2011-2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets College Basketball Preview:
Georgia Tech's Yellow Jackets are undoubtedly looking to return to their winning ways this season. Sports Illustrated has said that the team has appeared stellar in their practice games against top ranked opposition and is likely to allow some of their new talent to shine.
Julian Royal is one of the hot new players who will be displaying his impressive talents. The power forward rated as high as 13th in the nation while a star in high Georgia Tech. Averaging 18 points per game throughout his senior year, things will be looking up for the team when this kid hits the ground running. Returning guard Jason Morris will also be adding some explosiveness to the Yellow Jacket's scoring attack.
A number of big bodies are reappearing to help out the defensive side of the game this year, such as Daniel Miller. This 6' 11" center has worked on his ability to stay out of foul trouble and will be putting his improved screening and ball movement skills to the test. Georgia Tech, with a solid, balanced list of new and veteran talent, will certainly be lighting up the ACC division this season.
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS BASKETBALL INFORMATION:
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Stadium: Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Conference: ACC Conference
Rivals: Georgia Bulldogs
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Georgia Tech first played intercollegiate basketball in 1906 under Coach Chapman, winning two of three games their inaugural season. Famed football coach John Heisman would eventually coach the team, as well as coaching football and baseball. Bobby Cremins would put Georgia Tech on the map in basketball in the 1980’s and ‘90s. Cremins led the team to its first ACC tournament title in 1985 and the Georgia Tech’s first Final Four appearance in 1990. Some of the great players to wear the Yellow Jackets gold and white include Stephan Marbury, Matt Harpring, Dennis Scott, and John Salley.
In the first decade of the new millenium, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were revitalized under head coach Paul Hewitt, who led the team to a national title game berth in 2004. The 2003-2004 team won the preseason NIT basketball tournament, and ended Duke's 41-game winning streak. Though the Yellow Jackets lost to UConn in the 2004 National Title game, this was the second-ever appearance for any Georgia Tech team in a national title game.
Georgia Tech plays their home games at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Opened in 1956, the arena holds just over 9,000 spectators. Visitors to Alexander will be awed as they enter onto the main concourse with entrances that are at the same level as the highest seats, giving a view of the court below and the sweeping arches that hold the ceiling several hundred feet above the court. The arena is notoriously loud and every seat is a good one as all the seats are very close to the floor. Buy Georgia Tech basketball tickets and watch the Yellow Jackets fight their way back to the Final Four!
See Also:
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