Georgetown came back from behind to beat the #9 Missouri Tigers in overtime last night, pushing their record to 7-0. But besides getting their first win against a ranked opponent, here are some other interesting facts that should cement the game into Hoya History.
Austin Freeman, Jason Clark, and Chris Wright all reached the 20 point mark. This is only the second time under John Thompson III’s tenure that three players have scored 20 or more, the last being last year’s Duke game when it was Austin, Chris, and Greg Monroe scoring 20. The time before that was a Mike Sweetney, Kevin Braswell, and Wesley Wilson showing against Howard in ’01.
Under Coach Thompson, there have been five games where a player has gone for 30, and now Austin is responsible for threeofthem.
The last time a Hoya had back-to-back 30-point games was in February of 2003 when Mike Sweetney put up 38 in a double-overtime loss to Notre Dame and followed that up with 32 two days later against Syracuse.
If you’re looking for the last time a Hoya put up 30 in back-to-back wins, you have to go all the way back to Allen Iverson‘s 37 against Villanova in the 1996 season finale and 38 against Miami in the Big East Tournament.
Chris Wright earned his second career double-double dishing out 10 assists to go with his 21 points. He earned his first in Charleston when he had a career-high 12 assists against Coastal Carolina. Chris is averaging over seven assists a game so far this season.
Jason Clark came up big in overtime scoring nine points on 3-3 from 3. That’s the most points any Hoya has scored in overtime under Coach Thompson III’s reign. The next best was DaJuan Summers with 8 against North Carolina in the East Regional Championship. Brandon Bowman also scored 8 in the overtime win against Norfolk State in Coach Thompson’s first season.
The Hoyas went 18 for 18 from the free throw line on the night, which is the best in Georgetown’s recorded history – at least according to our friends at The Georgetown Basketball History Project. They go back to 1978 with free throw percentage stats, and the best on that list was 12-12 against American in December of 78.
The Hoyas scored 111 points, which is the most under JTIII. The next best offensive performance was 110 against Radford at McDonough, the last victory for Georgetown at the on-campus arena.
As Mike pointed out, this was the first time that the Hoyas scored 100 points against a Big East opponent in regulation since 1996. In the last game of the regular season, the Hoyas defeated Villanova at the Caps Center/USAir Arena/whatever it was called at that time 106-68. It was the final home game for Othella Harrington, Jerome Williams, and Allen Iverson.
The game marked the first time a team has scored 100 points against Villanova while Coach Jay Wright has been there. The last time was when Providence beat them 100-74 on February 11, 2004.
Austin Freeman scored 25 points That marks thefourthstraightgame that Free has gone for 20 or more points. The last Hoya to do that was Mike Sweetney in 2003. Big Mike amazingly scored 20 or more in 26 out of 32 games that season.
The last guard to score 20 points in four straight was Shernard Long back in 1998.
Jason Clark scored a career high 24 points and one was one three-pointer shy of tying Mark Tillmon and Darrel Owen’s record of 7 in a single game.
The Hoyas defeated Duke in dramatic fashion on Saturday, and while the game will go down in history because of who was in attendance, here are some other reasons why Saturday’s performance was special:
It was Coach John Thompson III’s 200th career win.
The Hoyas shot 71.7%. That’s the highest field goal percentage since the invention of the shot clock and the three-point line.
CBS Sports claims it’s the best FG% since a 1982 NCAA Tournament Game, while SID Mex Carey pointed out a 1980 Big East game against St. John’s and said that it is tied for the 3rd best shooting game in school history.
Chris Wright, Austin Freeman, and Greg Monroe each reached 20 points. This was the first time three Hoyas scored 20 points under John Thompson III, and the first time since Dec. 17, 2001 when Mike Sweetney, Wesley Wilson, and Kevin Braswell did it in a 99-80 win over Howard.
Duke entered the game boasting their best defensive team since 1950 with their opponents averaging 61.5 points per game. Georgetown scored the most points against Duke this season with 89.
Wright’s point total was the highest scored by a player in a game under head coach John Thompson III.
It was only the second time since JTIII became the head coach that a player for the Hoyas has scored 30 or more – Jeff Green scored 30 points in the 2007 Big East Semifinal win over Notre Dame.
