# 2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Josh Pastner and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in 13thplace. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Florida State before losing to Pittsburgh in the second round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT
On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach Josh Pastner. Three days later, the school named former Pacific head coach Damon Stoudamire as the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2021–22 season 12–20, 5–15 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Louisville in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Michael Devoe | 0 | G | 6'5" | 191 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Saba Gigiberia | 2 | C | 7'1" | 248 | Sophomore | Tbilisi, Georgia | Transferred to San Francisco |
| Bubba Parham | 3 | G | 5'10" | 161 | GS Senior | Snellville, GA | Graduate and transferred to Samford |
| Jordan Usher | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | Canton, GA | Graduated |
| Khalid Moore | 12 | F | 6'7" | 208 | Senior | Briarwood, NY | Graduated and transferred to Fordham |
| Jehloni James | 35 | F | 6'6" | 192 | Junior | Sugar Hill, GA | Walk-on; transferred |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Lance Terry | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | College Park, GA | Gardner–Webb |
| Javon Franklin | 4 | F | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | Little Rock, AR | South Alabama |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Freds Bagatskis SF | Latvia | N/A | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Cyril Martynov PF | Lawrenceville, NJ | The Lawrenceville School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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: "2022 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "Georgia Tech 2022 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Blue Cain SG | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Catholic School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/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 August 22, 2022. "Georgia Tech 2023 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Clayton State | W 93–63 | 1–0 | 16 – Terry | 13 – Howard | 5 – Sturdivant | McCamish Pavilion (3,072) Atlanta, GA |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Georgia State | W 59–57 | 2–0 | 16 – Coleman | 7 – Moore | 3 – Howard | GSU Convocation Center (4,083) Atlanta, GA |
| November 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Northern Illinois Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game | W 68–50 | 3–0 | 14 – Franklin | 11 – Franklin | 11 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (3,269) Atlanta, GA |
| November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Utah Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | L 64–68 | 3–1 | 15 – Smith | 8 – Franklin | 4 – Smith | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,188) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Marquette Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation | L 60–84 | 3–2 | 17 – Franklin | 14 – Franklin | 2 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,691) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 80–61 | 4–2 | 16 – Smith | 8 – Moore | 4 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (3,379) Atlanta, GA |
| November 29, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 65–81 | 4–3 | 21 – Kelly | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,450) Iowa City, IA |
| December 2, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Northeastern | W 81–63 | 5–3 | 16 – Tied | 9 – Moore | 3 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (3,494) Atlanta, GA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Georgia Clean Old-Fashioned Hate | W 79–77 | 6–3 | 17 – Kelly | 9 – Franklin | 6 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (5,810) Atlanta, GA |
| December 10, 2022 3:15 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina | L 59–75 | 6–4 (0–1) | 15 – Tied | 5 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Dean Smith Center (19,410) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Alabama State | W 96–60 | 7–4 | 18 – Maxwell | 11 – Howard | 7 – Sturdivant | McCamish Pavilion (3,793) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | Clemson | L 66–79 | 7–5 (0–2) | 17 – Kelly | 9 – Moore | 4 – Moore | McCamish Pavilion (4,763) Atlanta, GA |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 13 Virginia | L 56–74 | 7–6 (0–3) | 20 – Kelly | 5 – Howard | 8 – Sturdivant | McCamish Pavilion (5,371) Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 12 Miami (FL) | W 76–70 | 8–6 (1–3) | 24 – Terry | 8 – Howard | 5 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (4,203) Atlanta, GA |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Florida State | L 64–75 | 8–7 (1–4) | 17 – Terry | 7 – Smith | 6 – Smith | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,536) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–5) | 18 – Sturdivant | 12 – Franklin | 7 – Smith | Joyce Center (4,502) South Bend, IN |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | L 60–71 | 8–9 (1–6) | 15 – Smith | 11 – Smith | 5 – Strudivant | McCamish Pavilion (5,325) Atlanta, GA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | NC State | L 66–78 | 8–10 (1–7) | 17 – Moore | 8 – Moore | 5 – Howard | McCamish Pavilion (4,242) Atlanta, GA |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Syracuse | L 63–80 | 8–11 (1–8) | 17 – Coleman | 5 – Moore | 7 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (5,566) Atlanta, GA |
| January 24, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 24 Clemson | L 51–72 | 8–12 (1–9) | 12 – Franklin | 10 – Smith | 5 – Sturdivant | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,923) Clemson, SC |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | Duke | L 43–86 | 8–13 (1–10) | 10 – Maxwell | 6 – Howard | 5 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (7,382) Atlanta, GA |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Louisville | L 58–68 | 8–14 (1–11) | 17 – Sturdivant | 12 – Franklin | 4 – Sturdivant | KFC Yum! Center (11,416) Louisville, KY |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 64–72 | 8–15 (1–12) | 17 – Kelly | 9 – Kelly | 5 – Franklin | PNC Arena (15,473) Raleigh, NC |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Notre Dame | W 70–68 | 9–15 (2–12) | 19 – Terry | 9 – Tied | 7 – Smith | McCamish Pavilion (4,906) Atlanta, GA |
| February 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 70–71 | 9–16 (2–13) | 15 – Smith | 15 – Franklin | 5 – Smith | LJVM Coliseum (8,566) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 77–70 | 10–16 (3–13) | 21 – Coleman | 10 – Franklin | 3 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (4,565) Atlanta, GA |
| February 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Florida Tech | W 79–56 | 11–16 | 19 – Terry | 14 – Franklin | 5 – Tied | McCamish Pavilion (4,890) Atlanta, GA |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 68–76 | 11–17 (3–14) | 24 – Kelly | 8 – Franklin | 5 – Sturdivant | Peterson Events Center (9,482) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Louisville | W 83–67 | 12–17 (4–14) | 21 – Franklin | 13 – Franklin | 10 – Sturdivant | McCamish Pavilion (6,070) Atlanta, GA |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Syracuse | W 96–76 | 13–17 (5–14) | 30 – Kelly | 15 – Franklin | 10 – Franklin | JMA Wireless Dome (18,522) Syracuse, NY |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 73–65 | 14–17 (6–14) | 21 – Kelly | 15 – Franklin | 4 – Sturdivant | Conte Forum (6,554) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (13) | vs. (12) Florida State First round | W 61–60 | 15–17 | 21 – Kelly | 19 – Franklin | 7 – Sturdivant | Greensboro Coliseum (7,231) Greensboro, NC |
| March 8, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN | (13) | vs. (5) Pittsburgh Second round | L 81–89 | 15–18 | 19 – Franklin | 15 – Franklin | 8 – Sturdivant | Greensboro Coliseum (17,685) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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