| Walk-On Paulus Featured | 10/30/01 |
Junior walk-on David Paulus is somewhat of a celebrity in his home town--a Hoya basketball player from Syracuse. A feature in the Syracuse Post Standard discusses Paulus' role on the Georgetown basketball and football teams.
"I'm sure he could have a been a [full time] Division II or a Division III player based on what I saw in practice," said Coach Esherick. "He's a pretty good player and a nice kid. He helped us an awful lot that year by coming to practice every day and working as hard as he could."| Ross Injured, Out Three Months | 10/24/01 |
Sophomore guard Ramell Ross has been lost for three months with a foot injury, according to a release at GUHoyas.com. Ross, who missed his senior year in high school with a shoulder injury, averaged 2.0 ppg in 12 games a a freshman, but was projected to be an important backup this fall.
The loss leaves only ten scholarship players active for the Hoyas through the end of January.
| Big East Previews | 10/23/01 |
Wednesday's news update featured the pre-season Big East selections from coaches prior to its annual Media Day.
Georgetown received 12 of 14 first place votes in the pre-season picks for the Big East West Division. The overall totals by division are as follows:
| West Div. | Pts. | East Div. | Pts. |
| 1. Georgetown | 90 | 1. Boston College | 81 |
| 2. Syracuse | 78 | 2. Connecticut | 78 |
| 3. Notre Dame | 63 | 3. Miami | 67 |
| 4. Seton Hall | 47 | 4. Providence | 61 |
| 5. West Virginia | 47 | 5. St. John’s | 41 |
| 6. Pittsburgh | 41 | 6. Villanova | 38 |
| 7. Rutgers | 19 | 7. Virginia Tech | 19 |
From the pre-season all-conference teams, Kevin Braswell was chosen on the first team, Mike Sweetney on the second team. BC's Troy Bell was the choice for pre-season player of the year. Here's the first team:
Guard: Troy Bell, Boston College, Jr.
Guard: Kevin Braswell, Georgetown, Sr.
Guard: John Linehan, Providence, Sr.
Forward: Caron Butler, Connecticut, Soph.
Forward: Preston Shumpert, Syracuse, Sr.
Center: Darius Rice, Miami, So.
On the women's basketball front, Georgetown was picked seventh in the single division poll:
- Connecticut
- Notre Dame
- Rutgers
- Boston College
- Villanova
- Virginia Tech
- Georgetown
- Miami
- Seton Hall
- Syracuse
- Providence
- Pittsburgh
- St. John’s
- West Virginia
Sophomore Rebekkah Brunson was named as the only sophomore selected to the first team all-conference list:
Guard: Sue Bird, Connecticut, Sr.
Guard: Trish Juhline, Villanova, Jr.
Guard: Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame, Jr.
Forward: Rebekkah Brunson, Georgetown, So.
Forward: Swin Cash, Connecticut, Sr.
Forward: Becky Gottstein Boston College, Sr.
Here are plenty of links to coverage on Media Day:
Washington Post: "
"Big East Coaches Select the Hoyas"
Associated Press: "Big East coaches favor BC, Georgetown"
Boston Globe: "Eagles toast of Big East"
Boston Herald: "BC hoops picked first"
CBS Sportsline: "Big East coaches name BC, Georgetown favorites"
Charleston Gazette: "Hargett picked as top Big East rookie"
Connecticut Post: "Bell, Butler have learned mutual respect"
Hartford Courant: "Now UConn Chasing BC"
Home News & Tribune: "Conference Lacking Stars"
New Haven Register: "UConn mission: Anything possible"
New York Daily News:"Red Storm Takes the Fifth to Heart"
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Wright downplays Main Line return"
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: "Sixth-place finish in order for Pitt"
Providence Journal:"Big East coaches not high on Friars"
Roanoke Times: "Tech picked 7th in East"
Syracuse Post Standard: "Bell earns top preseason player award"
| Hoyas #16 In Early Poll | 10/1/01 |
The Sporting News hasn't posted any content to date, but has ranked Georgetown #16 in its upcoming college basketball countdown.
The earliest of the college basketball magazines, Athlon Sports, has selected Georgetown #13 in its annual Top 25 poll. Here's a link to Athlon's online report.
Meanwhile, Dick Vitale at ESPN.com has revised his top 25 list to place the Hoyas 17th following the transfer of guard Demetrius Hunter.
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