Georgia Tech center Dickey leaves for Europe (AP)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:43:22 PDT

Georgia Tech center Ra'Sean Dickey has given up his senior season to play professionally in the Ukraine. Coach Paul Hewitt said Wednesday the 6-foot-10 Dickey signed a contract with Budivelnyk Kiev of the Ukrainian Super League. He redshirted last season to recover from acute tendinitis in his right knee and had a year of eligibility remaining.

Georgia Tech Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:03 PDT

A rebuilding season combined with a difficult schedule became too much for the Yellow Jackets to handle.

While not as bad as the 11-17 disaster two years ago, Georgia Tech (15-17) finished one win from potentially making the NIT.

"I thought this team made steady progress. Jeremis (Smith) and Anthony (Morrow) deserve a lot of credit for holding these guys together through all those close losses," said Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt. "We got a lot out of this team. They played really well, and I think everybody saw down the stretch that they played their best basketball of the season. I think that the credit goes to our three seniors."

But Hewitt admits he scheduled too high.