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Hoya Hoops » Big East Roundup http://hoyahoops.com The Most Comprehensive Georgetown Basketball Website. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:52:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 First Round Complete, Individual Awards Announced http://hoyahoops.com/2011/03/09/first-round-complete-individual-awards-announced/ http://hoyahoops.com/2011/03/09/first-round-complete-individual-awards-announced/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:52:45 +0000 Hoya Hoops http://hoyahoops.com/?p=6451

In the first game of the Big East Tournament, Connecticut defeated DePaul 97-71. The Huskies will play their second round game against the Hoyas today at noon.

It took Rutgers an extra five minutes to beat Seton Hall yesterday, overtaking the Pirates 76-70 in overtime. The Scarlet Knights play St. John's today at 2:00.

In the evening session, South Florida came back from a 16 point deficit at the half to beat Villanova 70-69. The Bulls move on to the second round to face Cincinnati tonight.

In the final game of the opening round, Marquette had no trouble with Providence, beating the Friars 87-66. Marquette plays in the final game of the second round tonight, taking on West Virginia.

On Monday, the Big East announced the first batch of individual awards, naming Syracuse's Rick Jackson the Defensive Player of the Year and Dwight Hardy of St. John's the Most Improved Player. The Red Storm's Justin Burrell earned the Sixth Man Award, and Pittsburgh's Brad Wanamaker took home the Big East Sportsmanship Award.

Yesterday, in between the two rounds of games, the conference named Notre Dame's Ben Hansbrough as the Big East Player of the Year, DePaul's Cleveland Melvin Big East Rookie of the Year, and Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey as Oppenheimer Funds Coach of the Year. It was a Notre Dame love-fest as Tim Abromaitis was also named the Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well.

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In the first game of the Big East Tournament, Connecticut defeated DePaul 97-71. The Huskies will play their second round game against the Hoyas today at noon.

It took Rutgers an extra five minutes to beat Seton Hall yesterday, overtaking the Pirates 76-70 in overtime. The Scarlet Knights play St. John’s today at 2:00.

In the evening session, South Florida came back from a 16 point deficit at the half to beat Villanova 70-69. The Bulls move on to the second round to face Cincinnati tonight.

In the final game of the opening round, Marquette had no trouble with Providence, beating the Friars 87-66. Marquette plays in the final game of the second round tonight, taking on West Virginia.

On Monday, the Big East announced the first batch of individual awards, naming Syracuse’s Rick Jackson the Defensive Player of the Year and Dwight Hardy of St. John’s the Most Improved Player. The Red Storm’s Justin Burrell earned the Sixth Man Award, and Pittsburgh’s Brad Wanamaker took home the Big East Sportsmanship Award.

Yesterday, in between the two rounds of games, the conference named Notre Dame’s Ben Hansbrough as the Big East Player of the Year, DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin Big East Rookie of the Year, and Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey as Oppenheimer Funds Coach of the Year. It was a Notre Dame love-fest as Tim Abromaitis was also named the Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and according to both polls, the Hoyas dropped out of the top 10 to #11. There are eight Big East teams ranked, according to both sets of rankings, and St. John's has entered the Top 25 for the first time in 11 years.

For the third straight week, Chris Wright has been named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. St. John's Dwight Hardy was named Player of the Week and DePaul's Cleveland Melvin Rookie of the Week.

In Big Monday action, Syracuse beat Villanova 69-64 on the Wildcats' senior night. It wasn't Villanova's last home game; they're just weird like that.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and according to both polls, the Hoyas dropped out of the top 10 to #11. There are eight Big East teams ranked, according to both sets of rankings, and St. John’s has entered the Top 25 for the first time in 11 years.

For the third straight week, Chris Wright has been named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll. St. John’s Dwight Hardy was named Player of the Week and DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin Rookie of the Week.

In Big Monday action, Syracuse beat Villanova 69-64 on the Wildcats’ senior night. It wasn’t Villanova’s last home game; they’re just weird like that.

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The new rankings came out yesterday, and after a week with two more wins, the Hoyas moved back into the Top 10 for the third time this season. In both polls, the Hoyas are at #9 with six other Big East teams joining them among those ranked. Their next opponent Connecticut is ranked #13 and #12 in the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, respectively.

For the second straight week, Chris Wright was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for his performances over the week. Dwight Hardy of St. John's took home the Big East Player of the Week award, and Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick took home Rookie of the Week honor.

Last night in Big Monday action, Syracuse won their first home game in four contests, beating West Virginia 63-52. The game moved the Orange into 8th place and the Mountaineers 9th place in the conference as the bottom two teams above .500.

