With a complement of a totally wholesome roster, Georgia Tech seems to be to win its third recreation in as many tries Monday when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech (2-0) blew previous Bryant 74-45 on Friday after scuffling with Maryland-Japanese Shore in its season opener. The Yellow Jackets loved the season debut of preseason All-ACC junior Baye Ndongo, who had 10 factors and 7 rebounds in his return following an undisclosed damage.
“I believed Baye was good for his first recreation,” mentioned Georgia Tech head coach Damon Stoudamire. “He is been doing numerous various things, however to get on the market on the ground and transfer the best way he did, I believed he performed rather well. The physique seems to be good. He made actually robust strikes to the rim. He hit a 3. I simply thought that he gave us a typical affect all recreation lengthy.”
Ndongo can be paired with freshman Mouhamed Sylla, who has posted double-doubles in every of his first two profession video games.
“I am excited to see them enjoying collectively,” Stoudamire mentioned. “To have Baye on the market speaking to Mo and having the ability to get him to do some various things, I name it buddy ball. … We count on nothing lower than 10 rebounds a recreation (from Sylla) and the factors are going to come back.”
Kowacie Reeves Jr. leads the Yellow Jackets with 15 factors per recreation via two contests, whereas Sylla is averaging 12 factors and 13 boards.
Southeastern Louisiana (0-2) adopted a season-opening 30-point loss at Ole Miss with a 58-52 defeat at Louisiana on Friday. The Lions have shot simply 33.7% from the sector of their two losses, hitting simply 23.4% (11-for-47) of their 3-point makes an attempt.
Head coach David Kiefer has performed 11 gamers in every of their first two video games, an space the Lions imagine give them an edge.
“I believe the very best factor about our crew proper now’s our depth,” Kiefer mentioned. “We are able to actually rise up and down the courtroom, choose up our strain slightly bit. However the very best a part of our crew is our depth and athleticism.”
Jaiden Lawrence’s 11.5 factors per recreation tempo the group, adopted by Jalen Forrest’s 8.5.
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