- Mark Price was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 1983.
- Kenny Anderson is Georgia Tech’s single-game scoring leader with 50 against Loyola Marymount during the 1990-91 season.
- Dennis Scott’s No. 4 was retired by Georgia Tech.
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See my list of the best Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ever below.
5 Best Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Yellow Jackets Years |
| 1 | Mark Price | G | 1982-1986 |
| 2 | Kenny Anderson | G | 1989-1991 |
| 3 | Dennis Scott | F | 1987-1990 |
| 4 | John Salley | F/C | 1982-1986 |
| 5 | Matt Harpring | F | 1994-1998 |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets All-Time Greatest Basketball Players
1. Mark Price
Price played for the Yellow Jackets from 1982 to 1986 and recorded 2,193 points (third in program history), 510 assists (seventh), and 240 steals (first).
He was a consensus second-team All-American, second-team All-American, three-time third-team All-American, three-time first-team All-ACC, second-team All-ACC, and was the ACC Rookie of the Year.
He averaged 17.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.
Price also holds Georgia Tech records in 3-point shooting percentage (.440), consecutive starts (126), and minutes played (4,604).
The program retired his No. 25.
2. Kenny Anderson
Anderson played just two seasons at Georgia Tech from 1989 to 1991.
He had 545 assists (eighth) and 168 steals (10th).
Anderson holds the single-game scoring record with 50 against Loyola Marymount and the single-season steals record with 89 during the 1990-91 campaign.
He averaged 23.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 2.6 steals per game.
Anderson was consensus first-team All-American, second-team All-American, third-team All-American, two-time first-team All-ACC, and was ACC Rookie of the Year.
3. Dennis Scott
Scott played for the Yellow Jackets for three seasons from 1987 to 1990, during which time he averaged 21.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
As a junior, he averaged a staggering 27.7 points per contest.
Scott was the Sporting News College Player of the Year, consensus second-team All-American, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Rookie of the Year, and first-team All-ACC.
Over those three seasons, he racked up 2,115 points (fourth). During the 1989-90 season, he had 970, which is the most in a single season in Georgia Tech history.
The team retired his No. 4.
4. John Salley
Salley averaged 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.9 steals per game from 1982 to 1986.
He was a third-team All-American and two-time second-team All-ACC.
Salley had 798 rebounds (ninth) and 243 blocks (fourth).
Salley’s No. 22 was retired.
5. Matt Harpring
Harpring spent four seasons at Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1998, and his No. 15 jersey was ultimately retired.
He was second-team All-American, third-team All-American, and three-time first-team All-ACC.
Harpring had 2,225 points (second), 997 rebounds (third), and 176 steals (eighth).
Harpring averaged 17.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.4 steals over his career.
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