2006-07 Georgetown Men's Basketball
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2006-07 Georgetown University Men’s Basketball Prospectus 2006-07 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL 2005-06 RESULTS 2006-07 GEORGETOWN QUICK FACTS Day Date Opponent Score Fri. Nov. 18 at Navy W, 72-49 University Information Mon Nov. 21 at James Madison W, 73-66 Location ...................................................................................... Washington, D.C., 20057 Sat Nov. 26 Vanderbilt L, 68-61 Founded ...................................................................................................................... 1789 Sat. Dec. 3 at Oregon # W, 71-57 President ................................................................................................... John J. DeGioia Thurs. Dec. 8 at No. 10 Illinois L, 58-48 Athletic Director ............................................................................................. Bernard Muir Sun. Dec. 11 Fairfield W, 76-51 Enrollment ......................................................................................................... 12,290 total Sat. Dec. 17 Stetson @ # W, 70-50 .......................................................................................................... 6,164 undergraduate Wed. Dec. 21 Savannah State # W, 78-49 Nickname ................................................................................................................... Hoyas Tues. Dec. 27 vs. Colgate % W, 61-45 Colors .............................................................................................................. Blue & Gray Wed. Dec. 28 vs. UTEP % W, 76-64 Conference ......................................................................................................... BIG EAST Thurs. Jan. 5 Providence * W, 72-62 Home Court (Capacity) ..................................................................... MCI Center (20,600); Sun. Jan. 8 St. John’s * W, 79-65 ................................................................................................. McDonough Arena (2,400) Wed. Jan. 11 at No. 16 West Virginia * L, 68-61 Sat. Jan. 14 at No. 4 Connecticut * L, 74-67 Basketball History Tues. Jan. 17 South Florida * W, 50-47 First Year of Basketball ........................................................................................ 1906-07 Sat. Jan. 21 No. 1 Duke W, 87-84 Overall All-Time Record .......................................................................... 1,403-897 (.610) Tues. Jan. 24 at Notre Dame * W, 85-82 Years in NCAA Tournament ........................................................................................... 23 Sat. Jan. 28 Cincinnati * W, 76-57 Years in NIT ..................................................................................................................... 10 Tues. Jan. 31 at DePaul * W, 64-44 Last Postseason Opponent ........................ Florida (2006 NCAA Tournament, L, 57-53) Sun. Feb. 5 Pittsburgh * W, 61-58 Thurs. Feb. 9 St. John’s * W, 64-41 Sun. Feb. 12 West Virginia * L, 69-56 Coaching Staff Thurs. Feb. 16 at Marquette * L, 57-51 Head Coach ............................................................................................ John Thompson III Sun. Feb. 19 at Villanova * L, 75-65 Alma Mater ..................................................................................................... Princeton ’88 Wed. Feb. 22 Rutgers * W, 66-50 Record at School (Years) ......................................................................... 42-23, .646 (2) Sat. Feb. 25 Syracuse * W, 68-53 Career Record (Years)............................................................................ 110-65, .629 (6) Sat. March 4 at South Florida * L, 63-56 Assistant Coaches ............................................................ Robert Burke (Haverford ‘88) Wed. March 8 vs. Notre Dame $ W, 67-63 ....................................................................... Kevin Broadus (Bowie State ’90, UDC ’95) Thurs. March 9 vs. Marquette $ W, 62-59 ........................................................................................ Sydney Johnson (Princeton ’97) Fri. March 10 vs. Syracuse $ L, 58-57 Men’s Basketball Trainer ................................................................................ Lorry Michel Fri. March 17 vs. Northern Iowa ^ W, 54-49 Sun. March 19 vs. No. 6 Ohio State ^ W, 70-52 Team Information Fri. March 24 vs. Florida ^ L, 57-53 2005-06 Record ......................................................................................................... 23-10 Home ............................................................................................................ 11-2 PRESEASON STORYLINES Away ............................................................................................................. 7-6 Neutral ............................................................................................................ 5-2 ♦ Georgetown will be challenged to replace five seniors, 2005-06 Conference Record ...................................................................................... 10-6 including three seniors who accounted for more than 40 Finish ............................................................................................................ T4th percent of the team’s minutes played and 45 percent of Final Ranking .............................................................................. No. 16 Associated Press ..................................................................................... No. 16 ESPN/USA Today the team’s points. Starters Returning/Lost.................................................................................................. 3/2 ♦ Three starters returns in forward Jeff Green, center Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..................................................................................... 10/5 Roy Hibbert and guard Jonathan Wallace. ♦ Green and Hibbert earned second team All-BIG EAST Media Information honors last year and are two of only three from either the Men’s Basketball Contact .............................................................................. Bill Shapland league’s first or second teams last year (22 players) to Office Phone ............................................................................................. (202) 687-2492 Fax ............................................................................................................. (202) 687-2491 return this season. Home Phone .............................................................................................. (703) 521-5535 ♦ GU welcomes four newcomers to the program: junior e-mail ................................................................................... [email protected] Patrick Ewing, Jr., as well as freshmen Vernon Macklin, Assistant ................................................................................................ Mike “Mex” Carey Jeremiah Rivers and DaJuan Summers. Office Phone ............................................................................................. (202) 687-2475 Cell Phone .................................................................................................. (917) 576-7445 ♦ Head Coach John Thompson III begins his third year e-mail ......................................................................................... [email protected] at Georgetown. His 42-23 record is the all-time best start Press Row .......................................................................... (202) 628-3200 (MCI Center) to a GU coaching career after two years at the school. .................................................................................(202) 687-1581 (McDonough Arena) Georgetown University Hoyas Men’s Basketball • 2006-07 Prospectus www.guhoyas.com • Georgetown Hoyas Men’s Basketball • www.guhoyas.com 2006-07 Georgetown University Men’s Basketball Prospectus 2006-07 PREVIEW In the last two years, the Georgetown University men’s basketball has reached the Quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament and the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. For many programs this level of success would be seen as “mission accomplished”. In a short two years the Hoyas find themselves back among College Basketball’s elite with a solid standing among the top 25. Fans, alumnae, bosters, coaches and critics all acknowledge the success the program is enjoying and for some that might be enough. Third-year Head Coach John Thompson III, however, knows that there are an infinite number of “small steps” still to be taken on the path to the goal. “There is always another step,” 2006 BCA Coach of the Year Thompson said, “we need to always be focused on the next small improvement we can make. I’ll leave it to others to make large judgments about how far we’ve come or our place in history. I just want to make sure that we do the next little thing to make the program more successful.” This is not to say that the 2005-06 season, where Georgetown went 23-10, beat the No. 1 team in the country in one of the most exciting college basketball games of the year, advanced to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Conference Tournament and lost to the eventual national champion by four points in the Sweet Sixteen was not fulfilling to Thompson, his staff and his student-athletes. It just means that the focus for the program is always on the steps to improvement. For the 2006-07 squad, this will mean replacing five graduates: two starters; the first player off the bench, a strong presence in the paint and a practice player as well as an average of 31 points per game.