After earning an NIT berth last season, its first postseason appearance in four years, Georgia Tech intends to take another step forward this season.The journey for the Yellow Jackets begins Monday night when they host Maryland Eastern Shore.Georgia Tech won seven of its final 10 in the regular season to merit its NIT bid last season, then retained preseason All-ACC selection Baye Ndongo. The junior put up 13.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.Third-year head coach Damon Stoudamire likes the direction of his team.”I think we are right on point to where we need to be,” Stoudamire said. “We continue to move the needle. I think we have a team with depth. We’ve got numbers, competition and I think collectively, we have a group that likes each other. Those are the biggest ingredients to having a good team.”For the Hawks, they are working to forge an identity with 12 new players.”It’s the state of college basketball right now with the transfer portal,” said UMES head coach Cleo Hill Jr. “For us, with 12 new guys, it’s been great. The energy has been good. We’re excited.”UMES has two preseason All-MEAC picks in Christopher Flippin and Michael Teal.