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For the second straight week, Chris Wright was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for his performances over the week. Dwight Hardy of St. John’s took home the Big East Player of the Week award, and Cincinnati’s Sean Kilpatrick took home Rookie of the Week honor.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown came in at #11 according to both polls. There are eight Big East teams ranked in the AP Top 25 and seven teams in the Big East/USA Today Coaches' Poll.

After his 43 point performance against the Hoyas on Saturday, Marshon Brooks was named the Big East Player of the Week. Chris Wright made the Weekly Honor Roll for his performances against Providence and Louisville. Connecticut's Jeremy Lamb was named the Big East Rookie of the Week.

In Big Monday action, Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 71-66 in Morgantown. With the win, Pitt moves to 10-1 in the conference and distances themselves from the rest of the pack.

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After his 43 point performance against the Hoyas on Saturday, Marshon Brooks was named the Big East Player of the Week. Chris Wright made the Weekly Honor Roll for his performances against Providence and Louisville. Connecticut’s Jeremy Lamb was named the Big East Rookie of the Week.

In Big Monday action, Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 71-66 in Morgantown. With the win, Pitt moves to 10-1 in the conference and distances themselves from the rest of the pack.

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Austin Freeman was named the Big East Player of the Week for what is remarkably the first time in his career. In the Hoyas' only game last week, Austin went 10-13 for 28 points to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block. Gerard Coleman of Providence earned the Big East Rookie of the Week award.

The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown moved up to #21 in the AP Top 25 and to #20 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. There are 7 teams from the Big East ranked in the Top 25 according to both polls.

On Saturday, Providence beat Louisville 72-67. That marked the Friars first conference win in 17 games, dating back to January 27, 2010 when they upset then #19 Connecticut.

In Big Monday action last night, #15 Notre Dame handed #2 Pitt their first loss of the season, defeating the Panthers 56-51 in Pittsburgh. Now all teams in the conference have at least one loss.

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Austin Freeman was named the Big East Player of the Week for what is remarkably the first time in his career. In the Hoyas’ only game last week, Austin went 10-13 for 28 points to go with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block. Gerard Coleman of Providence earned the Big East Rookie of the Week award.

The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown moved up to #21 in the AP Top 25 and to #20 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. There are 7 teams from the Big East ranked in the Top 25 according to both polls.

On Saturday, Providence beat Louisville 72-67. That marked the Friars first conference win in 17 games, dating back to January 27, 2010 when they upset then #19 Connecticut.

In Big Monday action last night, #15 Notre Dame handed #2 Pitt their first loss of the season, defeating the Panthers 56-51 in Pittsburgh. Now all teams in the conference have at least one loss.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown stayed in the Top 25, coming in at #23 according to both polls. There are nine teams ranked in the AP Top 25 and seven in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.

The Big East announced their weekly honors, and Connecticut's Kemba Walker was named Big East Player of the Week with Cleveland Melvin of DePaul being awarded Rookie of the Week. Austin Freeman was named to the Weekly Honor Roll for his performances against Pittsburgh and Rutgers.

In Big Monday action, #8 Connecticut beat #7 Villanova 61-59 thanks to a Kemba Walker floater with 2.5 seconds left in the game. That game was followed by #3 Syracuse traveling to face #5 Pittsburgh at the Peterson Events Center. The Panthers defeated the Orange 74-66, moving to 6-0 in the conference and handing Syracuse their first loss of the season

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The Big East announced their weekly honors, and Connecticut’s Kemba Walker was named Big East Player of the Week with Cleveland Melvin of DePaul being awarded Rookie of the Week. Austin Freeman was named to the Weekly Honor Roll for his performances against Pittsburgh and Rutgers.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and after two straight conference losses, the Hoyas have dropped to #22 in the AP Top 25 and to #19 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. According to the AP, five of the best ten teams in the country play in the Big East, and eight conference teams are ranked.

Ben Hansbrough from Notre Dame was named Big East Player of the Week, and Connecticut's SHABAZZ NAPIER was named Big East Rookie of the Week. After the disappointing week, no Hoya was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

In Big Monday action, Notre Dame headed to Marquette last night to face off against the unranked Golden Eagles. Marquette destroyed the Irish, beating them 79-57, thanks to an incredible shooting night, led by Dwight Buycks 21 points including 5-5 from three-point land.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and after two straight conference losses, the Hoyas have dropped to #22 in the AP Top 25 and to #19 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. According to the AP, five of the best ten teams in the country play in the Big East, and eight conference teams are ranked.

