2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by fourth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion . They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.
Last season
The Yellow Jackets finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Clemson.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Charles Mitchell
0
F
6'7"
260
Junior
Atlanta, GA Transferred from Maryland . Mitchell will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 1.5 years of remaining eligibility.
Demarco Cox
4
C
6'8"
276
Senior
Yazoo City, MS Elected to transfer from Ole Miss . Will be eligible to play immediately since Cox graduated from Mississippi .
Josh Heath
11
G
6'2"
165
Sophomore
Tampa, FL Transferred from South Florida . Heath will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 2.5 years of remaining eligibility.
Nick Jacobs
54
F
6'8"
265
Senior
Atlanta, GA Transferred from Alabama . Under NCAA transfer rules, Jacobs will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tadric Jackson SG
Tifton, GA
Tift County High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 14, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Ben Lammers C
San Antonio, TX
Alamo Heights High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sep 25, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
A.D. Gueye PF
Birmingham, AL
Central Park Christian High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Apr 17, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports :ESPN : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:
Roster
2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 0
Charles Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg)
Jr
Marietta, Georgia
G 1
Tadric Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Tifton, Georgia
G 2
Chris Bolden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Tifton, Georgia
G/F 3
Marcus Georges-Hunt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg)
Jr
College Park, Georgia
C 4
Demarco Cox 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 276 lb (125 kg)
Sr
Yazoo City, Mississippi
G 5
Corey Heyward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 221 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Duluth, Georgia
G 10
Travis Jorgenson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg)
RS Fr
Columbia, Missouri
G 11
Josh Heath 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
So
Tampa, Florida
F 12
Quinton Stephens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 184 lb (83 kg)
So
Atlanta, Georgia
G 30
Bernard Woodside (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Tampa, Florida
G/F 31
Aaron Peak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
G 32
Brooks Doyle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Atlanta, Georgia
F 34
Abdoulaye Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 211 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Dakar, Senegal
G 35
Patrick Lamar (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Marietta, Georgia
G 41
Collin Gurry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Canton, Connecticut
F 42
Rand Rowland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg)
So
Cleveland, Georgia
G 43
Ron Wamer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Dacula, Georgia
C 44
Ben Lammers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
San Antonio, TX
F 54
Nick Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014 *7:00 pm
Clayton State W 74–41 0–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion [ 1] Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm, RSN
Georgia W 80–73 1–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,127[ 2] Atlanta, GA
11/18/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama A&M W 66–46 2–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,722[ 3] Atlanta, GA
11/21/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW W 78–69 3–0
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,297[ 4] Atlanta, GA
11/27/2014 *8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Marquette Orlando Classic QuarterfinalsL 70–72 3–1
HP Field House [ 5] Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2014 *6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Rider Orlando Classic Consolation W 61–54 4–1
HP Field House (2,554[ 6] Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2014 *6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Rhode Island Orlando Classic 5th Place W 64–61 5–1
HP Field House (4,842[ 7] Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/03/2014 *9:15 pm, ESPNU
at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge W 66–58 6–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
12/06/2014 *2:00 pm, RSN
USC Upstate L 54–59 6–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,901)Atlanta, GA
12/15/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 70–57 7–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,961)Atlanta, GA
12/20/2014 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Vanderbilt W 65–60 8–2
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081)Atlanta, GA
12/23/2014 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Dayton
L 61–75 8–3
UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 67–66 9–3
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,567)Atlanta, GA
ACC regular season
01/03/2015 2:30 pm, ACCN
at No. 14 Notre Dame
L 76–83 2OT
9–4 (0–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Syracuse L 45–46 9–5 (0–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,831)Atlanta, GA
01/10/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest
L 69–76 9–6 (0–3)
LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, RSN
No. 12 Notre Dame
L 59–62 9–7 (0–4)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,282)Atlanta, GA
01/17/2015 4:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh
L 65–70 9–8 (0–5)
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
01/22/2015 8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Virginia
L 28–57 9–9 (0–6)
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
01/25/2015 1:00 pm, RSN
Boston College L 62–64 9–10 (0–7)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,587)Atlanta, GA
01/28/2015 9:00 pm, RSN
at No. 23 Miami (FL)
W 70–50 10–10 (1–7)
BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
01/31/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN
NC State L 80–81 OT
10–11 (1–8)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,384)Atlanta, GA
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 4 Duke
L 66–72 10–12 (1–9)
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
02/07/2015 12:00 pm, RSN
Wake Forest W 73–59 11–12 (2–9)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580)Atlanta, GA
02/09/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech
L 63–65 11–13 (2–10)
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
02/14/2015 2:30 pm, ACCN
Florida State L 53–57 11–14 (2–11)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,317)Atlanta, GA
02/16/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Clemson W 63–52 12–14 (3–11)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,653)Atlanta, GA
02/21/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 15 North Carolina
L 60–89 12–15 (3–12)
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 Louisville
L 51–52 12–16 (3–13)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,009)Atlanta, GA
02/28/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson
L 63–70 OT
12–17 (3–14)
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 North Carolina
L 49–81 12–18 (3–15)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,913)Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
03/10/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Boston College First Round L 65–66 12–19
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
