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UNC Basketball: Yellow Jackets vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels bench reacts to a dunk by forward Isaiah Hicks (not pictured) during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels bench reacts to a dunk by forward Isaiah Hicks (not pictured) during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Dec 28, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Tadric Jackson (1) pushes the ball up the court as center Ben Lammers (44) is shown on the play in the second half of their game against the North Carolina A&T Aggies at McCamish Pavilion. Georgia Tech won 59-52. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Tadric Jackson (1) pushes the ball up the court as center Ben Lammers (44) is shown on the play in the second half of their game against the North Carolina A&T Aggies at McCamish Pavilion. Georgia Tech won 59-52. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

Head Coach: Josh Pastner. Career Record: 172-76. This is Pastner’s first season with the Yellow Jackets and his second head coaching job. He was previously head coach of Memphis having taken over for John Calipari.

Last Season: Last Season Georgia Tech went 21-15 and 8-10 in the ACC, finishing tenth. Season highlights include beating Virginia and winning five of their last six to end the regular season. They went on to beat Clemson in the second round of the ACC tournament in overtime before Virginia got revenge in the quarterfinals.

Georgia Tech went on to make the NIT. They won their first two games including beating number one seed South Carolina. Their season ended with a 16 point loss to San Diego State in the quarterfinals. Head Coach Brian Gregory was fired despite showing mass improvement in his fifth season with the team.

Best Former Player: Chris Bosh. Georgia Tech has had several great former players. However, I chose the former two-time NBA champion. Bosh is also an 11-time All-Star and made an All-NBA team in 2007.

The Power forward currently has 17,145 points, 7,951 rebounds, and 1,786 assists in his 13 year NBA career. He was more important to Miami winning their two championships than he ever was given credit for. Though he still wants to play, his career looks to be over due to blood clotting issues.

This Season: Currently this season Georgia Tech is 8-4. They do have a big road win against VCU but otherwise are 0-2 against other Power five schools. The Yellow Jackets are playing at a slower pace this season. They are averaging only 68 points per game. They have only scored 80 points twice this season.

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