# 2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-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 21–16, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Pittsburgh. The Yellow Jackets received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Indiana, Belmont, and Ole Miss to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. At MSG, they defeated Cal State Bakersfield before losing in the championship game to Texas Christian University.

## Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2015–16 season 21–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated Clemson in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Virginia. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Houston and South Carolina to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to San Diego State.
On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach. On April 8, 2016, the school hired Josh Pastner as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Charles Mitchell | 0 | F | 6'8" | 269 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
| Adam Smith | 2 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Jonesboro, GA | Graduated |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 3 | G/F | 6'5" | 214 | Senior | College Park, GA | Graduated |
| Travis Jorgenson | 10 | G | 6'0" | 177 | RS Sophomore | Columbia, MO | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Nick Jacobs | 32 | F | 6'8" | 260 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| James White | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Jonesboro, GA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jodan Price | 2 | G/F | 6'8" | 185 | RS Senior | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred from Eastern Michigan. Price will be eligible to play immediately since Price graduated from Eastern Michigan. |
| Kellen McCormick | 32 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | West Bloomfield, MI | Transferred from Western Michigan. McCormick will be eligible to play immediately since McCormick graduated from Western Michigan. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Christian Matthews #61 SF | Clinton, MD | National Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Aug 23, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Justin Moore #66 PG | San Diego, CA | Mission Bay High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Josh Okogie SF | Snellville, GA | Shiloh High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 7:30 pm | | Shorter | W 95–87 $^{OT}$ | | Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,503) Atlanta, GA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Tennessee Tech | W 70–55 | 1–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,018) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Southern | W 77–62 | 2–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,360) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/18/2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Ohio | L 61–67 | 2–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,802) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Sam Houston State | W 81–73 | 3–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,181) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/26/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Tulane | W 82–68 | 4–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,479) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 60–67 | 4–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,032) University Park, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Tennessee | L 58–81 | 4–3 | Thompson–Boling Arena (12,634) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at VCU | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Alcorn State | W 74–50 | 6–3 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,599) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Georgia | L 43–60 | 6–4 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wofford | W 76–72 | 7–4 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,725) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Carolina A&T | W 59–52 | 8–4 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,024) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/31/2016 12:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 9 North Carolina | W 75–63 | 9–4 (1–0) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,754) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Duke | L 57–110 | 9–5 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 9 Louisville | L 50–65 | 9–6 (1–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,160) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | Clemson | W 75–63 | 10–6 (2–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,602) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/15/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at NC State | W 86–76 | 11–6 (3–2) | PNC Arena (17,781) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/18/2017 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Virginia Tech | L 61–62 | 11–7 (3–3) | Cassell Coliseum (6,598) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 16 Virginia | L 49–62 | 11–8 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,459) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | No. 6 Florida State | W 78–56 | 12–8 (4–4) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,542) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 14 Notre Dame | W 62–60 | 13–8 (5–4) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Clemson | L 62–74 | 13–9 (5–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,530) Clemson, SC |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | L 69–81 | 13–10 (5–6) | LJVM Coliseum (10,962) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/07/2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | Tusculum | W 96–58 | 14–10 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,437) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/11/2017 5:30 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 65–54 | 15–10 (6–6) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,391) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 61–70 | 15–11 (6–7) | BankUnited Center (7,111) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/19/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | Syracuse | W 71–65 | 16–11 (7–7) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/21/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | NC State | L 69–71 | 16–12 (7–8) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,950) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/26/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 21 Notre Dame | L 60–64 | 16–13 (7–9) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 02/28/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | W 61–52 | 17–13 (8–9) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,185) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 61–90 | 17–14 (8–10) | Carrier Dome (30,448) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ACCN | (11) | vs. (14) Pittsburgh First Round | L 59–61 | 17–15 | Barclays Center (8,656) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | (3) Indiana First Round – Syracuse Bracket | W 75–63 | 18–15 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,533) Atlanta, GA |
| 3/19/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | (7) Belmont Second Round – Syracuse Bracket | W 71–57 | 19–15 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,176) Atlanta, GA |
| 3/21/2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | at (5) Ole Miss Quarterfinals – Syracuse Bracket | W 74–66 | 20–15 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,091) Oxford, MS |
| 3/28/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals | W 76–61 | 21–15 | Madison Square Garden (5,210) New York City, NY |
| 3/30/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (4) TCU Championship | L 56–88 | 21–16 | Madison Square Garden (5,029) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||