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Georgetown Basketball: October 2010 News Archive

NCAA Posts GSR Rates 10/28/10

The NCAA has released its annual review of graduation rates across sports, with Georgetown University achieving a graduation rate of 84% of student-athletes against 93% of students overall in its Graduation Success Rate (GSR) calculations.

Men's basketball scored a federal graduation rate of 50% for the incoming class of 2003-04, with two graduating in 2007 (Sead Dizdarevic, Ken Izzo) and two transfers (Matt Causey, Ray Reed), for an overall GSR score of 78%. The GSR rates differs from federal graduation rates over how transfers are counted, with the GSR giving some positive weight to transfers who leave in good standing and otherwise complete their degree elsewhere.

Nationally, the NCAA overall rate was 79% of athletes graduating within six years, against 63% of students overall.

Here's the Georgetown recap by sport. Softball was not active during the recruiting period listed, and sports such as men's rowing and co-ed sailing are not counted for NCAA purposes.

Men's Sports 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1-Yr Chg. Women's Sports 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1-Yr Chg.
Baseball 92 92 94 100 100 -- Basketball 90 85 93 92 91 -1
Basketball 64 82 70 82 78 -4 CC/Track 94 95 94 95 100 +5
CC/Track 100 100 100 100 100 -- Field Hockey 100 100 100 100 100 --
Football 98 97 95 90 80 -10 Golf -- -- -- 100 100 --
Golf 100 100 100 100 100 -- Lacrosse 100 100 96 96 96 --
Lacrosse 100 96 97 97 97 -- Rowing -- -- -- 100 100 --
Soccer 100 100 100 100 100 -- Soccer 89 89 91 100 100 --
Swimming 92 90 88 67 100 +33 Swimming 100 100 100 100 100 --
Tennis 100 100 100 100 100 -- Tennis 100 100 100 100 100 --
Volleyball 100 100 100 100 100 --

Here are the five year ratings among Big East schools.

School 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1-Yr Chg.
1. Notre Dame 91 91 100 100 100 --
2. Villanova 90 89 89 92 100 +8
3. Marquette 80 89 100 100 91 -9
4. Providence 50 67 67 77 80 +3
5. Georgetown 64 82 70 82 78 -4
5. Rutgers 42 50 56 73 78 +5
7. West Virginia 43 33 41 44 71 +27
8. St. John's 71 56 56 60 70 +10
9. Seton Hall 62 60 47 53 69 +16
10. DePaul 46 36 40 46 67 +21
11. Pittsburgh 57 56 69 79 64 -15
12. Syracuse 75 67 50 55 54 -1
13. Cincinnati 46 50 47 53 53 --
14. South Florida 44 58 42 44 50 +6
15. Louisville 33 50 42 38 50 +12
16. Connecticut 30 22 33 27 31 +4
 
Smith Condition Upgraded 10/28/10

The condition of former Georgetown guard Charles Smith (C'89) has been upgraded to fair condition following a shooting last Thursday. A police spokesperson told the Price Georges Gazette that the assault may have been related to a gambling dispute, but did not elaborate.

Iverson Moving To Turkey 10/26/10

Without an offer from an NBA club, 35 year old Allen Iverson (ex'98) has accepted a two year offer to play professionally in Turkey. Yahoo Sports reports that Iverson cannot return to an NBA club in the first year of the contract, which will pay him $2 million annually for the Besiktas club.

Ewing Jr. Waived By Knicks 10/25/10

For the second time in the last three years, the New York Knickerbockers have waived Patrick Ewing Jr., on the last weekend prior to opening the NBA season. Ewing, 26, will not be among four former Georgetown players to suit up when the NBA season opens this week, among them Jeff Green (ex'08), Roy Hibbert (C'08), Dajuan Summers (ex'10) and Greg Monroe (ex'12).

"Yes I was cut again," Ewing commented on a Twitter feed. "This won't slow me down. I'll be back."

Smith Wounded In Assault Update #4, 10/21/10 10:00 pm EDT

Former Georgetown All-American Charles Smith (C'89) was hospitalized Thursday following a shooting at his home in Bowie, MD.

