2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 12–19 2–14 Paul Hewitt (9th season) John O'Connor Charlton Young Peter Zaharis Alexander Memorial Coliseum The 2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team played basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In 2007–08, they went 11–10 (4–4 ACC). Georgia Institute of Technology's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours and have won 3 ACC Championships in the past 25 years. The program is most well known for its famous alumni, such as Chris Bosh, Stephon Marbury, Kenny Anderson, John Salley, Mark Price, and Jarrett Jack. Bobby Cremins built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses. Roster Information from 2008-09 roster, subject to change. NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownLewis Clinch0G6-3196SeniorCordele, GeorgiaIman Shumpert1G6-5200FreshmanOak Park, IllinoisMaurice Miller3G6-2185SophomoreMemphis, TennesseeNick Foreman4G6-3197FreshmanBellaire, TexasLance Storrs10G6-5220SophomoreDecatur, GeorgiaSam Shew11F6-5190FreshmanDecatur, GeorgiaBassirou Dieng12F-C6-9220SeniorDakar, SenegalD'Andre Bell13G/F6-6220SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaTy Anderson14G6-4200JuniorWatkinsville, GeorgiaGary Cage24G6-1190SeniorAtlanta, GeorgiaGani Lawal31F6-9233SophomoreNorcross, GeorgiaDerek Craig33G6-4180FreshmanSpring, TexasBrad Sheehan34C7-0233RS SophomoreLatham, New YorkZachery Peacock35F6-8240JuniorMiami, FloridaAlade Aminu44F6-10225SeniorStone Mountain, Georgia Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (EST) Result Overall Conf. Recap Exhibition Games November 7, 2008 Le Moyne Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM W 85-54 0-0 0-0 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/gatech/stories/2008/11/07/tech_basketball_victory.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lawal scores 30 in Tech basketball win 2008-11-07 2008-11-15 Regular Season November 14, 2008 2008 Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 92-47 1-0 -- http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/gatech/stories/2008/11/15/georgia_tech_basketball.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lawal's all-around play spurs Jackets 2008-11-15 2008-11-15 November 22, 2008 @ 2008 men Mercer Bears Mercer Macon, GA 1:00 PM W 82-76 (ot) 2-0 -- http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=200811220350&prov=ap AP Georgia Tech 82, Mercer 76 2008-11-22 2008-11-22 November 25, 2008 2008 none Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR Pine Bluff Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 74-47 3-0 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283300059 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201121951/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283300059 dead December 1, 2008 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 74, Ark.Pine Bluff 47 2009-02-28 November 28, 2008 2008 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 79-76 4-0 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283330059 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201120600/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283330059 dead December 1, 2008 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 79, Jacksonville 76 2008-11-28 December 3, 2008 Penn State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA(ACC–Big Ten Challenge) 7:30 PM L 85-83 4-1 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283380059 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207121524/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283380059 dead December 7, 2008 ESPN.com PSU holds off Ga. Tech despite poor FT shooting 2008-12-03 December 6, 2008 Vanderbilt Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 63-51 5-1 -- http://www.ajc.com/gatech/content/sports/gatech/stories/2008/12/06/georgia_tech_vanderbilt.html AJC Tech wins physical game against Vanderbilt 2008-12-06 2008-12-08 December 14, 2008 2008 UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago UIC Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM L 66-60 5-2 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283490059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222015532/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283490059 dead February 22, 2009 ESPN.com Ill.-Chicago 66, Georgia Tech 60 2008-12-14 December 17, 2008 2008 Georgia State Panthers Georgia State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 84-64 6-2 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283520059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222015537/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283520059 dead February 22, 2009 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 84, Georgia State 64 2008-12-17 December 20, 2008 @ 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Malibu, CA 5:00 PM W 86-58 7-2 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283552492 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221203350/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283552492 dead February 21, 2009 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 86, Pepperdine 58 2008-12-20 December 22, 2008 @ USC Los Angeles 10:30 PM L 76-57 7-3 -- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283570030 https://web.archive.org/web/20081226115457/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283570030 dead December 26, 2008 ESPN.com Southern Cal 76, Georgia Tech 57 2008-12-22 December 28, 2008 Virginia Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 5:30 PM L 88-84 (OT) 7-4 0-1 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283630059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221182526/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283630059 dead February 21, 2009 ESPN.com Virginia 88, Georgia Tech 84 2008-12-28 December 30, 2008 2008 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 8:30 PM W 63-58 8-4 0-1 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283650059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222000612/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283650059 