The 37th Annual Capital Classic took place at American University’s Bender Arena last night. For nearly four decades, this High-School All-Star game has included some of the best local players from the D.C. Metro Area as well as some of the greatest players that have ever played basketball.

In the most recent edition, the Capital All-Stars defeated the U.S. All-Stars 117-108. Markel Starks, who will be playing for Georgetown in the fall, was named the game’s most valuable player.

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The 2009-10 season came to a crashing halt for the Georgetown Hoyas in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Georgetown, the #3 seed in the Midwest region was beaten by the #14 seed Ohio Bobcats 97-83.

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The Georgetown Hoyas came up 2 points short in their quest for their 8th Big East Tournament Championship.

With the score tied, West Virginia’s Da’Sean Butler scored a short jumper in the lane with 4.2 seconds left to put the Mountaineers up by 2. Chris Wright drove the length of the floor and had a sprawling layup deflected as the buzzer sounded to give West Virginia their first Big East Championship since joining the league back in the 1995-96 season. West Virginia led for most of the game, extending their advantage to 9 points in the second half, but the Hoyas rallied and managed to tie the score in the final minutes on a three-pointer from Austin Freeman. West Virginia made two free throws in the final minute, before Wright’s spinning layup tied the score again, setting up the final possession for the Mountaineers.

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For the third time in four years, the Georgetown Hoyas will be playing in the Big East Championship game. Georgetown put together another solid performance in New York, dismantling the 5th seeded Marquette Golden Eagles 80-57 in front of a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden.

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For the third time this season, the Hoyas took on arch rival Syracuse, and they looked to avoid their third straight loss. Georgetown did just that. The Hoyas used a dominant second half run to take the control of the game and they came away with a 91-84 win. Georgetown upset the top seed in the Big East Tournament for the fifth time in its history and in the process handed Syracuse its second straight loss.

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The Georgetown Hoyas marched their way into the Big East Tournament quarterfinals with a relatively easy win over South Florida, 69-49. Georgetown controlled the game through their defense, holding the Bulls to under 30% from the field.

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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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The Hoyas dropped their second straight game – and fourth of five – falling to West Virginia 81-68. In a game reminiscent of their past few performances, the Hoyas were outplayed for most of the contest before putting together a run to try to make a game out of it. But, as has also been the trend, the Hoyas came up short.

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The Georgetown Hoyas lost at home for the third time in four games, falling to Notre Dame 78-64. The loss drops the Hoyas to 9-7 in conference play.

The Hoyas looked out of sync the whole game, especially on the defensive end, where the were giving up open shots and allowing too many offensive rebounds. As a result Notre Dame had 10 more shot attempts than the Hoyas at the break. The Irish led by four, 31-27.

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The Georgetown Hoyas ended their two-game losing streak with an impressive road victory against the Louisville Cardinals 70-60. In their next to last game at Freedom Hall, Louisville desperately wanted a win to help plead their case for the NCAA Tournament and to improve their ranking within the Big East Conference. With the win, the Hoyas have placed themselves tied with Louisville in 5th place in the conference at 9-6.

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