Georgia
Tech Goes Cold in Loss at Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Baye Ndongo scored a team-high 13 points with 10 rebounds for his 12th double-double this season, but Georgia Tech shot less than 30 percent from the floor and set a season-low for points in a 69-43 loss at Wake Forest Saturday at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Tech suffered its largest margin of defeat since an 82-58 loss to Duke on Dec. 21. With the loss, Tech (16-15, 10-10 ACC) locked down the No. 8 seed in next week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., where they will play the noon game Wednesday against the No. 9 seed, which will be determined after results later Saturday.
Tech made just 5-of-27 shots from the floor, 2-of-17 from 3-point range in trailing 34-15 at the break. The Yellow Jackets had two scoring droughts of more than four minutes, and the Demon Deacons closed the half on a 12-0 run. Things improved in the second half, but only marginally as Tech finished at 29.6% and made just three 3-point field goals in the game, both season lows.
Meanwhile, the Demon Deacons (21-10, 13-7 ACC) shot just 38.1% for the game, but hit 11 3-pointers and forced 16 Tech turnovers, which they turned into 23 points.
Jaeden Mustaf was the only other Yellow Jacket in double figures with 12 points, and Ibrahim Souare pulled a team-high 11 rebounds, his second double-digit effort this season.
Baye Ndongo (11) posted his 12th double-double this season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. (photo by Andy Mead)
POST-GAME NOTES
- Georgia Tech finished the regular season in 8th place in the ACC standings, four slots ahead of the media’s pre-season projections, and has finished ahead of the pre-season projection eight of the last nine years.
- Tech draws the No. 8 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C., where it will play the noon game Wednesday, March 12, against the No. 9 seed, a team to be determined following the remainder of Saturday’s games. It is the first time the Yellow Jackets have earned a first-round bye in the tournament since 2021, when they won the championship.
- Tech once stood 2-6 in ACC play this season, but has won 5 of its last 7 games, 7 of its last 10 (Feb. 1 to the present), and 8 of its last 12.
- Tech’s 43 points, 29.6% shooting from the floor and 13% from 3-point range against Wake Forest were all season lows. The 43 points were the Yellow Jackets’ fewest since a 96-43 loss to Duke on Jan. 28, 2023, and the FG% was Tech’s lowest since hitting 29.5% in a game at Louisville on Feb. 1, 2023.
- Tech is 3-6 in games vs. Quad 1 teams this season with wins over Louisville on 2/1, Clemson on 2/4 and Pittsburgh on 2/25. The Jackets are 7-13 vs. Quad 1 teams under Damon Stoudamire.
- Baye Ndongo posted his 12th double-double of the season and 10th in ACC play this season with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Wake Forest. Only Maxime Reynaud of Stanford (12) has more double-doubles against ACC teams this season, and only Eddie Lampkin of Syracuse (10) has as many.
- Ibrahim Souare led the Yellow Jackets with 11 rebounds and notched his second double-digit carom game this season.
- Freshman Jaeden Mustaf pitched in 12 points at Wake Forest, his second double-figure effort in Tech’s last 3 games and his 3rd in an ACC game this season, 9th overall.
Jaeden Mustaf (3) scored 12 points for his second double-figure game in the last three. (photo by Andy Mead)
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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Georgia
Georgia runoff elections see turnout decline as much as 65%, showing need for reform – FairVote
On June 16, Georgia held closely watched runoff elections in Republican primaries for governor and U.S. Senate, as well as lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and the 11th Congressional District. There were also runoffs in Democratic primaries for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and three congressional districts.
Past statewide runoffs have cost Georgia taxpayers as much as $75 million. Turnout in this year’s runoffs fell by 24% statewide – with several races falling by more than 60%. These high costs and low turnout are predictable problems that could have been prevented if Georgia used ranked choice voting (RCV).
Turnout in key Georgia runoff elections
| Primary | Initial election turnout | Runoff election turnout | Turnout change |
| Governor (GOP) | 933,817 | 709,253 | -24.1% |
| U.S. Senate (GOP) | 912,696 | 702,209 | -23.1% |
| Lieutenant governor (GOP) | 889,130 | 691,624 | -22.2% |
| Lieutenant governor (Dem) | 1,030,951 | 383,845 | -62.8% |
| Secretary of state (GOP) | 851,794 | 667,090 | -21.7% |
| Secretary of state (Dem) | 1,028,197 | 383,830 | -62.7% |
| 1st Congressional District (Dem) | 57,159 | 23,813 | -58.3% |
| 7th Congressional District (Dem) | 49,421 | 17,221 | -65.2% |
| 11th Congressional District (GOP) | 80,165 | 68,915 | -14.0% |
| 12th Congressional District (Dem) | 61,284 | 30,139 | -50.8% |
Georgia held its initial primary elections on May 19. In 27 races where no candidate secured a majority of the vote, Georgia held runoffs between the top two finishers four weeks later.
Runoff elections are supposed to make government more representative by electing candidates with majority support. But in practice, runoffs usually shrink the electorate and come with a significant price tag for taxpayers and campaigns.
In the state’s Democratic primary runoffs, turnout fell so much that several candidates won their runoffs with fewer votes than they received in the May primary – entirely defeating the purpose of the runoff.
Votes for runoff winners
| Primary | Votes for winner in May primary | Votes for winner in June runoff | Change |
| Lieutenant governor (Dem) | 426,854 | 210,660 | -50.6% |
| Secretary of state (Dem) | 435,358 | 242,205 | -44.4% |
| 1st Congressional District (Dem) | 14,095 | 12,608 | -10.5% |
| 7th Congressional District (Dem) | 19,742 | 11,664 | -40.9% |
| 12th Congressional District (Dem) | 20,112 | 16,815 | -16.4% |
Ranked choice voting offers a better, faster, cheaper alternative. RCV allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, with an “instant runoff” determining a majority winner when necessary. This means winners are determined on Election Day, when participation is highest and voters still have access to the full range of choices. With RCV, voters wouldn’t need to cast a second ballot for the same offices, and taxpayers wouldn’t have to cover the cost of a second election.
To support RCV in Georgia, visit Better Ballot Georgia today!
There are just four teams left in the College World Series after the Georgia Bulldogs eliminated the Texas Longhorns 2-0 in a pitcher’s duel. No. 3 Georgia does not have much time to reflect on its season-saving win as the Bulldogs play the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday, June 17.
Oklahoma beat Georgia 4-3 on Monday when the two teams met. Georgia and Oklahoma never met during the SEC regular season or SEC Tournament. Oklahoma had Tuesday off after defeating Georgia and has a big advantage over the Bulldogs. The Sooners only have to beat Georgia once while Georgia has to try to string back-to-back wins over Oklahoma.
The Georgia-Oklahoma game will be at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN. It is unclear who Georgia will start at pitcher as the Bulldogs look to keep their historic season alive.
Whoever advances between Georgia (2-1) and Oklahoma (2-0) will play the other side of the bracket in the three-game series to determine the national champion. On the other side, No. 5 North Carolina plays No. 16 West Virginia with North Carolina being 2-0 to start the double elimination format. West Virginia is 2-1 and dominated Troy to stave off elimination on Tuesday.
Georgia vs. Oklahoma TV channel, time
- TV: ESPN
- Date: Wednesday, June 17
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Location: Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska
- Commentators: Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Kris Budden and Chris Burke
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FOX 5 Atlanta is tracking the 2026 Georgia primary runoff election results as voters across the state head to the ballot box to set the stage for November’s critical midterm match-ups.
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