dead February 22, 2009 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 63, Tennessee State 58 2008-12-30 January 3, 2009 @ Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 3:00 PM L 88-77 8-5 0-1 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290030333 https://web.archive.org/web/20090222141923/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290030333 dead February 22, 2009 ESPN.com Alabama 88, Georgia Tech 77 2009-01-03 January 6, 2009 Georgia Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA(Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) 7:00 PM W 67-62 9-5 0-1 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290060059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090210103507/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290060059 dead February 10, 2009 ESPN.com Georgia Tech 74, Georgia 62 2009-01-06 January 10, 2009 @ Maryland College Park, MD 12:00 PM L 68-61 9-6 0-2 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290100120 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218134722/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290100120 dead February 18, 2009 ESPN.com Maryland 68, Georgia Tech 61 2009-01-10 January 14, 2009 Duke Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 70-56 9-7 0-3 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290140059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090119132811/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290140059 dead January 19, 2009 ESPN.com Singler, Henderson stabilize No. 2 Duke against careless Georgia Tech 2009-01-24 January 17, 2009 @ N.C. State Raleigh, NC 12:00 PM L 76-71 (ot) 9-8 0-4 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290170152 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221172101/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290170152 dead February 21, 2009 ESPN.com North Carolina 76, Georgia Tech 71 2009-01-17 January 20, 2009 Boston College Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:00 PM L 80-76 (ot) 9-9 0-5 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290200059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124234649/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290200059 dead January 24, 2009 ESPN.com Boston College 80, Georgia Tech 76 2009-01-20 January 25, 2009 @ Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC 7:45 PM L 73-59 9-10 0-6 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290250228 https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114713/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290250228 dead February 2, 2009 ESPN.com Clemson bounces back against ACC-worst Georgia Tech 2009-01-25 January 31, 2009 Wake Forest Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 12:00 PM W 76-74 10-10 1-6 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290310059 https://archive.today/20120716042532/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290310059 dead July 16, 2012 ESPN.com Shumpert's jumper with 1 second left lifts Jackets past Deacons 2009-01-31 February 5, 2009 @ Florida State Tallahassee, FL 7:00 PM L 62-58 10-11 1-7 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290360052 https://web.archive.org/web/20090209101205/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290360052 dead February 9, 2009 ESPN.com Florida State 62, Georgia Tech 58 2009-02-05 February 8, 2009 Maryland Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM L 57-56 10-12 1-8 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290390059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218123148/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290390059 dead February 18, 2009 ESPN.com Maryland 57, Georgia Tech 56 2009-02-08 February 11, 2009 @ Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 7:00 PM L 76-71 10-13 1-9 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290420259 https://web.archive.org/web/20090214064436/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290420259 dead February 14, 2009 ESPN.com Virginia Tech 76, Georgia Tech 74 2009-02-11 February 14, 2009 N.C. State Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:30 PM L 86-65 10-14 1-10 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290450059 https://web.archive.org/web/20090221173706/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290450059 dead February 21, 2009 ESPN.com North Carolina State 86, Georgia Tech 65 2009-02-14 February 18, 2009 @ Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC 7:30 PM L 87-69 10-15 1-11 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290490154 https://web.archive.org/web/20090220225352/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290490154 dead February 20, 2009 ESPN.com Johnson gets double-double as Deacons down Jackets 2009-02-18 February 22, 2009 Clemson Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 1:00 PM L 81-73 10-16 1-12 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290530059 https://archive.today/20120715070610/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=290530059 dead July 15, 2012 ESPN.com Booker's 21 points, 12 boards lead Clemson out of 15-point hole 2009-02-22 February 28, 2009 @ North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 12:00 PM L 104-74 10-17 1-13 http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId290590153 ESPN.com Hansbrough's 28 pace UNC's blowout of Ga. Tech 2009-02-28July 2024 medicmedic March 4, 2009 Miami Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA 7:30 PM W 78-68 11-17 2-13 March 7, 2009 @ Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 12:00 PM L 67-66 11-18 2-14 ACC Tournament March 12, 2008 Clemson Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM W 86-81 12-18 3-14 March 13, 2008 Florida State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA 2:00 PM L64-62 12-19 3-15 *Conference games in bold References 2 Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball seasons Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Category:2008 in Atlanta Category:2009 in Atlanta