Technical Tidbits 7/17: Georgia Tech Basketball Makes More News

Photo by Brian A. Westerholt/Getty Images B.J. Elder, a new Yellow Jackets staff addition, shoots in a game 14 years ago against Wake Forest.Recently it seems like all of the major sports news outlets, such as ESPN, are mainly focused on the football team, and rightfully so. But for the first time in a while the basketball team gets a little love, but not in the best way. This article talks about how things have fared at Tech since Bobby Cremins left in 2000, and attempts to diagnose some of the problems. It is part of a series about how teams have fared after a legendary coach leaves the program. The series counts UNC, UCLA, and Indiana as some of the teams it has taken a look at, although these teams have had much more success than the Jackets have had after their legendary coaches left. We can only hope that this article will help provide Josh Pastner with a magic spark to turn the Jackets around after last year and bring them back to national relevance. I’ll take anything at this point.

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