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The 2006–07 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team 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 , Matt Harpring or Jarrett Jack . Bobby Cremins built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to head coach Paul Hewitt . Hewitt's teams feed on pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses. Paul Hewitt was dismissed on March 12, 2011 and replaced by Brian Gregory from the University of Dayton.
Pre-season
Paul Hewitt recruited one of the best recruiting classes in Georgia Tech history bringing in McDonald's All-Americans forward Thaddeus Young and guard Javaris Crittenton . The team returns Jeremis Smith, Anthony Morrow, Mario West, and Ra'Sean Dickey as strong and experienced veterans to add needed balance to a very age polarized squad.
Roster
Name
Number
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Javaris Crittenton
1
G
6-5
198
Freshman
Atlanta, Georgia
Matt Causey
2
G
6-0
186
Senior
Gainesville, Georgia
Ra'Sean Dickey
4
F-C
6-10
250
Junior
Clio, South Carolina
Mario West
5
G
6-5
210
RS-Senior
Douglasville, Georgia
Mouhammad Faye
11
G-F
6-10
208
RS-Freshman
Dakar, Senegal
Paco Diaw
12
G
6-6
185
Sophomore
Dakar, Senegal
D'Andre Bell
13
G-F
6-5
210
Sophomore
Los Angeles, California
Ty Anderson
14
G
6-4
197
Freshman
Watkinsville, Georgia
Anthony Morrow
23
G
6-5
210
Junior
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jeremis Smith
32
F
6-8
236
Junior
Fort Worth, Texas
Thaddeus Young
33
F
6-8
217
Freshman
Memphis, Tennessee
Brad Sheehan
34
F-C
6-11
220
Freshman
Latham, New York
Zach Peacock
35
F
6-8
235
Freshman
Miami, Florida
Alade Aminu
41
F
6-10
225
Sophomore
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Schedule and results
Lewis Clinch making a slam dunk vs. Centenary
Zach Peacock attempting a free throw
D'Andre Bell dribbling the ball
Date
Opponent
Location
Time (EST)
Result
Overall
Conf.
Recap
Exhibition Games
November 4, 2006
Morehouse
Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM
W 96-52
[ 1]
Regular Season
November 10, 2006
Elon
Atlanta, GA
8:00 PM
W 83-49
1-0
0-0
[ 2]
November 13, 2006
Jackson State
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 100-70
2-0
0-0
[ 2]
November 16, 2006
Georgia State
Atlanta, GA
6:00 PM
W 103-74
3-0
0-0
November 20, 2006
Purdue 1
Maui, HI
5:00 PM
W 79-61
4-0
0-0
November 21, 2006
#12 Memphis 1
Maui, HI
7:00 PM
W 92-85
5-0
0-0
November 22, 2006
#5 UCLA 1
Maui, HI
10:00 PM
L 88-73
5-1
0-0
November 28, 2006
Penn State ²
Atlanta, GA
8:00 PM
W 77-73
6-1
0-0
[ 3]
December 3, 2006
Miami
Coral Gables, FL
5:30 PM
L 90-82
6-2
0-1
December 9, 2006
Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
5:00 PM
L 73-64
6-3
0-1
December 18, 2006
Centenary
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 92-52
7-3
0-1
[ 4]
December 22, 2006
Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate )
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 78-69
8-3
0-1
[ 4]
December 28, 2006
Troy
Atlanta, GA
2:00 PM
W 85-55
9-3
0-1
[ 4]
December 30, 2006
St. Francis (PA)
Atlanta, GA
8:00 PM
W 87-43
10-3
0-1
[ 4]
January 3, 2007
Winston-Salem St.
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 97-46
11-3
0-1
[ 4]
January 6, 2007
#23 Clemson
Clemson, SC
4:00 PM
L 75-74
11-4
0-2
[ 4]
January 10, 2007
#11 Duke
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 74-63
12-4
1-2
[ 4] [ 5]
January 13, 2007
Florida St.
Atlanta, GA
6:00 PM
W 88-80
13-4
2-2
[ 4]
January 20, 2007
#4 North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
9:00 PM
L 77-61
13-5
2-3
[ 6]
January 24, 2007
Maryland
College Park, MD
9:00 PM
L 80-65
13-6
2-4
[ 6]
January 28, 2007
#24 Virginia Tech
Atlanta, GA
3:30 PM
L 73-65
13-7
2-5
[ 7]
January 30, 2007
Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, NC
8:00 PM
L 85-75
13-8
2-6
[ 7]
February 3, 2007
Clemson
Atlanta, GA
1:00 PM
W 80-62
14-8
3-6
[ 8]
February 6, 2007
NC State
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 74-65
15-8
4-6
[ 8]
February 11, 2007
UConn ³
Atlanta, GA
1:00 PM
W 65-52
16-8
4-6
[ 9]
February 13, 2007
Florida St.
Tallahassee, FL
8:00 PM
W 63-57
17-8
5-6
[ 10]
February 18, 2007
Duke
Durham, NC
1:00 PM
L 71-62
17-9
5-7
[ 11]
February 21, 2007
Wake Forest
Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM
W 75-61
18-9
6-7
[ 11]
February 24, 2007
#24 Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
3:30 PM
L 73-69
18-10
6-8
[ 12]
March 1, 2007
#8 North Carolina
Atlanta, GA
9:00 PM
W 84-77
19-10
7-8
[ 13]
March 4, 2007
Boston College
Atlanta, GA
3:30 PM
W 74-60
20-10
8-8
[ 14]
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2007
Wake Forest
Tampa, FL
9:00 PM
L 114-112
20-11
8-9
[ 15]
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2007
UNLV
Chicago, IL
12:25 PM
L 67-63
20-12
8-9
[ 16]
*Conference games in bold . 1 EA Sports Maui Invitational , ²ACC–Big Ten Challenge game, ³Georgia Dome . AP Rankings use.
References
^ "Sports Shorts: Men's Basketball defeats Morehouse" . The Technique . 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ a b Winkler, Matthew (2006-11-17). "Men's basketball starts 2-0" . The Technique . Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2007-02-18 .
^ Amaraneni, Akshay (2006-12-01). "Jackets survive Penn State 77-73" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ a b c d e f g h Bretherton, William (2007-01-19). "Basketball wins seven of eight over break" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ Bretherton, William (2007-01-19). "Basketball stuns Duke 74-63" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ a b Lee, Hahnming (2007-01-26). "Jackets lose 16 straight on road" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ a b Lee, Hahnming (2007-02-02). "Jackets' woeful losing streak continues" . The Technique . Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-18 .
^ a b Lee, Hahnming (2007-02-09). "Jackets bounce back to thump rival Tigers, Pack" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-02-16). "Basketball beats UConn at Dome" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-02-16). "Basketball ends road losing streak" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-18 . [dead link ]
^ a b Lee, Hahnming (2007-02-23). "Basketball loses to Duke, beats Deacons" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-02-23 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-03-02). "Jackets fail to hold off Cavs" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-03-02 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-03-09). "Basketball upsets No. 8 Tar Heels" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-03-11 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-03-09). "West, Jackets defeat Eagles on Senior Day" . The Technique . Retrieved 2007-03-11 . [dead link ]
^ Lee, Hahnming (2007-03-30). "Jackets lose to Deacons 114-112 in 2OT" . The Technique . Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-30 .
^ Clarke, Michael (2007-03-30). "Men's season ends against UNLV 67-63" . The Technique . Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-30 .
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