Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | July 6, 2016 Josh Pastner welcomes Dwight Howard to Atlanta Share Josh Pastner was hired as the Georgia Tech head basketball coach few months ago, and Atlanta native Dwight Howard recently signed with the Hawks. McCamish Pavilion and Philips Arena are only separated by two miles, so the Yellow Jackets and the Hawks have plenty in common. So much, in fact, that Howard paid Pastner a visit on Tuesday: Would you believe me if I said @DwightHoward came by to get workout tips from me? Didn't think so. #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/v4XTzfp40P — Coach Josh Pastner (@GTJoshPastner) July 5, 2016 Howard is known for his strength, but the takeaway here? Pastner’s emoji game is the strongest part about this tweet. Pastner will look to lead the Yellow Jackets to their first NCAA tournament berth since 2010 this season. Georgia Tech women's basketball is Week 6's Team of the Week Georgia Tech women's basketball went 2-0 in Week 6 with a 13-point win over then-No. 3 UConn and a 27-point win against Furman to earn our Team of the Week title. READ MORE Men's college basketball: the good, bad and ugly from a busy pre-Thanksgiving weekend A rundown of the good, the bad and the ugly from teams that played over a busy pre-Thanksgiving weekend, according to NCAA.com contributor Mike Lopresti. READ MORE Women's college volleyball: No. 18 Georgia Tech shocks No. 2 Pitt on the road in a five-set thriller Georgia Tech makes history by knocking off its highest-ranked opponent on Sunday after taking down No. 2 Pittsburgh in five sets. READ MORE