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Back to Basics: Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By Evan Hollander November 8, 2013

The Big East has a new look this season, with perennial heavyweights Connecticut, Louisville and Syracuse departed for different leagues. Two constants to cheer the up Hoya faithful? Georgetown will...

Experience on Their Side

By Peter Barston November 8, 2013

The Hoya faithful have heard it before: After another stellar regular season, another heartbreaking postseason exit and another offseason of key departures, Georgetown has to restock the shelves and mesh...

DSR Leads Sophomore Class

By Evan Hollander November 8, 2013

Making the transition from a highly touted rookie to a sophomore contributor is no easy task. When you have to fill in for an NBA lottery pick and an injured leading scorer, it’s even harder. For...

Stuck on the Sideline

By Laura Wagner November 8, 2013

The most pressing question of the season for the Georgetown men’s basketball team is the one that no one will answer. Characteristically tight-lipped, Head Coach John Thompson III and his players...

Fresh Faces

By Evan Hollander November 8, 2013

For the first time in at least two years, Georgetown can no longer be described as “young.” Still, the two rookies who join the Hoyas this fall — junior transfer junior center Josh Smith, having...

Storybook Season Ends Prematurely

By Ashwin Wadekar November 8, 2013

Entering the season unranked, Georgetown exceeded expectations by winning a share of the Big East title and earning a No. 2 seed in the Big Dance. But a first-round loss to 15th-seeded FGCU further...

The Return of Big Man U

By Pat Curran November 8, 2013

With Josh Smith cleared, the Hoyas’ frontcourt just got a lot scarier. When Georgetown landed the services of troubled UCLA center Josh Smith in a transfer in January, it was widely understood as...

Big East Finds New Home

By Ashwin Wadekar November 8, 2013

The new basketball conference needed a TV partner. Fox Sports 1 needed programming. A perfect match? When longtime Big East mainstays such as West Virginia, Syracuse and Pittsburgh bolted for more financially...

Middle of the Pack: Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll

By Will Edman November 8, 2013

Although the revamped Big East lost its two powerhouses in Notre Dame and Connecticut and contains no teams in the top 25 of the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the new conference includes four teams that made...

Starting From Scratch

By Carolyn Maguire November 8, 2013

The 2013-2014 season is a time of new beginnings for the Georgetown women’s basketball team, which is coming off a disappointing 15-16 campaign. Last year, the Blue and Gray were hampered by injuries...

Dominating the Boards

By Carolyn Maguire November 8, 2013

Going into her junior season, forward Andrea White was relatively unknown. In her first two seasons, she averaged less than 10 minutes of playing time and two points per game, failing to ever make the...

Back and Better Than Ever

By Will Edman November 8, 2013

During the second half of a Feb. 2 Big East game at Louisville last season, Georgetown junior point guard Samisha Powell passed the ball upcourt after a Hoya defensive rebound. After reaching halfcourt,...

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