Ben Hansbrough from Notre Dame was named Big East Player of the Week, and Connecticut’s SHABAZZ NAPIER was named Big East Rookie of the Week. After the disappointing week, no Hoya was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

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The new rankings came out yesterday and Georgetown was placed at #13 in both polls. With eight teams ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll and seven in the AP Top 25, the Big East conference is getting recognized as the toughest league in college basketball.

The Big East announced its weekly honors yesterday afternoon, and no Hoya made the Honor Roll. St. John's Dwight Hardy was named Big East Player of the week, and DePaul's Cleveland Melvin was named Rookie of the Week.

The Hoyas lost their second conference game of the season, falling to St. John's 58-61 in Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm now sit atop the Big East with a 3-0 record, being the only team with any road victories.

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The new rankings came out yesterday and Georgetown was placed at #13 in both polls. With eight teams ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll and seven in the AP Top 25, the Big East conference is getting recognized as the toughest league in college basketball.

The Big East announced its weekly honors yesterday afternoon, and no Hoya made the Honor Roll. St. John’s Dwight Hardy was named Big East Player of the week, and DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin was named Rookie of the Week.

The Hoyas lost their second conference game of the season, falling to St. John’s 58-61 in Madison Square Garden. The Red Storm now sit atop the Big East with a 3-0 record, being the only team with any road victories.

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Yesterday, the new rankings came out, and the Hoyas were pegged at #9 in both polls. For the second straight week, there were five Big East teams in the top 10 according to both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll, and seven Big East teams overall. The Hoyas' next opponent Notre Dame moved up to #15 for tomorrow night's matchup.

The Big East announced their weekly honors for last week yesterday, and Louisville's Peyton Siva was named Big East Player of the Week with DePaul's Cleveland Melvin taking home the Big East Rookie of the Week honors. Austin Freeman made the Weekly Honor Roll thanks to his 24-point performance against Memphis.

Seton Hall's star senior Jeremy Hazell who had been out for the past nine games with a wrist injury was shot under his right arm while being robbed at home on Christmas night. He has already been released from the hospital and is expected to make a complete recovery.

The first Big Monday game of the year took place last night as the #4 UCONN Huskies traveled to play the #6 Pittsburgh Panthers. The home team came out on top as the Panthers won it 78-63, handing Connecticut their first loss of the season.

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Yesterday, the new rankings came out, and the Hoyas were pegged at #9 in both polls. For the second straight week, there were five Big East teams in the top 10 according to both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll, and seven Big East teams overall. The Hoyas’ next opponent Notre Dame moved up to #15 for tomorrow night’s matchup.

The Big East announced their weekly honors for last week yesterday, and Louisville’s Peyton Siva was named Big East Player of the Week with DePaul’s Cleveland Melvin taking home the Big East Rookie of the Week honors. Austin Freeman made the Weekly Honor Roll thanks to his 24-point performance against Memphis.

Seton Hall’s star senior Jeremy Hazell who had been out for the past nine games with a wrist injury was shot under his right arm while being robbed at home on Christmas night. He has already been released from the hospital and is expected to make a complete recovery.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and the Hoyas came in at #10 in the AP Poll and #9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll. According to both sets of rankings, the Big East has five of the top ten best teams in the country with #4 Connecticut, #5 Syracuse, #6 Pittsburgh, and #8 Villanova joining Georgetown. Also, Notre Dame has made it into the Top 25 in both polls, and Louisville eked in at #25 according to the coaches.

Pittsburgh Forward Gilbert Brown and Seton Hall freshman Fuquan Edwin earned the Big East Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively. With only one game this week and the reserves playing a lot of minutes, no Hoya made the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

Last night, three Big East teams were in action, and all three came out victorious. Connecticut remained undefeated with a 76-64 win over Coppin State, Syracuse moved to 12-0 with a blowout against Morgan State, and St. John's edged out Davidson at home 62-57. The Big East season gets underway on Monday, when Connecticut travels to Pittsburgh on ESPN2.

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The new rankings were released yesterday, and the Hoyas came in at #10 in the AP Poll and #9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. According to both sets of rankings, the Big East has five of the top ten best teams in the country with #4 Connecticut, #5 Syracuse, #6 Pittsburgh, and #8 Villanova joining Georgetown. Also, Notre Dame has made it into the Top 25 in both polls, and Louisville eked in at #25 according to the coaches.

Last night, three Big East teams were in action, and all three came out victorious. Connecticut remained undefeated with a 76-64 win over Coppin State, Syracuse moved to 12-0 with a blowout against Morgan State, and St. John’s edged out Davidson at home 62-57. The Big East season gets underway on Monday, when Connecticut travels to Pittsburgh on ESPN2.

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