2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–18 (6–12 ACC)
Head coach	Josh Pastner (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Reveno Julian Swartz Anthony Wilkins
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			35	–	3		.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Louisville	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
NC State	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Clemson	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Boston College	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2017–18 season 13–19, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justin Moore	0	G	6'4"	162	Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transferred
Tadric Jackson	1	G	6'2"	203	Senior	Tifton, GA	Graduated
Josh Okogie	5	G	6'5"	213	Sophomore	Snellville, GA	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Jon Brown	23	G	6'5"	172	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to West Florida
Ben Lammers	44	C	6'10"	231	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
James Banks III	1	C	6'10"	240	Junior	Decatur, GA	Texas

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kristian Sjolund SF	Katy, TX	Tompkins High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 21, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Devoe SG	Orlando, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 23, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalid Moore SF	Briarwood, NY	Archbishop Molly High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 24, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Michael Devoe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Orlando, FL F/C 1 James Banks III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr La Lumiere HS Texas Decatur, GA G 2 Shembari Phillips 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Wheeler HS/Tucker HS Tennessee Atlanta, GA F 3 Evan Cole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So South Forsyth HS Cumming, GA G 4 Brandon Alston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Herndon HS Lehigh Vienna, VA F 5 Moses Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So William G. Enloe HS Raleigh, NC G 10 Jose Alvarado 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Christ the King HS Brooklyn, NY F 11 Evan Jester (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Sandy Creek HS Riverdale, GA F 12 Khalid Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Archbishop Molloy HS Briarwood, NY G 13 Curtis Haywood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Mustang HS/Brewster Academy Oklahoma City, OK F 24 Sylvester Ogbonda 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr National Christian Academy Fort Washington, MD C 32 Avi Schafer (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Brewster Academy Osaka, Japan F 34 Abdoulaye Gueye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Central Park Christian Dakar, Senegal F 35 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Obra D. Tompkins HS Katy, TX G 55 Malachi Rice (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, IN	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

Georgia Tech in a game against Boston College

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Florida Tech	W 87–36		16 – Cole	11 – Ogbonda	4 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (1,478) Atlanta, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Lamar Deep South Showcase	W 88–69	1–0	17 – Alston	9 – Ogbonda	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,691) Atlanta, GA
November 13, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 5 Tennessee	L 53–66	1–1	16 – Alston	7 – Banks III	1 – Tied	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,219) Knoxville, TN
November 16, 2018* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		East Carolina Deep South Showcase	W 79–54	2–1	18 – Haywood II	6 – Tied	6 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,922) Atlanta, GA
November 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Texas–Rio Grande Valley Deep South Showcase	W 72–44	3–1	14 – Devoe	8 – Banks III	6 – Haywood II	McCamish Pavilion (4,175) Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Prairie View A&M Deep South Showcase	W 65–54	4–1	15 – Alvarado	9 – Banks III	6 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,306) Atlanta, GA
November 28, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–67	4–2	24 – Alvarado	12 – Banks III	3 – Moore	Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,378) Evanston, IL
December 1, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. St. John's HoopHall Miami Invitational	L 73–76	4–3	17 – Alvarado	12 – Banks III	4 – Alvarado	American Airlines Arena (5,749) Miami, FL
December 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Florida A&M	W 73–40	5–3	15 – Alston	4 – Tied	5 – Banks III	McCamish Pavilion (4,951) Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2018* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Gardner–Webb	L 69–79	5–4	20 – Banks III	10 – Banks III	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,268) Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2018* 9:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 69–65	6–4	20 – Alvarado	14 – Banks III	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (14,368) Fayetteville, AR
December 22, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Georgia Rivalry	L 59–70	6–5	14 – Devoe	8 – Tied	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
December 28, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Kennesaw State	W 87–57	7–5	16 – Gueye	8 – Gueye	6 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (5,589) Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2019* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		USC Upstate	W 79–63	8–5	16 – Cole	6 – Banks III	4 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (4,397) Atlanta, GA
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Wake Forest	W 92–79	9–5 (1–0)	20 – Banks III	5 – Wright	7 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (6,397) Atlanta, GA
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 49–52	9–6 (1–1)	20 – Alvarado	6 – Tied	4 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (6,166) Atlanta, GA
January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Syracuse	W 73–59	10–6 (2–1)	19 – Alvarado	7 – Banks III	7 – Haywood II	Carrier Dome (19,257) Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 60–72	10–7 (2–2)	16 – Banks III	5 – Alvarado	3 – Alvarado	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,693) Clemson, SC
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, Raycom		Louisville	L 51–79	10–8 (2–3)	24 – Banks III	11 – Banks III	3 – Banks III	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		Notre Dame	W 63–61	11–8 (3–3)	16 – Banks III	10 – Banks III	5 – Devoe	McCamish Pavilion (5,861) Atlanta, GA
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 2 Duke	L 53–66	11–9 (3–4)	14 – Gueye	8 – Tied	6 – Alvarado	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		No. 9 North Carolina	L 54–77	11–10 (3–5)	14 – Gueye	6 – Banks III	6 – Haywood II	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 25 Florida State	L 49–59	11–11 (3–6)	15 – Gueye	7 – Gueye	2 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (10,181) Tallahassee, FL
February 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		Clemson	L 42–65	11–12 (3–7)	13 – Banks III	8 – Banks III	4 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (5,636) Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Notre Dame	L 59–69	11–13 (3–8)	18 – Devoe	12 – Banks III	6 – Devoe	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,438) South Bend, IN
February 13, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 22 Virginia Tech	L 68–76	11–14 (3–9)	22 – Devoe	8 – Devoe	5 – Devoe	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		No. 17 Florida State	L 47–69	11–15 (3–10)	17 – Alvarado	10 – Banks III	3 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		Pittsburgh	W 73–65	12–15 (4–10)	29 – Alvarado	10 – Banks III	5 – Alvarado	McCamish Pavilion (4,959) Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Miami (FL)	L 65–80	12–16 (4–11)	20 – Alvarado	7 – Alvarado	4 – Alvarado	Watsco Center (6,813) Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 2 Virginia	L 51–81	12–17 (4–12)	12 – Alvarado	7 – Tied	4 – Alvarado	John Paul Jones Arena (14,094) Charlottesville, VA
March 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Boston College	W 81–78 OT	13–17 (5–12)	21 – Alvarado	9 – Banks III	6 – Haywood II	McCamish Pavilion (6,285) Atlanta, GA
March 6, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		at NC State	W 63–61	14–17 (6–12)	19 – Banks III	9 – Banks III	7 – Devoe	PNC Arena (15,803) Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 12, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN2	(10)	vs. (15) Notre Dame First Round	L 71–78	14–18	25 – Wright	11 – Banks III	4 – Banks III	Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.