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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Junior guard Jayden Epps shoots a layup against Villanova University March 4 while sophomore forward Drew Fielder boxes out a Villanova defender. Both Epps and Fielder have entered the transfer portal this offseason. (Georgetown Athletics)

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Breaking Down the Transfer Portal Comings and Goings

By Nate Seidenstein, Senior Sports Editor April 23, 2025

The Georgetown University men’s basketball team lost five players to the transfer portal with four new players joining the roster as of April 11. With no high school recruits currently committed to Georgetown,...

Photo Gallery: Looking Back on GU Men’s Basketball

By Meghan Hall, Senior Photo Editor April 15, 2025

Look back on the Georgetown University men's basketball team's season of improvement in the Big East through the lens of The Hoya's Senior Photo Editor Meghan Hall (SFS '26, GRD '27). Use the gallery...

Students cheer on the men's basketball team during a home win over Butler University Jan. 31. Amid a resurgent season for the men’s basketball team, student groups built a new fan culture, although with differing philosophies at times. (@georgetownhoops/Instagram)

Under Different Banners, Students Build a New Culture for a Georgetown Team on the Up

By Nate Seidenstein, Sport Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Joe Moore (CAS ’25) has a secret. The classics major and Tombs bartender is the leader of a revolution within the Georgetown University men’s basketball student section. Throughout the halcyon...

Lily deGroot (SOH '25) and Virginia Field (CAS '25) have served on Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog mascot team since their freshman spring. (Meghan Hall)

Meet the Mascot: The Seniors Inside the Jack the Bulldog Suit

By Sophia Lu and Caleigh Keating April 11, 2025

Like most other passionate Georgetown basketball fans, Lily deGroot (SOH ’25) and Virginia Field (CAS ’25) make a point of attending every regular-season home game, sometimes even traveling hundreds...

COMMENTARY | Coventry Sweeps International Olympic Committee’s Presidential Election

COMMENTARY | Coventry Sweeps International Olympic Committee’s Presidential Election

By Ava Hult, Sports Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Kirsty Coventry, a seven-time Olympic medalist in swimming from Zimbabwe, was elected March 20 as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She will become the first woman to lead...

Left winger and captain Alex Ovechkin broke the all-time NHL goal record when the Washington Capitals played the New York Islanders on April 6. (@capitals/Instagram)

COMMENTARY | Ovechkin Passes The Great One, Breaks All-Time NHL Goals Record

By Ethan Herweck, Sports Staff Writer April 11, 2025

On April 6th, Alex Ovechkin (Ovi) and the Washington Capitals traveled to New York looking for a win but more importantly, the all-time goal record. About 7 minutes into the 2nd period, Ovi scored a power...

Junior infield Jeremy Sheffield notched 4 RBIs, 2 hits and 1 run in his at bats when Georgetown played Maryland on April 8. (GUHoyas)

BASEBALL | Hoyas Beat Terps on the Road After Delaware State Cancellation

By Teddy Gerkin, Sports Staff Writer April 11, 2025

The Georgetown University baseball team made the short trip to College Park, Md., to take on the Maryland Terrapins after the Delaware State Hornets made an abrupt cancellation. In an offensively-fueled...

Georgetown showed significant promise last year, but were unable to make a postseason run. A tougher schedule this season shows head coach Ed Cooley expects results from his squad.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Second Year of Cooley Era Shows Growth, Suggests Bright Future Ahead

By Evan Greenfield, Sports Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Though the Georgetown University Hoyas (18-16, 8-12 Big East) ended their season in an 81-69 loss to the eventual champion University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-14, 7-13 Big Ten) in the College Basketball...

Though he Washington Wizards have toiled at the bottom of the Eastern conference this season, the team's three rookies—center Alex Sarr, guard Bub Carrington and forward Kyshawn George—have given fans much to look forward to in the coming years. (@washwizards/Instagram)

COMMENTARY | Wizards Frustrate in Home Finale, Falling 122-103 to the Sixers

By Maddie Taylor, Deputy Sports Editor April 11, 2025

In their final home game of a long rebuilding season, the Washington Wizards (17-63, 12-38 Eastern Conference) were unable to overcome a second-half push from the Philadelphia 76ers (24-56, 15-35 Eastern...

SOFTBALL | Following a Weekend of Losses, Hoyas Break 20-Game Losing Streak at GMU

SOFTBALL | Following a Weekend of Losses, Hoyas Break 20-Game Losing Streak at GMU

By Kaylie Roberts, Special to The Hoya April 11, 2025

At the outset of the 2025 season, the misfortunes of the past few seasons for the Georgetown University softball team (9-23, 0-15 Big East) seemed to be turning around, signaling the beginning of a new...

WOMEN’S LACROSSE | Hoyas Overtake Xavier in 22-11 Big East Victory

WOMEN’S LACROSSE | Hoyas Overtake Xavier in 22-11 Big East Victory

By Liv Villella, Sports Staff Writer April 11, 2025

The Georgetown University women's lacrosse team (7-5, 2-1 Big East) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (1-10, 0-3 Big East) 22-11 in a dominant victory Saturday, April 5. This game marked the culmination of...

Publicly available flight logs suggest that the Georgetown University men's basketball team flew aboard the ICE-contracted charter airline GlobalX to reach away games — flying aboard aircraft which later carried deported migrants to Central America.

Inside GU Basketball’s Links to ICE Deportation Planes

On Dec. 14, hours after the Georgetown University men’s basketball team defeated the Syracuse University Orange, a chartered GlobalX airplane with tail number N837VA took off from Syracuse, N.Y., and...

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