ATLANTA (AP) Tevin Washington didn't back down from the challenge this spring of becoming Georgia Tech's No. 2 quarterback ... Now Washington is focused on beating out starter Joshua Nesbitt, who last season led the Yellow Jackets to their first outright Atlantic Coast Conference ... ``I don't think nobody is coming to college to be a backup,'' Washington said Saturday. ``Everybody is pushing to be a starter.'' ... Washington ran for three touchdowns and passed for another in Georgia Tech's
Georgia Tech’s athletic director says he’s thrilledthat Paul Hewitt decided to stay on as the Yellow Jackets’coach and still believes he’s the right man to lead theprogram after a decade of up-and-down results ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) Georgia Tech guard Iman Shumpert doesn't need a scouting report on Evan Turner ... In fact, Shumpert can probably tell the Yellow Jackets' coaching staff a thing or two about his grade school teammate ... A spot in next weekend's Midwest Regional semifinal is the big prize in Sunday's game between 10th-seeded Georgia Tech (23-12) and No. 2 seed Ohio State (28-7). But there are hometown bragging rights on the line, too, with Chicago natives Shumpert and Turner facing each other for
MILWAUKEE (AP) The Georgia Tech players earned themselves some extra credit the next time coach Paul Hewitt holds one of his little free throw games ... Gani Lawal scored 14 points, Derrick Favors came within a rebound of a double-double and the free throw-challenged Yellow Jackets scored their last 13 points at the line Friday night to hold off seventh-seeded Oklahoma State 64-59 in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... The Yellow Jackets (23-12) didn't make a field goal the last 8:19 of
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Georgia Tech took the difficult, windy route, but coach Paul Hewitt has his talent-laden team where many felt it should be: the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game ... Just overlook all those maddening turnovers and blown leads ... Overcoming another near second-half meltdown, the Yellow Jackets ended North Carolina State's surprise run in this ACC tournament full of upsets with a 57-54 victory on Saturday in the semifinals ... With freshman Derrick Favors
ATLANTA (AP) Malcolm Delaney knew Dorenzo Hudson needed an extra day next week to rest his injured right foot ... ``Our focus was on getting a bye in the ACC tournament,'' Delaney said. ``We came out and played well.'' ... Delaney tied a season high with 32 points and Jeff Allen had 17 points with 10 rebounds to help Virginia Tech win its second straight game with an 88-82 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday ... Georgia Tech (19-11, 7-9) has lost two straight and five of seven to put itself in
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Brigitte Ardossi left the game with a bloody nose. She returned in time to deliver a knockout punch ... Ardossi scored 23 points and made a go-ahead turnaround jumper with 1:05 remaining to help Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 52-45 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals ... The fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets (23-8) rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half, advancing to Saturday's semifinals for the first time since 2003. Georgia