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Thanks to Pastner, Tech students can get in free to NIT game

December 20, 2016, ATLANTA: Georgia head coach Mark Fox (left) and Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner greet each other as the two state rivals face off in a NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
December 20, 2016, ATLANTA: Georgia head coach Mark Fox (left) and Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner greet each other as the two state rivals face off in a NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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March 13, 2017

Georgia Tech students can get in free for Tuesday’s first-round NIT game against Indiana at McCamish Pavilion thanks to coach Josh Pastner.

The ACC coach of the year said he’ll cover the $15 cost for any Tech student who comes to the game, which starts at 9 p.m.

Tech squeezes into NIT field

Student admission is not free for this game because it is under the control of the NIT, not the school. Students will need to bring their Tech ID to the game and will be given a ticket into the student section.

Go to myajc for more on the story, including Pastner's comments on his offer.

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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