2007-08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
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The 2007–08 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team plays basketball
for the Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
. In 2006-07, they went 20-12 (8-9 ACC). Georgia Institute of Technology
's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets
have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours
and have won 3 ACC Championships
in the past 25 years. The program is most well known for its famous alumni, such as Chris Bosh
, Stephon Marbury
, Kenny Anderson
, John Salley
, Mark Price
, and Jarrett Jack
. Bobby Cremins
built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt
. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
for the Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
. In 2006-07, they went 20-12 (8-9 ACC). Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
and have won 3 ACC Championships
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
in the past 25 years. The program is most well known for its famous alumni, such as Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Bosh is an American professional basketball player who plays power forward for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association ....
, Stephon Marbury
Stephon Marbury
Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American professional basketball player.The , point guard was selected out of the Georgia Institute of Technology by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 4th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly thereafter to the Minnesota Timberwolves.He was an NBA...
, Kenny Anderson
Kenny Anderson
Kenneth "Kenny" Anderson is a retired American basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Institute of Technology, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association....
, John Salley
John Salley
John Thomas "Spider" Salley is a retired American professional basketball player, actor and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises....
, Mark Price
Mark Price
William Mark Price is a retired American basketball player who played for 12 seasons in the NBA, from 1986 to 1998...
, and Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Matthew Jack is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. At 6' 3" tall and weighing 197 lbs , he primarily plays at the guard position...
. Bobby Cremins
Bobby Cremins
Bobby Cremins is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the College of Charleston's men's basketball team, and former head coach at Appalachian State and Georgia Tech.-Early years:...
built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt
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. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses.
Roster
Information from 2007-08 roster, subject to change.| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Lewis Clinch | 0 | G | 6-3 | 195 | Junior | Cordele, Georgia Cordele, Georgia Cordele, also known as The Watermelon Capital of the World, is a city in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,608 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Crisp County... |
| Matt Causey | 2 | G | 6-0 | 186 | Redshirt Senior | Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville, Georgia -Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring... |
| Maurice Miller | 3 | G | 6-1 | 181 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
| Ra'Sean Dickey | 4 | F-C | 6-10 | 250 | Senior | Clio, South Carolina Clio, South Carolina Clio is a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 774 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clio is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land... |
| Lance Storrs | 10 | G | 6-4 | 212 | Freshman | Decatur, Georgia Decatur, Georgia Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name... |
| Ty Anderson | 14 | G | 6-4 | 197 | Sophomore | Watkinsville, Georgia Watkinsville, Georgia Watkinsville is a town in Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,097. The city is the county seat of Oconee County... |
| Anthony Morrow Anthony Morrow Anthony Jarrad Morrow , nicknamed A-Mo, is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association... |
23 | G | 6-5 | 210 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
| Gary Cage | 24 | G | 6-0 | 188 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
| Gani Lawal Gani Lawal Gani Oladimeji Lawal, Jr. is an American basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He played with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team for 3 years. A junior, Lawal led the team in field-goal percentage and blocked shots in 2007–2008... |
31 | F | 6-8 | 216 | Freshman | Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:... |
| Jeremis Smith | 32 | F | 6-8 | 236 | Senior | Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and... |
| Brad Sheehan | 34 | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | RS Freshman | Latham, New York Latham, New York Latham is a hamlet in Albany County, New York, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 9 in the town of Colonie, a dense suburb north of Albany.-History:... |
| Zach Peacock | 35 | F | 6-8 | 235 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida Miami, Florida Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... |
| Alade Aminu Alade Aminu Abdul Alade Aminu is an American professional basketball player. He attended college at Georgia Tech. His brother is NBA player Al-Farouq Aminu. Aminu graduated from Georgia Tech in 2009 and went undrafted in the 2009 NBA Draft... |
41 | F-C | 6-10 | 225 | Junior | Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:... |
Schedule
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| November 2, 2007 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Alexander Memorial Coliseum The Alexander Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia Tech and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA from 1968–1972 and again from 1997–1999... • Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
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| November 9, 2007 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 6:00 PM | L 83-74 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |||
| November 11, 2007 | @ | Gentry Center • Nashville, TN | 6:00 PM | W 99-85 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
