ATL Standard

Basketball competition within the Atlantic Coast Conference is fierce, not only on the court but also in recruiting, and Georgia Tech has added some key pieces.

According to the latest rankings, Rivals lists the Yellow Jackets’ Class of 2021 fifth in the conference and 28th in the nation while 247 Sports ranks the three-man group fourth in conference and 19th in the nation. The team has bolstered its backcourt for the future, gathering letters of intent from two guards and a small forward. Ramblinwreck.com reported it was the first time since 2012 Georgia Tech has signed a class with as many as three players ranked in the 247 Sports Top 150.

Leading the way is Dallan Coleman, a 6',6" shooting guard out of West Nassau County in Callahan, Florida, 247 Sports reports. Coleman is a consensus four-star recruit, listed as 48th in the class and eighth at his position. ESPN is even more impressed with Coleman, ranking him 34th in the class. 

Josh Pastner | Ramblinwreck.com

Miles Kelly, a 6',5" combo guard out of Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia, also is a consensus four-star ranked 107th in the class and sixth among all combo guards.

The final future Yellow Jacket, Jalon Moore, is a 6',6" small forward out of Gardendale, Alabama, ranked 137th nationally and 27th at his position. 

The recruits are expected help the team move forward as the current roster has six seniors preparing for their last campaign.

Georgia Tech is coming off a 17-14 record overall and 11-9 in the ACC to finish fifth overall in the conference. It was the team’s best finish in the ACC under Josh Pastner, who is entering his fifth year as head coach of the Yellow Jackets, Ramblinwreck.com reported.

“Our assistant coaches deserve a tremendous amount of credit in how they put this class together under the constraints of COVID-19, not being able to recruit off-campus,” Pastner said, according to Ramblinwreck.com. “All three student-athletes fit our culture and they’re wonderful young men. They’re all 6-5 or taller and long, which gives us the opportunity to defend at a high level. The way the game has evolved, you’ve got to be able to put the ball in the basket, and all three of them can do that. This class allows us to stay in the right direction, develop these players and continue to get old and stay old.”