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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas’ Season Spinning Out of Control

By Dave Finn January 14, 2011

Walking off the Verizon Center court to a combination of scattered boos coming from Georgetown fans in the lower bowl and "Let's go Pitt," chants raining down from the upper deck, the Hoyas were living...

Reeling Hoyas Fall to 1-3 in Big East

By Dave Finn January 8, 2011

If the style of play hadn't already reminded the Hoyas, three losses in its first four league games have taught Georgetown the hard way that the Big East is a different animal. Following an impressive...

Veteran Backcourt Bails Out Hoyas in Opener

By Dave Finn November 11, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. - Coming into the season, the Hoyas knew their three veteran guards would be the keys to their success. In their sixth consecutive season-opening win last night, that fact was on full display. In...

Hoyas Prepared for ODU Road Test

By Dave Finn November 11, 2010

A new season of Georgetown basketball begins tonight. Gone to Detroit is Greg Monroe. "97-83 Ohio" has faded from the rearview mirror. The ups and downs of 2009-2010 have been wiped away, and the Hoyas'...

Four Guards Bring New Element To Offensive, Defensive Systems

By Parimal Garg October 29, 2010

With Georgetown's men's basketball season set to kick off in less than three weeks, many questions about this year's Hoyas squad remain unanswered. How will Georgetown fare without a dominant center after...

Former GU Basketball Star Shot

By Connor Gregoire and Lawson Ferguson October 22, 2010

Charles Smith (CAS '89), a member of the Georgetown men's basketball team from 1985 to 1989, was shot twice in the chest inside his Bowie, Md. home Thursday afternoon. He was hospitalized and is in...

Freeman Named Preseason Big East Player of the Year

By Dave Finn October 22, 2010

Ever since the final buzzer sounded after the 97-83 loss to Ohio last March, there has been speculation about just how good the Hoyas will be in 2010-2011. Now, less than a month before the season tips...

Welcome to the Madness: Basketball Season Tips Off

By Dave Finn October 19, 2010

Like the day when pitchers and catchers report to spring training every year, Midnight Madness is a sign that the seasons are changing. On Friday night at McDonough Arena, students, Georgetown basketball...

Incoming Freshman Class Ready To Rule Basketball

By Parimal Garg October 15, 2010

In the last three years, the National Player of the Year award has been won by upperclassmen Tyler Hansbrough, Blake Griffin and Evan Turner. The last freshman to be so honored was Kevin Durant in 2007. But...

Scandals Show Need To Pay College Athletes

By Parimal Garg October 1, 2010

It's October. The college basketball season is kicking off in six weeks. And two of the top three freshmen in the country - Josh Selby of Kansas and Enes Kanter of Kentucky - have no idea whether they'll...

Thompson III’s Hoyas in the NBA

By Sports Editor April 26, 2010

Projected NBA draft picks are generally told what to expect once they hear their names called by Commissioner David Stern, walk across the stage at Madison Square Garden and begin their lives as professional...

Defensive Lapses Doom Georgetown

By Ryan Travers February 27, 2010

With the crowd energized and the second half just starting, No. 11 Georgetown needed to get some defensive stops to swing momentum in its favor. Unfortunately for the Hoyas, Notre Dame senior guard...

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