The 2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. They were led by sixth-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 finished the season 12–20 overall and 5–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to

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in the first round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the Yellow Jackets finished the 2021–21 season 17–9, 11–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and advanced to the championship game after

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was forced to withdraw from the tournament after a positive COVID-19 test. They defeated

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to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. They lost in the first round to Loyola. It was the first time since 2010 that the Yellow Jackets had participated in the NCAA Tournament, and their first ACC Championship since 1993.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings and the Coaches Poll did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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