The 2023–24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. They were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The Yellow Jackets started the season with two wins and two losses before completing two major upsets. They defeated twenty-first ranked

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in the

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and seventh ranked

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in their ACC opening game. They followed those upsets with a loss in their rivalry game to

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. From there, the team won four straight games including their first two games in the early season tournament, the

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. Including the championship game of that tournament, the Yellow Jackets went on a five game losing streak. Duke defeated them while ranked eleventh in a rematch of their earlier game, and they pushed Notre Dame to over time, but could not prevail. An upset win over Clemson in double overtime broke the losing streak, but the team lost eight of their next nine games. The only win was over then third-ranked

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. The Yellow Jackets finished the season well, winning four of their last six games. Their losses were to Clemson in a rematch of the previous upset and to

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on the final day of the season. 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.

Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 6–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated

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before losing to

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in the second round. On March 10, 2023, the school fired head coach

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. Three days later, the school named former

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head coach Damon Stoudamire the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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