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2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets finished the season 21–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated Clemson in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Virginia. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Houston and South Carolina to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to San Diego State. On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach. Last season The Yellow Jackets finished the 2014–15 season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gregory
Brian Francis Gregory (born December 15, 1966) is an American basketball executive and former coach and player who is the general manager of the Phoenix Suns. He was vice president of player programming for the Phoenix Suns, and a former college basketball coach who was most recently the head men's basketball coach at South Florida. He was previously serving as a consultant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State after being let go as head coach with Georgia Tech. Prior to coaching at Georgia Tech, he was the head coach at Dayton and an assistant coach under Izzo at Michigan State. Early life and education From 1985 to 1986, Gregory attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he played on the Navy team that featured David Robinson and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. He then went to Oakland University where he was a three-time all conference selection and in 1990 was named an Academic All-American. In 1990, Gregory graduated from Oakland University with a Bachelor of Arts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball Team
The 2014–15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Brian Gregory and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College. Last season The Yellow Jackets finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament where they lost to Clemson. Departures Incoming Transfers Recruiting Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#D4AF37;", Exhibition , - , - !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#D4AF37;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="backgro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Tech
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872. The university also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, Corps of Cadets Reserve Officers' Training Corps, ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a United States Senior Military College, senior military college. Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to its 37,000 students; as of 2016, it was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Tech Hokies Men's Basketball
The Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home games are played at Cassell Coliseum, located on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies have made the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament 13 times, the most recent appearance coming in 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2022. They have reached the Sweet Sixteen twice, in 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1967 and 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2019. They advanced to the Elite Eight once, in 1967. The Hokies won the ACC men's basketball tournament, ACC Tournament title in 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament, 2022, the Metro Conference tournament title in 1979, the Southern Conference regular season championship in 1959–60, and two National Invitation Tournament titles in 1973 National Invitation Tournament, 1973 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonesboro, Georgia
Jonesboro () is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,235 in 2020. The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough. During the American Civil War, the final skirmish in the Atlanta Campaign was fought here south of Atlanta, cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered the following year. History Jonesboro was inhabited by settlers as early as 1821, as a result of the Treaty of Indian Springs, and it was founded as ''Leaksville'' in 1823. In 1825, the Flint River Baptist Church was erected on a hill in Leaksville. After the Macon and Western Railroad arrived into the area in 1846, the town was renamed to Jonesboro, in orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacula, Georgia
Dacula ( ) is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, located approximately northeast of Atlanta. The population as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census was 4,442, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population to be 6,255 as of 2018. In 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population was 8,151. The Dacula area is home to some of the oldest buildings in northeast Georgia, such as the Elisha Winn House, which originally acted as the courthouse for Gwinnett County. History Muscogee (Creek) Nation The Dacula area was originally within the Muscogee Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Most of the land within the city's limits was ceded to the State of Georgia in the Treaty of New York (1790), 1790 Treaty of New York after the Oconee Wars. The vicinity of Dacula was one of the first areas in northeast Georgia to be occupied by white European settlers (around the time of the War of 1812). The area remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Connecticut
Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut in the United States. It is part of Connecticut's Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region and the population was 10,124 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is bordered by Granby, Connecticut, Granby on the north, Simsbury, Connecticut, Simsbury on the east, Avon, Connecticut, Avon and Burlington, Connecticut, Burlington on the south, New Hartford, Connecticut, New Hartford on the west, and Barkhamsted, Connecticut, Barkhamsted on the northwest. Running through it is the Farmington River. The town includes the villages of North Canton, Canton Center Historic District, Canton Center, Canton (Canton Valley, Connecticut, Canton Valley), and Collinsville, Connecticut, Collinsville. In September 2007, Collinsville was ranked in ''Budget Travel'' magazine as one of the "Ten Coolest Small Towns In America". History The name of Canton was officially designated on it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the Atlanta metropolitan area. History Etymology The origin of the name is uncertain. It is believed that the city was named for Mary Cobb, the wife of the U.S. Senator and Superior Court judge Thomas Willis Cobb. The county is named for Cobb. Early settlers Homes were built by early settlers near the Cherokee town of Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) before 1824. The first plot was laid out in 1833. Like most towns, Marietta had a square ( Marietta Square) in the center with a courthouse. The Georgia General Assembly legally recognized the community on December 19, 1834. Built in 1838, Oakton House is the oldest continuously occupied residence in Marietta. The original barn, milk house, smokehouse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast and List of United States cities by population, 36th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Atlanta is classified as a Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Beta +, Beta + global city and is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton and Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the List of United States cities by population, 49th-most populous city in the country and the List of municipalities in Florida, third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the American Civil War, Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth. Yazoo City is the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson–Yazoo City Jackson-Yazoo City Combined Statistical Area, Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 11,403. History The community now known as Yazoo City was founded in 1824 with the name Hannan's Bluff. It was later renamed Manchester, then changed to Yazoo City in 1841. Yazoo City became the county seat in 1849. A yellow fever epidemic struck Yazoo City in 1853. During the American Civil War, the Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas, CSS ''Arkansas'' was completed at a makeshift shipyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
