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Hoyas Face (Another) Critical Road Test vs. Marquette Golden Eagles 1/24/15 2:30pm Fox Sports One
“You make a grown man cry … ” (Rolling Stones, Start Me Up) In less than two hours from this post, the Hoyas will square up against a team that they barely beat at Verizon Center in their latest string … Continue reading
Hoyas: It’s the Butler, Again
The Hoyas are coming off of one of their most complete games, a road win at DePaul on Tuesday night, and now have the opportunity to avenge their loss to Big East foe, Butler, in late November’s Battle4Atlantis. In that game, … Continue reading
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
Unranked Big East Foes Georgetown Hoyas and Marquette Golden Eagles Meet Tonight in D.C.
There was a time when this would be a very sexy matchup between two ranked powerhouses. Both teams aspire to be ranked powerhouses again and tonight will be a step on the way to that goal. Tonight the Hoyas and … 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
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera Orchestrates the Hoyas’ Garden Party, Defeating Indiana in OT, 91-87
The Burning Question for this analyst in the pre-season was when and even whether the much heralded pre-season D’vauntes Smith-Rivera (DSR) would appear. DSR was showered with pre-season accolades, including on the lists for the Wooden Award Watch (of 50 … Continue reading
Xavier Sweeps Season Series vs Hoyas with 66-53 Victory; Coming Soon: ProminentPlay Analysis of Remaining Conference Season
X marks the spot. Was a film and marketing campaign. This season it could refer to the team–Xavier–that has the Hoyas’ number. If there is another meeting in the Big East tournament, will Coach JT3 and his team be able … Continue reading →