# 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.

## Last season

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Clemson.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Stacey Poole, Jr. | 1 | G | 6'4" | 199 | Junior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated early |
| Solomon Poole | 2 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Kicked off the team; transferred to Florida Atlantic |
| Robert Carter Jr. | 4 | F | 6'8" | 247 | Sophomore | Thomasville, GA | Transferred to Maryland |
| Daniel Miller | 5 | C | 6'11" | 275 | Senior | Loganville, GA | Graduated |
| Jason Morris | 14 | G/F | 6'5" | 231 | Senior | Augusta, GA | Graduated |
| Trae Golden | 23 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Senior | Powder Springs, GA | Graduated |
| Kammeon Holsey | 24 | F | 6'8" | 234 | Senior | Sparta, GA | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Charles Mitchell | 0 | F | 6'7" | 260 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from Maryland. Mitchell will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 1.5 years of remaining eligibility. |
| Demarco Cox | 4 | C | 6'8" | 276 | Senior | Yazoo City, MS | Elected to transfer from Ole Miss. Will be eligible to play immediately since Cox graduated from Mississippi. |
| Josh Heath | 11 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Sophomore | Tampa, FL | Transferred from South Florida. Heath will be eligible the 2014–15 season in January. Will have 2.5 years of remaining eligibility. |
| Nick Jacobs | 54 | F | 6'8" | 265 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jacobs will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tadric Jackson SG | Tifton, GA | Tift County High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Ben Lammers C | San Antonio, TX | Alamo Heights High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 25, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| A.D. Gueye PF | Birmingham, AL | Central Park Christian High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Clayton State | W 74–41 | 0–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,122) Atlanta, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, RSN | Georgia | W 80–73 | 1–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (8,127) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Alabama A&M | W 66–46 | 2–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,722) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | IPFW | W 78–69 | 3–0 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,297) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/27/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Marquette Orlando Classic Quarterfinals | L 70–72 | 3–1 | HP Field House (3,216) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rider Orlando Classic Consolation | W 61–54 | 4–1 | HP Field House (2,554) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rhode Island Orlando Classic 5th Place | W 64–61 | 5–1 | HP Field House (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/03/2014* 9:15 pm, ESPNU | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 66–58 | 6–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,133) Evanston, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 2:00 pm, RSN | USC Upstate | L 54–59 | 6–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,901) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Appalachian State | W 70–57 | 7–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,961) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Vanderbilt | W 65–60 | 8–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,081) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/23/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Dayton | L 61–75 | 8–3 | UD Arena (12,424) Dayton, OH |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Charlotte | W 67–66 | 9–3 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,567) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 2:30 pm, ACCN | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 76–83 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4 (0–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,582) South Bend, IN |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Syracuse | L 45–46 | 9–5 (0–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,831) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/10/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Wake Forest | L 69–76 | 9–6 (0–3) | LJVM Coliseum (11,514) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 12 Notre Dame | L 59–62 | 9–7 (0–4) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,282) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, ACCN | at Pittsburgh | L 65–70 | 9–8 (0–5) | Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/22/2015 8:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 2 Virginia | L 28–57 | 9–9 (0–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (13,809) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/25/2015 1:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | L 62–64 | 9–10 (0–7) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,587) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/28/2015 9:00 pm, RSN | at No. 23 Miami (FL) | W 70–50 | 10–10 (1–7) | BankUnited Center (5,031) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/31/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | NC State | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–11 (1–8) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,384) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 4 Duke | L 66–72 | 10–12 (1–9) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, RSN | Wake Forest | W 73–59 | 11–12 (2–9) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,580) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/09/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at Virginia Tech | L 63–65 | 11–13 (2–10) | Cassell Coliseum (5,346) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/14/2015 2:30 pm, ACCN | Florida State | L 53–57 | 11–14 (2–11) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,317) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/16/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Clemson | W 63–52 | 12–14 (3–11) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,653) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/21/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 15 North Carolina | L 60–89 | 12–15 (3–12) | Dean Smith Center (20,779) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/23/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 Louisville | L 51–52 | 12–16 (3–13) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,009) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Clemson | L 63–70 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (3–14) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,553) Clemson, SC |
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 North Carolina | L 49–81 | 12–18 (3–15) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,913) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Boston College First Round | L 65–66 | 12–19 | Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||