2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–17 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach	Damon Stoudamire (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Karl Hobbs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	B. J. Elder (1st season); Pershin Williams (2nd season); Nate Babcock (1st season); Bonzi Wells (1st season);
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record17–17 (10–10 ACC)

Headcoach

Damon Stoudamire (2nd season)

Associate headcoachKarl Hobbs (2nd season)

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2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke †	19	–	1	.950	35	–	4	.897
No. 21 Louisville	18	–	2	.900	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 Clemson	18	–	2	.900	27	–	7	.794
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	21	–	11	.656
North Carolina	13	–	7	.650	23	–	14	.622
SMU	13	–	7	.650	24	–	11	.686
Stanford	11	–	9	.550	21	–	14	.600
Georgia Tech	10	–	10	.500	17	–	17	.500
Virginia	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Virginia Tech	8	–	12	.400	13	–	19	.406
Florida State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	15	.531
Notre Dame	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Pittsburgh	8	–	12	.400	17	–	15	.531
Syracuse	7	–	13	.350	14	–	19	.424
California	6	–	14	.300	14	–	19	.424
NC State	5	–	15	.250	12	–	19	.387
Boston College	4	–	16	.200	12	–	19	.387
Miami (FL)	3	–	17	.150	7	–	24	.226

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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The Yellow Jackets started the year with mixed results as they went 2–1 in their first three games. They lost to North Florida while defeating West Georgia and Texas Southern. They then lost a rivalry match against Georgia 77–69. They faced their first ranked team of the season in number eighteen Cincinnati, and lost 81–58. They team rebounded with two wins before facing their next ranked team during the ACC–SEC Challenge. There they lost to twenty-first ranked Oklahoma and followed that with a loss to number twenty North Carolina 68–65. They participated in the Milwaukee Tip-Off where they lost to Northwestern. The Yellow Jackets went 4–1 over their next five games, only losing to fifth-ranked Duke. This stretch also included two wins over ACC foes in Notre Dame and Boston College. The team then went on a four-game losing streak in ACC play. They improved from there going 3–2 over their next fine. They defeated twenty-first ranked Louisville and won a triple-overtime game against Clemson in that stretch. They went 5–2 in their last seven games with their wins coming against Stanford, California, in overtime, Pittsburgh, NC State, and Miami. They lost to Boston College and Wake Forest 69–43 on the final day of the regular season.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–17 and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. As the eighth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament faced ninth-seed Virginia in the Second Round. They avenged a regular-season loss to the Cavaliers, and won the tournament game 66–60. They fell to top seed and top ranked Duke 78–70 in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT. The Yellow Jackets were a four-seed in the Irvine region. They lost their opening game to Jacksonville State 81–64 to end their season.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kyle Sturdivant	1	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Norcross, Georgia	Graduated
Dallan Coleman	3	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee	Transferred to UCF^[1]
Carter Murphy	4	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Tafara Gapare	5	F	6'9"	206	Sophomore	Wellington, New Zealand	Transferred to Maryland^[2]
Ebenezer Dowuona	10	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Accra, Ghana	Transferred to James Madison^[3]
Tyzhaun Claude	12	F	6'7"	226	Senior	Goldsboro, North Carolina	Transferred to North Carolina^[4]
Miles Kelly	13	G	6'6"	180	Junior	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Transferred to Auburn^[5]
Ibrahima Sacko	23	F	6'6"	225	Freshman	Conakry, Guinea	Transferred to New Mexico^[6]
Amaree Abram	24	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Port Arthur, Texas	Transferred to Louisiana Tech^[7]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Javian McCollum	2	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Toronto, Canada	Oklahoma^[8]
Luke O'Brien	9	F	6'8"	222	Senior	Littleton, Colorado	Colorado^[9]
Ryan Mutombo	12	C	7'2"	259	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Georgetown^[10]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaeden Mustaf SG	Bowie, Maryland	Overtime Elite	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 14, 2023
Jaeden Mustaf SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (86)
Doryan Onwuchekwa C	DeSoto, Texas	Faith Family Academy (TX)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Mar 19, 2024
Doryan Onwuchekwa C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Darrion Sutton SF	Atlanta, Georgia	Overtime Elite	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Dec 22, 2023
Darrion Sutton SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
