At the beginning of the season, we announced that the winner of the most Pregame Predictions would win some sort of prize. Last year, we gave out a Hoya Hoops t-shirt, and odds are that’s what we’ll do again this year because we’re just that creative.

Like last season, we’re going to keep the Pregame Predictions going through the postseason, but now that it’s tournament time, each game is going to be worth double. But before we give you the leader board, we have to announce the winner from the last game of the regular season.

Before the senior-less senior day game against Cincinnati, we asked everyone how many points the sophomore would score. DBeck nailed that when with his guess of 30 points, which is exactly how many points Greg Monroe and Jason Clark raked in (Sims was scoreless). So congratulations DBeck on your 2nd win of the season.

As promised, here’s the rundown of how many Pregame Predictions everyone’s won this season.

And now on to tomorrow’s game. When the Hoyas last faced South Florida, Dominique Jones had 29 points for the Bulls, leading all scorers. If Georgetown wants to avoid having the same result, they’re going to need to figure out a way to contain the conference’s 2nd leading scorer.

How many points will Dominique Jones score?

Yep, that’s the same question we asked last time these teams met, but hopefully the correct answer will be closer to 0 than 40.

We’re going to say he scores 20 points, still a lot of points, but a little less than his average (21.3). What do you think?

Here is one more reason why the Big East is the best conference in the world. Now, I know you’re thinking – “Doesn’t he mean the best conference in the country?” Sure, but if you’re the best in America, which has the best in the world, it automatically makes you the best in the world. For example, the best fast food in America is also the world’s best.
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Teams

Georgetown:
Georgetown has been a streaky team this year, following stellar performances with uninspired losses and vice versa. This game was a tour-de-force for the Hoyas, as they pounded the Bearcats by 27. We have known for a while what this Georgetown team is capable of achieving when they play well, and they demonstrated that Saturday. The hard part will be actually playing at that level consistently. But, going into the Big East Tournament, this was a huge confidence boost.

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After a series of lackluster performances, the Georgetown Hoyas closed out the Big East regular season with a resounding 74-47 win over Cincinnati. The win broke a month-long winless drought on home court and secured the Hoyas a first-round Big East Tournament bye.
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Yesterday, the Big East announced the 2009-10 all-conference teams, and two Hoyas were honored. Greg Monroe was the youngest player to make it to the All-Big East First Team, and Austin Freeman was named to the All-Big East Second Team.

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The regular season is over, and the Hoyas finished it off strong with a dominating performance over Cincinnati. After the game, here’s what Coach Thompson, Austin Freeman, and Greg Monroe had to say:

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Georgetown: 74, Cincinnati: 47

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Hey everyone. Johnny here at Verizon Center, less than an hour away from tipoff on Georgetown’s Senior Day. True, Georgetown doesn’t have any seniors on the roster this year, but for some cheerleaders, band members, and fans in the student section, this will be the last Hoya game at the Verizon Center in their undergraduate careers.

With a win, Georgetown will secure a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament, and they will have reached 20 wins on the season and 10 conference victories. With a loss, the Hoyas may have to play on Tuesday, depending on the outcomes of other Big East games going on today.

This is the first game since the Hoyas announced that Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes and was listed as day-to-day. Right now, the scoreboard lists Hollis Thompson as a starter, so we will have to see how much playing time Free gets today, if any.

Here are the lineups and referees:
The Hoyas are starting Hollis Thompson, Chris Wright, Jason Clark, Julian Vaughn, and Greg Monroe.
For the Bearcats, it will be Vaughn, Davis, Stephenson, Gates, and Toyloy.

The officials this afternoon will be Jim Haney, Michael Kitts, and Brian O’Connell.

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Hoya alum, Jessie Sapp is celebrating his birthday today in Scotland. On Sunday, he gave himself a premature birthday present by having a triple-double in the Glasgow Rocks’ victory over the Milton Keynes Lions, earning himself a spot on the British Basketball League’s Team of the Week.

Jessie scored 23 points off of 7-12 shooting to go with 11 assists, 10 rebounds, and three steals in the game. You can read more about it on the team’s webpage.

So here’s wishing Jessie a “Happy birthday,” and a “Keep up the good work” too.

[GlasgowRocks.co.uk: Game Recap]
[GlasgowRocks.co.uk: BBL Honors]

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