2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–20 (5–15 ACC)
Head coach	Josh Pastner (6th season)
Associate head coach	Eric Reveno
Assistant coaches	Julian Swartz Anthony Wilkins
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4		.800			32	–	7		.821
North Carolina	15	–	5		.750			29	–	10		.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5		.750			24	–	11		.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6		.700			26	–	11		.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7		.650			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	12	–	8		.600			21	–	14		.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9		.550			23	–	13		.639
Florida State	10	–	10		.500			17	–	14		.548
Syracuse	9	–	11		.450			16	–	17		.485
Clemson	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
Louisville	6	–	14		.300			13	–	19		.406
Boston College	6	–	14		.300			13	–	20		.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14		.300			11	–	21		.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15		.250			12	–	20		.375
NC State	4	–	16		.200			11	–	21		.344
† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 12–20 overall and 5–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Louisville in the first round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Yellow Jackets finished the 2021–21 season 17–9, 11–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Miami in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and advanced to the championship game after Virginia was forced to withdraw from the tournament after a positive COVID-19 test. They defeated Florida State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to Loyola. It was the first time since 2010 that the Yellow Jackets had participated in the NCAA Tournament, and their first ACC Championship since 1993.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Moses Wright	5	F	6'9"	233	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Jose Alvarado	10	G	6'0"	179	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
David Didenko	14	F	6'9"	232	Junior	Yakutsk, Russia	Transferred to UT Martin
Niko Broadway	34	G	6'3"	195	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on; didn't return
Shaheed Medlock	45	G	6'5"	196	Senior	Waycross, GA	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Malachi Rice	55	G	6'0"	186	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deivon Smith	5	G	6'1"	172	Sophomore	Loganville, GA	Mississippi State

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dallan Coleman #10 SG	Callahan, FL	West Nassau High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 28, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Miles Kelly #28 SF	Lilburn, GA	Parkview High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 25, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Jalon Moore #36 SF	Gardendale, AL	Gardendale High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 25, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
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: "2021 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021. "Georgia Tech 2021 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Michael Devoe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Montverde Academy Orlando, FL G 1 Kyle Sturdivant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Norcross HS Southern California Norcross, GA C 2 Saba Gigiberia 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So Prolific Preparatory School Tbilisi, Georgia G 3 Bubba Parham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) GS Brookwood HS VMI Snellville, GA G/F 4 Jordan Usher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Wheeler HS Southern California Canton, GA G 5 Deivon Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Grayson HS Mississippi State Loganville, GA G 10 Dallan Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr West Nassau HS Memphis, TN G 11 Tristan Maxwell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So North Mecklenburg HS Huntersville, NC F 12 Khalid Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Archbishop Molloy HS Briarwood, NY G 13 Miles Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Parkview HS Lilburn, GA F 14 Jalon Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Gardendale HS Gardendale, AL F 23 Jordan Meka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mount Bethel Christian Academy Yaoundé, Cameroon C 24 Rodney Howard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Legacy Charter School Georgia Ypsilanti, MI G 30 Coleman Boyd (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Mount Bethel Christian Academy Smyrna, GA G 33 Brayden Daniels (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Christian Academy Louisville, KY F 35 Jehloni James (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Lanier HS Sugar Hill, GA F 43 Jermontae Hill (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr DME Academy Tucker, GA	Head coach Josh Pastner (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Eric Reveno (Stanford) Julian Swartz (Carroll) Anthony Wilkins (Kent State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021* 2:00 p.m.		Morehouse	W 89–52	–	23 – Devoe	6 – Tied	8 – Smith	McCamish Pavilion (3,585) Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Miami (OH) Georgia Tech Showcase	L 69–72	0–1	26 – Devoe	13 – Howard	3 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (4,221) Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Stetson Georgia Tech Showcase	W 77–52	1–1	17 – Devoe	11 – Usher	7 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,802) Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Lamar Georgia Tech Showcase	W 75–66	2–1	19 – Coleman	8 – Tied	6 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (3,625) Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2021* 9:00 p.m., SECN		at Georgia Rivalry	W 88–78	3–1	37 – Devoe	7 – Tied	5 – Devoe	Stegeman Coliseum (9,057) Athens, GA
