Aug. 23, 2007
ATLANTA – A visit by Kansas to Alexander Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 18 and a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam highlight a rugged non-conference schedule, while NCAA Tournament teams North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia Tech and Virginia are part of Georgia Tech’s home Atlantic Coast Conference slate.
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In the 2006-07 Yellow Jackets’ schedule announced Thursday by the ACC office, Tech faces a demanding non-conference road slate. Aside from the Paradise Jam (Nov. 16-19), which includes a first-round game against Charlotte and potential clashes with Winthrop and Notre Dame, the Jackets also travel to Indiana (ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 27), Vanderbilt (Dec. 1), Georgia (Jan. 9) and Connecticut (Feb. 9).
“We have a very challenging schedule, not only with the difficult non-conference games we have ahead of us, but the games in the ACC, which should be as strong as ever,” said head coach Paul Hewitt. “
Also on the travel itinerary are a Nov. 11 trip to Tennessee State in Nashville and a Dec. 5 game at Georgia State’s Sports Arena, Tech’s first visit to the Panthers’ home court since 1973.
The appearance by Kansas is a return engagement for Tech’s Jan. 1, 2005 trip to Lawrence, which the Jayhawks won in overtime. That game highlights a non-conference home schedule that includes the regular-season opener against UNC-Greensboro (Nov. 9), Centenary (Dec. 22), Tennessee Tech (Dec. 27) and Presbyterian (Jan. 6).
ACC foes North Carolina (Jan. 16), Virginia Tech (Jan. 19), Maryland (Feb. 2) and Virginia (Feb. 21), each of whom played in last year’s NCAA Tournament, all make visits to Alexander Memorial Coliseum this year, as well as NIT participants Florida State (Dec. 30) and Clemson (Mar. 6).
Miami (Feb. 17) and Wake Forest (Mar. 1) also visit the Thrillerdome this year in home-and-away series, while the games with the Tar Heels, Terrapins and Seminoles are once-only meetings. Tech makes visits to NC State, Duke and Boston College for single games only.
By the numbers, Tech has 14 games scheduled against teams that finished in the top 50 of last year’s Ratings Percentage Index, at least 11 games against teams that played in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, and five others against NIT participants.
All but one of Tech’s ACC games will be televised, with five non-conference games also scheduled for TV. Tech will appear on national television 10 times, eight on ESPN or ESPN2 and two on the FSN Sunday Hoops package, and one, Boston College on Mar. 8, is on the ABC regional package. Six additional games are part of the ACC’s Raycom/Lincoln Financial regional syndication schedule, and three more on regional cable (FSN South and other cable partners).
The Jackets also have an exhibition game against Carson-Newman scheduled for Nov. 2, and the 55th annual ACC Tournament will be played Mar. 13-16 at the Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, N.C.
