The 2017–18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. They were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at Hank McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to

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Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2016–17 season 21–16, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to

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. The Yellow Jackets received an invitation to the

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where they defeated

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, and Ole Miss to advance to the semifinals at

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. At MSG, they defeated Cal State Bakersfield before losing in the championship game to TCU.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 recruiting class

2018 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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