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2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–17 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKarl Hobbs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 34 – 3   .919
No. 10 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
No. 12 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622
SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686
Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387
Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 14–18 and 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to thirteenth seed Notre Dame in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kyle Sturdivant 1 G 6'3" 195 Senior Norcross, Georgia Graduated
Dallan Coleman 3 G 6'6" 210 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Transferred to UCF[1]
Carter Murphy 4 G 6'4" 205 Senior Phoenix, Arizona Graduated
Tafara Gapare 5 F 6'9" 206 Sophomore Wellington, New Zealand Transferred to Maryland[2]
Ebenezer Dowuona 10 F 6'11" 230 Senior Accra, Ghana Transferred to James Madison[3]
Tyzhaun Claude 12 F 6'7" 226 Senior Goldsboro, North Carolina Transferred to North Carolina[4]
Miles Kelly 13 G 6'6" 180 Junior Stone Mountain, Georgia Transferred to Auburn[5]
Ibrahima Sacko 23 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Conakry, Guinea Transferred to New Mexico[6]
Amaree Abram 24 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Port Arthur, Texas Transferred to Louisiana Tech[7]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Javian McCollum 2 G 6'2" 190 Senior Toronto, Canada Oklahoma[8]
Luke O'Brien 9 F 6'8" 222 Senior Littleton, Colorado Colorado[9]
Ryan Mutombo 12 C 7'2" 259 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Georgetown[10]

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaeden Mustaf
SG 		Bowie, Maryland Overtime Elite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 14, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Doryan Onwuchekwa
C 		DeSoto, Texas Faith Family Academy (TX) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Mar 19, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Darrion Sutton
SF 		Atlanta, Georgia Overtime Elite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Dec 22, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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:

  • "2024 Georgia Tech Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Georgia Tech 2024 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

