Category Archives: Sports Facts
Hoyas Struggle on Road, Losing Winnable Game at Providence in OT, 60-57
It was as Ugly as Ugly gets in the Big East. Bricks flying in all directions, missed layups, missed free throws, 15 Georgetown turnovers (to Providence’s 8) and 42 total fouls (23 Hoyas, 19 Friars). However, there is not one … Continue reading
Welcome Akoy Agau to the Hoyas: What to Expect?
Reports started circulating earlier this week that 6’8″ power forward Akoy Agau, a Top 100 Recruit in the Class of 2013, would be transferring from Louisville to Georgetown. Unable to crack into the lineup of Louisville Big Men, Agau chose … Continue reading
Georgetown Hoyas Escape with 65-59 Victory over Pesky Marquette Squad, on Shoulders of Josh Smith and D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera
Hoya fans cannot deny these truisms: 1. There will not be an easy game in the Big East. 2. Josh Smith is very important to this team. Tonight’s ProminentPlay Game Ball goes to senior center Josh Smith, who was sorely missed … Continue reading
Hoyas Take On “Offensively Challenged” Creighton Blue Jays Saturday, 1/3/15 at Verizon Center
Prediction for Matchup with Creighton: By his own admission, Greg McDermott’s Creighton team is “offensively challenged”. The Georgetown Hoyas were likewise offensively challenged on the New Year’s Eve/Day contest with the Xavier Musketeers. Today at home the Hoyas can use … Continue reading
Hoyas Struggle Mightily in New Year’s (Eve and Day) Loss to Xavier, 70-53
I had to chew on this for a day (Well, he helped me). This wasn’t the way the Hoyas expected to enter 2015. Coming off an exciting, come from behind victory over the Indiana Hoosiers on December 27th and enjoying … Continue reading
Hoyas Survive Scare from Upset-Minded Charlotte, 81-78
Remember this Stat–93.3 % This will be very important as the Hoyas head into conference play. No, it isn’t the collective GPA of the team after first semester finals, which ended Friday (that might be higher :-)). It is the … Continue reading
Highlanders Toppled Handily by Hoyas’ Full Complement, 76-49
The game ball belongs to this young man, Aaron Bowen. Some context: Fresh off of Wednesday night’s hard fought 5-point loss to the #10 Kansas Jayhawks, Hoya fans wondered what they would see when the Hoyas hosted Radford University … Continue reading
Battling Hard, Unable to Finish, the Hoyas Fall to #10 Kansas, 75-70
It’s time now to ask the ultimate question: while the Hoyas can play with some of the best teams in the country, can they win? With the exception of beating then nationally ranked #18 Florida (now unranked) in the first … Continue reading
#17 Michigan Shocked by N.J.I.T.
You know that basketball powerhouse from Newark, New Jersey, N.J.I.T.? New Jersey Institute of Technology is largely a commuter school educating future engineers, scientists and others, and is the only independent program in Division I. NJIT is never found in … Continue reading
Hoyas Look to Right Ship Travel in Chi-Town against DePaul Blue Demons on Tuesday Night, 1-13-15
It’s way too early to panic. But a win on the road would be welcomed for the Road-Challenged Georgetown Hoyas, who, like many Big East teams, are finding it extremely difficult to get a win on the road in this … Continue reading →