General
Highly regarded prep player from the Atlanta area who played his freshman season at Southern California, transferred to Georgia Tech following the spring, 2020 semester … Key reserve on Tech’s 2021 ACC Championship team … Was Tech’s No. 2 point guard for most of his time at Tech, but started 49 games … Played in 144 games in his career, most among the Yellow Jackets, 123 of them in a Tech uniform … Had his 144 games all been played at Tech, he would rank No. 1 in program history … Finished his college career with 942 points … Finished with 110 three-point field goals at Tech, 21st in Tech history (113 total in his college career) … His 301 assists in a Tech uniform rank 18th in program history (had 326 total) … Seven of the 10 highest point totals of his career came away from McCamish Pavilion, including career-best 21 vs. UMass, 18 at Clemson in 2032-24 … Tough playmaker and a solid scorer, adept at controlling the tempo of a game … First Norcross High School alumnus to join the Tech program since Gani Lawal (2007-10) … Wore No. 1 for the Trojans and at Tech … Majoring in business administration.
- Always sturdy: Senior guard Kyle Sturdivant grateful for time spent at Georgia Tech – Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 1, 2024
- Bearing loss, Georgia Tech’s Kyle Sturdivant soars – Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 6, 2023
2023-24 (fifth-year senior at Georgia Tech)
Key figure off the bench as Tech’s No. 2 point guard in 2023-24, averaging 8.8 points with 13 double-digit games … Received the fourth-most votes for the ACC’s Sixth Man Award … Averaged 4.5 fewer minutes per game than his career high in 2021-22 but produced .427 points per minute played compared to .316 for his career previously … Scoring average and shooting percentages all were career bests … Led Tech in three-point percentage (.385) and free throw percentage (.868) … Averaged 2.84 assists while compiling a 2.0-1 assist/turnover ratio … Had six games of five or more assists … Averaged 20.7 minutes and connected on 41.3 percent from the floor overall … Averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 assists in ACC games … Averaged 13.1 points and 3.6 assists in Tech’s ACC wins … Hit 43.5 percent from the floor, 48.6 percent from three-point range and 90.9 percent from the foul line … In Tech’s final seven games, averaged 11.7 points, 3.0 assists, 40 percent from three-point range (10-of-25), 11-of-13 FT … Just missed a triple-double Jan. 6 against Boston College (11 points, career-high 10 rebounds, nine assists) … Averaged 10.3 points and 2.0 assists in the Diamond Head Classic, scoring a career-high 21 points in Tech’s quarterfinal win over UMass … Made 6-of-10 from the floor, 8-of-8 from the foul line … Keyed Tech’s win over No. 21 Mississippi State with 12 points (4-7 FG) in 26 minutes … Scored 18 points, 15 of them in the second half and OT, in Jan. 6 win at Clemson
2022-23 (senior at Georgia Tech)
One of two point guards on the Tech roster along with Deivon Smith … Started 21 games total, 14 ACC games including tournament, and averaged 25.4 minutes in conference games … Averaged 8.6 points per game for the season (fifth on the team) … No. 2 on the team in assists (3.3 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (2.09-1) … Shot 39.3 percent from the floor and 32.1 percent from distance … In ACC games, averaged 9.0 points and 3.3 assists per game, hitting 39.3 percent from the floor and 30.3 percent on threes … Started Tech’s last 12 games and played the best basketball of his career over that stretch … Averaged 12.6 points and reached double digits in nine games … Connected on 35.1 percent (20-of-57) from three-point range, and compiled a 53-to-19 assist/turnover ratio … Averaged nearly 33 minutes per game over that stretch … In the ACC Tournament, averaged 12.5 points and dealt 15 assists against three turnovers … Had 11 points and 10 assists in Tech’s final home game against Louisville, becoming the first Tech player with 10 assists and a point/assist double-double since Josh Heath vs. NC State in 2017 … Scored a career-high 20 points in Tech’s win at Syracuse, hitting 7-of-9 from the floor (2-of-3 3pt FG), with three assists and three steals … Scored 18 points in 18 minutes at Notre Dame on Jan. 10, all of them after halftime … Scored all seven Tech points in overtime in the loss … Led the Jackets with 17 points at Louisville (5-16 FG, 2-9 3pt, 5-7 FT) with four assists in a season-high 37:40 … Averaged 9.9 pints and 5.0 assists in a three-game stretch (all starts) prior to Miami, hitting 12-of-24 from the floor, 4-of-10 on threes … Produced his best overall game of the season against Alabama State, scoring 13 points, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, with career highs of eight rebounds and seven assists
