Georgia Tech radio voice Andy Demetra goes one-on-one with Yellow Jackets' sophomore guarc Curtis Haywood II
A high-IQ guard with excellent shooting ability, Curtis Haywood has started nine games this season and is the Yellow Jackets’ fifth-leading scorer at 7.8 points per game. Haywood has hit 34.9 percent of his three-point tries and has a 2-to-1 assist-turnover ratio.
Worked himself into the starting lineup during the non-conference season before suffering a shin injury that forced him to miss six games … Returned for seven games before being diagnosed with a stress reaction in his right leg that sidelined him for the final 11 games … Underwent surgery to insert a rod in his leg to speed healing and returned for summer practice … Came to Georgia Tech from Brewster Academy, considered to be one of the nation’s best basketball programs, in Wolfeboro, N.H., where he played his senior (2016-17) year … Consensus 3-star prospect, ranked among the state’s top 10 players according to CBS’s 247Sports.com.
