Golden Eagles fall to Albany Tech, 57-56, in GCAA first round

ALBANY—Chattahoochee Tech’s men’s basketball team fell in the final seconds of the first round of the GCAA tournament, losing 57-56 to Albany Tech on the road at nearby Darton College. The Golden Eagles, who took a 56-53 lead after an Asauhn Dixon-Tatum put-back dunk with 30 seconds remaining, lost the lead when ATC hit a 3-pointer to tie with 12 seconds to play.

CTC men’s hoops preparing for GCAA tourney opener Tuesday

The Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball squad is gearing up for a road trip south to face Albany Tech on Tuesday, March 6 in the first round of the GCAA region tournament. Due to scheduling conflicts, the game will be played at the nearby Darton College gym with tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Dixon-Tatum, Tate earn All-Conference honors

The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association released its All-Region men’s basketball teams, and two Golden Eagles players received recognition for outstanding play during the regular season. Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, CTC’s 6-foot-11 sophomore center, earned second-team All-GCAA honors, as well as Defensive Player of the Year honors, and freshman point guard Sean Tate was an honorable mention all-region selection.

Golden Eagles get overtime victory over conference-leading Georgia Perimeter on the road

DECATUR—The Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball team picked up a crucial road win at conference-leading Georgia Perimeter on Tuesday, Feb. 14, defeating the Jaguars in overtime, 79-73. Thanks to a last-minute comeback in regulation from a 65-58 deficit, the Golden Eagles forced overtime after scoring the next seven points.

Golden Eagles drop pair of games to South Georgia Tech

MARIETTA—Chattahoochee Tech’s basketball teams lost GCAA home games to South Georgia Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Southern Polytechnic, dropping both teams’ league records to 5-9. The men’s squad lost for the third time in a row at the final buzzer, as a full-court drive from SGT produced the game-winning lay-up with no time remaining to hand the Golden Eagles a 72-71 loss. The men fell to 15-10 overall.

Freshman point guard Sean Tate named GCAA Player of the Week

The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association has named freshman Sean Tate the Player of the Week for Week 4 of the men’s basketball conference season. Tate, a 5-foot-7 point guard from Sequoyah High School in Canton, Ga., averaged 17 points, eight assists and 3.5 steals in two games last week while shooting 17-of-19 from the free-throw line and 50 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

Golden Eagles lose barnburners at home to GCAA foe Albany Tech

SMYRNA— The Chattahoochee Tech basketball squads dropped heartbreakers to Albany Tech on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Smyrna Community Center. The women’s team kept it close in the second half, drawing to within three points late in the game, but fell 55-49 to the Lady Titans, and the men lost 57-56 on a buzzer-beating, half-court 3-pointer.

CTC hoops teams prevail at home, finish off regular-season sweeps over Andrew, Waycross

SMYRNA—The Chattahoochee Tech basketball squads picked up crucial GCAA wins at home on Sunday, Jan. 29, as the women defeated Andrew College, 78-58, and the men took down Waycross College, 64-52. The wins gave the Golden Eagles regular-season sweeps over the two opponents and kept each team squarely in the middle of the conference race.

Chatt Tech hoops teams drop games at Central Georgia Tech

MACON – On the last game of a three-game road swing, both Chattahoochee Tech basketball teams dropped contests at GCAA opponent Central Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Lady Golden Eagles, winners of two of their last three heading into the game, dropped a 77-66 decision to the Lady Cougars, and the men followed with a 64-58 defeat.

CTC hoops teams continue hot streaks with key road victories

The Chattahoochee Tech basketball teams continued to surge on Saturday night with two road wins. The Golden Eagle women (10-9, 3-6 GCAA) won at Andrew College 69-64, while the men (14-6, 4-5) won their third game in a row at Waycross College, 64-61.

Women’s hoops comes back to beat East Georgia, while men fade late

The Chattahoochee Tech basketball squads hosted East Georgia College in a pair of GCAA match-ups at the Smyrna Community Center on Tuesday night. The CTC women started the night off on a positive note with a 58-47 come-from-behind victory, but the men suffered their second straight narrow conference loss, 71-67.

Men’s basketball adds to signing class with two local products

Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball added to its 2011 signing class with forwards Jerrod Jenkins (South Cobb High School) and Tyler Gordon (Shiloh High School). The pair, both 6-foot-5, brings the incoming class to eight signees, all from Georgia.

Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball signs three transfer players

Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball received letters of intent from three transfer players on Tuesday at a signing event at the school’s Marietta campus. Two players from Central Georgia Tech — Darius Miller and Darius Davis — and Ronald Blossomgame from Middle Georgia College will enter the program as sophomores in the 2011-12 season with one year of NJCAA eligibility remaining.

CTC men’s basketball signs guard Sean Tate of Sequoyah H.S.

Chattahoochee Tech men’s basketball announced the signing of Sequoyah High School guard Sean Tate on Monday. Tate is the third member of the 2011 recruiting class to ink with the Golden Eagles, and the second metro Atlanta high school senior.