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Damon Stoudamire fired as Georgia Tech basketball coach after 3 years

Georgia Techhas decided to fireDamon Stoudamireas its coach following a three-year stint, the school announced Sunday, March 8.

The Yellow Jackets made the move one day after their 79-76 loss to Clemson in the last game of the regular season. With a 2-16 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play, Georgia Tech finished 18th out of 18th in the league and did not qualify for theACC tournament.

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With Saturday's loss, the Yellow Jackets ended the season on a 12-game losing streak. The last win for Georgia Tech was a 78-74 road win over North Carolina State on Jan. 17. The Yellow Jackets won just two out of 17 games since the calendar flipped to 2026. They ended 2025 at 9-5.

Stoudamire, who played in the NBA for 13 years, went 42-55 in three seasons with Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets failed to make the NCAA Tournament under Stoudamire, who replaced Josh Pastner following a seven-year stint.

Georgia Tech owes Stoudamire $2.6 million during the next two years for the remainder of his contract, unless he takes another job.

Georgia Tech has not made an NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2020-21 season and has just four appearances since finishing as the runner-up in the 2004 tournament to Connecticut.

Prior to taking the job with the Yellow Jackets, Stoudamire was an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics. He also coached Pacific from 2016 to 2021, posting a 71-77 record in five seasons with the program.

Stoudamire played college basketball at Arizona from 1991-95 before becoming a first-round pick in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He was rookie of the year for the Raptors in 1995 and also played for the Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs.

Damon Stoudamire coaching record

Pacific (2016-17): 11-22, 4-14 WCC
Pacific (2017-18): 14-18, 9-9 WCC
Pacific (2018-19): 14-18, 4-12 WCC
Pacific (2019-20): 23-10, 11-5 WCC
Pacific (2020-21): 9-9, 6-7 WCC
Georgia Tech (2023-24): 14-18, 7-13 ACC
Georgia Tech (2024-25): 17-17, 10-10 ACC
Georgia Tech (2025-26): 11-20, 2-16 ACC

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Ga Tech fires Damon Stoudamire as men's basketball coach

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Bill Maher, right, responded to President Donald Trump's Truth Social post about him on the March 6 episode of "Real Time."

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