| November 16, 2007 | vs. 1 | Sports and Fitness Center Sports and Fitness Center Sports and Fitness Center is an indoor sporting arena located in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. The capacity of the arena is 3,500 people and is home to the University of the Virgin Islands Buccaneers. It hosts the United States Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, a pre-season college... • Saint Thomas Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of... , USVI United States Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S... |
3:00 PM | W 82-77 | 2-1 | 0-0 | ||
| November 18, 2007 | vs. 1 | Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, USVI | 8:00 PM | L 79-73 | 2-2 | 0-0 | ||
| November 19, 2007 | vs. Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... 1 |
Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, USVI | 6:00 PM | W 70-69 | 3-2 | 0-0 | ||
| November 27, 2007 | @ #15 Indiana 2007-08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana is part of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Interim Head Coach at the end of the season... 2 |
Assembly Hall Assembly Hall (Bloomington) Assembly Hall is a 17,456-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball teams. It opened in 1971 , replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led... • Bloomington, IN Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census.... |
7:00 PM | L 83-79 | 3-3 | 0-0 | ||
| December 1, 2007 | @ Vanderbilt 2007-08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team The 2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played home games at Memorial Gymnasium.... |
Memorial Gynasium Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University) Memorial Gymnasium is a multi-purpose facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. Usually called Memorial Gym or simply Memorial, the building is located on the western end of the Vanderbilt University campus. It was built in 1952 and currently has a seating capacity of 14,316... • Nashville, TN |
1:00 PM | L 79-92 | 3-4 | 0-0 | ||
| December 5, 2007 | @ | GSU Sports Arena GSU Sports Arena The Georgia State University Sports Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia State University and hosted the badminton competition of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Georgia State's women's volleyball team uses the facility as... • Atlanta, GA |
9:00 PM | W 72-67 | 4-4 | 0-0 | ||
| December 18, 2007 | #3 Kansas 2007-08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team The 2007–08 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2007–2008. The team was led by Bill Self in his fifth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence,... |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | L 66-71 | 4-5 | 0-0 | ||
| December 22, 2007 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 2:00 PM | W 86-41 | 5-5 | 0-0 | |||
| December 27, 2007 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 7:00 PM | W 83-63 | 6-5 | 0-0 | |||
| December 30, 2007 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 5:30 PM | L 66-64 | 6-6 | 0-1 | |||
| January 6, 2008 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 77-64 | 7-6 | 0-1 | |||
| January 9, 2008 | @ | Stegeman Coliseum Stegeman Coliseum Stegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venue of the rhythmic gymnastics and preliminary indoor volleyball matches during the... • Athens, GA Athens, Georgia Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city... |
7:30 PM | L 79-72 | 6-7 | 0-1 | ||
| January 12, 2008 | @ #25 | BankUnited Center BankUnited Center The BankUnited Center is a 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The venue hosts concerts, family shows, trade shows, lecture series, university events and sporting events, including all University of Miami men's and women's basketball... • Coral Gables, FL Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami.... |
2:00 PM | L 78-68 | 7-8 | 0-2 | ||
| January 16, 2008 | #1 North Carolina 2007-08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team The 2007–08 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Roy Williams... |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 9:00 PM | L 83-82 | 7-9 | 0-3 | ||
| January 19, 2008 | Virginia Tech 2007-08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.-Roster:-Schedule and... |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 1:00 PM | W 81-70 | 8-9 | 1-3 | ||
| January 23, 2008 | RBC Center • Raleigh, NC Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
7:00 PM | W 77-74 | 9-9 | 2-3 | |||
| January 27, 2008 | Virginia 2007-08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team The 2007–08 University of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
John Paul Jones Arena John Paul Jones Arena John Paul Jones Arena, or JPJ, opened for the 2006–2007 NCAA Division I basketball season and is located at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia... • Charlottesville, VA Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for... |
4:30 PM | W 92-82 | 10-9 | 3-3 | ||
| February 2, 2008 | Maryland 2007-08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team The 2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2007–08 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The team was led by 19th-year head coach Gary Williams. Maryland finished with a 19–15 record, and did not qualify for... |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | 12:00 PM | L 88-86 | 10-10 | 3-4 | ||
| February 6, 2008 | Wake Forest 2007-08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team The 2007–08 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team who competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was the first season under new head coach Dino Gaudio, who replaced former coach Skip Prosser, who died in the off-season... |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,407-seat multi-purpose arena, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Construction on the arena began on April 23, 1987 and it opened on August 28, 1989... • Winston-Salem, NC |
7:00 PM | W 89-83 | 11-10 | 4-4 | ||
| *Conference games in bold. 1Paradise Jam Tournament Paradise Jam Tournament The U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam is a preseason college basketball tournament that takes place in late November of each year, with the men usually playing the week before Thanksgiving and the women playing Thanksgiving week. It takes place in St. Thomas at the Sports and Fitness Center. The... 2ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
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