Georgetown Hoyas NCAA Basketball News

Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, helping No.1 Kansas overcome 21 turnovers to beat Memphis 57-55 Tuesday in St.

Horace Broadnax might be one of the best salesmen in Savannah. The Savannah State University men's basketball coach convinced Georgetown University coach John Thompson III to bring the No.

Savannah State guard Tracy Rankins slashes to the basket under Georgetown's Nikita Mescheriakov and Chris Wright during Saturday's game at Tiger Arena.

Freshman John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists as No. 4 Kentucky dominated Rider 92-63 on Saturday in the Cancun Challenge.

John Calipari may have left town but the NBA-level recruits are still flocking to Memphis.

Jason Clark made 4-of-6 from three-point range and finished with a game-high 14 points, as 19th-ranked Georgetown downed Savannah State, 63-44, at Tiger Arena.

It's time for Georgetown to call out the reserves. The 19th-ranked Hoyas enter the softest four-game stretch on their schedule Saturday at Savannah State looking for improvements from a bench that has been almost nonexistent through two games.

Georgetown posted its largest margin of victory in nearly 19 years last season when it routed Savannah State.

You can't stress enough how much John Thompson III has changed the culture of scheduling at Georgetown.

They blew a lead, turned the ball over, and shot poorly from the perimeter. So you can call it a win over Temple for the Georgetown Hoyas , but what they picked up in the win column, they certainly lost in the confidence pool.

The 19th-ranked Georgetown Hoyas play their first home game of the season, as they welcome the Temple Owls to the Verizon Center for this afternoon's non-conference clash.

Between the low score and two former Ivy League coaches opposing each other again, it was natural to refer to Georgetown's riveting home opener as a 'Princeton-Penn kind of game.' But one look at Greg Monroe seizing the game in the final seconds, and it's also easy to see why John Thompson III quickly -- and correctly -- killed that angle.

'It was like Princeton because I was sitting on one bench and Franny was sitting on the other bench,' the Hoyas' coach said of his counterpart, Temple's Fran Dunphy. 'In every other way, it's not like Penn and Princeton.'

No. 19 Georgetown emerged from an overwhelmingly optimistic season-opening victory at Tulane with one obvious question: Which version of junior lead guard Chris Wright will predominate as the season progresses? Will it be the quick-triggered player who accumulated four turnovers and no assists in a sloppy first half at Tulane as the Hoyas took a ...

Others who should be in the running are Willie Warren , Kyle Singler , Lucas , Patrick Patterson , Devin Ebanks , Greg Monroe and Ed Davis .

The only way Tulane can defend against the No. 20 Hoyas' perpetual motion and back-door cutting is to be disciplined on defense and maintain energy, Green Wave Coach Dave Dickerson said.

Georgetown's Jason Clark seems primed for a sophomore surge. The 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Woodbridge, Va., is slated to make his first start for the Hoyas when No.

The curtain goes up on another Georgetown Hoyas basketball season this Friday and it's anyone's guess how it will pan out.

20) Jerrelle Benimon freshman forward - Blue-collar banger is fairly skilled and athletic despite his off-radar recruiting ranking.

Former Helen Cox High School star Greg Monroe was the Big East Rookie of the Year last season at Georgetown and now has his sights set on getting the Hoyas an NCAA Tournament bid this season.

Sophomore center Greg Monroe was the Big East rookie of the year last season. COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item.