2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 202.687.6564 (OFFICE) [email protected] 1984 NCAA CHAMPIONS | 5 FINAL FOURS | 7 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 30 NCAA APPEARANCES 7 NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMERS | 60+ NBA PLAYERS WE ARE GEORGETOWN SCHEDULE GAME 12: GEORGETOWN (3-8, 1-5 BIG EAST) Time/ VS. PROVIDENCE (9-7, 5-5 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Result NOV. 25 UMBC FS1 W, 70-62 TIPOFF – SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 (1 P.M. ET) DEC. 1 NAVY CBSSN L, 78-71 LOCATION – WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCDONOUGH ARENA) DEC. 6 NO. 11/15 WEST VIRGINIA ! FS1 L, 80-71 TV – CBS - IAN EAGLE (PXP), CLARK KELLOGG (ANALYST) DEC. 8 COPPIN STATE FS1 W, 80-48 RADIO – THE TEAM 980, SIRIUSXM 384, RADIO.COM, RICH CHVOTKIN DEC. 11 NO. 9/6 VILLANOVA * FS1 L, 76-63 DEC. 13 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 97-94 (OT) SERIES INFO GEORGETOWN ABOUT THE PROVIDENCE DEC. 13 UCONN * FS1 POSTPONED Overall Record ............. 46-30 HOYAS MATCHUP FRIARS DEC. 20 AT ST. JOHN’S * FS1 L, 94-83 Home .............................. 24-9 71.5 PPG 72.9 DEC. 23 AT SETON HALL * FS1 L, 78-67 Away ............................ 14-19 73.7 OPP PPG 71.1 DEC. 30 CREIGHTON * FS1 POSTPONED JAN. 2 MARQUETTE * CBSSN L, 64-60 Neutral ............................. 8-2 41.9 FG% 44.2 JAN. 6 AT BUTLER * FS1 L, 63-55 Streak ................................L2 41.1 OPP FG% 44.2 JAN. 9 AT SYRACUSE ESPN L, 74-69 98 3PM 98 JAN. 13 DEPAUL * FS1 POSTPONED First Meeting: 277 3PA 305 JAN. 16 AT PROVIDENCE * FS1 POSTPONED 01/28/1956 35.4 3PT% 32.1 JAN. 20 AT MARQUETTE * FS1 POSTPONED Last Meeting: 116 FTM 230 JAN. 26 AT XAVIER * FS1 POSTPONED 02/19/2020 JAN. 30 PROVIDENCE * CBS 1 P.M. 160 FTA 315 FEB. 3 AT CREIGHTON * FS1 9 P.M. 72.5 FT% 73.0 LAST 5 MEETINGS: FEB. 9 CREIGHTON * CBSSN 9 P.M. 42.5 RPG 36.0 Loc. Result Rec. FEB. 13 BUTLER * CBSSN 1:30 P.M. +5.2 REB. MARGIN +1.0 02/24/2018 H L, 74-69 44-28 FEB. 17 AT VILLANOVA * CBSSN TBA 13.5 APG 14.2 FEB. 20 SETON HALL * CBSSN TBA 01/12/2019 H W, 96-90 (2ot) 45-28 15.8 TO/GAME 11.8 FEB. 23 UCONN* FS1 TBA 02/06/2019 A W, 76-67 46-28 FEB. 27 AT DEPAUL * FOX / FS1 TBA 12/31/2019 A L, 76-60 46-29 4.9 SPG 6.2 MARCH 2 XAVIER * FS1 TBA 02/19/2020 H L, 73-63 46-30 4.4 BPG 2.7 MARCH 6 AT UCONN * CBS TBA home games in BOLD CAPS played at McDonough Arena ABOUT THE MATCHUP * BIG EAST Conference game • The Hoyas return to action on Saturday, hosting Providence at McDonough Arena. It ! Big 12-BIG EAST Battle will be GU’s first game in three weeks following a pause due to COVID-19 protocols. • Jahvon Blair leads the team in scoring with 18.0 ppg, tying for third in the BIG EAST. He is tied for first in 3-pointers per game (2.9) and second in free throw percentage (85.0). • Qudus Wahab (12.0 ppg) and Jamorko Pickett (11.5) are also in double figures. Pickett (8.7 rpg) leads the league in rebounding and Wahab (8.1) is third as well as third in blocks (2.5). As a team, Georgetown tops the BIG EAST in rebounding (42.5 