2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–14 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach	Josh Pastner (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Eric Reveno; Julian Swartz; Anthony Wilkins;
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Josh Pastner and play their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record17–14 (11–9 ACC)

Headcoach

Josh Pastner (4th season)

Assistant coaches

Eric Reveno
Julian Swartz
Anthony Wilkins

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2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Florida State	16	–	4	.800	26	–	5	.839
No. 16 Virginia	15	–	5	.750	23	–	7	.767
No. 14 Louisville	15	–	5	.750	24	–	7	.774
No. 11 Duke	15	–	5	.750	25	–	6	.806
Georgia Tech*	11	–	9	.550	17	–	14	.548
NC State	10	–	10	.500	20	–	12	.625
Syracuse	10	–	10	.500	18	–	14	.563
Notre Dame	10	–	10	.500	20	–	12	.625
Clemson	9	–	11	.450	16	–	15	.516
Miami (FL)	7	–	13	.350	15	–	16	.484
Boston College	7	–	13	.350	13	–	18	.419
Virginia Tech	7	–	13	.350	16	–	16	.500
Wake Forest	6	–	14	.300	13	–	18	.419
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	16	–	17	.485
North Carolina	6	–	14	.300	14	–	19	.424

*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations. Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rankings from AP poll

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The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–14 and 11–9 in ACC play. The team was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.^[1]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brandon Alston	4	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Vienna, VA	Graduated
Evan Jester	11	F	6'6"	191	Sophomore	Riverdale, GA	None listed
Curtis Haywood	13	G	6'5"	202	Sophomore	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred to Tulsa^[2]
Sylvester Ogbonda	24	F	6'10"	237	Junior	Fort Washington, MD	Graduated/Transferred to Ohio^[3]
Avi Schafer	32	C	6'8"	235	Sophomore	Osaka, Japan	Left to play professionally in Japan^[4]
Abdoulaye Gueye	34	F	6'9"	217	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Graduated

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Asanti Price SG	Columbia, SC	Keenan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 3, 2019
Asanti Price SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
David Didenko PF	Boca Raton, FL	Palm Beach	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 21, 2018
David Didenko PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2019. "Georgia Tech 2019 Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved October 30, 2019. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2019. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved October 30, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCNX	Georgia College	W 98–76	0–0	15 – Parham	11 – Cole	4 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (1,984) Atlanta, GA
October 27, 2019* 5:00 pm	at Alabama	L 65–93	0–0	18 – Cole	8 – Banks III	3 – Parham	Coleman Coliseum (9,293) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 5, 2019 8:30 pm, ACCN	at NC State	W 82–81 ^OT	1–0 (1–0)	22 – Devoe	14 – Banks III	6 – Alvarado	PNC Arena (17,133) Raleigh, NC
November 11, 2019* 7:30 pm, ACCNX	Elon	W 64–41	2–0	22 – Devoe	10 – Price	5 – Moore	McCamish Pavilion (4,624) Atlanta, GA
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Georgia rivalry	L 78–82	2–1	34 – Devoe	10 – Devoe	2 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum (10,205) Athens, GA
November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCN	Arkansas	L 61–62 ^OT	2–2	20 – Banks III	13 – Banks III	2 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (6,547) Atlanta, GA
December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCRSN	Bethune–Cookman	W 68–65	3–2	27 – Devoe	12 – Wright	3 – Banks III	McCamish Pavilion (4,552) Atlanta, GA
December 4, 2019* 7:15 pm, ESPNU	Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–56	4–2	26 – Devoe	9 – Wright	7 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (5,133) Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCN	Syracuse	L 63–97	4–3 (1–1)	17 – Wright	9 – Wright	6 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (5,743) Atlanta, GA
December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 8 Kentucky	L 53–67	4–4	13 – Wright	10 – Wright	4 – Devoe	Rupp Arena (20,111) Lexington, KY
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	Ball State Diamond Head Classic non bracket game	L 47–65	4–5	13 – Banks III	9 – Banks III	3 – Parham	McCamish Pavilion (4,203) Atlanta, GA
December 22, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Boise State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 74–60	5–5	18 – Tied	9 – Tied	2 – Usher	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Houston Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	L 59–70	5–6	19 – Wright	10 – Wright	4 – Alvarado	Stan Sheriff Center (5,585) Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game	W 70–53	6–6	18 – Devoe	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 31, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 18 Florida State	L 58–70	6–7 (1–2)	19 – Devoe	10 – Wright	5 – Alvarado	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,837) Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN	at North Carolina	W 96-83	7–7 (2–2)	25 – Alvarado	7 – Tied	8 – Alvarado	Dean Smith Center (21,099) Chapel Hill, NC
January 8, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. 2 Duke	L 64–73	7–8 (2–3)	18 – Alvarado	15 – Banks III	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN	at Boston College	W 71–52	8–8 (3–3)	18 – Wright	10 – Wright	8 – Alvarado	Conte Forum (6,217) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 2020 8:30 pm, ACCN	Notre Dame	L 74–78	8–9 (3–4)	22 – Devoe	9 – Devoe	9 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (5,899) Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN	Virginia	L 58–63	8–10 (3–5)	20 – Alvarado	9 – Banks III	5 – Banks III	McCamish Pavilion (7,314) Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	at No. 6 Louisville	L 64–68	8–11 (3–6)	21 – Devoe	10 – Alvarado	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (15,001) Louisville, KY
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCRSN	NC State	W 64–58	9–11 (4–6)	26 – Alvarado	8 – Alvarado	6 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (6,794) Atlanta, GA
January 28, 2020* 7:30 pm, ACCNX	Morehouse	W 82–54	10–11	12 – Banks III	10 – Cole	6 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (4,133) Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Notre Dame	L 72–80	10–12 (4–7)	25 – Alvarado	10 – Banks III	4 – Wright	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,240) Notre Dame, IN
February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCN	Virginia Tech	W 76–57	11–12 (5–7)	20 – Alvarado	7 – Tied	6 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,727) Atlanta, GA
February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Pittsburgh	L 64–73	11–13 (5–8)	22 – Devoe	11 – Banks III	7 – Devoe	Petersen Events Center (10,754) Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 5 Louisville	W 64–58	12–13 (6–8)	18 – Alvarado	6 – Wright	5 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (5,801) Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Wake Forest	W 86–79	13–13 (7–8)	24 – Devoe	7 – Tied	5 – Devoe	LJVM Coliseum (7,562) Winston-Salem, NC
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Syracuse	L 72–79	13–14 (7–9)	33 – Wright	10 – Wright	6 – Alvarado	Carrier Dome (26,661) Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCN	Clemson	W 68–59	14–14 (8–9)	19 – Alvarado	8 – Banks III	8 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,763) Atlanta, GA
February 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN	Miami (FL)	W 63–57	15–14 (9–9)	16 – Alvarado	14 – Banks III	2 – 4 tied	McCamish Pavilion (6,681) Atlanta, GA
March 4, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCRSN	Pittsburgh	W 73–57	16–14 (10–9)	23 – Alvarado	9 – Tied	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,764) Atlanta, GA
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Clemson	W 65–62	17–14 (11–9)	20 – Devoe	9 – Banks III	2 – Parham	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,188) Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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