Roster

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2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lance Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr The Heritage School
Gardner–Webb 		College Park, GA
G 1 Naithan George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dream City Christian School (AZ) Toronto, ON
G 2 Javian McCollum 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Fort Myers
Oklahoma 		Fort Myers, FL
G 3 Jaeden Mustaf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Bowie, MD
F 9 Luke O'Brien 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Columbine
Colorado 		Littleton, CO
F 10 Darrion Sutton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Overtime Elite St. Charles, MO
F 11 Baye Ndongo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Putnam Science Academy (CT) Mboro, Senegal
C 12 Ryan Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Sr The Lovett School Atlanta, GA
G 14 Kowacie Reeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Westside HS
Florida 		Macon, GA
F 30 Ibrahim Souare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Dream City Christian School (AZ) Conakry, Guinea
G 33 Marcos San Miguel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Campbell HS Atlanta, GA
F 35 Emmer Nichols (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Sacred Heart Prep School Woodside, CA
C 45 Doryan Onwuchekwa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Faith Family Academy (TX) DeSoto, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		West Georgia W 85–62  1–0
  18 – McCollum   10 – O'Brien   7 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,530)
Atlanta, GA
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		North Florida L 93–105  1–1
  20 – Ndongo   10 – Ndongo   7 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,553)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Texas Southern W 81–62  2–1
  19 – Ndongo   11 – Ndongo   6 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,384)
Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Georgia
Rivalry 		L 69–77  2–2
  20 – Terry   11 – Onwuchekwa   3 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (6,622)
Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 18 Cincinnati L 58–81  2–3
  13 – George   6 – Ndongo   3 – Mustaf  McCamish Pavilion (4,970)
Atlanta, GA
November 27, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern W 91–67  3–3
  17 – Tied   8 – Tied   7 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,414)
Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 87–68  4–3
  25 – Terry   9 – Tied   11 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,414)
Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 21 Oklahoma
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 61–76  4–4
  16 – Mustaf   12 – Powell   5 – George  Lloyd Noble Center (7,725)
Norman, OK
December 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 20 North Carolina L 65–68  4–5
(0–1) 		 22 – Terry   12 – Ndongo   3 – George  Dean Smith Center (19,020)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 15, 2024*
3:30 p.m., BTN 		vs. Northwestern
Milwaukee Tip-Off 		L 60–71  4–6
  17 – Terry   7 – Tied   7 – George  Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
December 18, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		UMBC W 91–82  5–6
  18 – George   9 – Ndongo   8 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,494)
Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 5 Duke L 56–82  5–7
(0–2) 		 14 – Ndongo   6 – Mutombo   4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (8,005)
Atlanta, GA
December 28, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Alabama A&M W 92–49  6–7
  22 – Terry   7 – Tied   9 – George  McCamish Pavilion (4,430)
Atlanta, GA
December 31, 2024
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame W 86–75  7–7
(1–2) 		 21 – Tied   6 – Ndongo   6 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,914)
Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Boston College W 85–64  8–7
(2–2) 		 20 – Tied   6 – Souare   10 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,949)
Atlanta, GA
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse L 55–62  8–8
(2–3) 		 18 – Terry   8 – Ndongo   5 – George  JMA Wireless Dome (13,935)
Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at SMU L 71–93  8–9
(2–4) 		 20 – McCollum   11 – Powell   10 – George  Moody Coliseum (5,526)
Dallas, TX
January 14, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson L 59–70  8–10
(2–5) 		 14 – Ndongo   12 – Ndongo   5 – McCollum  McCamish Pavilion (4,047)
Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Florida State L 78–91  8–11
(2–6) 		 23 – Terry   12 – Ndongo   4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,751)
Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia Tech W 71–64  9–11
(3–6) 		 23 – Powell   9 – Ndongo   7 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,668)
Atlanta, GA
January 28, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Notre Dame L 68–71  9–12
(3–7) 		 20 – George   7 – Ndongo   5 – George  Joyce Center (4,262)
South Bend, IN
February 1, 2025
3:45 p.m., The CW 		No. 21 Louisville W 77–70  10–12
(4–7) 		 23 – Terry   11 – Ndongo   9 – George  McCamish Pavilion (6,147)
Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson W 89–86 3OT 11–12
(5–7) 		 28 – George   13 – Ndongo   7 – George  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,931)
Clemson, SC
February 8, 2025
5:30 p.m., The CW 		at Virginia L 61–75  11–13
(5–8) 		 20 – George   6 – George   5 – George  John Paul Jones Arena (14,637)
Charlottesville, VA
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stanford W 60–52  12–13
(6–8) 		 22 – George   16 – Ndongo   5 – George  McCamish Pavilion (3,869)
Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		California W 90–88 OT 13–13
(7–8) 		 26 – Tied   13 – Ndongo   8 – George  McCamish Pavilion (4,648)
Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 54–69  13–14
(7–9) 		 17 – Ndongo   15 – Ndongo   6 – George  Conte Forum (6,038)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 73–67  14–14
(8–9) 		 26 – Powell   17 – Ndongo   5 – George  Petersen Events Center (6,355)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 87–62  15–14
(9–9) 		 29 – Ndongo   17 – Ndongo   12 – George  McCamish Pavilion (4,491)
Atlanta, GA
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL) W 89–74  16–14
(10–9) 		 31 – Terry   8 – Ndongo   11 – George  McCamish Pavilion (4,765)
Atlanta, GA
March 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest L 43–69  16–15
(10–10) 		 13 – Ndongo   11 – Souare   3 – George  LJVM Coliseum (8,994)
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC tournament
March 12, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(8) vs. (9) Virginia
Second round 		W 66–60  17–15
  21 – Powell   10 – Tied   8 – George  Spectrum Center (9,722)
Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(8) vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Quarterfinals 		L 70–78  17–16
  24 – Powell   7 – Ndongo   7 – George  Spectrum Center (14,116)
Charlotte, NC
NIT
March 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(4) Jacksonville State
First round – Irvine Region 		L 64–81  17–17
  15 – Tied   5 – Tied   7 – McCollum  McCamish Pavilion (1,623)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[11]

References

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