2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–18 (7–13 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKarl Hobbs (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Parker Jr. (1st season)
  • Pershin Williams (1st season)
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 3   .850 29 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 5   .750 27 9   .750
Virginia 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 8   .600 22 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 9   .550 21 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 9   .550 24 12   .667
Syracuse 11 9   .550 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Florida State 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
No. 10 NC State 9 11   .450 26 15   .634
Boston College 8 12   .400 20 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 13   .350 13 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 14   .300 15 17   .469
Louisville 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Yellow Jackets started the season with two wins and two losses before completing two major upsets. They defeated twenty-first ranked Mississippi State in the ACC–SEC Challenge and seventh ranked Duke in their ACC opening game. They followed those upsets with a loss in their rivalry game to Georgia. From there, the team won four straight games including their first two games in the early season tournament, the Diamond Head Classic. Including the championship game of that tournament, the Yellow Jackets went on a five game losing streak. Duke defeated them while ranked eleventh in a rematch of their earlier game, and they pushed Notre Dame to over time, but could not prevail. An upset win over Clemson in double overtime broke the losing streak, but the team lost eight of their next nine games. The only win was over then third-ranked North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets finished the season well, winning four of their last six games. Their losses were to Clemson in a rematch of the previous upset and to Virginia on the final day of the season.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 14–18 and 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to thirteenth seed Notre Dame in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

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The Yellow Jackets finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Florida State before losing to Pittsburgh in the second round.

On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Josh Pastner.[1] Three days later, the school named former Pacific head coach Damon Stoudamire the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Javon Franklin 4 F 6'7" 220 GS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Deivon Smith 5 G 6'1" 172 Junior Loganville, GA Transferred to Utah[3]
Cyril Martynov 10 F 6'11" 230 Freshman Barrie, ON Transferred to Eastern Michigan[4]
Tristan Maxwell 11 G 6'2" 209 Junior Huntersville, NC Transferred to Hampton[5]
Freds Bagatskis 12 F 6'8" 200 Freshman Riga, Latvia Transferred to UT Arlington[6]
Jalon Moore 14 F 6'6" 211 Sophomore Gardendale, AL Transferred to Oklahoma[7]
Jordan Meka 23 F 6'8" 225 Junior Yaoundé, Cameroon Entered Transfer Portal[8]
Rodney Howard 24 C 6'10" 246 Senior Ypsilanti, MI Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky[9]
Coleman Boyd 30 G 6'1" 178 Senior Smyrna, GA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Brayden Daniels 33 G 6'4" 176 Sophomore Louisville, KY Walk-on; not on team roster
Jermontae Hill 43 F 6'6" 198   Freshman Tucker, GA Walk-on; Entered Transfer Portal[10]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tafara Gapare 2 F 6'9" 185 Sophomore Wellington, New Zealand UMass[11]
Carter Murphy 4 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Phoenix, AZ Air Force[12]
Ebenezer Dowuona 10 F 6'11" 225 Senior Accra, Ghana NC State[13]
Tyzhaun Claude 12 F 6'8" 235   Junior Goldsboro, NC Western Carolina[14]
Kowacie Reeves 14 G 6'6" 192 Junior Macon, GA Florida[15]
Amaree Abram 24 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Port Arthur, TX Ole Miss[16]

Recruiting classes

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2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Baye Ndongo
#48 C
Putman, CT Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 19, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Ibrahim Souare
#53 C
Glendale, AZ Dream City Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 15, 2023 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Ibrahima Sacko
SF
Markham, ON J. Addison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jul 14, 2022 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nait George
PG
Glendale, AZ Dream City Christian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Georgia Tech 2023 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaeden Mustaf
#18 SG
Bowie, MD Overtime Elite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Cole Kirouac
PF
Cumming, GA Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR


