In the midst of all the recent Georgetown Basketball turmoil, there is one bit if good news which went pretty much unnoticed. In the loss at Marquette, DaJuan Summers scored his 1,000th point, becoming the 40th player in Georgetown Basketball history to accomplish that feat. The accomplishment is far less significant than the current state of the Hoyas, but it is a nice accomplishment, especially for a junior. We caught up with DaJuan and Coach Thompson last week to get their thoughts on this milestone.
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Georgetown played a very good first half. They were making their shots, and it seemed as though the team’s confidence was high. However, in the second half, the Hoyas regressed to its form of the last few games. They fell behind and seemed to lose their nerve, no one wanted to take the big shot, and as a result, they couldn’t keep up the scoring pace with Marquette. More »
There are some stats that jump off the box score. If a team is outrebounded by a 3-1 margin, that’s the reason for the defeat. If a team has 20 more turnovers than their opponent, that will be in the first paragraph of every article about the game. Similarly, if Marquette is playing at home, against Georgetown, and Marquette shoots 38 free throws to Georgetown’s 13, that’s a major reason for the defeat. The Georgetown shooting against Seton Hall was terrible. The Hoyas’ defense against Cincinnati was embarrassing. The officiating against Marquette was atrocious. The refs weren’t cheating the Hoyas; they were just terrible. There were a handful of awful calls that benefited the Hoyas, too, but not to the extent of the free throw discrepancy. It’s not whining, or making excuses; it is the reality of the last three games. More »
The Georgetown Hoyas lost their fifth game in a row - and fourth in conference play - falling to the Marquette Golden Eagles 94-80. Jerel McNeal led all scorers with 26 points, while the Hoyas were led by DaJuan Summers’ 22. In the first half, both teams demonstrated excellent offenseive efficiency. The Hoyas shot 68% from the field, including 6-8 from beyond the arc. Marquette shot 59% in the first half and the score was tied at 42 at the intermission. More »
Hey everybody. We’re about half an hour away from tipoff between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Marquette Golden Eagles. Right now these are two teams headed in opposite directions as the Hoyas have lost their last four, including three straight conference losses. Marquette, on the the other hand, have won ten straight and are yet to drop a game in the Big East. Hopefully Georgetown can reverse both ofa these trends with a big victory on the road today.
I’ll be checking in with updates as soon as I get them. Post your thoughts in the comments.
You know how everybody always says, “It’s not time to hit the panic button yet”? Well, guess what. Someone on the Hoyas needs to hit the panic button right now! Stay the course, keep running the offense, fight through it, will all lead to more losses and a real possibility of an N.I.T. bid. With as much progress as the program has made in the last three seasons, those letters should make every Hoya fan shudder. More »
Last time, we asked you for the three-point percentage that the Hoyas would shoot against the Bearcats. Georgetown again could not find its range from downtown, going only 29.4% from beyond the arc in the loss to Cincinnati. That means DJ was closest with his guess of 30%.
The Hoyas have lost three straight conference games as they head to Marquette. A problem in each of those games was scoring, as the team failed to score more than 60 points in each of those contests. And now with Georgetown’s leading scorer DaJuan Summers questionable for the matchup in Milwaukee, the team will in all likelyhood have to get its points from somewhere else.
Who will lead the team in scoring, and with how many points?
The team as a whole has been slumping, but Chris Wright seems to have that ability to get to the basket even when the outside shots are not falling. We’ll say he will have 18 points this Saturday. Give us your thoughts in the comments.
Tom Crean has left Marquette and accepted the head coaching position at the Indiana University. After leading the Golden Eagles to the Final Four in 2003 with Dwayne Wade, Crean has helped Marquette earn 10 conference wins in each of their three seasons in the Big East.
George Mason coach Jim Larranaga turned down an offer from his alma mater Providence this week, opting to stay at George Mason. The Friars are still looking for a new head coach after firing Tim Welsh last month.
You know how everybody always says, “It’s not time to hit the panic button yet”? Well, guess what. Someone on the Hoyas needs to hit the panic button right now! Stay the course, keep running the offense, fight through it, will all lead to more losses and a real possibility of an N.I.T. bid. With as much progress as the program has made in the last three seasons, those letters should make every Hoya fan shudder.
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