rpg). • Providence comes in with an 9-7 record overall, and are 5-5 in BIG EAST play after defeating Marquette in overtime on Wednesday night. • The Friars are scoring 72.9 ppg, while allowing 71.1 ppg to opponents. They are shooting 44.2, and opponents are also hitting 44.2 percent from the floor. • David Duke (19.5 ppg) is second in the BIG EAST in scoring, while Nate Watson (18.0 ppg) is tied for third. Watson is pulling down a team-high 6.8 rpg. • Duke is second in the league with 4.8 apg, while Watson is shooting 62.0 percent from the floor to also rank second. GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 12 | GEORGETOWN VS. PROVIDENCE 1 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN THE 2020-21 HOYAS GEORGETOWN’S 58-REBOUND PERFORMANCE AGAINST UMBC WAS THE PROGRAM’S MOST IN NEARLY 20 YEARS WHEN THEY PULLED DOWN 59 BOARDS VS. GRAMBLING STATE (12/09/2000) AT MCDONOUGH ARENA. WITH GU’S PERFORMANCE AGAINST COPPIN STATE, THE HOYAS HAVE NOW SURPASSED 50 REBOUNDS NINE TIMES UNDER HEAD COACH PATRICK EWING AND HAD SIX GAMES WITH A REBOUNDING MARGIN OF AT LEAST +20. QUDUS WAHAB JUST MISSED OUT ON A TRIPLE-DOUBLE AGAINST ST. JOHN’S ON DECEMBER 13, FINISHING WITH A LINE OF 17 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS AND NINE BLOCKS. THE NINE REJECTIONS WERE THE MOST BY A HOYA SINCE ALONZO MOURNING’S NINE BLOCKS AGAINST DELAWARE STATE ON DECEMBER 9, 1991. GEORGETOWN HAS BEEN HOT FROM DOWNTOWN THIS SEASON, HITTING 8.9 3-POINTERS PER GAME TO RANK THIRD IN THE BIG EAST. AS A TEAM, GU HAS MADE 10 OR MORE TREYS IN SIX GAMES THIS SEASON, WHICH IS ALREADY TWICE AS MANY AS ALL OF LAST SEASON (3). SENIOR JAHVON BLAIR HAS MADE A TEAM- HIGH 32 3-POINTERS ON THE SEASON AND IS CURRENTLY SIXTH ON GU’S CAREER LIST WITH 176. CLASSMATE JAMORKO PICKETT HAS DRAINED 16 TREYS THIS SEASON AND IS 11TH ALL-TIME AT GEORGETOWN WITH 149. THE HOYAS HAVE A PAIR OF GRADUATE TRANSFERS WHO ARE MAKING IMMEDIATE CONTRIBUTIONS. DONALD CAREY HAS STARTED ALL 11 GAMES AND IS FOURTH ON THE TEAM IN SCORING WITH 9.7 PPG. HE IS SHOOTING 47.1 PERCENT (22-51) FROM BEYOND THE ARC WHILE ALSO PULLING DOWN 3.9 AND LEADING GU WITH A TEAM-HIGH 10 STEALS. CHUDIER BILE HAS COME OFF THE BENCH IN 10 GAMES AND IS AVERAGING 6.7 PPG AND 4.0 RPG WHILE RECORDING FIVE BLOCKS. GEORGETOWN’S 16-MAN ROSTER CONSISTS OF NINE NEWCOMERS WHO WERE NOT ON THE TEAM LAST SEASON. THE HOYAS HAVE SIX FRESHMEN AND THREE GRADUATE TRANSFERS. THE ELDER TRIO HAVE COMBINED TO PLAY 187 GAMES AT THEIR PREVIOUS PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, SOPHOMORE MALCOLM WILSON SAT OUT THE 2019-20 SEASON. GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 12 | GEORGETOWN VS. PROVIDENCE 2 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Jahvon Blair 6-4 190 G Sr. Brampton, Ontario / Athlete Institute Prep 1 Jamorko Pickett 6-9 206 G/F Sr. Washington, D.C. / Massanutten Military Academy [Va.] 2 Dante Harris 6-0 170 G Fr. Alcoa, Tenn. / Lakeway Christian Academy 3 Jalen Harris 6-2 166 G GS Wilson, N.C. / Word of God Christian Academy / Arkansas 4 Chudier Bile 6-7 195 F GS Denver, Colo. / Denver