The 34-point performance is the highest by any Hoya since February 7, 2004 when Gerald Riley put up 37 at home against Miami.
Since 30-point games have been such a rare occurrence lately for the Hoyas, we thought it would be a nice time to look back at the most recent 30-point games. Instead of going back all the way back through the entire history of the Hoyas, we decided to begin with the 1994-95 season. That was the year that Allen Iverson was a freshman.
Merry Christmas everybody! In honor of the occasion, we’re providing you with some more footage of the 2001-02 Hoyas doing some Christmas caroling. It’s our present to you.
We had to dig deep in the archives for this one, but eight years ago, Kevin Braswell, Mike Sweetney, and Wesley Wilson serenaded us with some holiday tunes. Here’s “Jingle Bells”:
Also, Mike Sweetney did not make the final cut for the Boston Celtics despite greatly impressing coach Doc Rivers.
According to the Celtics Blog at Boston.com, there are rumors that Rivers might keep Sweetney around so that he can workout with the team to help get back into shape.
[Boston.com via Hoyatalk]
Topics: In Brief
October 23rd, 2009, 9:03 am Comments Off
With NBA Training Camps starting up a few days ago, some Hoyas’ names are popping up again. Mike Sweetney is still practicing with the Boston Celtics like he did during the Orlando Summer League, and while it doesn’t look like he’ll get a roster spot in Boston, he’s still out there trying to prove that he belongs back in the League. You can read more here from the Boston Globe [via HoyaTalk]
And over in Europe, Jessie Sapp is getting comfortable in Glasgow. After three games, the Rocks are 1-2, but Jessie has done well for himself, leading the team in scoring twice with 26, and putting up 15 in their one win. So far, he’s shooting 54% from the field and 47% from three to go along with his 8-9 (89%) from the stripe. After the team’s first game, the Coach had some nice things to say about his rookie guard: Jessie Sapp has bright future with Glasgow Rocks.
Topics: Weekend Report
October 5th, 2009, 9:18 am Comments Off
Last week, it was finalized that the Hoyas will play in the 2009 Jimmy V Classic. They will be playing Butler at Madison Square Garden on December 8.
Also, the Big East conference matchups were announced, and Georgetown will be playing Villanova, Syracuse, and Rutgers twice in the upcoming season. Georgetown’s other home games will be against Connecticut, Notre Dame, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, and South Florida.
[Press Release via GUHoyas.com]
NBA Summer League News
The Orlando Summer League starts tonight, and two Hoyas are set to take part in this week’s games. Roy Hibbert will be teaming up with former Elite Eight opponent Tyler Hansborough for the first time as the Pacers square off against the Philadelphia/New Jersey hybrid team.
Mike Sweetney is also set to play this week as he has been named to the Boston Celtics Summer League Roster. Big Mike will have a chance to earn his way back in the League starting with his game against Utah tonight. After being drafted #9 in the 2003 NBA Draft, Mike has not been on a team for the past two seasons.
The Las Vegas Summer League starts up on Friday, and there are two more Hoyas set to take part in those games. DaJuan Summers is on the Pistons’ Summer Roster, and Patrick Ewing, Jr. will be back with the Knicks again trying to make a case for making the final roster after being the last player cut last season.
2002-03 – Record: 11-6 (Conference 3-5)
Senior Class: Trenton Hillier, Victor Samnick, Wesley Wilson, Mike Sweetney (Departed GU to enter NBA Draft)
In spite of having one of the best players in the conference and the nation in Mike Sweetney, Georgetown truly underachieved in 2002-03. The Hoyas had a very difficult stretch in which they lost six games in a row, including three losses by one point and another loss in overtime. There are clear examples throughout this period of miserable officiating working against the Hoyas, most notably the failure of the refs to notice the opponent was playing with six players, but in many ways, the Hoyas could have done much more to help their own cause. The team did manage to end the year in a positive way by making it to the final game of the NIT. More »
Topics: Hoya History
December 10th, 2007, 3:16 pm Comments Off
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Under Coach Thompson, there have been five games where a player has gone for 30, and now Austin is responsible for three of them.
Austin Freeman 
Chris Wright, Austin Freeman, and Greg Monroe each reached 20 points. This was the first time three Hoyas scored 20 points under John Thompson III, and the first time since Dec. 17, 2001 when