Technical Tidbits 3/23: Jackets prep for NIT trip to New York City

Brad Penner-USA TODAY SportsAfter pulling off a very impressive victory over Ole Miss in Oxford, Georgia Tech is officially NYC bound for the 2017 NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden! The Jackets, still one of just two ACC representatives currently alive in postseason play, will face off with the winner of CS-Bakersfield and UT-Arlington next Tuesday in the Big Apple in what should be a very exciting — and likely very winnable — game. Rest has been Tech’s absolute best friend all season long, and getting nearly a full week of it will benefit the Jackets greatly against their upcoming mid-major opponent. In the meantime, the Georgia Tech program has now achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the 20-win mark in consecutive seasons — something that hadn’t been done since Paul Hewitt was the head coach. We partially have Brian Gregory to thank for that, but the fact that Josh Pastner was able to accomplish such a daunting task with such a limited roster is truly amazing.

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