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Freshman center Jessie Govan scored a career-high 27 points in Georgetown’s 72-64 loss to Seton Hall this past Wednesday.

Men’s Basketball | Govan Scores 27 in Lackluster Loss

By Aidan Curran February 19, 2016

What little hope Georgetown fans had that the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-13, 7-7 Big East) would make the NCAA tournament took a hit Wednesday night when the Hoyas fell to Seton Hall (18-7,...

Commentary | Losses Doom NCAA Bid

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 19, 2016

The Georgetown men’s basketball team’s (14-13, 7-7 Big East) season may not technically be over, but in reality, it is. With showdowns looming against two top-10 teams — No. 8 Xavier (23-3, 11-3...

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Senior guard and co-captain D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was second in points with 18 in Georgetown’s previous 73-69 loss to Providence on Jan. 30.

Men’s Basketball | GU Aims to Hold On to Third Place in Big East

By Aidan Curran February 12, 2016

With the regular season winding down and the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s (14-11, 7-5 Big East) NCAA Tournament hopes gradually fading away with it, each game remaining on its schedule has...

Commentary | Hoyas Need to Recreate Offensive Production

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 12, 2016

After struggling to produce offensively for several games, sophomore forward Isaac Copeland broke out for a career-high 23 points against St. John’s (7-18, 0-12 Big East) on Monday, helping the Georgetown...

Men’s Basketball | GU Topples St. John’s in 92-67 Win

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 9, 2016

The premier offensive threats of the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-11, 7-5 Big East) rarely have good games all on the same night. However, Monday night was an exception, as the Hoyas defeated...

Men’s Basketball | GU’s Defense Allows Another Career-High Performance

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 3, 2016

For the first time this season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-10, 6-4 Big East) allowed an opponent to make more than 50 percent of its shots from the field, losing to Butler (15-7, 4-6 Big...

Men’s Basketball | Dunn, Bentil Hand Loss to the Hoyas

By Aidan Curran February 2, 2016

It was too little, too late for the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-9, 6-3 Big East) as it could not mount a late comeback on Saturday night at the Verizon Center, falling to No. 10 Providence (18-4,...

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Senior center and co-captain Bradley Hayes, left, averages 8.7 points per game and leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game this season.

Men’s Basketball | GU Preps for Bulldog Battle

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 2, 2016

No team has experienced a more difficult start to conference play than the Butler men’s basketball team (14-7, 3-6 Big East), and it has since fallen from the rankings despite having been ranked...

Commentary | Defense Struggles Against Star Guards

By Paolo B. Santamaria February 2, 2016

Covering two star players proved to be too much for a defense that has struggled most of the season against elite guards, as the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-9, 6-3 Big East) could not rally...

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Senior guard and co-captain D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 19 points against Creighton, including seven in the last 92 seconds of the game.

Men’s Basketball | GU Defense Braces for Providence

By Aidan Curran January 29, 2016

After a thrilling 74-73 comeback win against Creighton (14-7, 5-3 Big East) Tuesday night, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-8, 6-2 Big East) will now will host No. 10 Providence (17-4, 5-3...

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Freshman forward Marcus Derrickson scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in Georgetown’s win over Creighton on Tuesday night.

Men’s Basketball | Smith-Rivera Leads Late Rally

By Paolo B. Santamaria January 29, 2016

Statistics usually give a fairly accurate indication of how a game played out: who won, who lost, whether it was close or not — the list goes on. With 2:32 left in the game against Creighton University...

Men’s Basketball | Smith-Rivera Leads Comeback in 74-73 Win Over Creighton

By Paolo B. Santamaria January 27, 2016

Senior guard and co-captain D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera entered the final 1:32 of the game with 12 points; at the final buzzer, he had finished with 19. Behind his 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and a clutch...

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