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Henry Honored, Team Moves Up

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:01:33 +0000

Yesterday, the Big East released its weekly honors, and while Pittsburgh’s Tray Woodall was named the Big East Player of the Week, Henry Sims made the Weekly Honor Roll for his efforts against Connecticut and USF. In the two home wins, Henry averaged 13 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal. Louisville’s Chane Behanan and Notre Dame’s Pat Connaughton took home co-Rookie of the Week honors.
Also announced yesterday were the new sets of rankings. In both polls the Hoyas moved up two spots. Georgetown moved to #12 in the AP Top 25 and to #11 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Georgetown’s opponent on Wednesday, Syracuse stayed at #2 in both polls. Marquette and Louisville were the only other Big East teams ranked, as Notre Dame has yet to break the top 25
In action last night, Louisville ran away with it against Connecticut, beating them 80-59. It was the Huskies’ first loss since Coach Jim Calhoun began his indefinite leave of absence due to spinal stenosis.
Also, Marquette came back from down 12 in the first half to defeat DePaul 89-76 Marquette moves to 9-3 in the conference, half a game ahead of the Hoyas.

Hoyas Move Up, Syracuse Moves Down

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:22:46 +0000

The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown (with wins over DePaul and Rutgers this week) moved up to #9 in the AP Top 25 and #10 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
Syracuse had a two-game road trip this weekend, and sophomore Fab Melo did not make the trip with the team, supposedly for academic reasons. The Orange lost their first game of the season on Saturday, falling to Notre Dame, 58-67. As a result, Syracuse dropped out of the #1 spot and fell to #3 according to the AP and #4 according to the coaches. They’ve already gotten back in the win column with a victory over Cincinnati last night.
The Big East announced its weekly honors yesterday, and Jason Clark was named to the Big East Honor Roll for his performances against DePaul and Rutgers. He had a career-high 31 points against DePaul, and averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1.5 assists over the two games. Villanova took home the two big awards this week with Maalik Wayns named Big East Player of the Week and Jayvaughn Pinkston Big East Rookie of the Week.

Georgetown Enters Top Ten

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:01:43 +0000

The new rankings were announced yesterday, and five Big East teams were ranked in both polls. With wins against Louisville and Providence, Georgetown moved up to #9 in both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
No Hoya was named in the Big East Weekly Honors, as Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick took home Player of the Week and Rutgers guard Eli Carter Rookie of the Week.
While no player from the Men’s team picked up any Big East honor this week, Sugar Rodgers from the Lady Hoyas was named the Big East Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. She scored a career-tying 34 points against Vermont, and then beat her personal best with 39 at Dartmouth. She was named the Blue Sky Classic MVP after breaking the tournament’s records for points in a game, points in the tournament, and 3-pointers in the tournament with 11.

Hoyas Move Up, Bearcats Brawl

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:54:55 +0000

The new rankings were announced yesterday, and according to both polls, there were six Big East teams in the Top 25 of the country. Syracuse earned the #1 spot and Louisville the #4 in both sets of rankings. Georgetown moved up to #16 in the AP Top 25 and #17 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
In the Cincinnati-Xavier game on Saturday, a brawl broke out with 9 seconds left in the game, during which senior Yancy Gates punched Xavier center Kenny Frease in the face. Cincinnati doled out six-game suspensions Yates, Cheikh Mbodj, and Octavius Ellis. Freshman Ge’Lawn Guyn was also suspended for one game. If no additional suspensions are piled on, all Bearcat players should be back by the January 9th game against the Hoyas.
West Virginia’s Darryl Bryant was named this week’s Big East Player of the Week while LaDontae Henton of Providence took home Rookie of the Week honors. There was no Hoya a part of the Big East Honor Roll for this past week.
The only Big East team in action last night, Rutgers beat Monmouth 81-66.

Hollis Big East Player of the Week, Hoyas Ranked

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:21:31 +0000

Yesterday, they announced the Big East Weekly Awards, and Hollis Thompson was named Big East Player of the Week for his game winning three-pointer against Alabama and his career-high six threes against NJIT. Providence’s LaDontae Henton took home Big East Rookie of the Week honors.
The new rankings were released yesterday, and Georgetown made their first appearance in the polls. The Hoyas came in at #18 in the AP Top 25 and #21 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Including the Hoyas, there are six Big East teams ranked in each of the polls, including two in the top five.
The Big East/SEC Challenge took place over the past week, and the Big East was victorious, winning 8 of the 12 games.
In action last night, St. John’s fell 63-69 to Detroit, Providence dismantled Brown 80-49, and DePaul fell to Milwaukee 76-87.

First Round Complete, Individual Awards Announced

Hoya Hoops — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:52:45 +0000

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.

Three Straight Weeks

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:07:50 +0000

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.

Hoyas Enter Top 10, Wright Honored Again

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:33:52 +0000

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.

Hoyas #11, Wright Honored

Johnny — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:01:17 +0000

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.

Freeman Named Player of the Week, Pitt Loses

Hoya Hoops — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:16:31 +0000

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.