THE FLATS – The Scott Cross era opened in style on Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion, as Georgia Tech men’s basketball raced out to a 42-15 halftime lead and never trailed in a 75-55 season-opening win over visiting Hampton.
In Cross’s first game as Georgia Tech’s 16th head coach, his Yellow Jackets dominated visiting Hampton inside, with a 59-33 advantage in rebounds and a 48-22 edge in points in the paint. Tech shot 41.8% (28-for-67) from the field, while holding Hampton to just 27.9% shooting (17-for-61).
Three Jackets scored in double-figures – Colby Garland with a game-high 16, Kam Craft with 12 and Jackson Fields with 10 – but, perhaps even more impressively, four Tech players pulled down at least five rebounds, led by Cole Kirouac's game-high 10.