# 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Paul Hewitt's tenth season as head coach. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. They finished the season 23–13, 7–9 in ACC play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament as the 7 seed before losing to regular season champion Duke. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 10 seed in the Midwest Region. They upset 7 seed Oklahoma State in the first round before falling to 2 seed and AP #5 Ohio State in the second round.

## Pre-season

On Thursday, September 24, it was announced that the Georgia Tech Men's basketball team had cancelled their trip to Canada, which was to take place the weekend of October 2–5, due to concerns over NCAA regulations. The Yellow Jackets were to depart October 2 for Windsor, Ontario to play two games against the Windsor Lancers Men's Basketball team and one against the Western Ontario Mustangs Men's Basketball team. The issue revolved around NCAA rules prohibiting teams from taking trips within 30 days of the official start of pre-season practice. The trip did fall within Georgia Tech's fall break from classes. NCAA regulations allow teams to take an international trip once every four years, but the trip must occur before the 30-day period leading up to the official start of pre-season practice, which this year is October 16. Georgia Tech had asked for and received a waiver from the NCAA, but ultimately decided against taking the fall break trip amid concerns over the regulations.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School |
| D'Andre Bell | 13 | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 222 | Senior | Los Angeles | Palisades Charter High School |
| Derek Craig | 33 | Guard | 6–4 | 196 | Sophomore | Spring, Texas | Klein Collins High School |
| Derrick Favors | 14 | Forward | 6–10 | 246 | Freshman | Atlanta | South Atlanta High School |
| Nick Foreman | 4 | Guard | 6–3 | 208 | Sophomore | Bellaire, Texas | Bellaire High School |
| Kammeon Holsey | 24 | Forward | 6–8 | 209 | Freshman | Sparta, Georgia | Hancock Central High School |
| Gani Lawal | 31 | Forward | 6–9 | 234 | Junior | Norcross, Georgia | Norcross High School |
| Daniel Miller | 5 | Center | 6–11 | 252 | Freshman | Loganville, Georgia | Loganville Christian Academy |
| Maurice Miller | 3 | Guard | 6–2 | 189 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee | Raleigh-Egypt High School |
| Brian Oliver | 11 | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Freshman | Glassboro, New Jersey | William Penn High School |
| Zachery Peacock | 35 | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Senior | Miami, Fla. | Miami Norland High School |
| Glen Rice Jr. | 41 | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia | George Walton Comprehensive High School |
| Brad Sheehan | 34 | Center | 7–0 | 235 | Junior | Latham, New York | Shaker High School |
| Sam Shew | 44 | Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Decatur, Georgia | Decatur High School (Georgia) |
| Iman Shumpert | 1 | Guard | 6–5 | 209 | Sophomore | Oak Park, Illinois | Oak Park and River Forest High School |
| Lance Storrs | 10 | Guard | 6–5 | 221 | Junior | Decatur, Georgia | Columbia High School |
| Mfon Udofia | 0 | Guard | 6–2 | 187 | Freshman | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Miller Grove High School |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Sun, Nov. 8* 7:00PM | No. 22 | Iona | W 84–76 $^{OT}$ | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,904) Atlanta, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Sat, Nov. 14* 7:00PM | No. 22 | Florida A&M | W 100–59 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,491) Atlanta, GA |
| Thurs, Nov. 19* 11:30PM, CSS | No. 21 | vs. No. 18 Dayton Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 59–63 | 1–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073) San Juan, PR |
| Fri, Nov. 20* 1:00PM, ESPNU | No. 21 | vs. George Mason Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 70–62 | 2–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762) San Juan, PR |
| Sun, Nov. 22* 12:30PM, ESPNU | No. 21 | vs. Boston University Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 85–67 | 3–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357) San Juan, PR |
| Fri, Nov. 27* 4:00PM | | Mercer | W 85–74 | 4–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,644) Atlanta, GA |
| Wed, Dec. 2* 7:00PM | | Siena | W 74–61 | 5–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,898) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Dec. 5* 6:00PM, FSS | | USC | W 79–53 | 6–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671) Atlanta, GA |
