So finally, finally, Georgetown has released the schedule for the upcoming season. You can read Georgetown’s press release here, see their online schedule here, or you can check out Hoya Hoops’ very own Google Calendar here. We’re going to be updating it with more information as soon as we get it ranging from TV and Radio updates to previews, recaps, and box scores. For a bigger view of the calendar, you can click here to see it fill your whole browser.

If you’re Google users, you can very easily add the schedule to your Google Calendar by clicking on the Add button on the bottom right of the calendar. If you don’t have a Google account, but you still want to add the schedule to your own calendar application, here is a link to the ICS file, if you know what to do with that.

If you’re not sure what to expect from our calendar, check out what we did with last season’s schedule, and expect more of the same.

So just after posting a piece about Jonathan Wallace and Tyler Crawford playing in Slovenia, we get an email from David Volkmann from Telekom Baskets Bonn. Apparently, the German league’s reigning co-champions has recently signed Brandon Bowman to a one year contract.

David provided us with this press release, the 2008-09 roster, and a photo of BoBo and his new coach and center Tim Clifford.

He also informed us that Brandon rolled his ankle on his first layup attempt with his new side, but it wasn’t too bad.

The bracket and schedule for the 2008 Old Spice Classic was released yesterday, and the Hoyas will be facing the Wichita State Shockers in the opening round. The game will take place on Thanksgiving Day at 2:00pm at the Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World.

Here is the GU official press release where you can find the entire bracket.

The 2008 NBA Draft took place last night in New York, and two Hoyas got their name called by David Stern. First, Roy Hibbert was drafted by the Toronto Raptors as the 17th pick of the night with a trade to the Indiana Pacers completed later last night. Then in the second round, the Sacramento Kings drafted Patrick Ewing, Jr. with the 43rd overall pick.

Be sure to check out all of our draft coverage here: Mike’s article on withdrawal day, Tony’s article on the future of Hoyas in the pros, Johnny’s Eyeball to Eyeball on why not to draft Roy, and the list of all Hoyas ever drafted.

You can also find Georgetown’s official press release here.

• After averaging 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds a game, Jeff Green was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Jeff is the first Hoya to make the team since Allen Iverson in 1996-97.
• This past weekend, former Georgetown Captain Tom Scates passed away from a heart attack. Graduating in 1979, Scates was one of Coach John Thompson Jr.’s first big men, and he graduated as the best shot blocker in team history. Here are the Georgetown press release and an article from the View From the Hilltop blog.

We already told you about Jeremiah Rivers choosing to transfer, but here’s what his father Doc had to say about his decision [from Boston.com]:

“It’s something he wanted to do,” said Doc Rivers. “I loved where he was at. He wants to be happy in a different system. He loved Coach [John] Thompson. I love Coach Thompson. It was a tough one.

“I didn’t try [to change his mind] because if I did and it didn’t work out then it’s Dad’s fault. I did try to show him where he was at as far as school. He was playing a lot and had a great chance to start the following year.

“Kids, sometimes they want to do things and you just support him. That’s what you do as a parent.”

According to The Hoya, Sophomore guard Jeremiah Rivers intends to transfer from Georgetown this season to an as yet undisclosed university. They don’t cite their sources and there is no official word from the Athletic Department as of yet, but The Hoya tends to be a reliable source, and this news does not come as a surprise to many close to the situation.

If true, Jeremiah will be the second sophomore to transfer from Georgetown in two weeks, leaving the 2008-2009 team with only two players - Jessie Sapp and DaJuan Summers - who were on the Final Four team from two years ago.

We talked about transfers once the season was over, and now it looks as if Jeremiah and Vernon will have to join the growing list of unexcused absences.

–Update–
It is official. Here’s the GU press release.

Next season, Georgetown will be participating in the 2008 Old Spice Classic, an eight team tournament held in Orlando, Florida during Thanksgiving weekend. The Hoyas will join Gonzaga, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Siena, Tennessee, and Wichita State this November, and finishing out the field is local rival the University of Maryland. Perhaps, the two DC-area powerhouses will meet after all - and not in Cole.

Sophomore forward Vernon Macklin will not be returning for his junior year at the hilltop according to a Georgetown Basketball press release. We talked about transfers a few weeks ago, and it looks like we’ll have to add Macklin’s name to that list.

Patrick Ewing was recently selected to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on September 4-6, 2008 in Springfield, MA. We at Hoya Hoops will bring you more about the all-time greatest Hoya as we get closer to his induction. Congratulations Patrick.