After reports surfaced that the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were targeting current Boston Celtics assistant Damon Stoudamire for their head coaching vacancy, it became official.
The school announced that the former Arizona Wildcat standout and NBA Rookie of the Year would become the 15th head coach of the program on Monday. This comes off the heels of the firing of Josh Pastner.
Georgia Tech was 15-18 this past season and two years removed from their last trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated in the first round. Stoudamire takes over a program that has just two appearances in the annual tournament over the last 15 seasons.
Please welcome the 15th head coach in Georgia Tech men’s basketball history, Damon Stoudamire‼️ #TogetherWeSwarm 🐝 | https://t.co/a8zXZhuWOJ pic.twitter.com/FGdwWMKAwU
— Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball (@GTMBB) March 13, 2023
The last time Georgia Tech made it beyond the second round of the tournament was in 2004 when they lost in the national championship game to UConn. The Yellow Jackets knocked off Oklahoma State to earn a shot at the title.
Now the school will hand the keys to the long-time NBA veteran to turn the program around. It remains to be seen as to who Stoudamire will target for his staff.
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