College Basketball season is right around the corner, and it is the debut season for Scott Cross at Georgia Tech . Cross is hoping to begin the turnaround for the Yellow Jackets and get them back to contending in the ACC and for NCAA Tournament spots.

Ahead of the regular season opener, Georgia Tech played an exhibition game today against Providence and it did not go very well for the Yellow Jackets. The Friars ended up beating the Yellow Jackets 101-73.

What are the biggest takeaways from today's disappointing performance?

1. First-Half struggles

It was not a complete wipeout for the Yellow Jackets in the first half against the Friars, but it was not a very inspiring start to the game. Nothing was really going right for the offense, as they were shooting just 35% from the floor, 31% from deep, and only 1-for-6 at the free-throw line. Not only that, but they had 10 turnovers and lost the rebounding battle 23-15.

Colby Garland led the way for Georgia Tech, scoring seven points on 3-for-3 shooting.…