The Latest Breaking News from Georgia Tech

March Madness or the World Baseball Classic?

ATLANTA — Josh Pastner isn’t out of work because he couldn’t draw up a nifty inbounds play. He won an ACC tournament with players no NBA team deemed worthy of drafting. Georgia Tech fired Pastner because he was forever facing an uphill slog, which shouldn’t happen to an ACC program…

Scouting report for Georgia Tech DL Keion White in the 2023 NFL Draft

ATLANTA — On Friday evening, Damon Stoudamire was an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics who had just arrived in Atlanta for a Saturday night game against the Hawks. That’s when he received a call from a search firm. It was not out of the ordinary.

When Georgia Tech athletic director J Batt gave the floor to his new basketball coach, Damon Stoudamire pulled up his chair and prepared to give his introductory address.

The surprise isn’t so much that Georgia Tech has hired Damon Stoudamire. It’s that the Jackets hired him so fast. Not 80 hours ago, Josh Pastner – another Arizona alumnus – still had the job. But if you’re sure this is who you want, there’s no reason to string things…

Georgia Tech moved quickly to chart its new course in men’s basketball. Boston Celtics assistant coach Damon Stoudamire was hired Monday as the new coach of the Yellow Jackets. Following reports of the 13-year NBA veteran emerging as a candidate in the morning, the hire was finalized in the afternoon.

Boston hopes to make it three wins in a row while Houston likely hopes to make it four losses in a row as they pursue the best shot at a top pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

Stoudamire will replace recently fired Josh Pastner.

The Boston Celtics' coaching staff will see perhaps more turnover than usual this coming offseason.

Here is the schedule for the remainder of the pro days in March.