Georgia Tech Guard Deebo Coleman Enters the Transfer Portal

Jackson Caudell | Apr 5, 2024

Georgia Tech Guard Deebo Coleman / Georgia Tech Athletics

Georgia Tech has lost another player to the transfer portal.

Yellow Jackets guard Deebo Coleman has decided to enter the transfer portal. Coleman becomes the fourth transfer portal entry for Georgia Tech this offseason, joining Amaree Abram, Tyzhaun Claude, and Ebenezer Dowuona.

#GaTech guard Deebo Coleman has entered the transfer portal. No surprise to JOL subscribers. https://t.co/ER8OR5S3YF

— Kelly Quinlan (@Kelly_Quinlan) April 5, 2024

Coleman came off the bench this season for Georgia Tech, averaging 5.9 PPG and playing 18.7 minutes per game.

From his bio at Georgia Tech Athletics:

2023-24 (junior at Georgia Tech)

Wing guard who came off the bench to average 5.9 points, second-best among Tech reserves, in 18.7 minutes per game … Averaged 16 ppg in Tech’s first three games (15-24 FG, 9-16 3pt FG), but had just two games in double figures after that … Returned from a four-game injury absence to score 24 points in Tech’s final five games … In ACC games, averaged 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, while hitting 41.2 percent from the floor (31.7 pct. on threes) … Only four turnovers in 16 games … Averaged 6.7 points in three Diamond Head Classic games, including 12 in win vs. UMass and eight vs. Nevada … Connected on 40.3 percent from the floor this season in all games, 34.0 percent from three-point range (fourth on the team) … Scoring efficiency improved from his first two seasons (.318 points per minute in 2023-24, .287 combined his first two seasons) … Took 94 of his 144 shot attempts from three-point range (connected on 26-of-50 inside the arc

2022-23 (sophomore at Georgia Tech)

Wing guard who started a team-high 31 games this season (limited vs. Alabama State and Clemson due to achilles issue), reaching double-figure points in 14 … No. 4 on the Tech stat chart in scoring (9.5 ppg), No. 2 in minutes per game (31.3) and three-point field goals (57-of-175) … No. 3 in free throws (51-of-74) and No. 4 in three-point percentage (32.6 pct.) … Took 175 of his 274 field goal attempts (63.9 pct.) from behind the three-point arc, by far the highest percentage on the team … Also was effective as a scorer inside (46-of-99 FG, 46.5 percent inside 3pt line) … In ACC games, averaged 9.1 points per game (fourth on team) while hitting 35.9 percent from the floor, 31.6 percent (36-of-114) on threes … Shooting success rate was down from freshman year, but he far surpassed his freshman totals in field goals, three-pointers and free throws made and attempted … Focused less on scoring to concentrate on defense and facilitating the offense in later games … Had an 20-to-4 assist/turnover ratio in the last seven games while averaging 8.7 points … Scored a career-best 21 points in Tech’s win over Virginia Tech (6-10 FG, 3-4 3pt FG, 6-8 FT) … Averaged 13.5 points in two ACC Tournament games while hitting 8-of-20 from the floor and 5-of-13 from three-point range … Scored 17 points Jan. 21 against Syracuse (6-9 FG, 5-8 3pt FG), playing all 40 minutes … Scored 16 points in win at Georgia State in the second game of the season, hitting career highs for free throws made and attempted (9-of-13)

2021-22 (freshman)

Named to the ACC All-Academic Team as a freshman … Solid contributor as a freshman averaging 6.2 points, Tech’s fifth-leading scorer overall and in ACC games … Averaged 23.7 minutes per game and started five games, including Clemson on March 2 and Louisville in the ACC Tournament … Connected on 41.3 percent (43-of-104) of his three-point attempts, 36.0 percent in ACC games (27-of-75) … His three-point numbers rivaled those of All-ACC teammate Michael Devoe when he was a freshman (42-of-107, .393) … Scored in double figures seven times, four vs. ACC teams, including 15 at Miami and 14 vs. FSU (hit three 3-pt FG each game) … Defenses began to key on him in games late in the season – averaged 4.2 points and hit 7-of-25 from three over eight games since his last double-digit effort (15 at Miami on Feb. 9) … Scored 13 (3-4 3pt FG) in his ACC debut vs. North Carolina and 11 in a win at Boston College (3-6 3pt) … Scored game-high 19 points vs. Lamar, 12 vs. Stetson in back-to-back games early in the season … Hit his first four three-point tries in each game

High School

Consensus four-star prospect, rated at No. 48 in the class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite rankings … ESPN ranked him No. 32 overall and No. 7 among shooting guards, 247Sports had him No. 68, No. 15 at his position … Named Florida’s Mr. Basketball as well as the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior at West Nassau High School, where his father, Ran, was the head coach … Averaged 24.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a senior for the Warriors, who turned around their season in mid-year with a 14-game winning and led them to the Florida High School Athletic Association final four … As a junior, Coleman led the team in points (25.8), rebounds (8.1), assists (3.5), steals (3.9), and blocks (0.8), and connected on 46 percent of his three-point tries … Averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the summer of 2019 on the Nike EYBL grassroots circuit with E1T1 Elite … Finished his West Nassau career with 2,539 points, second in the region’s history behind only Fletcher’s Myron Anthony during the 1990s … Improved as a rebounder — he compiled 745 for his career, after averaging just 2.5 in his first season — and as a provider, going from 0.8 assists per game to more than four … Had 38 double-doubles at West Nassau, 19 of those as a senior.