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Charleston Southern	W 85–70	4–1	24 – Usher	10 – Usher	3 – 4 tied	McCamish Pavilion (3,912) Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Georgia Southern	W 61–59	5–1	26 – Devoe	10 – Usher	5 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,486) Atlanta, GA
December 1, 2021* 9:15 p.m., ESPN2		No. 23 Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 66–70	5–2	33 – Devoe	11 – Smith	4 – Sturdivant	McCamish Pavilion (6,302) Atlanta, GA
December 5, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina	L 62–79	5–3 (0–1)	15 – Devoe	4 – Devoe	4 – Smith	McCamish Pavilion (6,217) Atlanta, GA
December 11, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 25 LSU Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 53–69	5–4	15 – Usher	6 – Usher	3 – Devoe	State Farm Arena (6,137) Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2021* 4:00 p.m., P12N		vs. No. 10 USC Jerry Colangelo Classic	L 53–67	5–5	25 – Devoe	8 – Moore	2 – Moore	Footprint Center (7,821) Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Georgia State	W 72–62 OT	6–5	30 – Usher	11 – Usher	3 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,228) Atlanta, GA
December 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Alabama A&M	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues					McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	L 64–67	6–6 (0–2)	23 – Devoe	6 – Usher	4 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (4,853) Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 2 Duke	L 57–69	6–7 (0–3)	21 – Devoe	8 – Meka	3 – Parham	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Chapel Hill, NC
January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	L 68–72 OT	6–8 (0–4)	20 – Devoe	14 – Usher	6 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (5,813) Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Boston College	W 81–76	7–8 (1–4)	22 – Maxwell	9 – Devoe	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (3,591) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina	L 65–88	7–9 (1–5)	22 – Usher	7 – Usher	3 – Usher	Dean Smith Center (18,568) Chapel Hill, NC
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wake Forest	L 64–80	7–10 (1–6)	22 – Devoe	5 – Usher	3 – 3 tied	McCamish Pavilion (4,698) Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clayton State	W 103–53	8–10	20 – Devoe	6 – Devoe	7 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,127) Atlanta, GA
January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State	W 75–61	9–10 (2–6)	19 – Usher	8 – Usher	5 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (4,967) Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Miami (FL)	L 62–73	9–11 (2–7)	19 – Moore	10 – Usher	6 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (5,135) Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 66–81	9–12 (2–8)	30 – Devoe	6 – Howard	3 – Sturdivant	Cassell Coliseum (6,887) Blacksburg, VA
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Clemson	W 69–64	10–12 (3–8)	16 – Smith	8 – Smith	6 – Smith	McCamish Pavilion (5,784) Atlanta, GA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Miami (FL)	L 70–79	10–13 (3–9)	20 – Devoe	7 – Tied	4 – Sturdivant	Watsco Center (3,866) Coral Gables, FL
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Virginia	L 53–63	10–14 (3–10)	17 – Devoe	5 – Usher	5 – Usher	John Paul Jones Arena (14,253) Charlottesville, VA
February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State	L 61–76	10–15 (3–11)	18 – Devoe	11 – Howard	4 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,568) Atlanta, GA
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 68–62	11–15 (4–11)	22 – Devoe	8 – Usher	5 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (9,085) Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Syracuse Rescheduled from December 29	L 73–74 OT	11–16 (4–12)	19 – Howard	13 – Usher	5 – Usher	Carrier Dome (22,042) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech	L 58–62	11–17 (4–13)	18 – Devoe	5 – Tied	3 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (4,150) Atlanta, GA
February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 56–90	11–18 (4–14)	16 – Usher	8 – Howard	4 – Devoe	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 65–68	11–19 (4–15)	15 – Devoe	7 – Devoe	5 – Sturdivant	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,602) Clemson, SC
March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Boston College	W 82–78 OT	12–19 (5–15)	30 – Usher	8 – Tied	5 – Usher	McCamish Pavilion (5,336) Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
March 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	(14)	vs. (11) Louisville First round	L 74–84	12–20	19 – Usher	6 – Usher	9 – Usher	Barclays Center (6,222) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings and the Coaches Poll did not release a Week 1 poll.