Latest Georgia Institute of Technology Sports News and Headlines

• Baseball. McCann to Participate in the 2018 College Home Run Derby
  Georgia Tech baseball’s Kyle McCann has been selected to the roster for the ninth annual Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans College Home Run Derby at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Neb. on Saturday, June 30, Intersport announced this week. McCann is one of six men’s college baseball players selected for the event that will air live on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET. He was invited to take part in the College Home Run Derby after being recognized as one of the top power hitters in college baseball…. 2018/06/23
• W. Basketball. #TGW: Settling In
  Liz Dixon will tell you that she has a lot to learn at Georgia Tech as a student and as a basketball player and yet she also already knows one thing for sure: while she brings big numbers to The Flats, she brought too much stuff…. 2018/06/22
• M. Track & Field. Solomon Tabbed TF/XC Academic All-American
  Georgia Tech track and field Senior Nahom Solomon was named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America Men’s Track/Cross Country Third Team as announced by CoSIDA…. 2018/06/22
• M. Cross Country. Solomon Tabbed TF/XC Academic All-American
  Georgia Tech track and field Senior Nahom Solomon was named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America Men’s Track/Cross Country Third Team as announced by CoSIDA…. 2018/06/22
• M. Basketball. Okogie Selected by Timberwolves in First Round of NBA Draft
  Georgia Tech sophomore Josh Okogie became the first Yellow Jacket in seven years to be selected in the first round of the National Basketball Association Draft when the Minnesota Timberwolves tabbed him with the No. 20 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday evening in Brooklyn, N.Y…. 2018/06/22
• M. Golf. Georgia Tech Golf: Norton, Strafaci Named to All-ACC Academic Team
  Georgia Tech’s Noah Norton and Tyler Strafaci have been named to the 2017-18 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Golf Team, announced Thursday by the conference office…. 2018/06/21
• M. Basketball. #TGW: And The Winner Is…
  Josh Okogie has always wanted to play in the NBA. By the end of this evening, his dream should become reality. The 2018 NBA Draft begins at 7 p.m. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Okogie will be watching from Atlanta with his family. His wait may not be a long one…. 2018/06/21
• Football. Single-Game Tickets Presale Begins on June 28
  While 2018 Georgia Tech football single-game tickets don’t officially go on sale until Monday, July 2 (non-conference games) and Wednesday, August 1 (Atlantic Coast Conference games), fans can register now for the opportunity to secure their seats days in advance…. 2018/06/21
• Football. #TGW: Hoop Dreams, Gridiron Glory
  For all of the Georgia Tech game video that KirVonte Benson pores over in his quest to become the best B-back that he can be, he may be nearly as likely to study NBA tape and scan that sport’s trade/free agency wires as if he might as a front office employee…. 2018/06/20
• M. Basketball. Georgia Tech Basketball: NBA Draft Primer
  Georgia Tech’s Josh Okogie’s path to becoming an NBA player began with a declaration in mid-March that he would test the waters by entering his name in the NBA Draft, then made that declaration final on May 21. Thursday night, Okogie will get one step closer to realizing that dream when the NBA holds its annual draft at the Barclays Center beginning at 7 p.m. (ESPN)…. 2018/06/20
• M. Golf. Georgia Tech Golf Scores Top-10 Ranking in Final Polls
  For the 12th time in the last 15 years and for the 15th time since 2000, Georgia Tech has been ranked among the top 10 teams in the nation in the final polls in both Golfstat and the Golfweek/Sagarin Index. The Yellow Jackets are No. 6 in the final Golfstat rankings and No. 8 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index…. 2018/06/20
• Baseball. Georgia Tech #ProJackets Baseball Report
  The Yellow Jackets saw its #ProJackets family grow by two this past week, as No. 2 overall pick Joey Bart signed a record deal for a position player with the San Francisco Giants and four-year bullpen catcher Johnathan Langley signed a minor league contract to be a bullpen catcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization…. 2018/06/20
• Softball. #TGW: Take Me Out To The Ball Game
  Georgia Tech softball rising sophomore Lilly Hooper is spending her summer interning with the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park…. 2018/06/19
• Swimming & Diving. Women, Men Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Honors
  Both the Georgia Tech men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were tabbed College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) scholar all-America teams for the 2018 spring semester, it was announced today…. 2018/06/19
• M. Golf. Georgia Tech #ProJackets Golf Report
  Six current and former Yellow Jackets all missed the cut at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club for the 118th U.S. Open, a couple of them tantalizingly close … Eight former Jackets back to work this week on PGA Tour and Web.com Tour … Whaley and Hak doing solid work on their tours … This and more in this week’s edition of the Georgia Tech #ProJackets Report…. 2018/06/19