The 2008–09 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team played

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Yellow Jackets. In 2007–08, they went 11–10 (4–4 ACC).

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's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the nation. The Yellow Jackets have been to 2 NCAA Final Fours and have won 3 ACC Championships in the past 25 years. The program is most well known for its famous alumni, such as

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, Kenny Anderson,

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, and Jarrett Jack. Bobby Cremins built the Georgia Tech basketball program from the basement up and passed the torch to current head coach Paul Hewitt. Hewitt's teams feed off pressure defense and fast-paced transition offenses.

Roster

Information fro
2008-09 roster
subject to change.

Schedule

References

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