Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bring engineering-school grit to ACC basketball, playing at McCamish Pavilion in the heart of Atlanta. The program has produced NBA talent from Stephon Marbury to Chris Bosh and Thaddeus Young, and its 2004 run to the national championship game remains the defining chapter in Yellow Jackets hoops. Georgia Tech's downtown campus location gives the Jackets a distinct urban energy compared to most ACC rivals. It's a program that swings between flashes of national relevance and rebuilding stretches, but the ceiling has always been high.

Georgia Tech basketball traces back to 1906, though the program didn't become a consistent national force until the Bobby Cremins era of the 1980s and 90s, highlighted by Stephon Marbury's Sweet Sixteen run in 1996. Paul Hewitt took the Yellow Jackets to their first and only national championship game in 2004, falling to UConn behind stars Jarrett Jack and Chris Paul's Wake Forest rival. Georgia Tech has never won an NCAA title but has produced a steady stream of NBA draft picks. The 2004 Final Four run remains the high-water mark of Yellow Jackets basketball history.