South / Northwestern State 5 Timothy Ighoefe 7-0 250 C So. Lagos, Nigeria / NBA Academy Africa 10 Chuma Azinge 6-3 183 G So. San Marino, Calif. / Choate Rosemary Hall [Conn.] 13 Donald Carey 6-5 187 G GS Upper Marlboro, Md. / Frederick Douglass / Siena 14 Jamari Sibley 6-8 200 F Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Oak Hill Academy [Va.] 20 TJ Berger 6-4 170 G Fr. West Chester, Pa. / Westtown School 22 Jaden Robinson 6-3 185 G Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Mount St. Joseph 23 Collin Holloway 6-6 220 F Fr. Baton Rouge, La. / Port Allen 24 Kobe Clark 6-4 180 F Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / Vashon 32 Malcolm Wilson 7-0 205 C So. Columbia, S.C. / Ridge View 34 Qudus Wahab 6-11 237 C So. Lagos, Nigeria / Flint Hill [Va.] 55 Victor Muresan 6-10 190 F Fr. Potomac, Md. / Georgetown Day COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown ’85), fourth season ASSISTANT COACHES: Louis Orr (Syracuse ’80), fourth season Robert Kirby (Pan American ’83), fourth season Akbar Waheed (Niagara ‘99), fifth season DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Bill Howze (Maryland ‘94) SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH: Clinton Crouch (Saint Francis ‘01) DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Michael Hill (Northern Iowa ‘02) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Chuma Azinge ..................choo-ma AH-zin-gay T.J. Berger .............................burger Chudier Bile .......................choo-dee-er bih-lay Jahvon Blair .......................Juh-VONN Timothy Ighoefe .............ig-o-EFF-ay Jamorko Pickett ..............Juh-MARK-oh Jamari Sibley .....................juh-mar-ee Qudus Wahab ..................koo-duss wuh-HOBB 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER BREAKDOWN HOYAS BY CLASS HOYAS BY STATE / COUNTRY HOYAS BY POSITION Graduate Student (3) – Chudier Bile, Donald Carey, District of Columbia (2) - Dante Harris, Jamorko Pickett Centers (3) – Timothy Ighoefe, Qudus Wahab, Malcolm Jalen Harris California (1) - Chuma Azinge Wilson Seniors (2) – Jahvon Blair, Jamorko Pickett Canada (1) - Jahvon Blair Guards (8) – Chuma Azinge, T..J. Berger, Jahvon Blair, Juniors (1) – Jaden Robinson Colorado (1) - Chudier Bile Donald Carey, Dante Harris, Jalen Harris, Jamorko Sophomores (4) – Chuma Azinge, Timothy Ighoefe, Louisiana (1) - Collin Holloway Pickett, Jaden Robinson Qudus Wahab, Malcolm Wilson Maryland (3) - Donald Carey, Victor Muresan, Jaden Forwards (6) – Chudier Bile, Kobe Clark, Collin Freshmen (6) – T.J. Berger, Kobe Clark, Dante Harris, Robinson Holloway, Victor Muresan, Jamorko Pickett, Jamari Collin Holloway, Victor Muresan, Jamari Sibley Missouri (1) - Kobe Clark Sibley Nigeria (2) - Timothy Ighoefe, Qudus Wahab North Carolina (1) - Jalen Harris Pennsylvania (1) - T.J. Berger South Carolina (1) - Malcolm Wilson Wisconsin (1) - Jamari Sibley GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 12 | GEORGETOWN VS. PROVIDENCE 3 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GEORGETOWN VS.