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GO JACKETS!!!!!!! - Me, circa 2017
A year in which we made it all the way to the NIT Championship left me legitimately excited for the future of Georgia Tech Basketball under Josh Pastner. After that, I eagerly awaited with anticipation as he would get the pieces and develop them. Starting with Jose Alvarado, who quickly asserted himself as an elite guard and the future leader on a squad that retained a lot of talent from that NIT squad.
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Jose Alvarado was named a finalist Friday for the 2020-21 Lefty Driesell Award, given annually to the top defensive player in Division I basketball. The award is named for the legendary former coach at Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State.
The ACC leader in steals by a wide margin and author of some stout defensive efforts against some of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s top scorers, the “Brooklyn Burglar” has averaged 3.1 steals per game in conference play this season, 2.9 in all games, and is on course to lead the ACC in steals for the second straight year, something not done since Chris Paul in 2004 and 2005. He also ranks among the ACC’s top 10 in scoring (15.4 ppg), field goal percentage (.512), free throw percentage (No. 1 at .859), assists (4.2) and assist/turnover ratio (1.96).
Technical Tidbits 2/24: Big win for Yellow Jackets against ranked ACC opponent
Tech defeats Virginia Tech 69-53.
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men’s basketball team shocked the 15th/16th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies last night. You can see some photos from last night’s game in this article. It wasn’t even close as the Yellow Jackets ended up winning 69-53. With the win, Tech is putting a very strong case forward for a bid to the NCAA tournament which is right around the corner. Related
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women’s tennis player Kenya Jones was named ACC Player of the Week. This was the second time she has received the recognition. As the article mentions, she’s ranked 13th in singles. She was undefeated last week as the Yellow Jackets began their ACC play at home. Some of her victories came against both Miami and Florida State. The Yellow Jackets next match comes this weekend as they will host conference rival Clemson. Congratulations to Jo