# 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.

## 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 |
| Recruiting star 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 |
| Recruiting star 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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. |||||||||