| Mon, Dec. 14* 7:00PM, RSN | No. 22 | at Chattanooga | W 95–64 | 7–1 | McKenzie Arena (4,734) Chattanooga, TN |
| Wed, Dec. 16* 8:30PM | No. 22 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–53 | 8–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,671) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun, Dec. 20 5:30PM, FSN | No. 22 | Florida State | L 59–66 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 ((0–1)) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,225) Atlanta, GA |
| Tues, Dec. 22* 2:00PM | | Kennesaw State | W 80–55 | 9–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,153) Atlanta, GA |
| Tues, Dec. 29* 1:00PM | | Winston-Salem State | W 78–43 | 10–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,148) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Jan. 2* 7:00PM | | at Charlotte | W 76–67 | 11–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC |
| Tues, Jan. 5* 7:00PM, CSS | No. 20 | at Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | L 66–73 | 11–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,275) Athens, GA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| Sat, Jan. 9 2:00PM, ESPN | No. 20 | No. 5 Duke | W 71–65 | 12–3 (1–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA |
| Wed, Jan. 13 7:00PM | No. 20 | at Virginia | L 75–82 | 12–4 (1–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (8,924) Charlottesville, VA |
| Sat, Jan. 16 2:00PM, ESPN | No. 20 | at No. 12 North Carolina | W 73–71 | 13–4 (2–2) | Dean Smith Center (20,704) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Tues, Jan. 19 7:00PM, ESPN2 | No. 19 | No. 17 Clemson | W 66–64 | 14–4 (3–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,738) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun, Jan. 24 Noon, Raycom | No. 19 | at Florida State | L 66–68 | 14–5 (3–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,661) Tallahassee, FL |
| Thur, Jan. 28 7:00PM, RSN | No. 22 | Wake Forest | W 79–58 | 15–5 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,083) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Jan. 30* 1:00PM | No. 22 | Kentucky State | W 98–50 | 16–5 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025) Atlanta, GA |
| Thur, Feb. 4 7:00PM, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at No. 10 Duke | L 67–86 | 16–6 (4–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sat, Feb. 6 4:00PM, Raycom | No. 21 | NC State | W 73–71 | 17–6 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,760) Atlanta, GA |
| Wed, Feb. 10 7:00PM, ESPNU | No. 20 | at Miami (FL) | L 62–64 | 17–7 (5–5) | BankUnited Center (4,319) Coral Gables, FL |
| Sat, Feb. 13 8:00PM, Raycom | No. 20 | at Wake Forest | L 64–75 | 17–8 (5–6) | LJVM Coliseum (14,296) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Tues, Feb. 16 9:00PM, Raycom | | North Carolina | W 68–51 | 18–8 (6–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA |
| Sat, Feb. 20 2:00PM, Raycom | | at Maryland | L 74–76 | 18–9 (6–7) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Sat, Feb. 27 Noon, RSN | | Boston College | W 73–68 | 19–9 (7–7) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,055) Atlanta, GA |
| Tues, Mar. 2 8:00PM, Raycom | | at Clemson | L 80–91 | 19–10 (7–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| Sat, Mar. 6 4:00PM, Raycom | | Virginia Tech | L 82–88 | 19–11 (7–9) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,725) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Thur, Mar. 11 7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN | (7) | vs. (10) North Carolina First round | W 62–58 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Fri, Mar. 12 7:00PM, Raycom/ESPN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 19 Maryland Quarterfinals | W 69–64 | 21–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Sat, Mar. 13 4:15PM, Raycom/ESPN | (7) | vs. (11) NC State Semifinals | W 57–54 | 22–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Sun, Mar. 14 1:00PM, Raycom/ESPN | (7) | vs. (1) No. 4 Duke Championship Game | L 61–65 | 22–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Fri, Mar. 19 7:15PM, CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Oklahoma State First round | W 64–59 | 23–12 | Bradley Center (17,580) Milwaukee, WI |
| Sun, Mar. 22 2:20PM, CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Ohio State Second round | L 66–75 | 23–13 | Bradley Center (18,031) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=NCAA Midwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 20 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.