At about 12:30 pm, neighbors in the subdivision reported gun shots heard at Smith's home. Paramedics found Smith, shot twice in the chest, and transported Smith to a local hospital for surgery. Sources told TBD.com (the former NewsChannel 8) reported that the wounds are not life threatening at this time.

A lone suspect is being sought, reports WRC-TV, who escaped on foot shortly after the incident. The suspect was described as a 5'5" black male, age not disclosed, with long black hair, wearing a red hat and brown jacket.

Smith, 42, is a 1989 graduate of the College who played four years on the Georgetown varsity from 1985-89. Famously known as the high school recruit who was told he would never start a game, the 6-1 Smith went on to earn Big East Player Of The Year and second team All-America honors during a college career that led him to be selected to the U.S. Olympic team. Smith was a two time Daly MVP Award winner for the Hoyas, and finished his career as the 6th leading scorer of the decade of the 1980's.

Following Georgetown, Smith played three years for the Boston Celtics and one season with Minnesota before playing overseas from 1996-2001. He was named to the Georgetown All-Century Team in 2007.

Big East Media Day Updated 10/21/10

Senior guard Austin Freeman (C'11) was named as the pre-season player of the year in voting announced at Wednesday's Big East Media Day.

The all-conference selections include Freeman, Kemba Walker (UConn), Ashton Gibbs (Pitt), Jeremy Hazell (Seton Hall), Corey Fisher (Villanova), and Kevin Jones (West Virginia). All of the selections except for Jones are guards.

The pre-season poll has Georgetown picked fourth. The results are as follows, with the team's 2009-10 finish in parentheses:

  1. Pittsburgh (4)
  2. Villanova (2)
  3. Syracuse (1)
  4. Georgetown (8)
  5. West Virginia (3)
  6. St. John's (13)
  7. Notre Dame (7)
  8. Louisville (6)
  9. Marquette (5)
  10. Connecticut (12)
  11. Seton Hall (10)
  12. Cincinnati (11)
  13. South Florida (9)
  14. Providence (15)
  15. Rutgers (14)
  16. DePaul (16)
Additional coverage follows below.
 
Asbury Park Press
Charleston Daily Mail
Charleston Daily Mail (2)
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune (2)
Cincinnati Enquirer
ESPN.com
ESPN.com (2)
Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette
Hartford Courant
Louisville Courier Journal
Louisville Courier Journal (2)
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Middletown Press
NBE basketball Report
New York Post
 New York Daily News
New York Daily News (2)
Newark Star Ledger
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Providence Journal
South Bend Tribune
Sports Illustrated
Syracuse Post-Standard
USA Today
Washington Post
Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports (2)
Yahoo Sports (3)
 
Big East Media Poll 10/20/10

The Syracuse Post-Standard held its annual pre-media day poll of Big East writers Tuesday, with Georgetown placing fourth in the poll.

  1. Pittsburgh
  2. Villanova
  3. Syracuse
  4. Georgetown
  5. West Virginia
  6. Marquette
  7. St. John's
  8. Louisville
  9. Notre Dame
  10. Connecticut
  11. Seton Hall
  12. Cincinnati
  13. South Florida
  14. Rutgers
  15. Providence
  16. DePaul

Here's a comparison to last year's media poll against the actual finish at season's end:

2009-10 Media Poll 2009-10 Regular Season Finish
1. Villanova 1. Syracuse
2. West Virginia 2. Villanova
3. Connecticut 3. West Virginia
4. Georgetown 4. Pittsburgh
5. Louisville 5. Marquette
6. Syracuse 6. Louisville
7. Notre Dame 7. Notre Dame
8. Cincinnati 8. Georgetown
9. Pittsburgh 9. South Florida
10. Seton Hall 10. Seton Hall
11. St. John's 11. Cincinnati
12. Marquette 12. Connecticut
13. Rutgers 13. St. John's
14. South Florida 14. Rutgers
15. Providence 15. Providence
16. DePaul 16. DePaul
 
Women's Team Gets Two ESPN Games 10/20/10

ESPN has released its women's college schedule, with Georgetown earning a first time appearance on ESPN2 and another on ESPNU.

