First Recruit Confirmed For Class of 2026
Georgetown has received its first verbal commit of the 2021-22 recruiting cycle.Denver Anglin, a 6-2 guard from Gill-St. Bernard Prep (NJ) made a verbal commitment Wednesday. Ranked #131 in the class of 2022, Anglin has been compared to another New Jersey product, 2020 grad Jagan Mosely, for his shooting and defensive skills. Anglin selected Georgetown over offers from Connecticut, New Mexico, and Georgia Tech.Georgetown has one open scholarship remaining for the 2022 recruiting cycle. Change In Season Ticket Policy Announced
Want to see the Georgetown-Dartmouth home opener this November? Some very good seats may be available.The ticket office has announced that for the first time, a season ticket will purchase seats for only 12 of the home games scheduled at Capital One Arena in 2021-22; namely, 10 Big East games and two non-conference games versus Syracuse on December 11 and TCU on December 18."Season ticket holders may also opt in for complimentary tickets to any of the other six non-conference home games," reads the notice at GUHoyas.com. "For each of these six games, you will be able to request the number of season ticket(s) you have, plus up to four additional tickets for any guests you may want to bring." The home games in question are November 13 (Dartmouth), November 16 (American), November 20 (Siena), November 30 (Longwood), December 8 (UMBC) and December 15 (Howard). "While we hope that all season ticket holders attend every Hoyas home game, we also ask that you only opt in for tickets for these six games that you are going to use," it continues. "Having a higher utilization rate on distributed tickets means that we can maximize seating close to the court and improve the home-court advantage for the Hoyas as much as possible. You will be able to request your same season seat locations for these games, if you would like. Any requested tickets for these six games will be complimentary and not be able to be resold." If season ticket holders do not request tickets for these games, many more walk-up tickets may be available in the 100-level lower bowl as a result. Additional information on 2021-22 season tickets may be found at https://wearegeorgetown.com/tickets/mbbupdate/. Prices are unchanged from the 2019-20 season and range as low as $149 per seat in the upper level to as much as $2,325 for a floor seat, with an additional athletics contribution ais required for most seats. 2021-22 Non-Conference Schedule Announced
The basketball office has announced the 2021-22 non-conference schedule, with a pair of opponents making their first visits on a Georgetown schedule in 47 years.The Hoyas will open the season November 13 against Dartmouth, who finished 12-17 in 2019-20 (The Ivy League did not play in 2020-21). The last meeting between the schools was Dec. 28, 1974 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Rochester, NY, now known as the Blue Cross Arena. Another returnee to a schedule follows a week later with Siena (12-5 in 2020-21), with its last meeting versus the Hoyas coming at McDonough Gymnasium on Jan. 31, 1974, a 70-56 Georgetown win.A Dec. 5 game at South Carolina is the Hoyas' only true road game until Big East play. Exam week games include four home dates, include Dec. 11 versus Syracuse and Dec. 18 versus TCU. Big East All-Academic TeamA record 11 men's basketball players joined over 400 Georgetown student-athletes with Big East All-Academic recognition for 2020-21.The award is presented to students earning at least a 3.0 grade average during the most recent academic year.Among GU's 408 selections were returning players Chuma Azinge, Donald Carey, Dante Harris, Collin Holloway, Timothy Ighoefe, Victor Muresan, Jaden Robinson and Malcolm Wilson, as well as outbound transfers Tyler Berger, Jamari Sibley, and Qudus Wahab. Wooden Legacy: Late Night BasketballGeorgetown will open against San Diego State (23-5) in the four team Wooden Legacy tournament on Thanksgiving night, Nov. 25. Game time on ESPN2 is 8:30 pm PST, or 11:30 pm EST.
Early Pre-Season Preview
Villanova's site at SB Nation has posted one of the early pre-season previews for 2021-22, but Georgetown is not seen as a top contender.SB Nation:
2. Xavier 3. Connecticut 4. St. John's 5. Seton Hall 6. Butler 7. Providence 8. Creighton 9. Georgetown 10. DePaul 11. Marquette This line of review figures to be a trend in previews later this summer. For all of Georgetown's success in the 2021 Big East tournament, there will be those at other schools which will downplay the Hoyas for their ninth seed entering the tournament. Georgetown Gains In Learfield Cup Rankings For the fourth time in five years, Georgetown has topped its fellow Big East schools in the Learfield IMG Directors Cup, a measure of post-season performance among Division I schools.Points are awarded based on a school's participation and progress through 20 NCAA men's and women's championships events. Men's basketball contributed 25 points of Georgetown's 339 total points based in its first round NCAA appearance in 2021, with the majority of points earned from soccer, track, and lacrosse. Since a majority of Georgetown teams are not funded to national competition, its results in this survey have plateaued in this general vicinity over the past quarter century.Texas ended a run of 26th consecutive titles for Stanford in the annual survey, with championships in men's swimming, women's rowing, and women's tennis. Eight Big East schools saw declines in the rankings, as follows: 1. Georgetown (63rd, up from 70th) 2. Connecticut (78th, down from 77th) 3. Villanova (84th, down from 76th) 4. Creighton (162nd, down from 155th) 5. Marquette (162nd, down from 106th) 6. St. John's (184th, down from 149th) 7. Seton Hall (194th, up from 266th) 8. Providence (206th, down from 131st) 9. Butler (213th, down from 130th) 10. Xavier (240th, up from 288th) 11. DePaul (255th, down from 174th) Georgetown's finishes since 1994 are below.
2021 Kenner League Cancelled
Freshman Guard Not Signed With NLI Agent Freshman guard Jordan Riley has not signed with an agent for his name, image, and likeness rights, according to a social media post.A Commack, NY-based entity, Xpand Your Brand, announced Thursday it had signed Riley, who played at nearby Brentwood HS. "As a combo guard, Riley is an aggressive and athletic player whose talents will continue grow. Xpand Your Brand will support Riley with several of it's custom service offerings to propel the business aspects of his basketball care."In a tweet, this was refuted.
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