Student tickets are now available by calling the Georgetown Athletic Ticket Office, by going to McDonough’s box office, and for the first time, online. Students can log in to guhoyas.com/accountmanager with their email addresses and GOCard numbers and then pick up the tickets from McDonough in November.
This Friday is College Color Day so be sure to pull out your Blue and Gray clothing to work, or if you have casual Fridays, wear your WAG t-shirt.
More info re: student tickets available at GUHoyas.com
The New York Knicks signed former Georgetown forward Patrick Ewing Jr. to their roster, filling the maximum 15 spots. Patrick Ewing Jr. played two seasons with the Hoyas after transferring from Indiana, and was part of the Big East Championship team that made it to the Final Four in 2007. He was also the Big East 6th Man of the Year in 2008.
The signing is also significant since New York was the home of his father, Patrick Ewing Sr., for 15 seasons. Ewing led the Knicks to two NBA Finals and is the franchise leader in points, rebounds, blocks, steals, and games played.
The Kenner League is not the only summer basketball to get underway this past weekend. The NBA Summer League started up yesterday and two Hoyas are on rosters: Brandon Bowman and Patrick Ewing, Jr.
While Brandon has yet to see any action for the Charlotte Bobcats, Patrick has been the leading scorer for the Orlando Magic in both oftheir games so far.
The Magic lost both games, but they are still the team to watch for Hoyas fans as Patrick Ewing is coaching his son in the hopes of landing him a spot on a regular season NBA roster.
Here’s an interview with father and son after this afternoon’s game:
Georgetown has just announced that Robert Kirby has joined the coaching staff as an Assistant coach under John Thompson III. Kirby has spent the last 12 years as an assistant at Mississippi State and has over 26 years of experience.
Also, with the departure of Matt Henry, Video Coordinator Darryl Prue has been named the new Basketball Director of Operations.
It’s Senior Week at Georgetown, and while there won’t be any basketball players living it up at the President’s Picnic, Convocation, or Senior Ball (okay, some of the Hoyas will probably make their way to Union Station on Friday Night), that doesn’t mean that Georgetown Basketball fans should ignore what’s going on at the Hilltop.
This is a time to reflect on the careers of DaJuan Summers, Jeremiah Rivers, and Vernon Macklin. Though none of them lasted four years, that doesn’t detract from the contributions they provided on the 2006 Big East Regular Season, Big East Tournament, and NCAA East Regional Championship team.
It’s also a time to look back on the career of Greg Monroe. He’s heading to the NBA next season, and even if he comes back to earn his degree, this is his last week on campus as “normal” undergraduate – though his two years have been anything but ordinary.
And while looking back on players gone is kind of a sad thing, there’s one big positive to look forward to this upcoming weekend. On Saturday, at the College Commencement, Hoya legend Dikembe Mutombo will be speaking. Besides addressing the 2010 senior class, Dikembe will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters from the University.
GUHoyas has just announced that Greg Monroe will not be returning to Georgetown next season, as he will be entering his name into the NBA Draft and signing an agent.
“It was mentally what I wanted to do,” Monroe said. “I feel like I’m ready to make this step after working with our coaches for two years. I’ve enjoyed being able to represent Georgetown. I’ve enjoyed my experience and while I am leaving campus, I still will always be part of Georgetown.”
Today, Georgetown announced that it has named Lee Reed as the new Director of Athletics.
Reed arrives at the hilltop after being Cleveland State University’s A.D. since 2002. He replaces Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D. who served as the interim director of athletics this past season.
From the press release:
“Lee is committed to educational excellence and competitive success and I am confident that with his leadership we will continue to recruit and support first-rate coaches and student-athletes who maintain the University’s tradition of academic and athletic success,” Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia said. “This has been a thorough search process and we look forward to the contributions he will make to our athletics program and the lives of our student-athletes.”
Both Georgetown and the University of Maryland were competing for the 6-9 center/power forward, who chose Georgetown shortly after a conversation with both father and son Coach Thompson’s. Abraham now joins Nate Lubick, Markel Starks, and Aaron Bowen in the Hoyas’ class of 2014.
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and instead of wearing green and feeling too much like Notre Dame fans, we decided to celebrate more like Hoyas would.
Each year, on March 17, we at Hoya Hoops honor Georgetown’s very own St. Patrick.
For those of you who want to keep up with the tournament, we’ve created a Google Spreadsheet that we’ll be updating as games finish to give you a complete picture of what’s going on in New York.
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Georgetown has just announced that Robert Kirby has joined the coaching staff as an Assistant coach under John Thompson III. Kirby has spent the last 12 years as an assistant at Mississippi State and has over 26 years of experience.
This is a time to reflect on the careers of 
Today, Georgetown announced that it has named Lee Reed as the new Director of Athletics.