Unfortunately, aging McDonough Gym doesn't figure into either appearance. The Hoyas will play at St. John's on Feb. 13 on ESPN2, and one week later against DePaul on Feb. 20, this time on ESPNU.

Early Commit At Midnight Madness 10/18/10

ESPN.com and various recruiting web sites reported over the weekend the verbal commit from 6-10 forward Brandon Bolden at Friday's Midnight Madness event.

Bolden is from Sumter, SC and has transferred to a high school in Charlottesville, VA for his junior season. He is rated among the rising recruits for the high school class of 2012.

2011 Maui Invitational 10/15/10

Officials at the Maui Invitational have confirmed Georgetown among the list of participants at its scheduled November 2011 event, adding a twist to the eight team, three day format.

Four schools, not identified in the release, will play in games leading up to the tournament but will not attend the tournament in Hawaii. Each of the seven Maui-bound teams will have a home game in November 2011 against one of these teams, while the four teams will play a second game within their group before the actual tournament begins in Lahaina, HI. For Georgetown, it means that one of its early home games will feature one of these four schools before entering play in the Maui Invitational.

The eight schools to participate in November 2011 are Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, Memphis, Michigan, Tennessee, UCLA, and host school Chaminade. Five of the seven schools have competed in the tournament three or more times, while Georgetown and Tennessee have attended just once, with the Hoyas playing in 1999.

Vaughn Named Starting Center 10/15/10

Senior Julian Vaughn is the subject of a pre-season feature in Friday's Washington Post.

One the matter of succeeding Greg Monroe in the pivot, head coach John Thompson III noted that "I've never looked at it as: 'How are we going to replace Patrick Ewing Jr.? How are we going to replace Roy Hibbert? How are we going to replace Jon Wallace?' It's: 'Okay, this is who we have. How is this group going to win?'

"Julian is going to be our starting center, so there's going to be more responsibility on him this year, and he's prepared himself for that. Last year, the opposition prepared for us with Greg as our primary post presence. It will be Julian this year."

2010-11 Depth Chart 10/15/10

Here's an early look at the depth chart heading into the pre-season (points per game in parentheses, expected starters in bold):

Guards
Chris Wright '11 (15.2) Austin Freeman '11 (16.5)
Vee Sanford, '13 (1.2) Markel Starks, '14
Ryan Dougherty, '11 walk-on (0.0)
Forwards
Jason Clark,'12 (10.5) Hollis Thompson, '13 (4.8)
Jerrelle Benimon, '13 (1.4) Nate Lubick, '14
Aaron Bowen, '14 John Caprio, '14 walk-on
Centers
Julian Vaughn,'11 (7.4)
Henry Sims, '12 (1.4)
Moses Ayegba, '14
 
Second Verbal Commitment for 2011 10/6/10

The Washington Post has reported a verbal commitment from 2011 senior Mikael Hopkins, a 6-9 forward from DeMatha Catholic HS in Hyattsville, MD.

Hopkins chose Georgetown over Maryland and Kansas, among other schools.

Strength Of Schedule: #1 10/5/10

Last month, we noted that Georgetown's non-conference schedule ranked first among Big East schools. A Sports Illustrated writer suggests it's the best in the nation.

"They're the lone potentially ranked, major-conference team with three true road games and a semi-road game," writes columnist Luke Winn. "The trips are hardly easy, either -- visits to the best team in the CAA (Old Dominion), the best team in the A-10 (Temple), the best team in the C-USA (Memphis) and a Big 12 contender (Missouri in Kansas City)."

Freeman Named Wooden Award Semifinalist 10/5/10

Senior Austin Freeman was selected as one of 50 semifinalists for the John Wooden Award, but may face an uphill battle if past history is any indication.

No Georgetown player has received the award. In 1985, Patrick Ewing swept every major national award but the Wooden, which is chosen by sportswriter ballot. The award that year went to St. John's forward Chris Mullin, with teammate Walter Berry selected the following year. Since then, no Big East player has won the award.

 

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