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

The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Paul Hewitt's tenth season as head coach. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at 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.

2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–13 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Peter Zaharis
  • John O'Connor
  • Darryl LaBarrie
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
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
2010 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

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On Thursday, September 24, it was announced that the Georgia Tech Men's basketball team had cancelled their trip to Canada, which was to take place the weekend of October 2–5, due to concerns over NCAA regulations. The Yellow Jackets were to depart October 2 for Windsor, Ontario to play two games against the Windsor Lancers Men's Basketball team and one against the Western Ontario Mustangs Men's Basketball team. The issue revolved around NCAA rules prohibiting teams from taking trips within 30 days of the official start of pre-season practice. The trip did fall within Georgia Tech's 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

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Sun, Nov. 8*
7:00PM
No. 22 Iona W 84–76 OT
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,904)
Atlanta, GA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov. 14*
7:00PM
No. 22 Florida A&M W 100–59  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,491)
Atlanta, GA
Thurs, Nov. 19*
11:30PM, CSS
No. 21 vs. No. 18 Dayton
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
L 59–63  1–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073)
San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 20*
1:00PM, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. George Mason
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 70–62  2–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762)
San Juan, PR
Sun, Nov. 22*
12:30PM, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Boston University
Puerto Rico Tip-Off
W 85–67  3–1
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357)
San Juan, PR
Fri, Nov. 27*
4:00PM
Mercer W 85–74  4–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,644)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Dec. 2*
7:00PM
Siena W 74–61  5–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Dec. 5*
6:00PM, FSS
USC W 79–53  6–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671)
Atlanta, GA
Mon, Dec. 14*
7:00PM, RSN
No. 22 at Chattanooga W 95–64  7–1
McKenzie Arena (4,734)
Chattanooga, TN
Wed, Dec. 16*
8:30PM
No. 22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 65–53  8–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671)
Atlanta, GA
Sun, Dec. 20
5:30PM, FSN
No. 22 Florida State L 59–66 OT 8–2 (0–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,225)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 22*
2:00PM
Kennesaw State W 80–55  9–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,153)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Dec. 29*
1:00PM
Winston-Salem State W 78–43  10–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,148)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 2*
7:00PM
at Charlotte W 76–67  11–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, NC
Tues, Jan. 5*
7:00PM, CSS
No. 20 at Georgia
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
L 66–73  11–3
Stegeman Coliseum (6,275)
Athens, GA
Sat, Jan. 9
2:00PM, ESPN
No. 20 No. 5 Duke W 71–65  12–3 (1–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Wed, Jan. 13
7:00PM
No. 20 at Virginia L 75–82  12–4 (1–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (8,924)
Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Jan. 16
2:00PM, ESPN
No. 20 at No. 12 North Carolina W 73–71  13–4 (2–2)
Dean Smith Center (20,704)
Chapel Hill, NC
Tues, Jan. 19
7:00PM, ESPN2
No. 19 No. 17 Clemson W 66–64  14–4 (3–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,738)
Atlanta, GA
Sun, Jan. 24
Noon, Raycom
No. 19 at Florida State L 66–68  14–5 (3–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,661)
Tallahassee, FL
Thur, Jan. 28
7:00PM, RSN
No. 22 Wake Forest W 79–58  15–5 (4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,083)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Jan. 30*
1:00PM
No. 22 Kentucky State W 98–50  16–5
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025)
Atlanta, GA
Thur, Feb. 4
7:00PM, ESPN2
No. 21 at No. 10 Duke L 67–86  16–6 (4–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Sat, Feb. 6
4:00PM, Raycom
No. 21 NC State W 73–71  17–6 (5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,760)
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)
LJVM Coliseum (14,296)
Winston-Salem, NC
Tues, Feb. 16
9:00PM, Raycom
North Carolina W 68–51  18–8 (6–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Sat, Feb. 20
2:00PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 74–76  18–9 (6–7)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Sat, Feb. 27
Noon, RSN
Boston College W 73–68  19–9 (7–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,055)
Atlanta, GA
Tues, Mar. 2
8:00PM, Raycom
at Clemson L 80–91  19–10 (7–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Sat, Mar. 6
4:00PM, Raycom
Virginia Tech L 82–88  19–11 (7–9)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,725)
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 Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Fri, Mar. 12
7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN
(7) vs. (2) No. 19 Maryland
ACC Quarterfinals
W 69–64  21–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Sat, Mar. 13
4:15PM, Raycom/ESPN
(7) vs. (11) NC State
ACC Semifinals
W 57–54  22–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Sun, Mar. 14
1:00PM, Raycom/ESPN
(7) vs. (1) No. 4 Duke
ACC Championship Game
L 61–65  22–12
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
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
Bradley Center (17,580)
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
Bradley Center (18,031)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=NCAA Midwest Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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  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.