Through Georgia Tech’s first 15 games, coach Brian Gregory sent out the same starting five 13 times. There was no reason to adjust something that seemed to be working. In the nonconference, the starting five of forwards Nick Jacobs and Charles Mitchell and guards Marcus Georges-Hunt, Josh Heath and Adam Smith put up an 8-3 record.
However, Tech lost its first two ACC games with that five, leading to a far different pattern of lineup management. In the past 10 games, Gregory has tried five different starting lineups, including the original quintet, to ignite his capable roster, a process still awaiting success.