Georgia Tech Post-Game Basketball Notes

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

· Georgia Tech starting lineup: Kowacie Reeves, Jr., Baye Ndongo, Ebenezer Dowuona, Miles Kelly, Naithan George (10th time this season, lineup is 6-4)

· First subs for Georgia Tech: Kyle Sturdivant, Tyzhaun Claude for George, Dowuona – 15:08-1st half

· On the floor for Georgia Tech at the end: Sturdivant, George, Ndongo, Kelly, Reeves Jr.

· Series record vs. Virginia: Georgia Tech is 40-48 overall, 24-17 at home, 0-1 under Damon Stoudamire, 2-18 vs. Tony Bennett

· Current series trend: Virginia has won the last 11 games in the series

· Damon Stoudamire is 80-87 overall in his sixth season, 9-9 at Georgia Tech in his first season

· Georgia Tech is 128-72 in its 12th season (regular season) at McCamish Pavilion

TEAM NOTES

· Thirteen of Tech’s 18 games this season have been decided by 10 points or fewer, eight of those by five points or fewer. Four of Tech’s five ACC losses have come by single digits, and the fifth was 11 points.

· Tech has lost 11 straight games to Virginia, but this was the highest scoring game for both teams in that stretch.

· Tech snapped a streak of four straight games with at least 10 three-point field goals, but the Jackets went 9-of-27 from long range against Virginia and have made 40 percent (56-of-140) from distance in their last five games.

· Tech’s current scoring average of 76.6 points per game in ACC play (ranks No. 2 in the ACC) would be the highest for the team since the 2007-08 season (77.4) if maintained.

· Tech is shooting 47.4 percent from the floor in ACC games, 37.0 percent from three-point range, and has a team 108-to-82 assist/turnover ratio.

· Tech has averaged 11 turnovers over its last seven games, after averaging more than 19 in the three games prior and 14 over the first 10 games of the season.

PLAYER NOTES

· Freshman point guard Naithan George had his third straight game in double digits in points, fifth game this season, scoring a team-high 15. George has averaged 17.3 points over his last three games, hitting 18-of-32 from the floor, 8-of-17 from three-point range. He also has 20 assists against five turnovers in those three games.

· George (nine assists vs. Virginia) has dished eight or more assists in five games this season. He averages 6.7 assists in ACC games, which ranks No. 2 in the conference.

· Freshman forward Baye Ndongo made 6-of-7 shots from the floor and is converting at a 63.4-percent rate in ACC games.61.2 percent for the season. He ranks No. 2 nationally among freshmen in field goal percentage.

· Ndongo has scored in double digits in Tech’s last 10 games, averaging 15.2 points and 9.5 rebounds, and has hit on 68.8 percent of his field goals (64-of-93).

· Tech now has four players averaging double digits in ACC games – Miles Kelly (15.9 ppg), Baye Ndongo (15.3), Kowacie Reeves, Jr. (12.6) and Naithan George (10.6).