Georgia Tech will play a pair of exhibition games in November against in-state opponents, according to contracts obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Yellow Jackets men will make their debut Nov. 1 at home against Clark Atlanta. Clark Atlanta will receive $10,000 for agreeing to play the exhibition.
The following day at McCamish Pavilion, the Tech women’s team will face Georgia College and State University. The Bobcats will receive $3,000 for their participation in the exhibition.
Other previously unconfirmed men’s matchups for the Jackets include regular-season games against Nov. 9 against Howard and Nov. 14 against Massachusetts-Lowell, both at McCamish. Howard will receive $85,000 for playing the Jackets and UMass-Lowell will get $120,000.
On Dec. 9, Tech will host Alabama A&M and the Bulldogs will receive $100,000 for participating in that contest.
Coach Damon Stoudamire will make his official coaching debut Nov. 6 against Georgia Southern, a game for which Georgia Southern will be paid $85,000.
Other contests on the program’s 2023-24 nonconference schedule include a trip to Cincinnati (Nov. 22), a home game with Mississippi State (Nov. 28), a road game at Georgia (Dec. 5) and a matchup with Penn State (Dec. 17) at State Farm Arena. The Jackets also are scheduled to play at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii where they will face Massachusetts (Dec. 21) and either Portland or Hawaii (Dec. 22).
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