Latest Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men’s NCAA Basketball News and Headlines

• Georgia Tech Basketball Preview: UCLA
  In the first meeting between the two teams since November of 2006, Georgia Tech and UCLA will face off halfway around the world, in Shanghai, China, to open the 2017-18 regular season on Nov. 10 (Eastern time). This is the second in a series of previews of the Yellow Jackets’ non-conference opponents…. 2017/08/18
• Georgia Tech Basketball Stinger Mobile Passes Sell Out in 2 Hours
  Georgia Tech’s Stinger Mobile Pass, a more flexible and alternative way for Yellow Jacket basketball fans to purchase tickets to home games in 2017-18, sold out within two hours of being offered to fans Wednesday…. 2017/08/16
• Okogie Honored by U.S. Representative Hank Johnson
  At the invitation of Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 4th Congressional District, Georgia Tech sophomore guard Josh Okogie paid a visit to his congressman’s office Tuesday afternoon with his family, where he was honored for his achievements during the past year with the Yellow Jackets and as a member of the USA Basketball U19 team…. 2017/08/15
• Georgia Tech Basketball Preview: Faulkner
  In a tune up prior to the beginning of its second season under head coach Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech entertains Faulkner University, an NAIA program, on Nov. 2 at McCamish Pavilion. This is the first in a series of previews of the Yellow Jackets’ non-conference opponents…. 2017/08/12
• #TGW: Summer Vocation
  What a difference a year makes. Last August, it’s doubtful that Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner would have assessed his comfort level as he did Wednesday afternoon…. 2017/08/05
• Pastner Named a Presenter in USA Basketball Coach Academy
  Georgia Tech head basketball coach Josh Pastner will join a long list of respected basketball figures from across the coaching and player development profession as presenters for the USA Basketball Las Vegas Coach Academy – presented by Nike, will take place on Aug. 18-20 at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas…. 2017/08/02
• #TGW: Going to Jackson
  With but a single school year between Tadric Jackson and a Georgia Tech diploma, he’s thinking less may lead to more, so he’s going light in chow lines and long on workouts.

  The shooting guard cut weight before last season, and had – by far – his best campaign, so the 6-foot-2 senior from Tifton is trying to one-up, or downsize, himself again. He sure looks the leaner part; fans may hardly recognize him this fall…. 2017/08/02

• #TGW: Summer Journey
  Josh Okogie was shocked a few weeks ago while climbing upon the Great Pyramids of Giza, marveling over their size and trying to guess how ancient Egyptians moved those massive stones without “technology.” Now, he’s left wondering if he’ll need a crane to help catch up in calculus…. 2017/07/25
• Georgia Tech Basketball Pre-Conference Schedule Completed
  A season-opening trip to China to play Pac-12 power UCLA, a home game in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge against Northwestern and contests against Southeastern Conference foes Georgia and Tennessee highlight a 12-game pre-conference schedule for Georgia Tech completed this week…. 2017/07/24
• What’s in a Number?
  For the first time in several years, none of Georgia Tech’s returning basketball players is changing his jersey number. All six of the Yellow Jackets’ scholarship players have worn the same jersey numbers for their entire careers. The six new scholarship Jackets have their number assignments, and many of them have big jerseys to fill in terms of Tech basketball history…. 2017/07/19
• Inside the Chart: Making More Layups = More Wins?
  Josh Pastner sees beyond the trite, made-for-Internet punchlines. Georgia Tech’s second-year head coach is constantly searching for an edge, which is why he recently asked Miami Heat shooting coach Rob Fodor, known in coaching circles as a body movement specialist, to pay his program a site visit last month…. 2017/07/07
• Nissan #ProJackets Basketball Report
  Marcus Georges-Hunt, who signed with the Orlando Magic and saw action late in the 2016-17 season, has played very well for the Magic’s entry in the NBA Orlando Summer League … Quinton Stephens got a late call from the Charlotte Hornets to play in its Orlando Summer League team … Chris Bosh is officially released by the Heat, which wants to retire his jersey … All of that and more can be found in this week’s Nissan #ProJackets Basketball Report…. 2017/07/06
• Okogie Helps USA Basketball U19 Team to World Cup Quarterfinals
  Georgia Tech sophomore guard Josh Okogie has been an integral part of the USA Basketball U19 team’s roll through pool play and its 48-point win over Mali Wednesday in the round of 16 at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. The Americans have moved into the medal quarterfinal round Friday against Germany (2-1 in group B), who defeated New Zealand Wednesday to advance…. 2017/07/05
• Georgia Tech Basketball Accepts Graduate Transfer Brandon Alston
  Former Lehigh basketball player Brandon Alston is transferring to Georgia Tech and will join the Yellow Jackets’ program as a graduate student for the fall semester, head coach Josh Pastner announced Wednesday…. 2017/07/05
• #TGW: Happy Birthday, Coach Cremins!
  July 4th is a special day in America, for obvious reasons. It’s America’s birthday.

  The day should be extra-special in Atlanta — especially around Georgia Tech — for a reason not as obvious. It’s Bobby Cremins’ birthday.

  This July 4th is a big one for the Bronx, N.Y., native who built Georgia Tech’s basketball program into a national power in his 19 seasons on the sidelines. He turns 70 today…. 2017/07/04