GEORGIA TECH (1-0) vs. HOWARD (1-0)
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech continues its new chapter in its men’s basketball history and its three-game opening homestand at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night when first-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and the Yellow Jackets play host to Howard University at McCamish Pavilion.
Tech has entered this new chapter with four starters returning from a team that went 15-18 a year ago, and nine new scholarship players on its roster. The Jackets opened the campaign Monday night with a hard-fought 84-62 victory over Georgia Southern.
The Bison, 92-80 winners over Hampton University Monday night, won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) season in 2022-23 and finished with a 22-13 overall record, losing in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Thursday’s game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+, and is also available on the ESPN app. Radio coverage is on the Georgia Tech Sports Network by Legends Sports and flagship station 680 the Fan (680 AM/93.7 FM). The Tech broadcast is also available on SiriusXM channel 382 and on the SiriusXM app.
THE TIP-OFF
- Georgia Tech has its first three games of the 2023-24 season in the friendly confines of McCamish Pavilion, where the Yellow Jackets are 124-68 in 11-plus seasons. Tech’s first road trip comes Nov. 22 at Cincinnati.
- Howard is one of five guaranteed non-conference opponents for Tech that won 20 or more games in the 2022-23 season, including four that played in the post-season. Mississippi State (21-13), Penn State (23-14) and Howard (22-13) all played in the NCAA Tournament last season, while Cincinnati (23-13), a new member of the Big 12, reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. UMass Lowell (26-8) finished second in the America East Conference. The Yellow Jackets potentially could play two more 20-win teams in the Diamond Head Classic, with a possible game against Hawai’i (21-11) in the second round and TCU (22-13) in the final round.
- Tech’s four returning…
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