• The Hoyas had their annual Hoya Hoop Club open practice on Friday and then scrimmaged against George Mason on Saturday. The scrimmage was closed to the press, and none of us could make it to the open practice, so we have very little details. Check out the Hoya Talk board for any details on the open practice.
• Allen Iverson made his debut for the Detroit Pistons over the weekend falling both to the Nets in his first game as a Piston and to the Celtics in his first home game in Detroit.
• Roy Hibbert had a career highs Friday in the Pacers’ losing effort against Cleveland on Friday. He scored 11 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and had a pair of assists. Unfortunately, he also had a career high in personal fouls, fouling out of the game with nine minutes to play.
   
  Roy’s next game is tonight at 7:00 against former teammate Jeff Green and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

• The first set of polls was released over the weekend, and Georgetown came in #22 in the AP Poll and #18 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. In both polls, the Big East had 7 teams in the Top 25.
• The Indiana Pacers won their first game of the season on Saturday, defeating the Boston Celtics 95-79. Roy played 12 minutes and scored 5 points off of 2-3 shooting. Coach Jim O’Brien had this to say of Hibbert: “I thought Roy did some good things. He needs to maintain his focus. His work ethic is great and I’m very, very pleased with how he’s developing.”
• Jeff Green’s team also earned their first win this weekend, and for them it was the first win with their new name, the Oklahoma City Thunder. They defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 88-85 last night. Jeff had 13 points and three assists, but he missed two critical free throws that would have pushed the lead to five with seven seconds left in the game.
• Patrick Ewing was upset to find out that the Knicks had cut his son and said that he is looking into opportunities in Europe or the D-League. Meanwhile, the New York Post is reporting that the Knicks may waive Stephon Marbury today as Knicks President Donnie Walsh and Marbury are scheduled to meet today. Marc Berman of the Post speculates that if they waive Marbury, the Knicks may re-sign Patrick Ewing, Jr.

Roy Hibbert made his NBA debut yesterday for the Indiana Pacers in their 100-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Here is his first box score line:

• 6 MIN
• 1-2 FG
• 1 BS
• 2 PTS

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In the NBA season openers for three former Hoyas, the results were not very good last night. Allen Iverson, Jeff Green, and Roy Hibbert each lost their first game of the new season. Hoya Hoops gives you a quick rundown of how the former Georgetown stars fared in their opening contests.
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Here’s a little round up of what’s been said and posted about Roy around the internet the past couple days:

• Luke Byrnes from HoopsWorld.com is asking if Roy will be able to become an impact player.
• Jeff Rabjohns from IndyStar.com talks about Hibbert’s great mentors from Georgetown and the tradition of excellent big men.
• And both the Hoya’s new blog and the Voice’s blog are showing a video of Roy at the Pacers’ Fan Jam.

Hopefully Roy will be making many more headlines once the NBA season begins.

Hibbert an Impact Player? [Hoops World]
Arriving with great lineage [IndyStar]
Pacers’ Fan Jam [The Hoya Paranoia | Vox Populi]

• Midnight Madness took place this Friday, with everything you would expect - dunking, dancing, and some surprise guests including Jerry Rice, Dikembe Mutombo, and Jeff Green’s Mom.
• Roy Hibbert’s Indiana Pacers jersey was added to the wall in McDonough, the first new jersey since Jeff Green last year. There was no unveiling of Patrick Ewing Jr.’s Knicks jersey yet.

The NBA season tips off on October 28th. It’s easy to miss some of the transactions in the NBA during the off-season, so here is a list of all of the Hoyas in the league. Naturally, all of this is subject to change, but here’s what we have right now.
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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.

The 2008 NBA Draft takes place tonight, and once again a Georgetown Hoya is poised to be taken in the first round. Roy Hibbert is set to join a long list of Hoyas drafted to play in the NBA. Here is that list:

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With the NBA Draft fast arriving and Mike and Tony already having put in their two cents on Roy Hibbert and the NBA, I thought it was about time that I wrote another Eyeball to Eyeball for you all. And that’s why I’m here to tell you the three reasons no NBA team should draft Roy Hibbert.
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