2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

2024–25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–17 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach	Damon Stoudamire (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Karl Hobbs (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	B. J. Elder (1st season) Pershin Williams (2nd season) Nate Babcock (1st season) Bonzi Wells (1st season)
Home arena	McCamish Pavilion
Seasons ←  2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Departures

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

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

2024 recruiting class

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:     247Sports:     ESPN:    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:     247Sports:     ESPN:    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:     247Sports:     ESPN:    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

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 Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Karl Hobbs (Connecticut) B. J. Elder (Georgia Tech) Pershin Williams (North Florida) Nate Babcock (UW–Eau Claire) Bonzi Wells (Ball State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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.

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