{"id":109968,"date":"2021-03-18T21:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=109968"},"modified":"2021-03-18T21:35:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:35:08","slug":"reports-georgia-tech-without-accs-best-player-after-positive-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/reports-georgia-tech-without-accs-best-player-after-positive-covid-19-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Georgia Tech without ACC&#8217;s best player after positive COVID-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Tech will be without its leading scorer for the start of its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Moses Wright has been sidelined due to a positive test for COVID-19 ahead of the Yellow Jackets facing Loyola Chicago in the first round Friday. Multiple outlets are reporting the news, although the school has not confirmed his absence.<\/p>\n<p>Wright, the ACC player of the year, averaged 17.0&nbsp;points and 8.4 reboundsduring the regular season. Tech won its last eight games, including two victories to secure its first ACC tournament title since 1993.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOUBLE THE MADNESS!<\/strong>&nbsp; These 26 schools earned berths in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s NCAA tournaments<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUBBLE SETUP:<\/strong>&nbsp; Visual look at how NCAA Tournament will play out amid pandemic<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRACKET BREAKDOWN:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Capsules for every NCAA Tournament team<\/p>\n<p>Should the Yellow Jackets advance against Loyola, it is expected Wright also will miss the second-round game against the winner of Illinois and Drexel.<\/p>\n<p>Without its leading scorer, Georgia Tech will turn to guards&nbsp;Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe to add more&nbsp;offensive&nbsp;punch to the lineup. Devoe was the most valuable player of the ACC tournament after scoring 33 points in its two&nbsp;wins.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow colleges reporter Erick Smith on Twitter @ericksmith<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/02\/27\/USAT\/b79e8153-1c60-4e78-804f-6c199d110b50-USATSI_15640224.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/acc\/2021\/03\/18\/march-madness-georgia-tech-without-acc-best-player\/4755528001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Tech will be without its leading scorer for the start of its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 seasons. 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