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: "2024 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "Georgia Tech 2024 Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		West Georgia	W 85–62	1–0	18 – McCollum	10 – O'Brien	7 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,530) Atlanta, GA
November 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		North Florida	L 93–105	1–1	20 – Ndongo	10 – Ndongo	7 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,553) Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 81–62	2–1	19 – Ndongo	11 – Ndongo	6 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,384) Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Georgia Rivalry	L 69–77	2–2	20 – Terry	11 – Onwuchekwa	3 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (6,622) Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		No. 18 Cincinnati	L 58–81	2–3	13 – George	6 – Ndongo	3 – Mustaf	McCamish Pavilion (4,970) Atlanta, GA
November 27, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 91–67	3–3	17 – Tied	8 – Tied	7 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 87–68	4–3	25 – Terry	9 – Tied	11 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 21 Oklahoma ACC–SEC Challenge	L 61–76	4–4	16 – Mustaf	12 – Powell	5 – George	Lloyd Noble Center (7,725) Norman, OK
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 20 North Carolina	L 65–68	4–5 (0–1)	22 – Terry	12 – Ndongo	3 – George	Dean Smith Center (19,020) Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2024* 3:30 p.m., BTN		vs. Northwestern Milwaukee Tip-Off	L 60–71	4–6	17 – Terry	7 – Tied	7 – George	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		UMBC	W 91–82	5–6	18 – George	9 – Ndongo	8 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,494) Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 5 Duke	L 56–82	5–7 (0–2)	14 – Ndongo	6 – Mutombo	4 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (8,005) Atlanta, GA
December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Alabama A&M	W 92–49	6–7	22 – Terry	7 – Tied	9 – George	McCamish Pavilion (4,430) Atlanta, GA
December 31, 2024 2:30 p.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	W 86–75	7–7 (1–2)	21 – Tied	6 – Ndongo	6 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (4,914) Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Boston College	W 85–64	8–7 (2–2)	20 – Tied	6 – Souare	10 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,949) Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse	L 55–62	8–8 (2–3)	18 – Terry	8 – Ndongo	5 – George	JMA Wireless Dome (13,935) Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at SMU	L 71–93	8–9 (2–4)	20 – McCollum	11 – Powell	10 – George	Moody Coliseum (5,526) Dallas, TX
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Clemson	L 59–70	8–10 (2–5)	14 – Ndongo	12 – Ndongo	5 – McCollum	McCamish Pavilion (4,047) Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Florida State	L 78–91	8–11 (2–6)	23 – Terry	12 – Ndongo	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,751) Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Virginia Tech	W 71–64	9–11 (3–6)	23 – Powell	9 – Ndongo	7 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,668) Atlanta, GA
January 28, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 68–71	9–12 (3–7)	20 – George	7 – Ndongo	5 – George	Joyce Center (4,262) South Bend, IN
February 1, 2025 3:45 p.m., The CW		No. 21 Louisville	W 77–70	10–12 (4–7)	23 – Terry	11 – Ndongo	9 – George	McCamish Pavilion (6,147) Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	W 89–86 ^3OT	11–12 (5–7)	28 – George	13 – Ndongo	7 – George	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,931) Clemson, SC
February 8, 2025 5:30 p.m., The CW		at Virginia	L 61–75	11–13 (5–8)	20 – George	6 – George	5 – George	John Paul Jones Arena (14,637) Charlottesville, VA
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Stanford	W 60–52	12–13 (6–8)	22 – George	16 – Ndongo	5 – George	McCamish Pavilion (3,869) Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		California	W 90–88 ^OT	13–13 (7–8)	26 – Tied	13 – Ndongo	8 – George	McCamish Pavilion (4,648) Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	L 54–69	13–14 (7–9)	17 – Ndongo	15 – Ndongo	6 – George	Conte Forum (6,038) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 73–67	14–14 (8–9)	26 – Powell	17 – Ndongo	5 – George	Petersen Events Center (6,355) Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State	W 87–62	15–14 (9–9)	29 – Ndongo	17 – Ndongo	12 – George	McCamish Pavilion (4,491) Atlanta, GA
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)	W 89–74	16–14 (10–9)	31 – Terry	8 – Ndongo	11 – George	McCamish Pavilion (4,765) Atlanta, GA
March 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW		at Wake Forest	L 43–69	16–15 (10–10)	13 – Ndongo	11 – Souare	3 – George	LJVM Coliseum (8,994) Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 12, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (9) Virginia Second round	W 66–60	17–15	21 – Powell	10 – Tied	8 – George	Spectrum Center (9,722) Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 1 Duke Quarterfinals	L 70–78	17–16	24 – Powell	7 – Ndongo	7 – George	Spectrum Center (14,116) Charlotte, NC
NIT
March 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	Jacksonville State First round – Irvine Region	L 64–81	17–17	15 – Tied	5 – Tied	7 – McCollum	McCamish Pavilion (1,623) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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