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MEN'S BASKETBALL | Derrickson Leads Hoyas to Conference Win on Road

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Derrickson Leads Hoyas to Conference Win on Road

By George Brennan February 16, 2018

Hoya fans from the days of Hoya Paranoia will always remember the famed words from legendary head coach John Thompson Jr. after ending Syracuse’s 57-game winning streak on Feb. 12, 1980: “Manley...

SHEEL PATEL FOR THE HOYA
Junior forward Marcus Derrickson's three-pointer with 3.9 seconds left proved to be the game-winner as Georgetown defeated Seton Hall 83-80 last Saturday at Capital One Arena.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Derrickson’s Game-Winning 3-Pointer Lifts Hoyas Over Pirates

By Matthew Sachs February 12, 2018

Junior forward Marcus Derrickson’s three-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining led the Georgetown men’s basketball team to a last-second 83-80 win over Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon.  The win...

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | Last-Minute Woe Costs GU in OT Loss to Xavier

By Matthew Sachs February 6, 2018

Despite a four-point lead over No. 6 Xavier with 38 seconds left in regulation, the Georgetown men’s basketball team could not finish the upset, as it fell 96-91 in overtime Saturday night. The...

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The Georgetown men's basketball team currently sits at 13-8 on the season and 3-7 in Big East play.

COMMENTARY | At Pivotal Point in Season, Hoyas’ Fate Still Undecided

By George Brennan February 1, 2018

It was an overcast Friday morning Jan. 25, and Georgetown Head Coach Patrick Ewing (CAS ’85) sauntered through the Thompson Athletic Center alongside freshman forward Jamorko Pickett. Pickett, in his...

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Sophomore guard Jagan Mosely tallied 7 points off the bench for the Hoyas on 3 of 5 shooting, as the team fell 85-77 to the Creighton Bluejays.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Bluejays Despite Late-Game Comeback

By Matthew Sachs January 30, 2018

The Georgetown men’s basketball team lost to the Creighton Bluejays 85-77 Saturday night at the CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. The loss marks the second straight drop for the Hoyas, who...

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | GU to Offer Free Admission to Federal Employees

By Mitchell Taylor January 24, 2018

The federal government’s three-day shutdown from Saturday to Monday may have prevented federal workers from receiving pay, but not without any compensation: Georgetown Athletics is offering two free...

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Junior forward Marcus Derrickson scored a career-high 27 points while grabbing 11 rebounds in Georgetown's 93-86 double-overtime victory against St. John's.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Led by Derrickson, Hoyas Defeat Red Storm in 2OT Thriller

By George Brennan January 22, 2018

Up five points with 15 seconds to go in the first overtime, St. John’s — still searching for its first Big East win — had over a 90 percent probability of pulling out a victory, according to ESPN....

SUBUL MALIK FOR THE HOYA
Sophomore Guard Jagan Mosely scored 6 points in Wednesday's loss to Villanova, the program's largest defeat in 43 years.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Fall to Wildcats in Largest Defeat Since 1974

By Matthew Sachs January 19, 2018

At a packed Capital One Arena on Wednesday, Georgetown found itself on the losing end of a lopsided contest home against No.1 Villanova. The team fell 88-56 to the top-ranked Wildcats in the largest...

AISHA MALHAS FOR THE HOYA
Junior center Jessie Govan will be critical to Georgetown's success against Villanova on both ends of the court as the Hoyas try and stop National Player of the Year candidate, junior point guard Jalen Brunson.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | GU Faces No. 1 Villanova in Season’s Toughest Test

By George Brennan January 17, 2018

Following his team’s more than 20-point loss to Villanova on Jan. 10, Xavier Head Coach Chris Mack had nothing but praise for one of the nation’s top-floor generals, Villanova’s junior point...

COMMENTARY | Ewing's Nonconference Schedule Breeds Complacency

COMMENTARY | Ewing’s Nonconference Schedule Breeds Complacency

By Daniel Baldwin December 8, 2017

It was a risk — there were always going to be critics and naysayers, but Head Coach Patrick Ewing did not care. When Ewing pulled the Georgetown men’s basketball team out of the inaugural Phil Knight...

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Junior center Jessie Govan was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for the second straight week, after scoring 23 points against Maryland-Eastern Shore.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | Hoyas Dominate Hawks, Improve to 3-0

By George Brennan November 20, 2017

The Georgetown men’s basketball team cruised to another lopsided victory Saturday, defeating the University of Marlyand-Eastern Shore Hawks 83-57 as Patrick Ewing (CAS ’85) wrapped up his first...

Who Should Georgetown's Next Basketball Coach Be?

Who Should Georgetown’s Next Basketball Coach Be?

By Alessandra Puccio and Alessandra Puccio April 3, 2017

Many Georgetown students and alumni have been waiting in high anticipation as the school searches for a new men’s basketball coach to replace the recently fired, John Thompson III. Names including Shaka...

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