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

2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Peter Zaharis; John O'Connor; Darryl LaBarrie;
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke †	13	–	3	.813	35	–	5	.875
No. 20 Maryland	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Florida State	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Virginia Tech	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Clemson	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	23	–	13	.639
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Virginia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina	5	–	11	.313	20	–	17	.541
NC State	5	–	11	.313	20	–	16	.556
Miami (FL)	4	–	12	.250	20	–	13	.606

† AP Poll

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

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 Division I men's 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.

Pre-season

On Thursday, September 24, it was announced that the Georgia Tech Men's basketball team had cancelled their trip to

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Sun, Nov. 8* 7:00PM	No. 22	Iona	W 84–76 ^OT	—	Atlanta, GA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov. 14* 7:00PM	No. 22	Florida A&M	W 100–59	1–0	Atlanta, GA
Thurs, Nov. 19* 11:30PM, CSS	No. 21	vs. No. 18 Dayton Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 59–63	1–1	San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 20* 1:00PM, ESPNU	No. 21	vs. George Mason Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 70–62	2–1	San Juan, PR
Sun, Nov. 22* 12:30PM, ESPNU	No. 21	vs. Boston University Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 85–67	3–1	San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 27* 4:00PM		Mercer	W 85–74	4–1	Atlanta, GA
Wed, Dec. 2* 7:00PM		Siena	W 74–61	5–1	Atlanta, GA
Sat, Dec. 5* 6:00PM, FSS		USC	W 79–53	6–1	Atlanta, GA
Mon, Dec. 14* 7:00PM, RSN	No. 22	at Chattanooga	W 95–64	7–1	Chattanooga, TN
Wed, Dec. 16* 8:30PM	No. 22	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 65–53	8–1	Atlanta, GA
Sun, Dec. 20 5:30PM, FSN	No. 22	Florida State	L 59–66 ^OT	8–2 (0–1)	Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 22* 2:00PM		Kennesaw State	W 80–55	9–2	Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 29* 1:00PM		Winston-Salem State	W 78–43	10–2	Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 2* 7:00PM		at Charlotte	W 76–67	11–2	Charlotte, NC
Tues, Jan. 5* 7:00PM, CSS	No. 20	at Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	L 66–73	11–3	Athens, GA
Sat, Jan. 9 2:00PM, ESPN	No. 20	No. 5 Duke	W 71–65	12–3 (1–1)	Atlanta, GA
Wed, Jan. 13 7:00PM	No. 20	at Virginia	L 75–82	12–4 (1–2)	Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Jan. 16 2:00PM, ESPN	No. 20	at No. 12 North Carolina	W 73–71	13–4 (2–2)	Chapel Hill, NC
Tues, Jan. 19 7:00PM, ESPN2	No. 19	No. 17 Clemson	W 66–64	14–4 (3–2)	Atlanta, GA
Sun, Jan. 24 Noon, Raycom	No. 19	at Florida State	L 66–68	14–5 (3–3)	Tallahassee, FL
Thur, Jan. 28 7:00PM, RSN	No. 22	Wake Forest	W 79–58	15–5 (4–3)	Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 30* 1:00PM	No. 22	Kentucky State	W 98–50	16–5	Atlanta, GA
Thur, Feb. 4 7:00PM, ESPN2	No. 21	at No. 10 Duke	L 67–86	16–6 (4–4)	Durham, NC
Sat, Feb. 6 4:00PM, Raycom	No. 21	NC State	W 73–71	17–6 (5–4)	Atlanta, GA
Wed, Feb. 10 7:00PM, ESPNU	No. 20	at Miami (FL)	L 62–64	17–7 (5–5)	BankUnited Center (4,319) Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Feb. 13 8:00PM, Raycom	No. 20	at Wake Forest	L 64–75	17–8 (5–6)	Winston-Salem, NC
Tues, Feb. 16 9:00PM, Raycom		North Carolina	W 68–51	18–8 (6–6)	Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb. 20 2:00PM, Raycom		at Maryland	L 74–76	18–9 (6–7)	College Park, MD
Sat, Feb. 27 Noon, RSN		Boston College	W 73–68	19–9 (7–7)	Atlanta, GA
Tues, Mar. 2 8:00PM, Raycom		at Clemson	L 80–91	19–10 (7–8)	Clemson, SC
Sat, Mar. 6 4:00PM, Raycom		Virginia Tech	L 82–88	19–11 (7–9)	Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
Thur, Mar. 11 7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN	(7)	vs. (10) North Carolina ACC First Round	W 62–58	20–11	Greensboro, NC
Fri, Mar. 12 7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 19 Maryland ACC Quarterfinals	W 69–64	21–11	Greensboro, NC
Sat, Mar. 13 4:15PM, Raycom/ESPN	(7)	vs. (11) NC State ACC Semifinals	W 57–54	22–11	Greensboro, NC
Sun, Mar. 14 1:00PM, Raycom/ESPN	(7)	vs. (1) No. 4 Duke ACC Championship Game	L 61–65	22–12	Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
Fri, Mar. 19 7:15PM, CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Oklahoma State NCAA First Round	W 64–59	23–12	Milwaukee, WI
Sun, Mar. 22 2:20PM, CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Ohio State NCAA Second Round	L 66–75	23–13	Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Eastern Time .

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	20	19	25	23	21	15	22	20	17	18	18	22	19	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV

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

References

^ "Georgia Tech cancels trip to Canada amid concerns over NCAA regulations". Men's Basketball. University of Windsor Athletics and Recreation. Retrieved October 6, 2009.

[1] "Georgia Tech cancels trip to Canada amid concerns over NCAA regulations". Men's Basketball. University of Windsor Athletics and Recreation. Retrieved October 6, 2009.

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