2000-01 – Record: 8-3 (Conference 5-3)
Senior Class: Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Nathaniel Burton, Gharun Hester, Anthony Perry, Lee Scruggs

After a strong finish to the previous season, the Hoyas began the 2000-01 season in excellent fashion. Almost all of the key contributing players had returned from one year earlier, and the Hoyas added talented freshmen Mike Sweetney and Gerald Riley. This was the first year that the Verizon Center was actually an imposing place to play, as the fans started to come out in full force and make things difficult for the opponents. The Hoyas made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four seasons and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.

The Good: The Hoyas were 12-0 to start the season when they hosted Seton Hall in their Big East home opener. The Pirates were ranked #11 in the country, and the Hoyas despite their undefeated record had just made it into the Top 25, ranked #19. Georgetown put on a dominating display for forty minutes, smothering Seton Hall’s talented freshman, Eddie Griffin. Five Hoyas scored in double figures as Georgetown pulled away down the stretch and improved to 13-0. It was one of the more raucous crowds during that era of the Verizon Center, and full credit goes to the students at that time who were out in full force despite the fact that classes had not yet resumed for the second semester.

The Bad: The Pittsburgh Panthers were the first team to beat the Hoyas, and it happened in the Verizon Center. Georgetown was 16-0 and trying to make it 17 when the Panthers pulled off a fantastic finish to defeat the Hoyas. Pittsburgh was on the rise in the conference, and made all the big plays down the stretch, including three second half three-pointers from Donatas Zavackas.

The Ugly: Once again, Villanova congers up bad memories at the Verizon Center. Georgetown battled back from being down by 14 points, to take the lead in the second half. Villanova went on a 7-2 run in the final 4 minutes and were ahead by 2 with five seconds left. Gary Buchanan was the best free throw shooter in the nation that year, and had a string of over fifty consecutive free throws made. Buchanan could have iced the game by making two shots, but he missed the first and left a slim chance for the Hoyas. Kevin Braswell tried a long three-pointer at the buzzer that missed. It was the second consecutive season with a home three-point loss to Villanova.

 
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