2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 21–15 8–10 Brian Gregory 5th Chad Dollar Mamadou N'Diaye Tom Herrion McCamish Pavilion NIT Quarterfinals The 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets finished the 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15067516/brian-gregory-not-return-georgia-tech-head-coach Georgia Tech parts with Gregory as head coach ESPN.com 2016-03-29 Last season The Yellow Jackets finished the 2014–15 season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Demarco Cox 4 C 6'8" 276 Senior Yazoo City, MS Graduated Bernard Woodside 30 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Tampa, FL Walk on; didn't return to the team Aaron Peak 31 G/F 6'4" 188 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated Brooks Doyle 32 G 6'4" 199 Junior Atlanta, GA Walk on; didn't return to the team Patrick Lamar 35 G 6'0" 192 Freshman Marietta, GA Walk on; left the team Collin Gurry 41 G 6'1" 183 Junior Canton, CT Left the team for personal reasons Ron Wamer 43 G 6'2" 190 Junior Dacula, GA Left the team for personal reasons Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Adam Smith 2 G 6'1" 195 RS Senior Jonesboro, GA Transferred from Virginia Tech. Smith will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Virginia Tech. James White 33 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Jonesboro, GA Transferred from Arkansas–Little Rock. White will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Arkansas–Little Rock. Recruiting no no 2014 Sylvester Ogbonda C Fort Washington, MD National Christian Academy 6 10 210 10/31/2014 3 3 3 3 2015 yes Roster 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets y yes Charles Mitchell 0 F 6 8 269 SR Joseph Wheeler High School/University of Maryland Marietta, Georgia y basketball Tadric Jackson 1 G 6 2 215 SO Tift County High School Tifton, Georgia Adam Smith y basketball 2 G 6 1 170 SR y Fayette County High School (Georgia)/Virginia Tech Jonesboro, Georgia Marcus Georges-Hunt 3 G/F 6 5 214 SR North Clayton High School College Park, Georgia y Corey Heyward 5 G 6 1 214 JR y Peachtree Ridge High School/Hargrave Military Academy Duluth, Georgia Travis Jorgenson 10 G 6 0 177 SO y Rock Bridge High School/New Hampton School Columbia, Missouri Josh Heath 11 G 6 2 172 JR Tampa Preparatory School/University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Quinton Stephens 12 F 6 8 187 JR Marist School (Georgia) Atlanta, Georgia Sylvester Ogbonda 24 F/C 6 10 233 FR National Christian Academy Fort Washington, Maryland Nick Jacobs 32 F 6 8 260 SR y South Atlanta High School/University of Alabama Atlanta, Georgia James White 33 F 6 8 220 SR y Jonesboro High School (Georgia)/University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Jonesboro, Georgia Abdoulaye Gueye 34 F 6 9 208 SO Central Park Christian Dakar, Senegal Rand Rowland 42 F 6 7 206 JR White County High School (Cleveland, Georgia) Cleveland, Georgia Ben Lammers y 44 C 6 10 241 SO Alamo Heights High School San Antonio, Texas Brian Gregory (Oakland) Chad Dollar (South Florida) Mamadou N'Diaye (Auburn) Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Dwight Thorne (Colorado) Mike Maczko (Salisbury) Erik Maday (Georgia Tech) http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/geot-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| Non-conference regular season Nov 13 8:00 pm yes Cornell Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 6,459 ESPN3 116–87 1–0 Nov 16 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,467 ESPNU 69–67 2–0 Nov 19 7:00 pm yes Green Bay Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA NIT Season Tip-Off 4,252 ESPN3 107–77 3–0 Nov 22 2:00 pm yes East Tennessee State Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA NIT Season Tip-Off 4,665 ESPN3 68–69 3–1 Nov 26 2:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals   ESPNU 83–73 4–1 Nov 27 3:00 pm yes yes Villanova 8 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Championship game   ESPN2 52–69 4–2 Dec 1 7:00 pm yes Wofford Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 4,389 ESPN3 77–61 5–2 Dec 5 5:00 pm yes yes Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA 2,005 CBSSN 76–68 6–2 Dec 15 9:00 pm yes VCU Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,219 ESPN2 77–64 7–2 Dec 19 12:00 pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 8,011 SECN 61–75 7–3 Dec 21 7:00 pm yes Southeastern Louisiana Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 4,563 ESPN3 75–62 8–3 Dec 23 7:00 pm yes Colgate Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 4,638 ESPN3 76–60 9–3 Dec 29 7:00 pm yes Duquesne Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,417 ESPN3 73–67 10–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|ACC regular season Jan 2 12:00 pm yes North Carolina 7 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 17,392 ACCN 78–86 10–4 0–1 Jan 6 7:00 pm yes Pittsburgh 24 Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 10,249 RSN 84–89 10–5 0–2 Jan 9 2:00 pm Virginia 4 Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 8,073 ACCN 68–64 11–5 1–2 Jan 13 9:00 pm yes Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 7,795 ACCN 64–72 11–6 1–3 Jan 16 12:00 pm Virginia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 6,470 RSN 77–78 11–7 1–4 Jan 23 4:00 pm Louisville 17 Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 7,829 ESPN2 71–75 11–8 1–5 Jan 27 8:00 pm yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC 15,945 ACCN 90–83 12–8 2–5 Jan 30 12:00 pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 25,235 ESPNU 57–60 12–9 2–6 Feb 2 9:00 pm Duke Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 8,600 ESPNU 71–80 12–10 2–7 Feb 7 1:00 pm Miami (FL) Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,569 ESPNU 68–75 12–11 2–8 Feb 10 7:00 pm Wake Forest Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,089 RSN 71–66 13–11 3–8 Feb 13 2:00 pm yes Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC 12,232 RSN 52–66 13–12 3–9 Feb 17 9:00 pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL 6,217 ACCN 86–80 14–12 4–9 Feb 20 8:00 pm Notre Dame 19 Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 8,600 ESPN2 63–62 15–12 5–9 Feb 23 7:00 pm Clemson Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 5,531 RSN 75–73 16–12 6–9 Feb 27 12:00 pm yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 4,148 RSN 76–71 17–12 7–9 Mar 1 8:00 pm yes Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 22,043 ACCN 53–56 17–13 7–10 Mar 5 2:00 pm Pittsburgh Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 7,042 ACCN 63–59 18–13 8–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| ACC tournament Mar 9 7:00 pm yes 10 Clemson 7 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round 18,561 ESPN2 88–85 OT 19–13 Mar 10 7:00 pm yes 10 Virginia 4 2 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals 20,719 ESPN 52–72 19–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets| NIT Mar 16 8:00 pm yes 4 Houston 5 Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA First Round – South Carolina Bracket 2,932 ESPN2 81–62 20–14 Mar 21 9:00 pm yes yes 4 South Carolina 1 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Second Round – South Carolina Bracket 2,856 ESPN 83–66 21–14 Mar 23 9:00 pm yes yes 4 San Diego State 2 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Quarterfinals – South Carolina Bracket 12,414 ESPN2 56–72 21–15 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball seasons Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Category:2016 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2015 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2015 in Atlanta Category:2016 in Atlanta