Coach Thompson appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley yesterday to discuss college basketball’s graduation rates. Here’s a link to the transcript, and the segment is below.
Coach will appear on TV again in the pregame for tonight’s NCAA Championship on the CBS College Sports Network. CBS College Sports Network is located on channel 732 for DC area Comcast customers, 94 for Verizon subscribers, 152 for Dish, and 129 for RCN.
Greg Monroe was named the Pete Newell Big Man of the Year yesterday, the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ award for the country’s best post player. Greg also was named a third team All-American by both the Associated Press and the NABC.
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April 5th, 2010, 2:53 pm Comments Off
The Hoyas couldn’t finalize the comeback in the Big East Tournament Championship, and after losing the game with under five seconds to play, the team was extremely disappointed. Here’s the press conference:
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Georgetown:
The Hoyas defeated the Golden Eagles in dramatic fashion on Friday, but it wasn’t even close to Georgetown’s best performance of the year. The three-point shot wasn’t falling, and they let Marquette close the gap early in the game. What was excellent for the Hoyas was their energy – focusing on getting rebounds and loose balls, fighting on defense for blocked shots, and being aggressive on offense.
The Hoyas are headed back to the Big East Tournament Championship thanks to a dominating performance against Marquette.
Here’s what Coach and the Big Three had to say afterwards:
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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.
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:
The Hoyas have struggled to put together a 40 minute performance this season. Since the victory over Duke, the Hoyas have had only one satisfying performance start-to-finish in a big win over then-#2 Villanova. But even in Georgetown’s wins over Louisville and Providence, there were stretches when the team looked lethargic.
I will give Georgetown credit for this: they do not quit. Even in games when they are down big, they try to rally for a comeback. But, I would like to see that type of focus and intensity for the whole game, instead of only after falling into a huge hole.
Georgetown lost their second straight home game – and the fourth of the season – today, falling to Notre Dame 64-78. After the loss, here’s what Coach Thompson, Greg Monroe, and Jason Clark had to say:
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Georgetown:
The Hoyas have been a hot-and-cold type of team all season long, and you saw both sides in this game. The first 25 minutes of the game were difficult to watch, as Georgetown looked flummoxed by the Syracuse zone, as if the Orange have not been playing the same defense for 30 years, and they were totally incapable of stopping Syracuse, giving up wide open three-point looks or dunks.
Georgetown:
The Hoyas showed they were able to grind out an ugly win in this game. After starting the first half 8-11 from the field, Georgetown would make just five of their next 19 shots and found themselves down two at the break. Not coincidentally, the offensive woes started right after Greg Monroe picked up his second foul and was forced to spend time on the bench.
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