2021-22 (junior at Georgia Tech)
In his second season at Tech after transferring from Southern California, started 28 games, including the last 20 beginning Jan. 4 at Duke … Averaged 32.6 minutes in the six games that Deivon Smith was sidelined, including a career-high 38:17 against BC … Averaged 8.7 points, 2.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds over across those six games (37.7 pct. FG, 6-of-22 on threes) … Averaged 25.2 minutes overall, 7.6 points (third on Tech’s team) and 2.3 assists for the season … Team-best 73:38 assist/turnover ratio … Scored in double digits seven times in ACC games, averaging 8.0 points (40.4 pct. FG, 34.0 pct. 3pt), 2.3 assists and a 47:21 assist/turnover ratio against the conference … Last 12 games of the season: 8.3 points, 2.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds per game, 31:13 assist/turnover ratio … Scored career-high 17 points against Charleston Southern, hitting 7-of-13 FG, with three assists in a career-high 31 minutes, and had 11 with three assists vs. Georgia Southern
2020-21 (sophomore at Georgia Tech)
Named to the ACC All-Academic team … Played in every game off the bench for Tech in 2020-21, averaging 3.5 points while posting a solid 27/17 assist/turnover ratio … Averaged 7.3 points across Kentucky/Nebraska/FSU games after going scoreless in first two … Hit for a career-high 15 points (5-6 FG, 4-4 FT) with three assists against Kentucky … Key factor off the bench in the ACC Tournament … Scored five points each against Miami and FSU … Hit a pair of field goals, including a three, against the Hurricanes, and went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the closing minutes against FSU … Did not turn the ball over in either game in 28 total minutes … ACC high was seven points against Wake Forest and Clemson (5-9 FG combined) … Scored four in second meeting vs. FSU, five at Louisville, four vs. Notre Dame … Averaged 3.4 points (44.9 pct. FG) and 10.9 minutes in conference games
2019-20 (freshman at USC)
Played in 21 games, averaging 8.3 minutes … Finished the season averaging 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds while hitting 34.8 percent of his shots from the floor … Recorded 25 assists over 22 turnovers … Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Marquette on Nov. 29, played season-high 18 minutes vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 29 … Did not play after Feb. 8 following the passing of his father, Gary.
High School
Graduated from Norcross (Ga.) High School in 2019 … Led Norcross to a 22-9 record and a No. 5 ranking in the state of Georgia as senior … Named to the Georgia 7A All-State second team … Scored 21 points, 19 in the second half, of a 71-59 comeback win over Roswell which propelled Norcross to its third consecutive Georgia high school basketball Final Four (Norcross lost 66-62 to eventual state champion McEachern in the semifinals) … Helped Norcross finish as state runners up his sophomore and junior seasons … Ranked the No. 6 player in the state of Georgia and the No. 12 point guard in the country by 247Sports, No. 93 overall in the country by Rivals.com … As a junior, led Norcross to the Georgia high schools No. 1 ranking and all the way to the Georgia 7A title game … Was named the 7A Georgia Player of the Year and hit the game-winning buzzer-beater over rival Meadowbrook to clinch the 7A Regional title game … Played on the Nike Team Florida in the EYBL circuit which advanced to the prestigious Peach Jam Tournament … Averaged 15.1 points, 3.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals during the 2018 EYBL season.