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BASKETBALL PREVIEW
2012 - 2013

PLAYER FEATURES

The Education of Otto Porter

Just over a year ago, Otto Porter shot around on a side basket in McDonough Arena on Media Day, keeping to himself as his older teammates were assailed with flashbulbs and recorders for the first time in the 2011-12 season.

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One Year to Finish the Job

Before last season, Sugar Rodgers — Georgetown’s dominant shooting guard — knew she would be the scorer on a team full of threats. That skill will be in even greater demand this year, as Rodgers scored more than 70 percent of the points posted by the Hoyas’ underclassmen last season. Full story

The Little General

Is Starks a politician? The junior guard ran as a vice presidential candidate in last year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive election, after all, and his player bio on GUHoyas.com says he hopes to become a congressman. Rajon Rondo? “I love Rondo,” Starks said of his favorite point guard. Full story

Center Stage

Having averaged a paltry 3.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game during the 2011-12 campaign, senior center Sydney Wilson is looking for a huge leap forward in her final season. And given more freedom now under first-year Head Coach Keith Brown, a fully healthy and newly confident Wilson just might get there. Full story

RECAPS AND PREVIEWS

Defying the Odds: '11 - '12 Recap

After the graduation of longtime stars Austin Freeman and Chris Wright, many questions lingered about the 2011-12 Hoyas. With then-senior guard Jason Clark as the only proven star, many wondered how the Blue and Gray could contend in the mighty Big East. Full story

No Happy Ending for Seniors: '11-'12 Recap

For the Georgetown women’s basketball team, the 2011-12 season was all about missed opportunities.

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Familiar Narrative for Hoyas

It’s November again, which means that only one thing is on every Jack and Jane Hoya’s mind: Leo’s Thanksgiving Feast is only a few weeks away! But more importantly, basketball season is right around the corner. And with the crisp air and changing leaves comes the annual crop of questions surrounding the men’s basketball team. Full story

Uncharted Territory

Usually when a team graduates seven seniors and acquires a new head coach, the resulting season is called a rebuilding year. Don’t tell that to Georgetown women’s basketball Head Coach Keith Brown. “Rebuilding is a touchy word for me,” Brown said in late October. Full story

MORE IN THE PREVIEW

Rivalry Hits End of Road

When Syracuse departs, unfortunately, one of the great intra-conference rivalries in the history of college basketball will go with it.

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New Hoyas Face Learning Curve

Another year, another five freshmen

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Hoyas Reload

“When you lose seven seniors in a program that has been on the rise like ours, we know that it’s going to be some type of effect,” first-year Head Coach Keith Brown said.

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Swan Song: Big East Coaches' Preseason Poll

The Big East coaches picked Georgetown fifth of the league's 15 teams. 

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Hartford Bound: Big East Coaches' Preseason Poll

Georgetown was tabbed eighth of 15 by the Big East's coaches. 

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