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

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2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lance Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) GS The Heritage School
Gardner–Webb
College Park, GA
G 1 Kyle Sturdivant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Norcross HS
Southern California
Norcross, GA
G 2 Naithan George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School (AZ) Toronto, ON
G 3 Dallan Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr West Nassau HS Memphis, TN
G 4 Carter Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Arcadia HS
Air Force
Phoenix, AZ
F 5 Tafara Gapare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So South Kent School
UMass
Wellington, New Zealand
F 10 Ebenezer Dowuona 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr The Heritage School (GA)
NC State
Accra, Ghana
F 11 Baye Ndongo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Mboro, Senegal
F 12 Tyzhaun Claude 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Moravian Prep
Western Carolina
Goldsboro, NC
G 13 Miles Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Parkview HS Lilburn, GA
G 14 Kowacie Reeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Westside HS
Florida
Macon, GA
F 23 Ibrahima Sacko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr J. Addison School (ON) Conakry, Guinea
G 24 Amaree Abram 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Southern California Academy
Ole Miss
Port Arthur, TX
F 30 Ibrahim Souare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School (AZ) Conakry, Guinea
G 33 Marcos San Miguel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Campbell HS Atlanta, GA
F 35 Emmer Nichols (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Sacred Heart Prep School Woodside, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
Clark Atlanta W 91–75 
 19  Reeves   8  Tied   11  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (3,244)
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 84–62  1–0
 25  Kelly   10  Claude   6  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (3,414)
Atlanta, GA
November 9, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Howard W 88–85  2–0
 27  Kelly   7  Reeves   3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (3,802)
Atlanta, GA
November 14, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 71–74  2–1
 24  Coleman   9  Claude   5  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (3,778)
Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 54–89  2–2
 14  Reeves Jr.   8  Ndongo   4  Sturdivant  Fifth Third Arena (11,756)
Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 Mississippi State
ACC–SEC Challenge
W 67–59  3–2
 22  Kelly   12  Kelly   3  Ndongo  McCamish Pavilion (3,913)
Atlanta, GA
December 2, 2023
2:15 p.m., The CW
No. 7 Duke W 72–68  4–2
(1–0)
 21  Ndongo   7  Kelly   9  George  McCamish Pavilion (7,758)
Atlanta, GA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia
Rivalry
L 62–76  4–3
 12  Tied   11  Ndongo   4  Kelly  Stegeman Coliseum (9,017)
Athens, GA
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Alabama A&M W 70–49  5–3
 20  Reeves   10  Reeves   8  George  McCamish Pavilion (3,919)
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN
vs. Penn State W 82–81 OT 6–3
 20  Gapare   19  Ndongo   8  George  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 21, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. UMass
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 73–70  7–3
 21  Sturdivant   9  Claude   5  George  Stan Sheriff Center (5,290)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2023*
11:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Hawai'i
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
W 73–68  8–3
 22  Ndongo   12  Ndongo   5  Sturdivant  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Nevada
Diamond Head Classic Championship Game
L 64–72  8–4
 20  Ndongo   8  Ndongo   3  Kelly  Stan Sheriff Center (5,005)
Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State L 71–82  8–5
(1–1)
 20  Kelly   9  Ndongo   5  Sturdivant  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,248)
Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
Boston College L 87–95  8–6
(1–2)
 18  Ndongo   10  Tied   9  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (5,052)
Atlanta, Ga
January 9, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame L 68–75 OT 8–7
(1–3)
 25  Kelly   9  Ndongo   11  George  McCamish Pavilion (3,729)
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 11т Duke L 79–84  8–8
(1–4)
 17  George   11  Kelly   5  George  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 16, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson W 93–90 2OT 9–8
(2–4)
 20  George   10  Ndongo   6  George  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,217)
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 66–75  9–9
(2–5)
 15  Tied   5  Tied   9  George  McCamish Pavilion (6,380)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Pittsburgh L 64–72  9–10
(2–6)
 17  Ndongo   8  Ndongo   4  George  McCamish Pavilion (3,612)
Atlanta, GA
January 27, 2023
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech L 67–91  9–11
(2–7)
 16  Ndongo   9  Ndongo   8  George  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina W 74–73  10–11
(3–7)
 18  Sturdivant   8  Tied   4  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (8,600)
Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2024
5:30 p.m., The CW
at NC State L 76–82  10–12
(3–8)
 20  Kelly   10  Kelly   5  George  PNC Arena (15,523)
Raleigh, NC
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wake Forest L 51–80  10–13
(3–9)
 14  Ndongo   6  Ndongo   7  George  McCamish Pavilion (4,239)
Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville L 67–79  10–14
(3–10)
 36  Kelly   9  Claude   3  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (11,891)
Louisville, KY
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame L 55–58  10–15
(3–11)
 13  Sacko   6  Reeves Jr.   4  Tied  Joyce Center (4,589)
South Bend, IN
February 17, 2024
5:30 p.m., The CW
Syracuse W 65–60  11–15
(4–11)
 17  Sturdivant   11  Ndongo   4  Sturdivant  McCamish Pavilion (6,241)
Atlanta, GA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 57–81  11–16
(4–12)
 14  Sturdivant   7  Tied   7  Sacko  McCamish Pavilion (4,567)
Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) W 80–76  12–16
(5–12)
 25  Kelly   8  Reeves Jr.   7  Sturdivant  Watsco Center (7,906)
Coral Gables, FL
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
Florida State W 85–76  13–16
(6–12)
 20  Sturdivant   14  Ndongo   4  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (5,908)
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest W 70–69  14–16
(7–12)
 19  Kelly   11  Ndongo   3  George  LVJM Coliseum (7,481)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia L 57–72  14–17
(7–13)
 21  Ndongo   9  Ndongo   5  George  John Paul Jones Arena (13,877)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC tournament
March 12, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(13) vs. (12) Notre Dame
First Round
L 80–84  14–18
 24  George   7  Ndongo   7  George  Capital One Arena (7,523)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[17]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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  2. ^ "Georgia Tech hires Damon Stoudamire as coach: Former NBA star tapped to replace Josh Pastner". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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  4. ^ Caudell, Jackson (April 26, 2023). "Former Georgia Tech Center Cyril Martynov Commits to Eastern Michigan". si.com. FanNation. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tristan Maxwell transfers to Hampton". usbasket.com. Eurobasket.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Transfer, Latvian Sharpshooter Freds Pauls Bagatskis Signs With UTA". utamavs.com. UT Arlington Athletics. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Caudell, Jackson (May 30, 2023). "Former Georgia Tech Forward Jalon Moore Commits To Oklahoma". si.com. FanNation. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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  9. ^ Caudell, Jackson (June 7, 2023). "Former Georgia Tech Center Rodney Howard Commits To Western Kentucky". si.com. FanNation. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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  12. ^ Bishop, Chad (July 11, 2023). "Damon Stoudamire details ideal future Georgia Tech player". ajc.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "NC State basketball transfer Ebenezer Dowuona commits to Georgia Tech". tarheeltimes.com. Tar Heel Times. April 3, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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