0 235 Junior Latham, New York Shaker High School
Sam Shew 44 Forward 6–5 190 Junior Decatur, Georgia Decatur High School (Georgia)
Iman Shumpert 1 Guard 6–5 209 Sophomore Oak Park, Illinois Oak Park and River Forest High School
Lance Storrs 10 Guard 6–5 221 Junior Decatur, Georgia Columbia High School
Mfon Udofia 0 Guard 6–2 187 Freshman Stone Mountain, Georgia Miller Grove High School

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Final
AP 22 21 RV RV 24 22 RV RV 20 20 19 22 21 20 RV -- -- -- RV
Coaches 20 19 25 23 21 15 22 20 17 18 18 22 19 20 RV RV -- -- RV

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Preseason
Sun, Nov. 8*
7:00PM
No. 22 IUP
Exhibition
W 84–76 OT
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,904)
Atlanta, GA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov. 14*
7:00PM
No. 22 Florida A&M W 100–59  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,491)
Atlanta, GA
Thurs, Nov. 19*
11:30PM, CSS
No. 21 vs. No. 18 Dayton
O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off
L 63–59  1–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,0731)
San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 20*
1:00PM, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. George Mason
O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 70–62  2–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,7621)
San Juan, PR
Sun, Nov. 22*
12:30PM, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Boston University
O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 85–67  3–1
 (8,3571)
San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 27*
4:00PM
Mercer W 85–74  4–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,644)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Dec. 2*
7:00PM
Siena W 74–61  5–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Dec. 5*
6:00PM, FSS
USC W 79–53  6–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671)
Atlanta, GA
Mon, Dec. 14*
7:00PM, RSN
No. 22 at Chattanooga W 95–64  7–1
McKenzie Arena (4,734)
Chattanooga, TN
Wed, Dec. 16*
8:30PM
No. 22 Arkansas Pine Bluff W 65–53  8–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671)
Atlanta, GA
Sun, Dec. 20
5:30PM, FSN
No. 22 Florida State L 66–59 OT 8–2 (0–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,225)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 22*
2:00PM
Kennesaw State W 80–55  9–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,153)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 29*
1:00PM
Winston-Salem W 78–43  10–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,148)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 2*
7:00PM
at Charlotte W 76–67  11–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, NC
Tues, Jan. 5*
7:00PM, CSS
No. 20 at Georgia
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
L 66–73  11–3
Stegeman Coliseum (6,275)
Athens, GA
Sat, Jan. 9
2:00PM, ESPN
No. 20 No. 5 Duke W 71–65  12–3 (1–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Jan. 13
7:00PM
No. 20 at Virginia L 82–75  12–4 (1–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (8,924)
Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Jan. 16
2:00PM, ESPN
No. 20 at No. 12 North Carolina W 73–71  13–4 (2–2)
Dean Smith Center (20,704)
Chapel Hill, NC
Tues, Jan. 19
7:00PM, ESPN2
No. 19 No. 17 Clemson W 66–64  14–4 (3–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,738)
Atlanta, GA
Sun, Jan. 24
Noon, Raycom
No. 19 at Florida State L 68–66  14–5 (3–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,661)
Tallahassee, FL
Thur, Jan. 28
7:00PM, RSN
No. 22 Wake Forest W 79–58  15–5 (4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,083)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 30*
1:00PM
No. 22 Kentucky State W 98–50  16–5
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025)
Atlanta, GA
Thur, Feb. 4
7:00PM, ESPN2
No. 21 at No. 10 Duke L 86–67  16–6 (4–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Feb. 6
4:00PM, Raycom
No. 21 NC State W 73–71  17–6 (5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,760)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Feb. 10
7:00PM, ESPNU
No. 20 at Miami L 64–62  17–7 (5–5)
BankUnited Center (4,319)
Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Feb. 13
8:00PM, Raycom
No. 20 at Wake Forest L 75–64  17–8 (5–6)
LJVM Coliseum (14,296)
Winston-Salem, NC
Tues, Feb. 16
9:00PM, Raycom
North Carolina W 68–51  18–8 (6–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb. 20
2:00PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 76–74  18–9 (6–7)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Sat, Feb. 27
Noon, RSN
Boston College W 73–68  19–9 (7–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,055)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Mar. 2
8:00PM, Raycom
at Clemson L 91–80  19–10 (7–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Sat, Mar. 6
4:00PM, Raycom
Virginia Tech L 88–82  19–11 (7–9)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,725)
Atlanta, GA
ACC Tournament
Thur, Mar. 11
7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN
vs. North Carolina
First Round
W 62–58  20–11
Greensboro Coliseum (NA)
Greensboro, NC
Fri, Mar. 12
7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN
vs. No. 19 Maryland
Quarterfinals
W 69–64  21–11
Greensboro Coliseum (NA)
Greensboro, NC
Sat, Mar. 13
4:15PM, Raycom/ESPN
vs. NC State
Semifinals
W 57–54  22–11
Greensboro Coliseum (NA)
Greensboro, NC
Sun, Mar. 14
1:00PM, Raycom/ESPN
vs. No. 4 Duke
Final
L 65–61  22–12
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Fri, Mar. 19
7:15PM, CBS
vs. Oklahoma State
First Round
W 64–59  23–12
Bradley Center (17,580)
Milwaukee, WI
Sun, Mar. 22
2:20PM, CBS
vs. No. 5 Ohio State
Second Round
L 75–66  23–13
Bradley Center (18,031)
Milwaukee, WI
Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 22 21 RV RV 24 22 RV RV 20 20 19 22 21 20 RV NR NR NR NR Not released 
Coaches 20 19 25 23 21 15 22 20 17 18 18 22 19 20 RV RV NR NR NR RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. "Georgia Tech cancels trip to Canada amid concerns over NCAA regulations". Men's Basketball. University of Windsor Athletics and Recreation. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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